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weewarriorOkay, the last time I tried to write this entry, it rivalled Moby Dick in both length and entertainment value, which is really a bit much for an episode that is essentially setup for the finale. So I decided to cut it down a tad, and by cutting it down I mean roughly reducing it by half. Seriously, you will thank me for it.
The Flashforwards:
I loved Michelle Forbes' brief guest appearance, and the edginess his fellow O6ers, but especially Sun and Sayid, displayed against Jack. Makes you wonder how exactly Jin got left behind (I refuse to believe he was killed).
Nope, Kate's isolation still doesn't move me to anything other than tears of boredom - I still hate her storyline, her newfound perfect Mommy-ness - because every female, no matter what her issues, only needs a baby to be perfect and whole - and the fact that the show actually frames her as a Virgin Mary figure in the scene with Jack and Claire's Mom. Do Not Want.
Nadia and Sayid: moving, but seems to have gotten a little under the bus that was the writers' strike. Pity. They are, however, a very attractive couple, and Naveen Andrews can definitely rock a suit.
Hurley: I am wondering what's actually worse: seeing the numbers or living with his parents. Loved the scene where he hears the whispers, and am still not completely convinced that those really were the party guests.
Jack: Still not fascinated by The Reluctant Hero, but Matthew Fox was heartbreaking in the scene with Claire's mother. Speaking of whom: between her miraculous coma recovery and the fact that Kate's mother is still not pushing up daisies despite having been declared dead for ten odd years, I'm now convinced The Island is an avid soap opera fan - of the Dynasty variety.
And fittingly enough, Sun discovers her inner bitch and buys out Paik Industries, forcing her father to finally respect her. I've long thought that Sun is the scariest character on the whole show, and I desperately hope she'll have some meaty scenes with Ben before the end. She should be just about the person who could beat him at his game. I wonder who the other person is she blames for Jin's, er, predicament: Jack? Ben? Widmore?
The Beach:
My fair Juliet once again gets nary a thing to do, but at least she is allowed to deliver a biting remark to Jack. Her wordless exchange with Sayid about whether or not to trust Daniel called back their rapport in Confirmed Dead and illustrated nicely how much she has become a trusted part of the castaway community. Incidentally, I think I might start shipping these two - their respective Death to Life Partners curses might cancel each other out, they both like Jack while they still know he is a bit of a moron, they are intensely competent, and they both hate Ben. I guess the only thing that could separate them is his future career - I can see Juliet understanding the assassin part, but not why he didn't shoot Ben first.
Dan, meanwhile, has another of his notebook moments - given that he only knew what The Orchid and the Second Protocol meant when he looked it up, I am once more convinced that he will at some point start jumping back in time like Desmond did. The idea of his notes as his external memory card is one of the things that makes this character very compelling to me, and I hope they further build on it like they did with the note keeping and passing between him and Des in The Constant. I sincerely hope that scribble above his sketch of The Orchid is not the shape of things to come, though. The last thing this show needs right now is Giant Killer Ants.
Also, I was glad that he volunteered ferrying off the survivors to the ship, although he might still be working with them out of necessity as much as genuine concern. Of course, the fact that his first group consists of Jin, Sun, Aaron and three redshirts instantly spells doom on the whole operation, but at least that's not his fault.
The Freighter:
Desmond also fares better on the "Doing stuff for others" front this week by actually trying to get the freighter closer to the island and discovering the huge stack of explosives linked to the dead man's switch on Keamy's Evil Biceps. Not to mention that he makes a good cruise captain by hoisting everybody competently on board, one after another, and with extra close ups for the Kwons and some nice words for Sun. Given the loving way this was filmed, it just has to be of utmost importance, but so far I don't see what it signifies other than Desmond having eligible upper body strength. Good for him, I guess.
Also nice - letting him ask after Sayid, and share a small wave with Dan. So the writers did remember the constant business, which is more than one could say about certain visions of Mr. Hume concerning Claire and Aaron. But why nitpick if you can blame the writers' strike? It has become the new handwaving.
