2.21 — ? Hello, I’m Dr. Mark Wickman, and this is the orientation film for Station 5 of DHARMA Initiative. Station 5, or the Pearl, is a monitoring station where the activities of participants in DHARMA Initiative projects can be observed and recorded — not only for posterity, but for the ongoing refinement of the Initiative as a whole. As Karen DeGroot herself has written, “Careful observation in the only key to true and complete awareness.” Your tour of duty will last 3 weeks and during this time you and your partner will observe a psychological experiment in progress. Your duty is to observe team members at another station on the Island. These team members are not aware that they are under surveillance, or that they are the subjects of an experiment. Working in 8 hour shifts, you and your partner will record everything you observe in the notebooks we provided. What is the nature of the experiment, you might ask? What do these subjects believe they are accomplishing as they struggle to fulfill their tasks? You, as the observer, don’t need to know. All you need to know is the subjects believe their job is of the utmost importance. Remember, everything that occurs, no matter how minute or seemingly unimportant, must be recorded. Each time a notebook is filled with the fruits of your diligent observation, roll it up [audio/video problem] containers provided. Then, simply place the container in the pneumatic tube, and presto, it will be transported directly to us. At the end of your 8 hour shift, proceed to the Pala ferry which will take you back to the barracks [audio/video problem] prepare for your next shift [/audio/video warp problem]. On behalf of the DeGroots, Alvar Hanso, and all of us here at the DHARMA Initiative, thank you. Namaste and good luck.

2.21 — ?

Hello, I’m Dr. Mark Wickman, and this is the orientation film for Station 5 of DHARMA Initiative. Station 5, or the Pearl, is a monitoring station where the activities of participants in DHARMA Initiative projects can be observed and recorded — not only for posterity, but for the ongoing refinement of the Initiative as a whole. As Karen DeGroot herself has written, “Careful observation in the only key to true and complete awareness.” Your tour of duty will last 3 weeks and during this time you and your partner will observe a psychological experiment in progress. Your duty is to observe team members at another station on the Island. These team members are not aware that they are under surveillance, or that they are the subjects of an experiment. Working in 8 hour shifts, you and your partner will record everything you observe in the notebooks we provided. What is the nature of the experiment, you might ask? What do these subjects believe they are accomplishing as they struggle to fulfill their tasks? You, as the observer, don’t need to know. All you need to know is the subjects believe their job is of the utmost importance. Remember, everything that occurs, no matter how minute or seemingly unimportant, must be recorded. Each time a notebook is filled with the fruits of your diligent observation, roll it up [audio/video problem] containers provided. Then, simply place the container in the pneumatic tube, and presto, it will be transported directly to us. At the end of your 8 hour shift, proceed to the Pala ferry which will take you back to the barracks [audio/video problem] prepare for your next shift [/audio/video warp problem]. On behalf of the DeGroots, Alvar Hanso, and all of us here at the DHARMA Initiative, thank you. Namaste and good luck.

THE LOST EXPERIENCE

Lost’s first alternate reality game, The Lost Experience, launched in the United States with the airing of this episode, 2.20 Two for the Road

2.20 Two For the Road Calling all cars numbered 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

2.20 Two For the Road

Calling all cars numbered 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

2.20 Two for the Road Oops.

2.20 Two for the Road

Oops.

2.20 Two for the Road

2.20 Two for the Road

LOST 2.20 Two for the Road Midnight Cowboy: When Christian opens his car door, Sawyer runs into it and calls out, “I’m walkin’ here!” This is a famous quote from this 1969 movie.

LOST 2.20 Two for the Road

Midnight Cowboy: When Christian opens his car door, Sawyer runs into it and calls out, “I’m walkin’ here!” This is a famous quote from this 1969 movie.

Lost 2.20 — Two for the Road Crime and Punishment: This novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky may have inspired several key elements of Michael’s story. (Literary works)    •    In this episode, Michael kills Ana Lucia in order to free “Henry,” but is forced to kill Libby as she accidentally witnesses the murder scene. Similarly, in Crime and Punishment, Rodion assassinates a pawnbroker, but is forced to kill an innocent witness, the pawnbroker’s sister Lizaveta, the Russian equivalent of Elizabeth.    •    In “Meet Kevin Johnson”, Michael goes to a pawn shop to trade a Rolex watch. In Crime and Punishment, the main protagonist Rodion Raskolnikov exchanges his dead father’s watch for a loan by a pawnbroker.

Lost 2.20 — Two for the Road

Crime and Punishment:

This novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky may have inspired several key elements of Michael’s story. (Literary works)
    •    In this episode, Michael kills Ana Lucia in order to free “Henry,” but is forced to kill Libby as she accidentally witnesses the murder scene. Similarly, in Crime and Punishment, Rodion assassinates a pawnbroker, but is forced to kill an innocent witness, the pawnbroker’s sister Lizaveta, the Russian equivalent of Elizabeth.
    •    In “Meet Kevin Johnson”, Michael goes to a pawn shop to trade a Rolex watch. In Crime and Punishment, the main protagonist Rodion Raskolnikov exchanges his dead father’s watch for a loan by a pawnbroker.

Lost 2.20 — Two for the Road Two for the Road: The episode shares its title with this 1967 movie starring Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn. It was considered somewhat experimental for its time because the story is told in a non-linear fashion, with scenes from the latter stages of the relationship juxtaposed with those from its beginning, often leaving the viewer to extrapolate what has intervened, which is sometimes revealed in later scenes.

