Lost’s ‘Last Supper’: Battlestar, Sopranos were 1st
Little could Leonardo da Vinci have imagined way back in the 15th century that his brilliant painting of The Last Supper—which features Jesus with his 12 apostles—would become the iconic image for television promotions, as exemplified by what we’re calling the “Lost Supper,” which ABC just released to promote the upcoming sixth and final season, which premieres Feb. 2 at 8 p.m.
The picture features the cast of Lost sitting in airplane seats pulled up to what appears to be an airplane wing that’s being used as a table. Skulls litter the ground in front of them as the cast appears focused on Locke in the center of the table. So what’s it mean? Locke is Jesus? Airplane wings make good tables? Dharma Initiative food would make a good last supper? And if Locke is Jesus, who’s Judas?
Why Is JJ Abrams Obsessed With Alice in Wonderland?
JJ Abrams and Alice in Wonderland: What’s the connection? Lost is rife with Carroll-isms, and now Fringe is falling down the same rabbit hole. We investigate the Abrams/Alice relationship just in time for Fringe to pick up January 11th.
Abrams has been mining the Alice mythos for years -Alias, Lost, and yes, even Felicity are all filled to the brim with Into the Looking Glass subtext and, as is the case with Fringe, actual context. For the sake of brevity, topicality and to spare you the pain of many, many white rabbit-related metaphors we’ll keep the focus on Fringe with a bit of Abrams’ back catalog to support the theory.
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Love the speculation on the promotional image. What do you think the image represents? And what do you think it means for the final season of Lost?
I never noticed the correlation between Alice in Wonderland and JJ Abram’s work. Did you? What do you think of the theory on JJ Abrams and Wonderland?
