Lost: Destiny Calls

22 Jan 2009, Posted by Nina Hu in Playground, Television, 1 Comments

5.1 “Because You Left” & 5.2 “The Lie”

"Because You Left" Courtesy huffingtonpost.com

Guys… when are we?

I should probably start at the beginning, which then begs the question: where is the beginning? Or rather, when is the beginning?

In an opening scene reminiscent of Season 3’s premiere, which first introduced viewers to Juliet and the Others in their natural suburban habitat, a man goes about his sunny morning preparations for the day while the record he put on begins to skip—begins to skip—begins to skip in the background. His face has yet to be revealed, but as soon as he dons a white lab coat I experience one of those thrilling ‘Holy moly!’ Lost revelations: the guy is none other than Dr. Chang (today known as Dr. Marvin Candle), star of those creepy little Dharma Initiative orientation videos. In fact, he’s just about to film another one when a fellow Dharma-mite informs him of trouble a-brewing at the Orchid. Yes, that would be the same mysterious Orchid where Ben turned a giant mysterious wheel during last May’s season finale, somehow causing the island to temporarily blip out of existence in a blinding flash of white light.

But might it be the same time as well?

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