This latest podcast focuses on LOST season 3, episode 11, Enter 77. In this Sayid-centric episode of LOST, we discuss Sayid's backstory in Paris, the discovery of "the flame" station and the introduction of Mikhael Bakunin (aka patchy) and his history of the island.
Links related to the podcast:
Doc Jensen Entertainment Weekly Shoutout
The Fuselage: Rate this episode
Wikipedia: Mikhail Bakunin
Russian letter translation
BuddyTV interview with Lindelof and Cuse
LOST links:
LOST parody, Nun-fu: Found
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i'm first!!!
Posted by: SmokeMonster | March 11, 2007 at 01:39 PM
No Matt!
Posted by: Tahir | March 11, 2007 at 03:39 PM
Dude, dont turn this into AICN or we'll have a beer and cheets on you. Or something.
Even though Matt wasnt in the podcast, he still somehow manages to fit in a lame joke in there. That's my boy... *wipes tear*
Posted by: Cihan | March 11, 2007 at 03:39 PM
nice intro 'music'!
Posted by: kristen | March 11, 2007 at 03:52 PM
Oh yeah, that was a nice change. Although I dont like the destiny lady, cant wait until she's proven WRONG.
Posted by: Cihan | March 11, 2007 at 03:58 PM
so, if there are no dharma people left, who was kelvin? was kelvin the last true dharma member, or was he an other?
Posted by: kristen | March 11, 2007 at 04:11 PM
SPOILER ALERT!
Sneak peek! Great character makes his first appearance in the FLESH around mid-May:
http://themisfitishere.blogspot.com/search/label/marvin%20candle
Kate's husband Kevin to show up on LOST island?
http://spoilerslost.blogspot.com/2007/03/nathan-fillion-on-island.html
Aerial photos of new LOST set?
http://themisfitishere.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
Cuse and Lindelof seem to think a FEW of these 8,468 people come pretty close to explaining the nature of the Smoke Monster:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhhkOecU9RtQcXGCKlUDnlHpy6IX?qid=20070205191623AAxWW5B
Bumbed into Daniel Roebuck (Doc Arzt) in a Do-It-Center in Burbank, CA. Asked if he would appear in any future flashbacks, he winked in the affirmative. Also saw L. Scott Caldwell (Rose) eating breakfast at IKEA (also Burbank) a few weeks earlier in a pink jump suit (non-Dharma issue); she would only say while blushing politely that she's pursuing other opportunities.
Season 4 starting in Spring 2008? Bummer!
Posted by: my-2-cents | March 11, 2007 at 04:34 PM
Sincere thanks to Doc Jensen in the above EW.com article
for his shout-out to my post (Feb 17th) on this site
regarding Patchy as Prometheus, fueling more theories.
And thanks for bringing more fire to the masses,
"Carleton Zeus" and "Vulcan Lindelof" be damned!
I'm hoping their next "12 Labours"
will yield more enlightenment.
http://www.lostcasts.com/2007/02/get_ready_flash.html#comments
my-2-cents (aka "My Two Cents" in Doc Jensen's article).
Posted by: my-2-cents | March 11, 2007 at 05:09 PM
If I'm not mistaken, I think that the husband was also in the movie Crash. Incidentally, Daniel Dae Kim was also in it at the beginning
Posted by: Aaron | March 11, 2007 at 05:24 PM
i think sayid was lying bout knowing the woman. just watched it again and when he first meets her he doesnt look shocked or startled at all. he told her he thought bout her everyday. if he did surely as soon as her saw her he'd know what was going to happen or looked suprised or something.....
Posted by: DannyBoy | March 11, 2007 at 06:39 PM
I love you guys but that was a seriously weak podcast dudes.
Posted by: Tahir | March 11, 2007 at 06:54 PM
@ DannyBoy, I'm with you but either way Sayid is quite the liar.
I'm in the camp that he was stretching the truth (aka lieing) at the end when he told her he knew her.
Posted by: Jamie (c) | March 11, 2007 at 06:58 PM
@ Lostcast Boys - Not only is Locke stupid about pressing 77, Sayid and Kate are stupid about NOT telling him about the C4. Overly friggin' stupid, beyond what I would expect from their characters.
They're on their way to confront 'the hostile others' and yet they don't take something that could give them a HUGE advantage?
It was a contrived writing choice and it doesn't age well the more I think about it. At least they could have had a scene explaining why they’re NOT taking it, three lines like…
Locke: Do you think we should take that C4? It could come in handy.
Sayid: I think not, it’s wired to blow if anyone should try and tamper with it.
Kate: Good enough for me, feed the damn cat and lets get as far from this place as we can.
Bottom line, I don't think Locke is responsible for the flame's destruction. I'm confident that it was triggered by who ever was monitoring Locke while playing the game. They blew the station once they knew everyone was at a safe distance.
