What a jam packed episode. It almost went too fast... What struck me first were the ties back to the series premiere: First shot of episode is an eye opening...Jack's eye, and later, Jack sews up Kate's wound, just as she sewed up the wound in his side so long ago.
Then, the ties between the Island World and the Sideways World: Ben gets flashes of Desmond on the Island as he is being beaten by him in the Sideways World school parking lot. Also, Island Ben is touched again by his lost daughter when they enter Otherville and Miles feels her presence in her grave, finds out it was Richard who buried her. Later, Sideways Ben has a lovely evening with student Alex and her mother, Danielle Rousseau. He is moved to tears when told he has been like a father to Alex... Does this emotion bleed through to Island World in the next scene when he finally gets his revenge on Charles Widmore? I remembered Ben accusing Charles of changing the rules... I still want to know...WHAT RULES! Oh, and Sideways Locke using the phrase "Maybe this is happening for a reason" in Dr. Jack's office...
Ben, Ben, Ben... what is he up to? Will he betray all the other people that we thought he had finally joined? Or was he just surviving the moment...getting a chance to get revenge on the man he blamed for the death of his daughter...and Smockey could be next? Is Michael Emerson great or what? Loved his "lemonade" line.
A high point for me was the touching exchange between Jack and Sawyer on the way to the well. Sawyer, who has been looking despondent, says "I killed them, didn't I?" Jack responds "no, HE killed them." I thought it was a nice thing for Jack to do, rather than lay any more guilt on Sawyer.
Desmond was certainly a busy boy in Sideways World...what a hoot! From calling Jack with news of finding his "lost cargo" - did he really? - to arranging the smoothest jail break in history at the end, Desmond was a constant delight... ha ha. I do wonder though, did he find Christian's body or is that a ruse to get Jack to the airport? (I have thought that the lost body was significant... is it part of putting things back to the "right timeline" ?) (Yes, I am know I could be WAY wrong, but it's my little theory and I'm sticking with it!) I think he is manuevering everyone to a plane... but why he needs to go to the concert I can't guess right now... to get Claire, Sawyer (did I catch correctly that he is going with Miles to the same concert?...this is where I got a bit confused...)
How about that great promo that ran around 9:26am... from a contest by KIA, the way it ended showing a balance with a black and white stone... well done.
I was shocked that Richard Alpert died so suddenly and without much time for reaction... I was surprised I didn't cry...but things were moving so fast, and he was what, almost 200 years old...? I have a feeling we will be seeing him again...with his wife.
Ha, I thought Sayid didn't leave Desmond in the well! At least for now, and according to Smockey, Sayid did get him out...now where is that little scamp? Also, so glad Miles got out of the house before Smokey arrived. OK I have to run now.... more later...I wonder what will percolate up in my brain as it processes this more, especially the scenes of Jack's "taking on the mantle of ProtectorHood"... too much to say for now...so,
Namaste, Yinz!
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