If you like action, you were probably on Doc Jensen's side, as this had shades of The Temple of Doom. Sayid was the focus, and Naveen Andrews did not disappoint. (But really, does he ever?)
In the sideways reality, Sayid had allowed his brother to marry Nadia, even though Sayid and Nadia were clearly in love. He felt he didn't deserve her, it seemed. After his brother got into a mysterious "accident" (and was treated at Jack's hospital), Sayid came face to face with… Keamy! Wow, wasn't expecting that one. Keamy proceeded to give a creepy monologue about how he's good at frying eggs. Sayid shot him in cold blood and discovered Jin tied up in a freezer. (Reading that last paragraph, you'd think I'm on crack.)
Back on the island, Sayid (cleverly?) allowed himself to be the pawn of both Dogen and Flocke (that's my new term for Fake Locke). Per Dogen's instructions, he attempted to stab Flocke to death, to no avail. Flocke, convincing Sayid he could give him whatever he wanted most (which Sayid noted "died in his arms" – is he talking about Nadia or Shannon?) got Sayid to go back to the temple, tell everyone Jacob was dead and advise them to flee by Sundown. Which they did, until Smokey killed most of them. Oh, and Sayid quickly killed Dogen and Lennon.
Claire, meanwhile, had been banished down a temple hole by Dogen, and her encounter with Kate was priceless. Her rendering of "Catch a Falling Star" during the most gruesome action was… well, pretty awesome and creepy.
The end – with alliances seeming to take shape – seemed ominous. Sayid seemed happy with himself, as evidenced by the Flocke smirk. What do you think – since he was "infected" has he been evil all along?
If this episode lacked anything, it was answers. We need more answers. If we don't get some in the next couple of weeks, I will start to worry. B
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"Keamy proceeded to give a creepy monologue about how he's good at frying eggs. Sayid shot him in cold blood and discovered Jin tied up in a freezer."
Haha, no worries, you don't sound like you're on crack. You just sound like you're explaining a really bizarre dream you had or something.
Sayid must be talking about Shannon- Nadia never died in his arms, at least in this universe (unless I'm missing something?)
Nice review, and I totally agree with the B grade.
Thanks!
But didn't Nadia die in Sayid's arms after she got hit by that car? I think that was in the Season Five finale, when Jacob was "touching" everybody.
Apparently the episode with Richard's backstory is March 23... can't wait.
Oh. Yes. My bad. I guess I just really want it to be Shannon...I really hated her, but it would be interesting to have her back and kind of revisit that part of Sayid's life.
Oooh yes, that should be super awesome.
I'm re-watching season 3 right now. I miss Juliet :(
I felt the same way about this episode. It was decent, but not the OMGWTFBBQ AWESOME!!!!1!1! that everyone seemed to feel about it (at least on the message board that I read). I still think "Lighthouse" was the best of the season so far. Maybe because this was a Sayid episode... never really cared for those, and I thought the off-island stuff was boring this time. I also hope he was talking about Shannon because I'm sick of Nadia.
I agree with you both. I also really hope they pick it up and resolve some storylnes already. They've introduced new characters this season (Dogen, etc.) and I'm like, why? Like you don't have ENOUGH people? Let's focus on the characters
we care about and get a satisfactory ending. There are 10 episodes left, and let's hope they pull it off.
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