Preparing to get 'Lost' again
Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:00 AM by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
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I'd kind of forgotten about the TV show "Lost," which has been on hiatus since ever (OK, since November) and returns Feb. 7. Flipping through some TiVoed shows, though, I stopped on ABC's short-and-sweet "Lost" promo (possible spoilers for the new episodes ahead).
In the promo, Vincent, Walt's dog (hi Vincent! where've you been?), runs out of the jungle with a creepy dessicated human arm in his jaws. The arm is wearing a rabbit's-foot keychain, with dangling key attached. Vincent gets the attention of Hurley and Charlie, then runs off.
"I think we need to get that," says an ever-game Hurley.
"Chase the dog with the skeletal arm into the creepy jungle, yeah, you be my guest," sneers one-hit-wonder Charlie. Which is of course, precisely what Hurley does, stopping only to say "If I'm not back in three hours, tell somebody."
Viewed realistically, I'm thinking that the dog digging up a body part on Mystery Island has to be pretty much an everyday occurrence. How many people have died on this island since the show started, anyway? (There's probably a Web site, similar to Jack Bauer Kill Count, that tracks that.) I know they took care of the bodies from the plane crash, but who's to say the impact didn't fling body parts far and near? Not to mention the little island graveyard, the various small planes filled with dead people and Virgin Mary statues full of heroin, and the who-knows-what-happened-to-them Tailies. This island is a veritable body farm.
But this being "Lost," where animals have weird powers and Everything Is a Clue, you just know that wasn't some poor sap from coach's arm...it's The Arm, and that key isn't just an ordinary household item hanging from a fun novelty, it's The Key. And knowing that, plus the nice characterization in such a short promo (Charlie absolutely wouldn't chase after the arm, unless it was Claire's or had a needle hanging out of it, while Hurley probably would), makes me get a little excited for "Lost" all over again. Nice job, ABC.
"Lost" links:
- You can watch another "Lost" snippet, in which Sawyer schools Jin on talking to women, online at ABC's site. (The site says "for American Express cardmembers," but it worked for me with no card info -- maybe because it's been up since Jan. 25)
- Simply must have "Lost" spoilers? Check out SpoilerFix, but don't say I didn't warn you.
- Need to bring yourself up-to-date on the season so far? Our chart has summaries of current-season episodes.
- Has "Lost" jumped the shark? Many say it has, and blame Ana Lucia.
- The Fuselage is the official site of the show's creative team
