Sorry for the lack of LOST posts and the need to clump them all together. But, here goes.
"Namaste!"
It was interesting seeing everyone reunite, but I found the episode a little flat. I think this falls into the "all set-up, no action" category. Back in 1977, Jack, Kate and Hurley were introduced by Lefleur as
new Dharma virgins who had just arrived by sub.
Meanwhile, back in 2007, Sun and Lapidus take off from the hydra island and run into none other than Christian Shepherd in old Dharmaville. He points out a picture from 1977 that clearly features Jack, Hurley and Sawyer with the other Dharma people.
Tidbits:
-Did Sawyer purposely assign Jack janitorial duties just to get his goat, or was it perhaps to keep an eye on Ben's dad, also a janitor?
-Did Juliet really forget to put Kate on the list, or was she just trying to make her sweat? I like the latter theory.
-Much has been made of a screen grab that supposedly shows a blonde woman standing behind Sun. Do we think this is supposed to be Claire, or was it a crew member who wandered into the shot by mistake?
-We finally learn the identity of the baby Juliet delivered: it's Ethan! B-
"He's Our You"
This episode seems to be a turning point: the narrative is returning to the show's original style, in which one character's plot details are filled in through flashbacks over the course of one episode. This time it's Sayid's turn, and we finally learn why he was Ajira Flight 316 headed back to the island.
The short answer: he met Ilana in a bar, they had a fun time, and then she arrested him on behalf of a family of one of his victims from when he was working for Ben. How convenient.
Back on the island in 1977, the Dharma crew bring out the Sayid equivalent (a guy named Oldham) to drug the guy into telling the truth about where he came from. That he does, but no one believes him because it sounds so ridiculous.
Later, Young Ben lets Sayid go into the wild. When they run into Jin, Sayid knocks him unconscious, takes his gun – and fills Young Ben with lead.
Tidbits:
-Shocking ending, no? I was screaming, "He's gonna do it!" when Sayid picked up the gun.
-When Ben gets on the plane, doesn't he looked shocked – and somewhat frightened – to see Sayid sitting there? Does that mean he had nothing to do with getting him on that flight?
-Who is Ilana really working for – Ben? Widmore? Herself?
-Best quote of the night, courtesy of Sayid: "A 12-year-old Ben Linus just brought me a chicken sandwich. How do you think I'm doing?" B+
"Whatever Happened, Happened"
And now it's Kate's turn. We got a lot of answers in this episode: Why did Kate leave Aaron to come back to the island? Check. What happened to Aaron? Check. What did Sawyer tell Kate on the helicopter? Check. What has become of Clementine? Check. Not much was left dangling with Kate's back story.
On the island, Hurley and Miles had a funny exchange in which our time travel questions are dissected. Hurley seems more and more to be the audience personified: he keeps asking pertinent and rather simple questions that peak our interest.
Meanwhile, with Jack refusing to help, Kate and Juliet took matters into their own hands and took Ben to the only person they could think of to help – Richard Alpert. Ben was taken to the Temple, where Richard claimed he would forget what happened and "lose his innocence." So, did Kate and Juliet just create the monster we know Ben will grow into?
The last scene, back in 2007, with Locke telling Ben "welcome to the land of the living," was a perfect set-up for next week's Ben-centric outing.
Tidbits:
-Were we supposed to think the woman who took Aaron's hand in the grocery store was a plant? She looked eerily like Claire. Could Ben have orchestrated everything to make Kate want to give him up?
-For a while I suspected Cassidy might poison Kate or at least bitch-slap her, but no such luck.
-We've seen various versions of the scene in the California marina now. It's clearly important, and I think next week we'll find out why.
-Does anyone think Kate had any other motivations for going back to the island – besides trying to find Claire? B+
"Namaste!"
It was interesting seeing everyone reunite, but I found the episode a little flat. I think this falls into the "all set-up, no action" category. Back in 1977, Jack, Kate and Hurley were introduced by Lefleur as
new Dharma virgins who had just arrived by sub.Meanwhile, back in 2007, Sun and Lapidus take off from the hydra island and run into none other than Christian Shepherd in old Dharmaville. He points out a picture from 1977 that clearly features Jack, Hurley and Sawyer with the other Dharma people.
Tidbits:
-Did Sawyer purposely assign Jack janitorial duties just to get his goat, or was it perhaps to keep an eye on Ben's dad, also a janitor?
-Did Juliet really forget to put Kate on the list, or was she just trying to make her sweat? I like the latter theory.
-Much has been made of a screen grab that supposedly shows a blonde woman standing behind Sun. Do we think this is supposed to be Claire, or was it a crew member who wandered into the shot by mistake?
-We finally learn the identity of the baby Juliet delivered: it's Ethan! B-
"He's Our You"
This episode seems to be a turning point: the narrative is returning to the show's original style, in which one character's plot details are filled in through flashbacks over the course of one episode. This time it's Sayid's turn, and we finally learn why he was Ajira Flight 316 headed back to the island.
The short answer: he met Ilana in a bar, they had a fun time, and then she arrested him on behalf of a family of one of his victims from when he was working for Ben. How convenient.
Back on the island in 1977, the Dharma crew bring out the Sayid equivalent (a guy named Oldham) to drug the guy into telling the truth about where he came from. That he does, but no one believes him because it sounds so ridiculous.
Later, Young Ben lets Sayid go into the wild. When they run into Jin, Sayid knocks him unconscious, takes his gun – and fills Young Ben with lead.
Tidbits:
-Shocking ending, no? I was screaming, "He's gonna do it!" when Sayid picked up the gun.
-When Ben gets on the plane, doesn't he looked shocked – and somewhat frightened – to see Sayid sitting there? Does that mean he had nothing to do with getting him on that flight?
-Who is Ilana really working for – Ben? Widmore? Herself?
-Best quote of the night, courtesy of Sayid: "A 12-year-old Ben Linus just brought me a chicken sandwich. How do you think I'm doing?" B+
"Whatever Happened, Happened"
And now it's Kate's turn. We got a lot of answers in this episode: Why did Kate leave Aaron to come back to the island? Check. What happened to Aaron? Check. What did Sawyer tell Kate on the helicopter? Check. What has become of Clementine? Check. Not much was left dangling with Kate's back story.
On the island, Hurley and Miles had a funny exchange in which our time travel questions are dissected. Hurley seems more and more to be the audience personified: he keeps asking pertinent and rather simple questions that peak our interest.
Meanwhile, with Jack refusing to help, Kate and Juliet took matters into their own hands and took Ben to the only person they could think of to help – Richard Alpert. Ben was taken to the Temple, where Richard claimed he would forget what happened and "lose his innocence." So, did Kate and Juliet just create the monster we know Ben will grow into?
The last scene, back in 2007, with Locke telling Ben "welcome to the land of the living," was a perfect set-up for next week's Ben-centric outing.
Tidbits:
-Were we supposed to think the woman who took Aaron's hand in the grocery store was a plant? She looked eerily like Claire. Could Ben have orchestrated everything to make Kate want to give him up?
-For a while I suspected Cassidy might poison Kate or at least bitch-slap her, but no such luck.
-We've seen various versions of the scene in the California marina now. It's clearly important, and I think next week we'll find out why.
-Does anyone think Kate had any other motivations for going back to the island – besides trying to find Claire? B+
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