Desmondo Goes Wack-Job On Us (Lost Recap #2)

If there's one guaranteed truth about "Lost," it's that each character has a specific and instrumental flaw. They have all either done something horribly wrong in their past or struggle to come to grips with a certain dynamic (fate, destiny, etc.). For example, Jacks main character arch in this show is to eventually step into the role of the hero, and accept the responsibility of making difficult decisions. To some extent, by the way, he's done this already this season.

Desmond, up until last night, was a bit of a mystery. We knew he had a gloomy past. A stint in the British armed forces, a pension for sailing and a troubled romantic history was about all we knew about this man, give or take. Last night we found out a lot more. In perfect "Lost" form, we learned that his mysteries go even deeper than we originally thought. Again, this is an example of the show asking more questions than it's answering, but this time it's pretty entertaining.

In the episodes last fall, in the rare occasion that we saw the main camp of survivors, we began to learn a little about Desmond's fortune telling ability. The important thing about "Lost," as with any fantasy show (and lets face it, it's more science fiction than anything), is to focus on the main points and let suspension of disbelief take care of the rest. Using that notion, we come to the conclusion that: Desmond turns key - hatch implodes - something funky happens to Desmondo that causes a weird sort of flashback - and he wakes up naked in the jungle. The show urges us to not worry about the particulars, even though there are about a thousand.

Maybe thats the way to cope with this show. Stop asking how and just reflect on what actually happened. It's more of a magic show and we're the ten year old audience ooh-ing at the pretty lights and surprises, not detail freaks trying to figure out every little plot point. After all, they don't call it entertainment for nothing.

So the legend of the island continues to grow and gets even more complex as we now have a character with potentially supernatural powers. In this, the best episode of the season, we finally learn more about one of the best characters in the show.



Other Stuff:

- Billy Bob Thornton admitted the other day that the studios have approached him about doing a sequel to "Bad Santa," and he says that he would be very interested in playing the role again, as long as his character is still an a-hole. Literally, thats what he said.

- It's obvious that Tim Hardaway crossed the line with his remarks, and it goes without saying that it was a dispicable and ludicrous thing to say on the air. No one, however, has a bigger hardon about what he said than the media itself. Now we get to hear about all this banter for i'm guessing at least a week, when really it doesn't even deserve the attention it's getting. It makes you wonder if they were actually using John Amaechi's book as bait, hoping that some idiot like Hardaway WOULD say something stupid. Because honestly, what do you think a bigot homophobe will say when you ask him about John Amaechi? That he's cool with it?