Welcome back to another Lost recap. We are 6 episodes deep into Season 4, and after 5 incredible episodes we got a regular run of the mill, nothing special, episode of Lost. Now let me be clear, there are no bad episodes of Lost. It's just our expectations are so ginormous, that a good episode always leaves us feeling empty. That is the way I felt about last night's Juliet centric episode. Elizabeth Mitchell is always fantastic, and she looked wonderful last night, but the plot including her flashback could have been explained in one scene rather than stretching it out. The really interesting scenes were anything that involved Ben presently on the island.
Juliet, Goodwin & Harper- Harper was friggin creepy when she found Juliet in the jungle. Where are the others hiding?? Is Ben telepathic?? How was he able to communicate anything to anyone??Stop introducing new characters!!!!
Nice way to bring back Goodwin who was always interesting to me. Fun story plot, and just shows us how wacko Ben really is. I want to believe that he ends up being a good guy, but he is just too creepy for me to do so right now. Having Goodwin unnecessarily infiltrate the tailies was obviously a way to get rid of him. A lot of things were obvious about this episode, and their ill fated romance was clearly one of them. Also Harper told Juliet that she looks like "her" which is why Ben is so infatuated. Who is her? Could it be the portrait of the blonde woman you see when Juliet goes to Ben's house?
The Faraday/Charlotte stuff- Also predictable. I could see Kate getting clocked from a mile away, the 10 second countdown has been done a million times, and you knew they weren't really going to gas the island. It would have been awesome if they actually had somehow.
Little things: They mentioned the kids that they kidnapped from the camps, and Ben mentioned the numbered rabbits. What did that mean? How will the kids factor into anything, and why do they need them? It's nice to see them refer to old questions, makes me think that Damon and Carlton actually remember old episodes.
My favorite part was both Jack and Juliet hearing the whisperings in the jungle. I think this is the first time we have seen 2 characters simultaneously hear the whispering. We (and they) are not crazy. Thank god. The Juliet/Jack kiss was fine for what it was, but unnecessary. You know he loves Kate, you see him pine for her when he gets off the island, so stop screwin with my head ok?
The Red Sox Video- I tend to believe Ben that Widmore is the big bad (Alan Dale just always looks menacing as Mr. Widmore) I also think Ben ends up a good guy, that's just my gut feeling. A wealthy power hungry man who is searching for an island that would bring him so much wealth and power, and trying to stop a man (Ben) from continuing his research. This is a very thinned version of what the truth might actually be, but it's still something to think about. Loved Ben's "See you at Dinner!" line to Sawyer, and Hurley. Hilarious.
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