Lost 2.20 — Two for the Road

Two for the Road: The episode shares its title with this 1967 movie starring Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn. It was considered somewhat experimental for its time because the story is told in a non-linear fashion, with scenes from the latter stages of the relationship juxtaposed with those from its beginning, often leaving the viewer to extrapolate what has intervened, which is sometimes revealed in later scenes.

Oh look, Jack is wrong about something again. What are the odds? (And we are not generally Jack haters here on The Island, but, come on dude. Lists are being compiled right now of all your errors in judgement.) 2.19 — S.O.S.

Oh look, Jack is wrong about something again. What are the odds?

(And we are not generally Jack haters here on The Island, but, come on dude. Lists are being compiled right now of all your errors in judgement.)

2.19 — S.O.S.

Lockes’ Map — 2.19 — S.O.S. Above is a  translation of the poem underneath the map. The scrap of paper which Locke is scribbling his recollection of the projection is French poetry. Specifically:36. SUR LES DÉBUTS DE MESDEMOISELLES RACHEL ET PAULINE GARCIAhttp://membres.lycos.fr/jccau/poesie/musset/txt_mus2.htm His Wikipedia page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_de_Musset

Lockes’ Map — 2.19 — S.O.S.

Above is a  translation of the poem underneath the map. The scrap of paper which Locke is scribbling his recollection of the projection is French poetry. Specifically:

36. SUR LES DÉBUTS DE MESDEMOISELLES RACHEL ET PAULINE GARCIA
http://membres.lycos.fr/jccau/poesie/musset/txt_mus2.htm

His Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_de_Musset

Lost 2.19 — S.O.S. Uluru or Ayers Rock Uluru: also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area. (Religion)Ayers Rock is also known by its Aboriginal name ‘Uluru’. It is a sacred part of Aboriginal creation mythology, or dreamtime - reality being a dream. Uluru is considered one of the great wonders of the world and one of Australia’s most recognizable natural icons. Uluru is a large magnetic mound large not unlike Silbury Hill in England. It is located on a major planetary grid point much like the Great Pyramid in Egypt. Uluru is an inselberg, literally “island mountain”, an isolated remnant left after the slow erosion of an original mountain range. Uluru is also often referred to as a monolith, although this is a somewhat ambiguous term because of its multiple meanings, and thus a word generally avoided by geologists. The remarkable feature of Uluru is its homogeneity and lack of jointing and parting at bedding surfaces, leading to the lack of development of scree slopes and soil. These characteristics led to its survival, while the surrounding rocks were eroded. For the purpose of mapping and describing the geological history of the area, geologists refer to the rock strata making up Uluru as the Mutitjulu Arkose, and it is one of many sedimentary formations filling the Amadeus Basin.

Lost 2.19 — S.O.S.

Uluru or Ayers Rock

Uluru: also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area. (Religion)

Ayers Rock is also known by its Aboriginal name ‘Uluru’. It is a sacred part of Aboriginal creation mythology, or dreamtime - reality being a dream. Uluru is considered one of the great wonders of the world and one of Australia’s most recognizable natural icons. Uluru is a large magnetic mound large not unlike Silbury Hill in England. It is located on a major planetary grid point much like the Great Pyramid in Egypt.

Uluru is an inselberg, literally “island mountain”, an isolated remnant left after the slow erosion of an original mountain range. Uluru is also often referred to as a monolith, although this is a somewhat ambiguous term because of its multiple meanings, and thus a word generally avoided by geologists. The remarkable feature of Uluru is its homogeneity and lack of jointing and parting at bedding surfaces, leading to the lack of development of scree slopes and soil. These characteristics led to its survival, while the surrounding rocks were eroded. For the purpose of mapping and describing the geological history of the area, geologists refer to the rock strata making up Uluru as the Mutitjulu Arkose, and it is one of many sedimentary formations filling the Amadeus Basin.

Lost 2.19 — S.O.S. The events of the episode are loosely based on the life of actress L. Scott Caldwell (Rose) whose husband had cancer and died a year after marrying her.

Lost 2.19 — S.O.S.

The events of the episode are loosely based on the life of actress L. Scott Caldwell (Rose) whose husband had cancer and died a year after marrying her.

via videogum: http://videogum.com/251191/lost-please-help/tv/

via videogum: http://videogum.com/251191/lost-please-help/tv/

On tonight’s rewatch agenda: 2.19 — S.O.S.A little Bernard and Rose, and a LOT of YAWNING, but hey LOOK, Mike is back, I wonder what he wants? 2.20 — Two for the Road.Some Ana-Lucia, some Libby, some nice picnic planning, and a big heaping helping of WTF just happened.

On tonight’s rewatch agenda:

2.19 — S.O.S.
A little Bernard and Rose, and a LOT of YAWNING, but hey LOOK, Mike is back, I wonder what he wants?

2.20 — Two for the Road.
Some Ana-Lucia, some Libby, some nice picnic planning, and a big heaping helping of WTF just happened.

Dear LOST, Thanks for all the red herrings. It was really worthwhile to spend hours/weeks trying to figure out what this meant and what the connection was, when it didn’t mean anything. 2.18 — Dave

Dear LOST,

Thanks for all the red herrings. It was really worthwhile to spend hours/weeks trying to figure out what this meant and what the connection was, when it didn’t mean anything.

2.18 — Dave

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