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WARNING: MILD LOST EPISODE 3 SPOILERS BELOW:
I didn’t like last night’s episode of Lost as much as the two last week. This is mainly due to the fact that it focused heavily on Kate (who I can’t stand) and Jack’s talking in circles with Dogen.
It was also strange to see Mac from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia as I had completely forgotten that he had a blink and you missed it appearance three years ago. In this episode, he was given a name and a bitchy attitude. Though he didn’t have a huge amount of screentime, I can’t say that he made a very good case for having a dramatic acting career after Sunny ends. He should for sure stick to comedy.
That being said, I’m quite interested to see where the show goes in the next few episodes as things get set up for the end of the series. I’m also glad they got a Kate-centric episode out of the way early. Evangeline Lilly has only a few looks. She is either looking brooding, looking sad, looking sad and brooding, or looking deeply into Jack or Sawyer’s eyes. She’s like the Mischa Barton of Lost.
I am also quite excited about the zombie/contagious disease storyline that is getting developed. That is all.
I have to say that while Adrian and I have not always seen eye to eye when it comes to analyzing LOST, I essentially agree with everything he wrote.
Rob McElhenney was simply not good in a dramatic role. It really just felt like Mac made a cross-narrative appearance on LOST, because McElhenney acted exactly like his SUNNY character.
Adrian doesn’t think Evangeline Lilly is that great. Fair enough. Personally, I find her very attractive. I don’t think she is a great actress, but she fits the bill just fine. Regardless, I agree with AK in that Kate-centric episodes, for me, are drab and weak. I don’t know what it is…maybe I’m just not all that interested in the idiosyncrasies and depth (or lack thereof) of her character. I love it when she just meshes, and fits into the story and the plot of the show; not when it’s centered around her.
Don’t get it twisted folks…I am very excited about LOST and the direction it is heading. I have years of my youth invested into this show (a lot of beers, blunts, blogs, and shared experiences). I can’t wait to see what happens next…
You are both right. It was a pretty lame episode overall. The pacing was slow (not necessarily a bad thing but this episode really verged on boring) and Kate is, of course, not the most interesting character. I think we should focus on the positive, however, as we do not have very many episodes left.
Yes, Jack and Dogen talking in circles went on too long, but I think a lot was gained. Remember when Jack saw Dogen’s baseball and asked him what it was? Dogen replied quite simply that it was “a baseball,” thereby warning the audience to not read too much into things. In other words, sometimes on LOST, a baseball is just a baseball (Richard also taught John this lesson when he gave him the compass in the Season 5 premiere. John: “What does it do?” Richard: “It points North, John.”). It was a very valuable and well-timed lesson which we should all consider as we move forward into the rest of the season.
I also feel like Dogen gave us a little more insight into the castaways’ true purpose on the island. He was adamant about Sawyer not leaving the temple and quick to send a search party after him, meaning that he, at least (but probably also Jacob and the Island itself), needs each and every one of them for something specific. It just gave more depth to an already deep-rooted question: Why are they here (and based on the promos for next weeks episode “The Substitute,” Sawyer, at least, may soon have that answer)?
I am also very intrigued by the new “sideways” storytelling. I very sincerely hope that it pays off in a spectacular way, and I have faith that it will. Here is a brief theory I posted on a friend’s facebook note after last week’s episode:
“I think we will see things in the new reality progress just as they did on the island, albeit on a much smaller and more realistic scale. Remember, as Mrs. Hawking told us: “The universe has a way of course-correcting itself.” So everything that was supposed to happen to these people on the island must still happen to them off of it. The characters who died will still die, and the characters who found redemption will still find it. Jin and Sun, for example, will be able to fix their marriage the same way they did on the island. Jack will fix Locke so he can walk again. Claire will not give Aaron up for adoption, and so on.
I think the point is that we all have destinies which must be fulfilled, whether we are on the island or not.”
I feel that What Kate Does only strengthened this theory (and I must acknowledge of course that I am certainly not the only one who has put this theory forth). Claire and Kate always shared a sort-of sisterly bond on the island, and Kate even acted as midwife when Aaron was born on the island. It seems, so far, that things are progressing off the island the same way they did on it (even down to Ethan’s involvement, although of course we all saw the differences there).I wonder if Claire giving Kate her credit card will cause any problems down the line.
My major problem with the episode was Kate’s stupidity. Sawyer said, to Kate specifically, to NOT COME LOOKING FOR HIM. Given Sawyer’s new violent dark streak, I think it would have been wise to stay in the safe-haven of the temple. But stupid Kate went after him. Also, it was a stupid idea for Kate to keep driving around in that same taxi. I’m sure there were a lot of cops out looking for her that day, and she could easily have switched to a more discreet vehicle at any time, and she could have at least parked it instead of just leaving it outside the hospital for everyone to see.
Next week’s episode, The Substitute, is Locke-centric, and Locke episodes are always quite good.
