(If you haven’t seen last night’s “Lost” episode, please stop reading now. Really. We mean it.)
Confession time: I am not one of those people who scours each “Lost” episode for hidden meanings, Easter eggs and the rest of that frimfram sauce. I would rather munch on cookies and watch it in peace, then read all the various comb-throughs of said episode the next morning.
Lots of people have been thinking deep thoughts about this show for several seasons now and frankly, they’re much better at spotting the hidden meanings and symbolism and frimfram sauce ingredients than I am. So if that’s the kind of “Lost” post you’re looking for, I recommend reading this column, or this blog post, or this one. Or read this one for the entertainment value.
I will say this, however: “What Kate Does” was an interesting episode not because of the action between Kate and Claire in the parallel universe, or the idea that Claire has assumed Rousseau’s role on the island.
(Keep reading, or scroll to the bottom to go straight to our recaps.)
I was not even blown away by the revelation that Sayid might not be “Jacob Uploaded” but has probably been “claimed.” That I kind of expected, especially having noticed the look on Miles’ face after Dogen and Lennon broke the news that Sayid was dead. I’m assuming Miles either didn’t hear Sayid say anything, which surprised him, or he did hear something, but what he heard was so unbelievable he’s keeping it to himself.
Or it could be that entire line of thinking is a dead end and Ken Leung was merely “being in the moment.”
God…I’m doing that thing I said I wouldn’t do, aren’t I?
At any rate, what intrigued me about last night’s bridge episode was not so much what Kate did, or what she does (which has interesting implications about the connections between the two storylines…swear to God, I’ll stop) but the portents of what Sawyer is going to do.
Even when Sawyer was at his most heroic and loving, “Lost’s” writers never let us forget that the man has a dark soul. This does not mean that he can never be the hero; he has played the savior several times since we’ve known him, and we’re expecting significant heroics from him before the end. But my heart sank when Sawyer revealed the engagement ring he was going to give to Juliet before throwing it off of that Dharmaland Bay dock, because that ring seemed to represent his last glimmer of hope and faith in anything good.
As we saw in the teasers for next week’s episode, Dark Locke will be taking advantage of Sawyer’s sorrow. And that ain’t good.
“Lost’s” end will be painful now matter how you look at it, but that pain is sharpened by the fear that James Ford will not get the happy ending many of us want for him.
Oh yeah, and one other thing: Hey, how nice to see Mac from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” make a reappearance! (BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!) Whoops, sorry he couldn’t stay. See you back at Paddy’s, Rob McElhenney!
Here’s the IMDb’s “Lost” recap in addition to the rest of our Tuesday night synopses.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010, 2:04 pm and is filed under Commentary, Episode Recaps.
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Tuesday Night Recaps: What Kate Does on “Lost”
(If you haven’t seen last night’s “Lost” episode, please stop reading now. Really. We mean it.)
Confession time: I am not one of those people who scours each “Lost” episode for hidden meanings, Easter eggs and the rest of that frimfram sauce. I would rather munch on cookies and watch it in peace, then read all the various comb-throughs of said episode the next morning.
Lots of people have been thinking deep thoughts about this show for several seasons now and frankly, they’re much better at spotting the hidden meanings and symbolism and frimfram sauce ingredients than I am. So if that’s the kind of “Lost” post you’re looking for, I recommend reading this column, or this blog post, or this one. Or read this one for the entertainment value.
I will say this, however: “What Kate Does” was an interesting episode not because of the action between Kate and Claire in the parallel universe, or the idea that Claire has assumed Rousseau’s role on the island.
(Keep reading, or scroll to the bottom to go straight to our recaps.)
I was not even blown away by the revelation that Sayid might not be “Jacob Uploaded” but has probably been “claimed.” That I kind of expected, especially having noticed the look on Miles’ face after Dogen and Lennon broke the news that Sayid was dead. I’m assuming Miles either didn’t hear Sayid say anything, which surprised him, or he did hear something, but what he heard was so unbelievable he’s keeping it to himself.
Or it could be that entire line of thinking is a dead end and Ken Leung was merely “being in the moment.”
God…I’m doing that thing I said I wouldn’t do, aren’t I?
At any rate, what intrigued me about last night’s bridge episode was not so much what Kate did, or what she does (which has interesting implications about the connections between the two storylines…swear to God, I’ll stop) but the portents of what Sawyer is going to do.
Even when Sawyer was at his most heroic and loving, “Lost’s” writers never let us forget that the man has a dark soul. This does not mean that he can never be the hero; he has played the savior several times since we’ve known him, and we’re expecting significant heroics from him before the end. But my heart sank when Sawyer revealed the engagement ring he was going to give to Juliet before throwing it off of that Dharmaland Bay dock, because that ring seemed to represent his last glimmer of hope and faith in anything good.
As we saw in the teasers for next week’s episode, Dark Locke will be taking advantage of Sawyer’s sorrow. And that ain’t good.
“Lost’s” end will be painful now matter how you look at it, but that pain is sharpened by the fear that James Ford will not get the happy ending many of us want for him.
Oh yeah, and one other thing: Hey, how nice to see Mac from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” make a reappearance! (BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!) Whoops, sorry he couldn’t stay. See you back at Paddy’s, Rob McElhenney!
Here’s the IMDb’s “Lost” recap in addition to the rest of our Tuesday night synopses.
“Lost”: What Kate Does
“NCIS”: Jack Knife
“American Idol”: Hollywood Round, Part 1 (Ellen is in the hizz-ouse!)
“The Biggest Loser” Working Out with Olympians
Lost, Sawyer
This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010, 2:04 pm and is filed under Commentary, Episode Recaps. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.