Recapping Dr. Linus and an Interview.

Hi Losties!

Here are a couple of LOST goodies to share with you.

The ODI, Vozzek69 and I recap and gets into some deep conversation about Dr. Linus and his adventures!

NOTE: This podcast is spoiler-free, but do not worry spoiler fans They are trying to do a all spoiler podcast soon.

ODI LOSTcast 55 - Episode 6x07 Dr. Linus Recap

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Also,  I was honored to be able to sit down with Elena from Cool News and chat a bit about a few things LOST. 

Check out the link for Cool News, and here's the Q&A with Elena:

Here is Karen.  Did you know she's been on the Island for real?  Do you want to know more about this amazing experience she lived? Do you want to know what she thinks about the last season of Lost? Well... check this interview, then!

Elena:  First of all: YOU DID IT! "You had to go back"! How did you "live" the experience inside? What did this mean to you?

Karen: I will have a hard time trying to write about this adventure as I literally cannot find the words to describe it all. I was only there for four and a half days and I can tell you I didn’t get any sleep. There were so many moments that I never expected and they left me speechless. The island is almost dream-like in its beauty, plus when I add actually seeing the cast and writers, it was amazing. Anyone who knows me or of me knows going to the island is very important to me. Not just because I am all about LOST but also on a personal level.

E: I've seen your pics and they are wonderful: you have always this happy-smile on your face and you look almost astonished. Can you tell me which places and which meetings you remember with much fondness?

Karen: There were so many moments but the first one that comes to mind is that Daniel Dae Kim {Jin} recognized me in the crowd of fans at the premiere and came over to spend a few minutes with me. I got to meet a few of the writers and producers; Elizabeth Sarnoff, Adam Horowitz, Eddy Kitsis, Jack Bender and Bryan Burk. I met Nestor Carbonell, Jeff Fahey, and Terry O Quinn. Standing right next to Josh was unreal! Of course I wish I had a moment with Damon and Carlton. I had so much fun meeting up with Lostie’s from around the world. And yes, I loved going to the beach camp and taking a few moments to just stare out at the ocean.

E: How did you live the moments before your travel to the Island and what do you realize now about living Lost directly?

Karen: I received the trip as a Christmas surprise gift from my husband. For the entire month while waiting to go on the trip I lived in total shock. I never imagined I would actually get to go there although I desired it greatly. On the plane as we were approaching Oahu, I cried. It was so very emotional to know this part of my dream is becoming a reality. The island is a special place. The journey I’ve taken with everyone over the past six seasons has been amazing. Personally I do feel that life imitates LOST and LOST imitates life. This LOST experience has changed my life on so many levels and it happens to be an experience I don’t want to see come to an end. But alas I know it must as things tend to come full circle.

And now let's talk about LOST.

E: How was to watch the premiere there? I've listened to the audio podcast and they told that Horowitz, Kitsis and Sarnoff watched Evangeline Lilly's reaction to Frogurt presence on the plane. I mean: everyone was so involved in the watch, even the writers, even the actors. How was to watch the premiere on the Hawaii beach? Can you confirm that the Lost Community is the best ever?

Karen: The LOST community is indeed the best ever! To watch the premiere with thousands of fans and to see their reactions and hear the gasps at certain moments was wonderful.

E: And now... what do you think about the Island under the sea?

Karen: The references and hints/clues to under the sea have been in the episodes for years. I wasn’t surprised to see it under the sea, but I’m not sure how to take it. Does it mean it’s literally under the sea or a metaphor? If it's literal does that mean they are in a facility that is located under water let's say in a big city, or are they in a moon pool type of habitat, or did it plain ol sink?

E: Jughead, Frozen Donkey Wheel, Hatch Explosion: do you think this year we'll see another strange device that will cause a reset? What do you think that device could be this year?

Karen: I have wondered about that myself. The goal seems to be to get out of the loop and go “home”, but what if there is a reset for some “island” residents? If so I would imagine a unique piece of equipment would play a part in that. But this season has introduced the machine at the Temple that determines if people are good or bad. I find that very interesting. I thought only Willy Wonka had such a device for determining good eggs or bad eggs.

E: As our friend Jo call it, I'll refer to the Alternate Reality as AR. What do you think about this AR? Do you think the events on the Island and the events on the Oceanic 815 are contemporary? Or do you think that the explosion of the bomb did reset the whole thing? Or maybe something our Losties has still to do will cause it? Or maybe that what happened on the Oceanic Flight 815 caused their situation on the Island now?

Karen: This is a part of the story I feel like I can’t articulate because I still see much of the LA  X events/experiences directly blurring with what is going on “on island”. Like Sawyer said, if an Atom bomb went off would they all still be there? Because things still seem to blur or directly connect to those “island” events I think they still may not be out of the "confines" of the “island”. I've always felt that all of their experiences happen on the "island". But I can’t deny that the LA X events still show us that some things are different; but not everything is different. I think it is a possibility that at some point things will converge.

E: Locke is Black Smoke and he wants to go home... do you think that his "home" is a real place or something more abstract?

Karen: I do think the goal of this entire journey is to find what you lost, break the free of the things that are trapping you so you can go home. I’d like to hope that Locke (or anyone else on the island) finds himself, his way and that the path will lead him home. Maybe when they reach that goal or enlightenment they truly can go home and live their lives a more complete person, one who knows “balance”.

E: Is the Temple a place out of time? If not: what is it in your opinion?

Karen: I think the temple is just another stop in the journey.

E: Is Jack a man of faith, a man of science, both or just a confused man who always tries to do something to help and people don't understand that?

Karen: It seems that Jack started out only being a man of science and Locke was a man of faith. But we also learned in one of Locke’s “flashes” he was a kid who excelled in science. So we do see you can be both. There is no doubt that Jack has been torn with accepting the faith issue. I feel that Jack and John need to find balance with both of those aspects. There are many times I feel like Jack and John are two halves of a whole.

E: Of all the characters who do you think will have the hugest "twist" this year?

Karen: I think Rose and Bernard will have a big impact on the story. They are the epitome of balance, of yin yang, black white. They might be there to help guide the Lostie’s into seeing that balance is attainable. But people like Hurley, Sawyer and Jin seem to be important to the protection of the "island". But for a "twist" I'm not counting out Kate and Waaaaaaalt!

E: If you think of the Island without trying to give it a scientific or mythological explanation, but a psychological explanation: what it might be?

Karen: "This place" has been referenced countless times within the story to label the “island” by just about everyone. Emotionally "this place" may be the place or state that you are in, where your broken self goes to try and find some refuge, protection from all the pain, a safe harbor…a place to go to find your lost self, to learn lessons, to face the truth, fight addictions, to learn to love and forgive yourself, to heal and grow. But what do I know?!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for an other amazing interview Karen and we all will surely continue to follow your very entertaining, deep and articulated posts on your blog until the end of Lost and later then, whatever else you will write!