The Lost Room, The Eye and the Prime Object

Thursday, December 6, 2007

The Eye and the Prime Object

After discovering the existence of the Occupant of Room 10, Joe attempts to find him and another object that will allow him to access the Vault. Kreutzfeld hatches a plan that could destroy the world. Ruber has a vision while in the desert.

Quotes

Jennifer: What are you doing?
Joe: Trying to put an end to this.
The Occupant: There's a price for everything, Joe. This is the price. This is the price to get your daughter back.
Joe: Will my daughter remember me?
The Occupant: I don't know.
The Occupant: Outside this room the objects all sense each other. Always. Like pain, electricity, noise. For a conscious mind, it's torture.
Joe: And now you're... what? The prime object?
The Occupant: No, there's no prime object.


Trivia


Twelve Objects, including the Dress Shirt, the Left Shoe, the Iron, the Shoe Polish, the Drinking Glass, the Foot Powder, and what appears to be the Binoculars, are viewed in passing when Miller and Kreutzfeld walk through the Vault.
The Conroy Experiment Objects include:
-The Ashtray
-The Pack of Cigarettes
-The Toothbrush
-The Watchbox
-The Clock
-The Nail Clippers
-The Motel Key
The Wedding Photo: A portrait of Eddie McCleister and Mabel Smith. The back of the photo bears the legend "Summer 1959" in Mabel Smith's handwriting. Properties unknown.
The Glass Eye: Can restore or destroy all flesh.
The cartoon Isaac is watching in the beginning of this episode is To Build a Better Mousetrap, an animated short by series co-creator Christopher Leone.