by Nothing but the rain » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:37 pm
That was amazing. That had everything I could ever ask for in a story. Great characters. Great action. Great drama. Great comedy. Great writing. Everything worked together to make what is simply a masterpiece. Best comic... Hell, best story (including novels, TV, movies, or whatever) that I've had the pleasure of reading.
And if you believe what I just said, you're just the kind of person who this aimed towards. I'll admit it was definitely better than the first one, but that doesn't really mean anything because the first one sucked donkey balls. This one sucks too, but to a lesser degree.
* star.
Hurley (listening to a radio transmission): You hear how clear that is? That's gotta be close, right?
Sayid: Radio waves at this frequency bounce off the ionosphere. They can travel thousands of miles. It could be coming from anywhere.
Hurley: Or any time... Just kidding, dude.
Ben: I was told a lot of things, too, that I was chosen, that I was special. I end up with a tumor on my spine and my daughter's blood all over my hands.
Locke: I'm sorry those things happened to you, Ben.
Ben: Those things had to happen to me. That was my destiny. But you'll understand soon enough that there are consequences to being chosen, because destiny, John, is a fickle bitch.
Sayid (about Ben): Forgive me, but the day I start trusting him is the day I would've sold my soul.