March 18, 2009

Namaste: What did you think?

What are your thoughts after seeing "Namaste?"
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5 comments:

Jen Emily said...

From Wikipedia:

Namaste, Namaskar or Namaskaram (Sanskrit: नमस्ते [nʌmʌsˈteː] from external sandhi between namaḥ and te) is a common spoken greeting or salutation in the Indian subcontinent. Taken literally, it means "I bow to you". The word is derived from Sanskrit (namas): to bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, and (te): "to you".[1] Namaskar is considered a slightly more formal version than namaste but both express deep respect. It is commonly used in India and Nepal by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, and many continue to use this outside the Indian subcontinent.

When spoken to another person, it is commonly accompanied by a slight bow made with hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointed upwards, in front of the chest. The gesture can also be performed wordlessly and carry the same meaning.

In Indian and Nepali culture, the word is spoken at the beginning of written or verbal communication. However, upon departure only the wordless hands-folded gesture is made.

In yoga, namaste is said to mean "The light within me honors the light within you," as spoken by both the yoga instructor and yoga students

March 18, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Jen Emily said...

Totally knew that kid is going to be Ben. What if they just killed him now? How many horrible things would not happen.

Interesting Sawyer-Jack dynamic. But I really wanted to smack Sawyer. I get the whole thinking thing. But not being a dick and working together goes a long way, too.

Baby Ethan. Huh. I bet Juliet wonders if she really should have intervened there.

March 18, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Jeff said...

This brings up the question about whether you kill the young Ben to save future lives. That conundrum is usually mentioned in association with time travel and Hitler (was it an accident that Sawyer mentioned Churchill and the Blitz?)
I think that the Sawyer dick move (I suspect he was behind making Jack a workman) was appropriate. He's changed so much in those three years that you had to do something to show that he's still got that Sawyer edge.
I've pretty much hated him for most of the series, but he's finally grown on me.

March 18, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Joyce Saenz Harris said...

I think Sawyer was perfectly willing to chat with Doc over a Dharma brew, until Jack came in all, "Looks to me like all you're doing is reading." He's mighty impatient when he's not in charge! Three years have gone by, and things have changed: Jack's gonna have to treat James as an equal now. In fact, he will have to publicly defer to "LaFleur" in the Dharma hierarchy.

"New sheriff in town, boys! Y'all best get used to it!"

March 21, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Joyce Saenz Harris said...

Also: I'm curious as to why the Dharma Processing Center sign was still around, and why the Dharma group photos were still up on the wall when Frank and Sun met Christian in 2008. Wouldn't the Others have removed those vestiges of Dharma many years before? This makes me think that our time-travelers changed history, that the 1992 Purge never happened, and that Dharma survived into the 21st century -- when Widmore finally sent mercenaries (or perhaps just his people, the Others) to wipe them out.

March 21, 2009 at 7:27 PM

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