Posted by: Jamie (c) | March 11, 2007 at 07:12 PM
dude
how does Sayid know everything!?!?!?!?
Thats crazy!!!
Posted by: sam | March 11, 2007 at 07:13 PM
@ sam - if I'm the dude you're refering to, Sayid demonstrated a couple times now his prowess with electronics - fixing the radio, the computer.
Being in the military it's plausible he would know about explosives and how to properly wire them.
This isn't about him knowing everything, just something relevant that would have made it more realistic for them to leave the C4 behind.
I'm just sayin'
Posted by: Jamie (c) | March 11, 2007 at 07:33 PM
How do you know it is December 7, 2004?
If they have been on the island 78 days and it is now 888 days in real time since the plane crashed, the islanders are experiencing a 78/888 time dilation. That is for every day that passes on the island 11.4 days pass in the outer world. Therefore, the Black Rock (crashed 1883, tsunami resulting from the explosion of Krakatau) survivors would have known only about (120 years/11.4) 10.5 years of time passing. This of course keeps in step with my “immortal Other” theory.
A theme seems to be repeated: “What goes around comes around”.
The con man gets conned-Sawyer
The torturer gets tortured-Sayid
The killer gets killed-Eko
?future?
The Savior gets saved-Jack
The victim becomes the victimizer-Locke
As any good story, Lost is using archetypes to tell the tale. The Bible is full of stories that we are all at least remotely familiar (archetypes) as well as mythology (archetypes). Whereas Lost uses names from history, I don’t think those characters necessarily have anything to do with the implied philosophy. It has made me look up and review things I haven’t regarded since college. I like that.
Since I am on the archetype subject, I would posit that our beloved Lostcasters satisfy certain archetypes as well.
John-the kindly leader: Chevy Chase in “Vacation” or John Mclaughlin
Robert-the everyman: Will Ferrell or Tom Hanks
Matt- the smart guy: Dan Akroyd or Dennis Miller
Enough is enough.
Cheers
jg
Posted by: jg | March 11, 2007 at 07:53 PM
I can't help but say that I think you over-played the "Sayid is the human lie detector" card somewhat. If he is so good how come he fell for the "I need a new chef" line from Sami. Sayid seemed to know something wsa wrong but went along anyway.
Also given all the chat on the comments section about Dharma-Others-Hostiles links I was expecting more speculation on that. Still a good 'cast though.
Posted by: waitingforlost | March 11, 2007 at 07:53 PM
@jg
I think the timeline is based on Juliets comment about being on the island however long she said and the fact the TBTB commented that she went to the island very close to a significant event in recent history (9/11/01). I read somewhere that "Enter 7 7" was infact 77 days after the plane crashed.
Also your theroy is off as LOST is a tv show so does not move at the same pace as the real world -- there is no correlation to time on LOST and our time. However there may be a time difference between island time and Penny on the mainland time.
Posted by: waitingforlost | March 11, 2007 at 08:00 PM
Sorry hit the Post button too early .... to continue ....
The obvious example is that at the end of Season 1 when they blow open the hatch there is a 4 month hiatus in our time before they lower Kate in but about 5 mins pass on the island.
Posted by: waitingforlost | March 11, 2007 at 08:04 PM
Of course Sayid new who she was, that was the whole point of his back story. Her forgivness had a profound effect on him, & true to character he is trying to break from his haunted past & turn a new leaf. It may seem like he didn't recognise her, but Sayid is a stone faced bad ass.
I have to agree that, considering the episode, the podcast was weak. It was...missing...something.
Posted by: frankmorris | March 11, 2007 at 08:04 PM
@waiting
I’m speaking in generalities. The show speaks in generalities. To say that each real day is occurring at 1/11.4 time on the island (as we speak) would not fit. But so much of this show is preposterous in reality that perhaps this theory is as good as any other. But, I agree I’m probably wrong but having fun.
Thanks.
jg
Posted by: jg | March 11, 2007 at 08:31 PM
@jg
Quote : "But so much of this show is preposterous in reality"
Heratic !!!!
Posted by: waitingforlost | March 11, 2007 at 09:38 PM
question:
if sayid spent time living and working in paris (according to this flashback), how is that he was of no help in season one when they first her rousseau's distress call and had to rely on shannon to translate? and again with rousseau's map and notes he took from her in S1? anyone? anyone?
Posted by: alex's slingshot | March 11, 2007 at 09:55 PM
i meant, first HEARD rousseau's distress call... sorry
Posted by: alex's slingshot | March 11, 2007 at 09:57 PM
@ alex's slingshot
France has a huge Arab and North African population and based on the restaurant, Sayid was hanging out with those he would speak Arabic with. Assuming he left on his quest for Nadia soon after this backstory took place, he shouldn't be expected to know any more French than featured in Beauty and the Beast.
Posted by: Sobaika | March 11, 2007 at 11:31 PM