"You're just jealous my power is better than yours."

[chicafrom3]

So I love Miles. A lot. A lot a lot. You don't even know, man. So much love for him.

That statement was not based on this episode, but it's totes reinforced by it.

Notes!

- Reinforcement of LOST's general policy of "There are no Good Fathers (in flashbacks anyway)"!

- Young punk!Miles is ridiculously adorable. He should hang out with young goth!Claire. (I know the timelines don't exactly work, but this is a show with canon time travel now!) Any other Lostaways have embarrassing youthful tangles with the subculture?

- We get an explanation for how Miles' power works (sort of, anyway) and more of the comedy stylings of Hugo Reyes and Miles Straume. Yessss. The LOST gods love me.

- But is it just me or does the explanation for Miles' power not jive with what we've seen before? Specifically in his first flashback way back in season 4. When he was basically asking the kid's ghost to tell him where the drugs and cash were. That was like a conversation, wasn't it? Maybe I'm misremembering.

- Confirmation of fan theory ahoy!: Pierre Chang is Miles' dad!

- Naomi's cute. I miss her.

- "Second day we were here I was in line at the cafeteria and my mother got in line behind me. That was my first clue." Heee.

- "I have a three-month old son, so no, I haven't told him." "Three months old! Congratulations! What's his name?" "Miles." "Miles! Small world! Isn't that your name, too, Miles?"

- Hurley means well, but oh, honey, don't try to reconcile estranged son and oblivious father, that never ends well.

- NUMBERS

- I would take a moment to point out the cinematography in this episode, 'cause so much of it is lovely. Especially the scene in the van when Miles is being pressured to not go to the Island. Gorgeous lighting.

- Also, we have a further lead on Ilana's cryptic "Do you know what lies in the shadow of the statue?" from last week. She apparently belongs to a group of Major Players, which is good to know, she's not just acting on her own. What these Major Players want, other than to undermine Widmore, is yet to be determined.

- "Maybe he'll let you hold little you. Change your own diapers." Blinovitch Limitation Effect, Hurley. Blinovitch Limitation Effect.

- Hurely trying to write Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back before George Lucas!! ♥♥♥ I less than three you, Hurley. "That has got to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard." "Oh yeah? Well, at least I'm not scared to talk to my own dad."

- Sawyer calling Kate out on being Stupid made me happy.

- "If you needed your son to know that you loved him, you should've told him when he was still alive." Awwww, Miles. *loves you. a lot*

- Hurley's desire for everyone to talk things out and come to their peace is adorable and I love him for it.

- Remember how I said punk!Miles was adorable? Baby!Miles gives him a run for his money as the Cutest Thing Every OMG.

- DAAAAN! WELCOME BACK, DAN!

Ugh, a 'special' next week? So we have to wait two weeks for a real episode? WHY SO MEAN, ABC?

Comments

[calluna]

It's pushed back for sweeps, I think?

THAT ASIDE

I totally missed the last minute of the episode, because as soon as I heard Dan, I started giggling and squealing.

... and I didn't hear any of it. XD

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

You didn't miss much, I promise; Dan comes out of the sub and Miles boggles and goes "DAN??" like the rest of the audience and Dan goes "HI MILES :D" and it cuts to the LOST title card. HI DAN :D :D :D

SWEEPS ARE STUPID. I don't want to break the new-LOST run. :(

[turquoisetumult.livejournal.com]

The whole time I was watching this ep, I was thinking of Ned who can talk to the dead and also has Daddy!issues.

Admittedly, though, baby!Miles was adorable. HOMG! Tiny little baby. *bites his itty bitty nose off* I'm sorry, but lately I've been lovin' babies!

Hurley's pretty awesome! Thank God for a S1 character that's still around and rocks!

Hi, Dan! Now where the hell is Desmond!

I can't believe it's been 100 episodes of Lost already. I can't believe I've wasted 100 episodes/hours of my life going "HUH?! WTF is going on for f*ck's sake!" :D

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

Ned and Miles should meet up and try to one-up. "I talk to the dead." "Yeah, well, so do I. And my dad abandoned me when I was little." "So did mine!"

We need Desmond! To complete the cast list! Or something! Just bring back Desmond!

I know, I can't believe it's been 100 episodes. *flails* Where did the time go? Didn't it just premiere?

[turquoisetumult.livejournal.com]

Haha, they should!

Ned: "Yeah, well, I make delicious pies!"
Miles: "I STEAL pie from little old ladies who want me to talk to their dead husbands, so there!"
Ned: "I have a girlfriend I can't ever touch."
Miles: "I have ... a Hurley."

DESMOND!!!!! I want Desmond to have his own spin-off where he, Penny, and Charlie travel the world on the ocean seas and solve crime. ;)

I hope the 100th ep is memorable - bring back some old favorite characters *cough-the dead folks!-cough*

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

Ned: "I have a girlfriend I can't ever touch."
Miles: "I have ... a Hurley."

*dies*


*cough-the dead folks!-cough*

That would make me ridiculously happy. WE HAVE CANON GHOSTS, OKAY, LET'S SEE SOME MORE OF 'EM.

[turquoisetumult.livejournal.com]

Heehee! Everybody wants a Hurley!

HAI Shannon! Where's that sexy step-brother of yours?

Also, not every dad on Lost is terrible. Hurley's father was made of awesome when he returned! And Jin, as the person below mentioned. And... *thinks hard* - yeah, okay, dads suck on this show. ;)

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

Hurley's dad had his fail in the past, though! Jin's dad was awesome. And...that's about it.

All the best cowboys have daddy issues? Also all the worst cowboys. And all the mediocre cowboys. And all the people who aren't cowboys at all.

This is the secret moral of LOST.

*nods*

[brandy-took.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah, the only main cast member I could think of who didn't have a fucked up relationship with their father was Jin. The ONLY one.

I was so pleased with Ilana's line cropping back up. The introduction of new and intriguing mysteries make me happy. This episode was so full of hints at answers that were only more confusing and it made my toes curl.

SO much love for Hurley and Miles. So so so much. Everything they did in this episode was pretty much perfect.

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

Oh, Jin, if only everyone's dad could be as sweet and understanding as yours. But this is LOST.

I'm now, like, completely invested in what lies in the shadow of the statue and why people care and expect other people to know. Secret society ftw?

Hurley and Miles should have THEIR OWN SPINOFF. Where they snark at each other and talk to dead people and solve problems and write Star Wars fanfic. Trufax.

[brandy-took.livejournal.com]

I really wanna know if it's a third branch associated with the Island or whether they're like secret-living-among-us-others

I know! I want that spin-off more than words can actually say.

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

I feel like they have to be a third branch? But I might be basing that on Nothing At All. Except Zuleikha Robinson's pretty, which isn't very solid ground for a theory, really.

We should go to ABC and pitch it! "It's a show...about Hurley...and Miles...and they FIGHT CRIME. And write Star Wards fanfic."

[brandy-took.livejournal.com]

"You see, it's like Medium and that Jeff Goldblum show that didn't even last a season. Except this'll be better because they'll be working together... and they snark... and drive awesome cars."

I want this show ridiculous amounts. More than I want Lost Babies even.