DISQUS

Annie, my favorite Lost recaps are the ones Rachel does. She is a total genius.

But I bet, when the show winds down in 2010, that’ll be part of the Big Reveal.

You and me both. I can't even tell you how much time Mr. M and I have spent dissecting the characters and their relationships to the various philosophers' whose names have popped up.

Sometimes I think, though, that it's all 'coincidence,' and won't be part of the Big Reveal, and that makes me laugh -- just because I know how furious a lot of Losties will be about the fake bread crumbs.

But I likesy the fake bread crumbs!

The whole point of Bond, whether clown or cold warrior, is escapist fantasy.

Indeed. One might note, however, (she suggested politely) that the piece in question ends with the observation that it nonetheless remains an effective escapist fantasy, even having lost the misogyny, which is not, strictly, just about "bed[ding] every woman available." Thusly is the film an effective escapist fantasy for feminist women and men, too. Bond has a new club--and it's not just a boys' club anymore.

Someone quite cynical might suggest that there are those for whom this particular development is the real rub, as it means not only that Bond is no longer the exclusive propriety of those unbothered by womantoys, but also that he, maddeningly, stands to pass judgment on that history, and, worse yet, on them. (The nerve, after all their years of devotion!) But I am not that cynical person. I am generous, and believe only that some people simply evolve more slowly than others.

Thank you, S-Cubed.

If you watch, I recommend keeping remote in-hand, for quick channel changing in the event of a flash flood of regret.