Some people are early adopters, others come late to the party. I jumped on the Lost bandwagon somewhere in season 2, and my buddy Karl loaned me season 1 to get me caught up. There were seasons where the tv schedule allowed me to watch each week. I’d rush home from XStream to catch all the goodness in (somewhat) real time. Other years I had to resort to watching online after the episode aired. But I watched ’em all, and loved every minute of the Lost goodness.
Kim and Levi have just started watching. I call that being extremely late to the party, but it seems to be working for them. They’ve finished the first two seasons, and are scrambling like junkies to get their next fix. Seriously–pupils are dilated, big bags forming under their eyelids from lack of sleep. I’m pretty sure they’ve missed a meal or two because of their addiction.
They’re making wild guesses about who’s who and what’s happening. At the end of every episode I’ll hear an, “Oh my goodness! No–you can’t do that to Sayid!” or something along that line. Levi was talking to Pastor Dan about it, stating that his personal favorite Lostie is Mr. Eko. Dan couldn’t remember who Mr. Eko is. I hope that doesn’t give something away. They just learned that Henry Gale is really Benjamin Linus, the leader of the Others.
They keep pestering me for details about what’s going on as they we watch. I’ll admit, I’m getting sucked back into the lure of the island, captivated by their enthusiasm and zeal. So far, I’ve been able to keep my mouth shut. I don’t want to spoil anything for them. Surprisingly, there aren’t too many people chatting on FB about season 3 and what happened to Walt and Michael anymore…
I’m enjoying their addiction, I’ll have to admit it. I’m having fun listening to them talk about what’s going on, even though I already know how the show ends.
I wonder if that’s how God feels about us. He already knows how our story lines intersect and wander across this island. He knows how the arcs play together, and how each character will develop. Of course, it’s a little different with us being the actors in the story, trying to figure out what our next move is, where Walt and Michael went, and what those crazy numbers actually mean…
At any rate, there are lots of good things to talk about as we watch Lost again/for the first time, together. Does anyone happen to have seasons 3 and 4? We’ve got a long road trip coming, and we’ll need to feed the addiction…
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