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Thursday, May 29, 2008
5/30: Lost finale— gotta go back!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mark Arum and Belinda Skelton from WSB-AM invited me to an elaborate “Lost” themed party, but I’m not in town.
The season four finale was worth a party. While not quite as emotionally wrenching as season three finale’s “Through the Looking Glass,” this season’s taut two-hour season ender thrilled from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., answering an impressive number of questions. I was bracing to be disappointed but honestly, the producers gave us fans a satisfying joy ride as we hurl toward the real finale in 2010. We will certainly be savoring the final 35 or so episodes.
Again, kudos to ABC for giving the show a specific end date, an almost unheard of concept in broadcast television. This freed the writers and producers to plan the path of this convoluted, yet fascinating, story to the end. This means every moment, every conversation, every plot twist, has real meaning. In fact, season four had virtually no fat in it at all. I can’t say there was a truly bad episode in 2007-08, something that couldn’t be said for “the Hatch” year of season two and the first half of three when the Jack/Kate/Sawyer love triangle in the Others camp played out and out and out. Before the writers knew there was an end, the show frequently meandered, with episodes that ultimately spun in the wind because the writers didn’t know if they had to keep this stretched out for three years or 10.
This finale is the perfect show to watch twice, but I’m at my parent’s home minus a DVR so I can’t go back now. So my summary below is off the top of my head.
And warning, for those of you who have yet to see the finale, what are you doing reading this? It’s going to be spoilers galore below.
Let’s summarize some of the big questions answered, peppered with new questions or questions yet to be answered.
-The gulf between Jack & Kate has widened deeply in the three years since they got off the island. Kate has no desire to go back to the island, despite Jack’s begging (first during the season three finale, then repeated again tonight). And in a dream, Claire warns Kate not to bring Aaron back. Jack’s ability to corral the others to follow him looks severely compromised.
-We now know that more than just the “Oceanic 6” (and Ben) got off the island. Desmond met up with the love of his life Penny, who saves them all, the most heartwarming moment of the episode. Frank, the helicopter dude, just disappears and we may or may not ever need to see him again.
-Walt is one tall kid now but since the flashforwards are three years after they were saved, that makes sense. Hurley explains to him that they lied to save those who stayed behind. Will they need to bring Walt back, too?
-That lie was perpetuated by Jack, who got the idea from Locke, who stayed behind.
-Well, Ben can move the island via a very cold cave-like dwelling, perhaps where the polar bear we haven’t seen since 2004 hangs out. But in a very arbitrary island rule, Ben can’t go back to the island. Why can’t we see this rule book he has?
-Ben is quite a prepared man. Not only did he have a winter jacket all set to go at the Orchid, but he had matches to light the lantern when he got to that frigid spot to “move” the island.
-Locke is now the savior of the Others. But what does this have to do with the yet unseen Jacob?
-We learn about the Orchid, yet another Dharma experimental station, this one involving time travel and the use of those poor rabbits.
-Michael tries to be a hero in saving the freighter from blowing up. He appears to fail.
-Jin seems to have died on the freighter, along with all those poor extras and Daniel. Is Jin really dead? Are any of them really dead?
-Juliet & Sawyer are still on the “moved” island with Miles, Charlotte, Richard, Locke and the Others. And Rose and Bernard are somewhere on the island, too, right? Big question: where is the island now?
-We know why Sawyer didn’t end up as part of the Oceanic rescued crew. The dang helicopter was leaking fuel thanks to an errant bullet and needed to lose some weight to stay up. I momentarily thought this was the best time for Hurley to bail but nope, Sawyer kissed “Freckles” and leaped instead.
-Sun has the guts to confront Widmore — but to what end? What is her scheme and how will this help everyone? Did he already know that the Oceanic Six were lying before Sun alluded to that?
-And that mindblowing final shot at the funeral parlor: Locke is the dead man in the coffin! I’m sure savvier Losties figured that out but I didn’t see it coming, of course, since he was most adamant out of everybody that he should stay on the island. Why is he there? Did he come back to try to convince Jack and the rest to come back? Maybe we’ll find out next season.
-“All of you have to go back!” Ben proclaims. Why? We don’t exactly know but he makes it clear that Jack leaving the island was a big mistake and that this may be why “bad things” happened afterwards (which we have yet to see.)
-Best one word line, courtesy of Ben in response to Locke telling him he just killed all the folks from the freighter after his vengeful knifing of the evil Keamy. (Keamy had a device attached to him that would set up off the C4 if he died.)
“So?”
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5/30: Cledus T. Judd recovering from nasty softball injuries
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
94.9/The Bull morning host Cledus T. Judd last week learned that wearing golf shoes on a softball field was not a smart move.
The Bull morning host said the golf shoes’ spikes caught in the first-base bag and he tripped, ripping his knee out and landing on a shoulder so hard he dislocated it. He spent two days in the Cartersville Medical Center.
“I don’t wish that on my ex wife,” said Judd, 43. “I’ve never had pain like that.”
He said he’s going to have to do weeks of rehab (“which Lord knows I’m familiar with,” he cracked.) For now, he said, he needs Jamie Massey to put on his headphones for him. “That’s teamwork!” he said.
-I have finished my story on WGCL weather forecaster Dagmar Midcap It should be up online sometime Friday. (Oddly, I heard from multiple sources that her boss, news director Rick Erbach, who I just saw May 23, resigned today. Not sure why.)
-And congratulations to Mark Kanov, general manager at Star 94, who has decided to retire in July after a whopping 40 years at the station (along with the 790 property). Nobody in the radio business I’ve ever spoken to knows anybody else who has stayed in the same place that long. He started in sales at what was then WQXI-FM in 1968, became local sales manager in 1980, then general sales maanger in 1986, station manager in 1990 and general manager since 1993. He helped build Star 94 into a top 40 powerhouse in the 80s until today. He survived three owners. He brought in Steve & Vikki in 1990 and Cindy & Ray five years ago. His final big move was the Morning Mess, a big bet which has not played out yet. {More history is noted here on the radio-info board.](http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=100712.0)
-Being on vacation, I missed the Peach Buzz item yesterday my colleague Rich Eldredge wrote but in case you missed it, long-time Bert Show co-host Jenn Hobby told the Q100 audience Wednesday that she was getting divorced from her husband and Sister Hazel guitarist Ryan Newell after five years.
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5/29: Dukes of Hazzard anniversary celebration in Atlanta next month
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“The Dukes of Hazzard,” which was partly shot in Atlanta, is celebrating its 30th anniversary at the Atlanta Motor Speedway June 28 and 29. Sure, it’s technically six months early since the show debuted in January 1979, but that’s close enough.
John Schneider (Bo Duke) is scheduled to be there, along with Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke) and Tom Wopat (Luke Duke). The publicist said “Batman” Adam West (Sure, that makes sense) and NASCAR drivers are stopping by, too, along with one of the General Lees. No TV network has committed to a planned two-hour anniversary special but the production company is confident someone will pick it up.
More details forthcoming for tickets and such.
