Steven L. wrote:
> Advance Scout wrote:
>>
>> I am rewatching the 1st season disk 1 on DVD - and I don't know if
>> this has been mentioned. When you change the DVD menu from the "main
>> menu" and select "episodes"- there are some creepy music notes
>> played. Is it my imagination but - isn't that the weird music from
>> "THE CAGE"? Its the weird music that accompanies the "aliens" from
>> Talos IV when they imprison Captain Pike. (Its only when you go from
>> main menu to the episode menu.)
>>
>> These aliens (in case you are not familiar with it) imprison Pike
>> (this is pre-Kirk)and create an artificial reality and life for him
>> through total mind control. This fake "life" is a total virtual
>> reality environment, filled with other people, animals, memories,
>> emotions and even real pain. Their mind control is so powerful, that
>> they can even take disfigured and disabled people (even a paralyzed
>> Pike)and restore his walking abilities (within this virtual reality)
>> ----- remind you of Locke?
>>
>> Then I remembered - the 1st season has many Star Trek references.
>> "Red ****rts" and "Sulu" are mentioned and come to mind. And now the
>> matching Talos IV "notes" on the 1st DVD. Is this a virtual reality
>> controlled by some aliens perhaps? Maybe to learn about earthings?
>>
>> This could be why no babies can be conceived and born on the island -
>> how can a real baby be born from a virtual reality conception? Only
>> babies conceived pre-arrival can be born- cause they were really
>> conceived.
>>
>> Anyone else see the connection?
>
> There is at least one valid shout-out to Star Trek: In the Season 3
> premiere "A Tale of Two Cities," Jack awakens to find himself in a cage
> behind a transparent partition. In comes Juliet, a blonde woman, who
> has been sent to try to win over Jack. They have some adventures
> together (like nearly drowning when he opens the door and water floods
> in) which begins that bonding process.
>
> That whole business was known to be a shout-out to the scenes with Pike
> and Vina in the Star Trek episodes "The Cage" and "The Menagerie".
> Perhaps this got written into Lost because by this time, Abrams had
> agreed to do the next Star Trek movie, which is in production and
> planned to be released in May 2009.
>
>
How about Sawyer and Kate being in the cage and being watched - just as
in "The Cage"
and listen to the notes on the 1st season DVD menu switchover
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