Awkward reunion time: I am sure the scene between Sun, Jin and Michael would have had a lot more emotional impact if I had actually watched Season One past Episode 9 - but at least even I noticed that there seemed to be more to it than the usual "Michael the traitor" vibes.
In the jungle, the quiet jungle:
Helicopter track of Manly Men: Sawyer actually makes Jack halfway entertaining - really, I often wonder if the triangle doesn't simply revolve around the wrong person; if Sawyer was the linchpin, we'd at least have more snark - and Jeff Fahey needs a shave and some sunscreen really badly.
Hey, it's Richard and the Others, called by Ben's Mirror of Magic. Hi Richard! I still don't get why most of the fandom seems to be so into you, but nice to see you still have a huge supply of eyeliner, despite living the life of a Merry Man.
I still want that Ben, Locke, Hurley spin off. Who knew these three would be this funny together? Although it's really mostly Ben and Hurley who are funny, while Locke walks around with a constant giddy WHEE! expression on his face. Moving the island really must be one hell of an awesome adventure. Or maybe he's just happy that someone finally thinks he is really special? I'm a little scared for his confidence, here, mostly because I am convinced that Ben has some sort of Cunning Plan slumbering behind his twinkly little eyes. Although I am wondering why that seems to include him getting beaten up to such a high degree. Have we yet seen an episode with him this year where he doesn't get smacked around in some way?
And of course, it all ends about as horrible as possible for everyone. Knowing this show, though, it can only get worse...
Next episode: "What Did You Do???!" See you then!
The Flashforwards:
I loved Michelle Forbes' brief guest appearance, and the edginess his fellow O6ers, but especially Sun and Sayid, displayed against Jack. Makes you wonder how exactly Jin got left behind (I refuse to believe he was killed).
Nope, Kate's isolation still doesn't move me to anything other than tears of boredom - I still hate her storyline, her newfound perfect Mommy-ness - because every female, no matter what her issues, only needs a baby to be perfect and whole - and the fact that the show actually frames her as a Virgin Mary figure in the scene with Jack and Claire's Mom. Do Not Want.
Nadia and Sayid: moving, but seems to have gotten a little under the bus that was the writers' strike. Pity. They are, however, a very attractive couple, and Naveen Andrews can definitely rock a suit.
Hurley: I am wondering what's actually worse: seeing the numbers or living with his parents. Loved the scene where he hears the whispers, and am still not completely convinced that those really were the party guests.
Jack: Still not fascinated by The Reluctant Hero, but Matthew Fox was heartbreaking in the scene with Claire's mother. Speaking of whom: between her miraculous coma recovery and the fact that Kate's mother is still not pushing up daisies despite having been declared dead for ten odd years, I'm now convinced The Island is an avid soap opera fan - of the Dynasty variety.
And fittingly enough, Sun discovers her inner bitch and buys out Paik Industries, forcing her father to finally respect her. I've long thought that Sun is the scariest character on the whole show, and I desperately hope she'll have some meaty scenes with Ben before the end. She should be just about the person who could beat him at his game. I wonder who the other person is she blames for Jin's, er, predicament: Jack? Ben? Widmore?
The Beach:
My fair Juliet once again gets nary a thing to do, but at least she is allowed to deliver a biting remark to Jack. Her wordless exchange with Sayid about whether or not to trust Daniel called back their rapport in Confirmed Dead and illustrated nicely how much she has become a trusted part of the castaway community. Incidentally, I think I might start shipping these two - their respective Death to Life Partners curses might cancel each other out, they both like Jack while they still know he is a bit of a moron, they are intensely competent, and they both hate Ben. I guess the only thing that could separate them is his future career - I can see Juliet understanding the assassin part, but not why he didn't shoot Ben first.
Dan, meanwhile, has another of his notebook moments - given that he only knew what The Orchid and the Second Protocol meant when he looked it up, I am once more convinced that he will at some point start jumping back in time like Desmond did. The idea of his notes as his external memory card is one of the things that makes this character very compelling to me, and I hope they further build on it like they did with the note keeping and passing between him and Des in The Constant. I sincerely hope that scribble above his sketch of The Orchid is not the shape of things to come, though. The last thing this show needs right now is Giant Killer Ants.
