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More backwards speech on Lost? - VIDEOS

by Erin Martell, posted Apr 23rd 2007 3:04PM

Henry Ian Cusick and Jorge GarciaDarkUFO, a Lost fansite, has found another instance of backwards speech in last week's episode. "Catch-22," a Desmond-centric episode, featured several of Desmond's psychic flashes. One of these flashes includes a message when you play the scene in reverse. The video clip (sound only) is available after the jump.

Backwards messages have popped up in Lost episodes before. Recently, "Not in Portland" had a scene that contained backwards speech (the Karl brainwashing video). An episode in Season Two is also rumored to include a backwards message from Walt. The backwards message from this episode actually uses dialogue from a later scene. As far as I know, this hasn't been done before. What gives?

When the camping group (Desmond, Charlie, Hurley, and Jin) finds the mysterious parachutist, Hurley says "Hey, can you hear me?" This dialogue is played backwards during Desmond's flash the night before, after Charlie refuses to go into the jungle. The flash happens right after Charlie says "I guess it's supposed to happen without me." Here's the normal version of the scene:

Now, compare it with the backwards version:
Why do you think Lost continues to include backwards message in certain scenes? Are those scenes more meaningful in some way, or are the messages just for fun? Your guess is as good as mine. Feel free to share your opinion in the comments section.

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Psyberian

Hey Greg...that sounds more like Jim Carrey than it sounds like Cholly...but that is what he's saying. Anyone catch the non-distinct stuff that comes right after?

April 24 2007 at 9:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Melissa

un-creative editing?

April 23 2007 at 9:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
RedStarRevolution

I don't think there's too much weight to the backwards speech. I would put money on that its just something fun they like to add to squeeze out that little bit more of blog talk about it, building buzz, etc

...Hell, it worked here didnt it?

On the other side of the coin, say the backwards speech IS related to an alternate timeline (which i hope to god its not, far too complex for the average viewer to grasp and hang on to) than the whispers in the wind might be related to the backward talk. Alternate dimensions poking through to our own...

April 23 2007 at 6:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Yaktastic

She's my cousin. Doesn't she look exactly like Laura Palmer?

Kar Stell

April 23 2007 at 5:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Greg

I think I heard Charlie say "Hey, can you hear me?"

But it could be someone else.

April 23 2007 at 5:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Akbar Fazil

I think this backwards speech moment was just an effect of Desmond's flashes in his head. I don't see it anymore than that myself.

April 23 2007 at 4:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Howey

Maybe that parallel universe theory isn't as crazy as it seems.

April 23 2007 at 4:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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