Tabula Rasa

"Hope is a very dangerous thing to lose."
"So we lie."
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"What do you think she did?"
"It's none of my business."
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Kate, Charlie, Boone, Sayid, Sawyer, Shannon, and Jack are the only ones that know that they won't be found.
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"Not my business. Not my problem." Dumbass
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"You're just not looking at the big picture Doc; you're still back in Civilization."
"Yeah? And where are you?"
"Me? I'm in the Wild."
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"I have trust issues."
"I get it you know, everyone deserves a fresh start."
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"I am not a murderer!"
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why doesn't Michael like Locke?
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No matter what she does, no matter how she makes you feel, don't trust a word that she says. She will do anything to get away.
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Car accident
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"Three days ago we all died. We should all be allowed to start over."
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great scene. so season 1. we just don't get stuff like this anymore.
LATE
Sawyer looks like he's beating himself up.
'troubles gonna wash away.
WoW! Creepy Locke end-shot'

Pilot

Eye
white shoe. Christian's
great seeing 'lost' characters again.
damn, Jack's good at triage! At least he's good at something.
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Jack "made a choice." didn't mention dad.
"If that had been me I think I would have run for the door."
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"FATE"
"I saw some smoke just through the valley"
smokey's first 'appearence.'
"Terrific"
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You're going to need better shoes
Locke's eye scar
Jack doesn't work well with others
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Driveshaft ring
Vincent watches...with Christian?
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Locke contemplates his lost paralysis.
Locke feels renewed in rain while others seek shelter and Charlie complains.
Smokey again.
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Pilot is Frank Lapidus's friend
16 hours
why did Smokey kill pilot?
Charlie gets foot caught should have died
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Charlie coward?
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drugs in shoe
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Ahh yes, the Father/child conflict shows up for the first time.
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Sawyer picked a fight with Sayid. sucker punch?
Hurly with foot in mouth.
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"If you see or hear anything...run."
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Jin makes first attempt to be part of the group, in a a culturally appropriate way.
Hurley with foot in mouth
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Sawyer reads letter.
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My favorite theme! It's more complex, though.
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Backgammon. Chance and strategy. two sides. light and dark.
"Walt, do you want to know a secret?" walking
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polar bear. first sign of Darma
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"I'm not so good around blood."
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kiddo

So it Begins

Does Vincent see Smokie?
Wears suit, not outfit from seasons 4 and 5
"...my son..." to Vincent?
"He has work to do"
touched Vincent

Johnny Cash is a misanthrope, is convinced that people bring nothing good.
Jacob brought Black Rock to the island, as he brought others before them.
"It only ends once. Everything before that is just progress."
Statue is confirmed to be Taweret.

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"As long as somebody pays for it, I guess there's no harm done..."
"Be good Katie."
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"We were all happy in Darmaville until you all showed up."
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"If Edison was only worried about the consequences, we'd all still be sitting in the dark."
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my favorite bit of score
spec-Richard is from the Black Rock
"We're going to need to deal with..."
"What do you mean 'Deal with them'?"
"You know what I mean."
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Yahoo
Candidate?
"Terrific."
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"I'm very sorry about your mother and father, James."
"What's done is done."
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"He never seemed particularly special to me"
"If I were you, I wouldn't give up on him."
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Spec-Johnny Cash = not Locke = Alex = Monster?
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"Take me home."
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spec- House they break into is Ben's
"I'm protecting our leader."
Eloise is leader? Or is he protecting Widmore by not giving him reason to go into Darma territory?
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"Son of a bitch."
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Sawyer's a dumbass.
I'll miss R&B
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"We're the good guys."
"In my experience the people who go out of their way to tell you that they're good guys are the bad guys."
broken circle of ash.
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Jacob needs Ilana's help.
Have they met before?
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Black handled knife. Same as one from Locke's test and Jacob's murder weapon?
"He isn't there. Hasn't been for a long time. Someone else has been using it."
Purification through fire?
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Flannery O'Connor - Everything that Rises Must Converge
Did Jacob revive Locke?
"Don't worry. Everything's going to be alright. I'm sorry this happened to you."
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"...why don't you all take this opportunity to rest up and catch your breath. Considering what I have planned for ya, you're gonna need it."
not-Locke clearly has all of Locke's memories.
cabin mentioned again. It was Johnny Cash all along?
not-Locke makes a good point; Job was a chump.
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"Your love is a very special thing. Never take it for granted."
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There's the theme again
"That's where he lives"
- How long has Jacob not been at the cabin?
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not exactly as Jack described it in the pilot.
Jack is self-absorbed and oblivious both to what is important (the patient) and the nature of Christians actions.
This conflicts with Jack's childhood memory of his father: "You don't have what it takes."
"I guess it just needed a little push."
what's done is done = whatever happened happened
Destiny.
- What is destiny? Who/what controls it if it exists? Is it just the manipulations and machinations of Jacob and Johnny and possibly others? If so, how powerful are they? Can their efforts fail by means other than each other? If aware of their plots, can lesser mortals resist?
man motivated by self-interest
-if Jack succeeds, continuity of consciousness will be lost for everyone.
-again, who decides what is meant to be?
-James loves the sucker punch.
-and other dirty tricks
-"I changed my mind." Is that allowed?
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no Jacob
Is anyone supposed to be anything? Who determines that?
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second reference to Jack and Kate's first meeting.
both destiny and free will invoked in same breath.
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"I'm definitely not dead."
cursed?
blessed? - gift from Jacob
"You are not crazy"
"It's not my guitar." Which word is key, "my" or "guitar?"
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Why is Richard afraid? What does he know, or think he knows?
wonderful Ben moment
If only the leader can request an audience, how does the leader proves his right to rule? Through Richard's support? Richard is grand vizier?
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Why doesn't anyone listen to Miles? Cassandra?
"Live together, die alone."
small instance of mourning theme.
Chang's hand is hurt, not his arm.
Ricardus
"Ille qui nos omnes servabit" ("He who will protect/save us all")
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"It takes a very long time when you're making the thread, but I suppose that's the point, isn't it.
"You have no idea what I've gone through to be here."
"Benjamin, whatever he's told you, I want you to understand one thing: you have a choice."
"What was it that was so wrong with me?" He lost his innocense to save his life.
"They're coming."
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"...son-of-a-bitch"