Welcome to
The F.O.X. Den 9!
F.O.X.D standing for
Fans
Of the
Xtraordinary
Doc/Dramatist (to encompass both Jack & Matt of course) If you'd like to be a
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Hanging over the Den fireplace:
Silver Fox
Cool Blue
White Hot
Chillin
All Smiles
Makin Waves
Matthew possesses a rare & evident talent...An uncanny ability to convey a myriad emotions in a few subtle expressions with a notable range...His gifts were first shared w/the viewing public in the critically acclaimed Party of Five, & was further cultivated in the well crafted series Haunted. While Haunted's stay on the air was terse, its quality was exceptional, & the character of Frank Taylor provided the perfect transition to Lost's Jack Shephard. As Jack, Matthew brings a warmth and commanding presence to the screen. Completely believable as a selfless action hero one minute, & an intelligent doctor/conflicted man the next.
And now an essay on the intricacies of that conflicted man:
Jack stumbles through the thicket fighting for clarity as a scene of anarchy comes into focus. And it is in these moments of post crash chaos that perhaps best defines the character before us. As a man of action, his bravery, selflessness, & paradoxical strength/ vulnerability propel him to help anyone in need....But he is human before hero, & just a guy trying to do the best he can.
The pressures he faces would be overwhelming to anyone. In his hands are the lives of 40 ppl in a dire survival situation on an island that is beyond extraordinary. With "others" & monsters lurking around every corner, Jack has to contend not only with his constituents being his patients, but his "family" as well. Thus the line that determines what he should do as a doctor, a leader, & a friend becomes blurred between his personal and "professional" responsibilities.
The above only adds to the struggle & complexity of his character....This situation is his worst nightmare in having 40 chances to fail on a daily basis in several capacities. And now as he is thrust into the forefront, he's forced to confront his demons while so many count on him to take care of them & his beliefs are brought into question.
Yet perhaps Jack's greatest burden, is the need to make sense of a man whose life & death have left heavy footprints on his heart and psyche ...Having yet to properly grieve for his father, Jack is silently suffering, caught in the purgatory that is the Kubler Ross stages of grief. With no body to bury, words from a stranger are his only comfort for requiem of a relationship that was the epitome of misguided love... In having his own inadequacies & fears, Christian actually thought he was doing his son a favor, shielding him from disappointment by emotionally cutting him down- "You just don't have what it takes". Yet in actuality, it was more about Christian than Jack for if he could "mold soft metal into steel" & turn his son into a successful doctor, then Christian's bruised ego would be validated....Somewhere inbetween the memories of drunken stupors & "constructive" criticism, is the father Jack loved and misses. The irony being Jack's own choice led to the subsequent death that now leaves him in a compounded maelstrom of guilt & pain.
A stereotypical doctor and hero is not what you will find here. Jack is a man so dedicated to the preservation of life, that he's willing to cross his own moral & physical boundaries in order to serve that devotion...Doctors typically are emotionally detached from their patients out of self preservation & have confidence in their abilities, but Jack is emotionally tortured by his failures & his self doubt is his biggest hindrance...He is no Superman, he bleeds, cries, & gets his bruises along the way, but his courage, wits, & heart make him every bit the hero.
He is a "hides in plain view" character. He requires you to peel back the layers one by one in order to see the breath of complexity & interest beneath. I think of him as a stained glass of humanity...Having all of these different shades & colors that ppl often isolate as if they can't be part of the same man, but together they make an intricate mosaic..Jack has flaws & makes mistakes, but he's a good man and a wonderful character that hopefully more can come to appreciate as we do.
Please take a comfy seat & I hope you enjoy your stay!
cheers
~banshee
*thanks to wildjinx for the thread name 
& Lost-media,com, LoveFoxy, & Matthewfoxonline.com for pics 
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