Menacing Mercenaries

[Reed]

Did anyone find the shot of the Freighters [on Island] from the waist down [before their unveiling] quite disturbing?

It was the shot of the military trousers/pants and obviously the invasion of sorts and the shooting of Karl/Danielle/kidnapping of Alex that made the entire scene rather scary.

I suppose it was because the infamous "bad guys" had finally arrived and that any stability we had from capturing Ben [and the Others retreating] was suddenly old news.

It was a great scene, albeit freightening scene.

[monster-eats-pilot]

Originally Posted by Reed

Did anyone find the shot of the Freighters [on Island] from the waist down [before their unveiling] quite disturbing?

That sounds wrong without reading the rest, well to me it does

It was a good scene. Shows how ready they are for war.

[Reed]

Originally Posted by monster-eats-pilot

That sounds wrong without reading the rest, well to me it does

It was a good scene. Shows how ready they are for war.

I thought it may sound like that, I should have worded it differently. But yes the force with which they arrived with and the unnerving feeling I had seeing ex-military. It was very well done.

[Kiowa Warrior]

Yes that was a very good way to introduce the Frieghters: it's like if you can't see your enemy clearly they somehow become even more dangerous and frightening.

[monster-eats-pilot]

Originally Posted by Reed

I thought it may sound like that, I should have worded it differently. But yes the force with which they arrived with and the unnerving feeling I had seeing ex-military. It was very well done.

Indeed it was. The only thing was Keemy has a unique face [kinda] so I knew it was him when we saw them far away

[Reed]

Originally Posted by Kiowa Warrior

Yes that was a very good way to introduce the Frieghters: it's like if you can't see your enemy clearly they somehow become even more dangerous and frightening.

Precisely - with the added bonus of the military clothing. I think people have always theorised the military may one day show up in Lost and this was a pretty close revelation. On an Island where we are not privy to new characters on-Island very often - due to the nature of the Island - this was rather shocking to say the least.

Originally Posted by monster-eats-pilot

Indeed it was. The only thing was Keemy has a unique face [kinda] so I knew it was him when we saw them far away

I cannot recall seeing them far away though I remember hearing their voices and thinking it may be Keamy.

[monster-eats-pilot]

You can kind of guess from his face



Yeah I kinda guessed from his voice aswell. I think it was the fact that I thought it was going to be him aswell.

[D-Roc]

Yeah I loved that shot of Team Keam. It was a great way to re-troduce us to the shannigan's, without having to go back over old ground (Rousseau and whatshisface).

It also kept us guesing slightly as to who these people were (even though the best bet was always Team Keam).

I didn't lilke the way that they man-handled poor Ally..

[monster-eats-pilot]

Team Keam

[D-Roc]

You know it

There is, however, a bit of a downfall in this 14J alarm system that ben had rigged up - because as we saw with Locke, Roussy, Kate and Sayid..it is very possible to simply climb over the fence. Which would result in no alarm. No warning. Unlike Ben to make such a general oversight.

Also, i'm wondering how Team Keam knew that it was a sonic fence? Perhaps Widmore told them? I guess I could buy that since Widders has the Black Rock Journal and no doubt other details on the island- he is/was an investor in Dharma afterall.

[Reed]

I thought the people shooting at Alex were Freighters, but NEW characters - so that was interesting.

I suppose the Freighters are not as clever as our Survivors re: climbing over the fence.

Regarding the Black Rock Journal, I am guessing it was last written in before the Barracks were built. Again it raises the question of how the Journal left the Island and by whom. However Sayid knew the fence was likely to be electrical, as did the Freighters.