Great episode. Best of the season so far. If next episode is good (as I highly, highly suspect it will be--they know that they can't mess this one up) I think it's fair to say that the old Lost is back. We'll see, but my bet is the Big Turnaround is (finally!) over. It's all uphill from here. It will be interesting to see if and how they can slowly build the audience back. It's been holding pretty steady, which is a good sign.
Also...aw, man, I *still* can't talk about it! Bummer. Well, just wait and see. I'm more confident than ever that I've been 100% right all along.
(In retrospect, "Tricia Tanaka is Dead" seems like a bit of fun for TPTB before the work began.)
Great episode. One thing you can always count on - Claire having a brilliant flashback episode. All of her's have been great so far. She really frustrates me sometimes because she's not given much to do on the island, so we dont get a chance to see her "shine" until she gets an episode. She was brilliant tonight.
Patchy death - whoa!
Locke - creepy!
Sawyer catching himself about to use a nickname.
Loved the Charlie/Claire letter scene.
I also loved Jin's little frusterated grunt when Desmond shoots the gun when they were trying to catch that bird.
Another great episode! Most of the cast was utilized effectively, interesting and well-acted flashback, excellent mission plot, tagged bird wasn't as lame as I thought when I read a spoiler about it, music was great as usual, well written dialog, and surprising ending. This was all around a classic Lost episode. I'm so curious as to what's up with Locke. He's definitely back to season 1 Locke where he was out only for himself and his destiny. I love it
While it wasn't quite as thrilling as last week, I still thought it was a really good episode. It still had good content and really seemed like a good set-up for next week.
And we got more info and answers! I was happy when Kate kept pestering Patchy about the list. That's what we've wanted to see, so it's good to see them finally getting some answers!
And I really liked Claire and Sun's interactions. That's one of the things I've missed most this season - the relationships between the characters, especially the ladies. So it was great to see them together. And I thought the scenes with Charlie and Claire were cute. It's good to see them working through their issues.
WOW.... probably one of my FAVORITE episodes EVER. Claire/Jack half brother and sister..who didnt see that one coming but still...awesome. The whole Charlie thing was again pretty cool and JACK IS BACK!!!! yesssss. He was brainwashed...I can feel it. R.I.P. Patchy...you were a good man.
Loved this one. Finally confirmation on our Jack/Claire suspicions. Rousseau explaining her lack of interest in details about Alex. Locke acting really fishy. Jack bringing in a touchdown pass from Zeke.
While it wasn't quite as thrilling as last week, I still thought it was a really good episode. It still had good content and really seemed like a good set-up for next week.
Indeed!!
LOST is back! LOST is back!
All that effort C/J/S made with nets and fish and stuff--and Desmond just strolls over to a resting bird and picks it up!
Hey, it's the little things, as well as the big ones, yeah?
Jin's English is getting better and better, too, isn't it?
And Claire's line when Sun asked her where she was going, and her answer was: "To get some answers!" (Claire, honey, every poster on this site can dig THAT! )
Plus, we were told WHAT DAY IT IS! When Charlie was reading Claire's note, it said that they'd been there 80 days. So we are in DAY 80! How nice of TPTB to help us keep our timeline straight! (Just as they are starting to mess with the very CONCEPT of time, yes. But, hey, you take what you can get! )
I thought this was a good episode, and I gave it a 9 over on the rating thread. It fell short of a 10 only because the Claire story line was a little weak (for some reason I cringe when I see Claire and Charlie getting sappy together). Nevertheless, I quite enjoyed seeing Emilie get some screen time. While watching tonight's episode, I couldn't help but to think that we Lost viewers have been cheated out of seeing Emilie with a substantial plot. Of course, this could be said about so many of the ensemble cast. John Terry has a certain on-screen presence, and it was good to see him once again, even though I don't like his character. I'll have to compliment the casting director(s) for Lost for a job well done beginning with the pilot.
The Locke and company adventure scenes were particularly engrossing, and I enjoyed the banter between Locke and Sayid. Patchy had some good lines himself, and his demise at the sonic weapon fence (LOLed at that one) was pretty cool. Locke is back, and badder than before. What the heck is his agenda? Locke certainly didn't like where Patchy was going about the paralysis. The promo for next week was outstanding (as much as a minute or so promo can be).
The ending was nothing short of fantastic. Even being spoiled somewhat for that scene, I nevertheless loved it. That was some great stuff.
All in all, I get the feeling that Lost has climbed out of a rut. The time we spent with the Others sounded great upon first hearing about it. However, what makes Lost click for me is the sense of adventure (on one of the most beautiful locations in the world--not in a hatch or a building) and mystery. And, of course, with more screen time with the wonderful cast (all of them) of Lost. Job well done with Par Avion.
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