Lost Virgin Diary – Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Join me once again for a Virgin Diary entry on my favorite stranded group of castaways … and no, for once, I’m not referencing Gilligan’s Island.

I’m about halfway through the first season of Lost, and I’m happy some of my questions from my last post have been answered. Phew. That’s partially why I watched so many episodes this week, though. The momentum kept building and questions kept being answered and, before I knew it, I was turned into a bonafide Lost fan. This entry is going to cover “White Rabbit” through “Hearts and Minds” (Episodes 3-11).

What is really making my head spin this week (and I don’t know if I’m reading too much into it, because I’m an over-analyzer or if it was planted by the writers) is Charlie’s tattoo. Just about everything Charlie does stands out to me, because I’ve had a huge crush on Dominic Monaghan since he played a hobbit in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. His tattoo on his arm says, “Living is easy with eyes closed.” The next part of that lyric is “misunderstanding all you see.” Since his character is a rocker (the former bass player for the fictitious Drive Shaft), this reference to a Beatles lyric makes perfect sense (and apparently it is a tattoo Dominic has in real life), but I’ve taken it one step further.

What a powerful metaphor for the entire show! Every time the writers introduce us to a scene or character, it’s like they reinvent the wheel so we then see that same scene or character with a fresh pair of eyes and a different focus. What we thought was apparent or obvious then becomes completely different context and we’re kept guessing. Just who are these seemingly familiar people and what were their reasons for being on that flight?

I’ve definitely misunderstood some of the things I’ve seen so far. For instance, I was taken completely by surprise by the fact that Locke had been previously handicapped. I have really enjoyed seeing more of the main characters’ back stories. I love that I know more about the Korean couple, as I was struggling to like them before when I couldn’t understand everything they were saying. I like Sawyer more and more, though I don’t trust him. He can be a complete ass sometimes, but then other times he makes me laugh, and his story about his letter made me feel pity for him. I already guessed Claire was flying to meet adoptive parents for her child, and I’m happy (although maybe that’s not exactly the right word since she was in a plane crash) that she’ll be raising her baby herself on the island – if they get her back from the mysterious “Ethan” that is.

Clacked by Kim Tibbs
on Jun 18, 2012 @ 11:00 EST5EDT