Michael Emerson Interview with TV Guide
Michael Emerson Interview with TV Guide - Emerson discusses his character Ben and last week's episode Dead is Dead.
NOTE: Vague minor spoilers at end of interview about the Season 5 Finale
NOTE: Vague minor spoilers at end of interview about the Season 5 Finale
ODI LOSTcast 40 Epi 5x12 Recap and 5x13 Preview
Hey All,First of all, HAPPY LOST DAY!!
Second, sorry for the delay this week and thanks to all of you that sent in emails/mssgs/Tweets wondering what happened!? Well with Easter this past weekend, we had to record the podcast after the weekend and then the hosting site for the podcast had to act up. I appreciate all of you that have been patiently waiting for the podcast.
Like they say better late than never, so finally the podcast is up and loaded!! Once again we had Vozzek69, LOST Recapper from DarkUFO join us again to recap and discuss all the great moments in Episode 5x12 Dead is Dead. We discuss Ben's dynamic with Locke, why Locke seemed different, Widmore's appearances, of course Smokey judging Ben and much more!!
As always there is a preview segment that will cover tidbits for tonight's episode and the latest spoilers.
The podcast is available on iTunes or via the audio player and download links below.
NOTE: The preview/spoilers segment begins at the 99 Min mark this week.
ODI LOSTcast 40 Epi 5x12 Recap and 5x13 Preview
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Lost Channels Ancient Egyptian Legend to Explain Smoke Monster
Hey All,
Here is a great article from Popular Mechanics about the Egyptian connections to the Smoke Monster and the Glyphs in Smokey's Lair.
Enjoy!
Lost Channels Ancient Egyptian Legend to Explain Smoke Monster
The big question on last night's Lost, "Dead is Dead" might have been "What's in the shadow of the statue?" but our question is "What is the statue, and what does it have to do with the smoke monster?" To get the answer, PM turned to James P. Allen, a Wilbour Professor of Egyptology and Chair of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies at Brown University.
As Ben explored the chamber beneath the Others' temple that seems to be Smokey's lair, he comes across a variety of hieroglyphics etched into the walls. But one in particular caught his eye: A strange creature kneeling in front of a snake-like (Smokey-the-monster-like?) entity. The creature on the right looks like it could easily resemble the four-toed statue. Even though the only full-size glimpse we've had of the statue was from the back, many are speculating that the statue is of Anubis, the Egyptian god associated with the afterlife who protects the deceased and guides them to the great beyond. Anubis is usually portrayed as half-jackal (top), half-human (bottom).
Allen agrees that the animal-headed human in the hieroglyphic Ben is fixated on is probably based on Anubis, though he says in actuality, no Egyptian scene looks like what's shown on Lost. "I suspect that the colossus is also meant to be Anubis, too," he says. But he points out, it's actually more of a hybrid of Anubis and Taweret, the demon-wife of the Apep, the Egyptian's original god of evil. (It's said that Apep was only present at night, and therefore any evil happenings during the daytime were attributed to Taweret). "The thing on the head definitely looks like Taweret's, but she never wears a kilt, which is clearly there in the back shot of the colossus. The colossus is probably holding two ankh-signs, like the one Anubis holds in this image, but he's holding them like Taweret holds the two signs she holds, which are 'protection' signs, not ankhs." Allen also notes that "the four toes on the statue fragment are more Taweret than Anubis, who has a human body and therefore five toes."
Another interesting fact about Taweret: She's the goddess of maternity and childbirth, the protector of women and children who was said to guard mothers and their newborn children. The creatures she's made up of—hippopotamus, crocodile and lion— are all animals that would kill to protect their young. So if the statue does have elements of Taweret, and it was destroyed, could that explain why mothers who conceive on the island can't carry to term?
Allen notes that the other hieroglyphics in Smokey's Lair are actually quite good, even though they don't really say anything. He suspects they were copied from some publication of the Book of the Dead, the ancient Egyptian funerary text.
We could theorize until the cows come home about what this all means—is the smoke monster supposed to represent Apep, the god of evil, or is he more akin to Anubis, determining the afterlife of the dead? —but we'll leave that up to you. —Erin Scottberg
Source: Popular Mechanics
Here is a great article from Popular Mechanics about the Egyptian connections to the Smoke Monster and the Glyphs in Smokey's Lair.
Enjoy!
Lost Channels Ancient Egyptian Legend to Explain Smoke Monster
The big question on last night's Lost, "Dead is Dead" might have been "What's in the shadow of the statue?" but our question is "What is the statue, and what does it have to do with the smoke monster?" To get the answer, PM turned to James P. Allen, a Wilbour Professor of Egyptology and Chair of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies at Brown University.
As Ben explored the chamber beneath the Others' temple that seems to be Smokey's lair, he comes across a variety of hieroglyphics etched into the walls. But one in particular caught his eye: A strange creature kneeling in front of a snake-like (Smokey-the-monster-like?) entity. The creature on the right looks like it could easily resemble the four-toed statue. Even though the only full-size glimpse we've had of the statue was from the back, many are speculating that the statue is of Anubis, the Egyptian god associated with the afterlife who protects the deceased and guides them to the great beyond. Anubis is usually portrayed as half-jackal (top), half-human (bottom).
Allen agrees that the animal-headed human in the hieroglyphic Ben is fixated on is probably based on Anubis, though he says in actuality, no Egyptian scene looks like what's shown on Lost. "I suspect that the colossus is also meant to be Anubis, too," he says. But he points out, it's actually more of a hybrid of Anubis and Taweret, the demon-wife of the Apep, the Egyptian's original god of evil. (It's said that Apep was only present at night, and therefore any evil happenings during the daytime were attributed to Taweret). "The thing on the head definitely looks like Taweret's, but she never wears a kilt, which is clearly there in the back shot of the colossus. The colossus is probably holding two ankh-signs, like the one Anubis holds in this image, but he's holding them like Taweret holds the two signs she holds, which are 'protection' signs, not ankhs." Allen also notes that "the four toes on the statue fragment are more Taweret than Anubis, who has a human body and therefore five toes."
Another interesting fact about Taweret: She's the goddess of maternity and childbirth, the protector of women and children who was said to guard mothers and their newborn children. The creatures she's made up of—hippopotamus, crocodile and lion— are all animals that would kill to protect their young. So if the statue does have elements of Taweret, and it was destroyed, could that explain why mothers who conceive on the island can't carry to term?
Allen notes that the other hieroglyphics in Smokey's Lair are actually quite good, even though they don't really say anything. He suspects they were copied from some publication of the Book of the Dead, the ancient Egyptian funerary text.
We could theorize until the cows come home about what this all means—is the smoke monster supposed to represent Apep, the god of evil, or is he more akin to Anubis, determining the afterlife of the dead? —but we'll leave that up to you. —Erin Scottberg
Source: Popular Mechanics
Episode 5x12 Dead is Dead - Three Recap Videos
Episode 5x12 Dead is Dead - Three Recap Videos
Thanks to Lost LaFleur for the clips!
1) Various Key Moments
2) Widmore is Banished from the Island by Ben
3) Somkey Judges Ben
Thanks to Lost LaFleur for the clips!
1) Various Key Moments
2) Widmore is Banished from the Island by Ben
3) Somkey Judges Ben
Episode 5x12 - Screencap of Image in Temple
Episode 5x12 Dead is Dead - Hieroglyphics on Wall in Temple
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Episode 5x12 - Screencaps Set 2
Episode 5x12 Dead is Dead - Ben, Widmore and Baby Alex
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Episode 5x12 - First Set of Screencaps
Episode 5x12 Dead is Dead - Young Ben, Richard and Widmore
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