Also, I was glad that he volunteered ferrying off the survivors to the ship, although he might still be working with them out of necessity as much as genuine concern. Of course, the fact that his first group consists of Jin, Sun, Aaron and three redshirts instantly spells doom on the whole operation, but at least that's not his fault.
The Freighter:
Desmond also fares better on the "Doing stuff for others" front this week by actually trying to get the freighter closer to the island and discovering the huge stack of explosives linked to the dead man's switch on Keamy's Evil Biceps. Not to mention that he makes a good cruise captain by hoisting everybody competently on board, one after another, and with extra close ups for the Kwons and some nice words for Sun. Given the loving way this was filmed, it just has to be of utmost importance, but so far I don't see what it signifies other than Desmond having eligible upper body strength. Good for him, I guess.
Also nice - letting him ask after Sayid, and share a small wave with Dan. So the writers did remember the constant business, which is more than one could say about certain visions of Mr. Hume concerning Claire and Aaron. But why nitpick if you can blame the writers' strike? It has become the new handwaving.
Awkward reunion time: I am sure the scene between Sun, Jin and Michael would have had a lot more emotional impact if I had actually watched Season One past Episode 9 - but at least even I noticed that there seemed to be more to it than the usual "Michael the traitor" vibes.
In the jungle, the quiet jungle:
Helicopter track of Manly Men: Sawyer actually makes Jack halfway entertaining - really, I often wonder if the triangle doesn't simply revolve around the wrong person; if Sawyer was the linchpin, we'd at least have more snark - and Jeff Fahey needs a shave and some sunscreen really badly.
Hey, it's Richard and the Others, called by Ben's Mirror of Magic. Hi Richard! I still don't get why most of the fandom seems to be so into you, but nice to see you still have a huge supply of eyeliner, despite living the life of a Merry Man.
I still want that Ben, Locke, Hurley spin off. Who knew these three would be this funny together? Although it's really mostly Ben and Hurley who are funny, while Locke walks around with a constant giddy WHEE! expression on his face. Moving the island really must be one hell of an awesome adventure. Or maybe he's just happy that someone finally thinks he is really special? I'm a little scared for his confidence, here, mostly because I am convinced that Ben has some sort of Cunning Plan slumbering behind his twinkly little eyes. Although I am wondering why that seems to include him getting beaten up to such a high degree. Have we yet seen an episode with him this year where he doesn't get smacked around in some way?
And of course, it all ends about as horrible as possible for everyone. Knowing this show, though, it can only get worse...
Next episode: "What Did You Do???!" See you then!
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Date: 2008-05-22 06:46 am (UTC)Sun is so calm and serene on the surface, and it's very easy to think of her as fragile and precious - which is what both Jin and her father do if you think about it, just from completely different starting points. And of course by now Jin has discovered that she is very strong I think but from his perspective, he is the one protecting her, while we've often seen that it is the other way round.
In addition to that strength and protectiveness, though, she also has a very ruthless streak, which came out as far back as when she broke that glass figurine and let the maid take the fall for it. And of course there was the situation where she tells Jin's mother she will have her killed if she comes back, and it's something you as a viewer believe *because* she is so calm and collected. I think it is that mixture which makes her fearsome (in a good way. I love Sun, I think she's one of the greatest characters on the show.).
It was really damn intense, but I wasn't sure what it was about. I don't think Michael did anything specific to them. He and Jin were buddies, though, so he might have felt particularly hurt when he sold them to the Others.
It's Jin and Michael, but Michael and Sun also had a developing friendship, with hints of attraction, so I guess that made it all quite complicated.
Because he's A) Nestor Carbonell and B) bizarrely immortal for no apparent reason!
A): I just know him from Lost, and B): well, we also have time travellers, polar bears and the dead walking, so what's the odd immortal here and there. (In addition I suppose he's immortal because he lives on the island. For who knows how long! Muahahaha!)