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| Lost Episode Recap - The Economist |
lauren writes " by
Trish Wethman
Happy Valentine’s Day, Lost fans! Instead of chocolates or
flowers, our gift tonight was the revelation that Sayid is one of the
Oceanic Six. No big surprise there—the guy is nothing if not a
survivalist. And even his post-island career choice ("headhunter,"
a.k.a hired assassin) was not all that shocking since his dubious
personal code of morality is well-covered territory. But the revelation
that his future boss is none other than Benjamin Linus? Well, that was
quite something. I found it especially interesting since earlier in the
episode he declared that the day he trusts Ben is the “the day I would
have sold my soul.” What has happened to change Sayid’s mind? Or did
he?
Another episode, another pile of questions to sort
through. I don’t know about all of you, but I actually had a tough time
keeping up with all the action tonight. I am so glad that ABC is
running the "enhanced version" of the previous week's episode right
before the new one. For example, tonight we learned that the unseen
woman with Daniel in last week's episode was his "caretaker." Not sure
what that means, but it provided a new angle to the Faraday character.
In any event, it appears that Elsa, the woman that Sayid killed, and
Naomi both work for the same corporation or were in some way connected.
They were both wearing the same silver bracelet. Sayid noticed the
engraving inside Naomi’s which read “N, I’ll always be with you, RG.”
He took the bracelet off her wrist and carried it with him. It is
possible that Elsa was actually wearing Naomi’s bracelet. Either way,
the bracelet provided a connection. But what about the guy on the golf
course from Sayid's first flash-forward. Why was he on "the list?"
While
Sayid and Kate trekked back to the Other’s campground to try and
extricate Charlotte, Jack spent some quality time with Daniel and
Frank. When Jack made the comment about being on the island for 100
days, I anxiously waited for a reaction from Frank that didn’t come,
but then Daniel’s experiment with the payload from the ship seemed to
provide additional evidence that time is out of whack on the island.
(There was time difference of 31 minutes from when the rocket was
launched to when it arrived at the beacon.)
Meanwhile, Locke,
unable to locate Jacob's cabin, set a trap for Sayid and Kate, using
Hurley as bait. Although Kate and Sayid were ambushed by their friends,
Sayid did manage to locate a secret room that Ben was using to hide
suits, luggage and, most importantly, passports and cash. As we
suspected from the photograph last week, it seems that Ben is able to
leave the island when he chooses. But for what purpose?
Juliet
went back to the beach to retrieve Desmond in hopes of getting more
answers about the rescue team, but Frank and Daniel claimed not to know
anything about Penny Widmore. (The look they exchanged seemed to
indicate that wasn’t necessarily the case.) In the end, Sayid and
Desmond accompanied Frank off the island with Naomi’s body. But why
were Charlotte and Daniel so willing to stay behind? And what are the
occupants of the helicopter going to encounter on the boat?
Jumping
ahead in time once again, we learn that Sayid's victims are all on a
list provided by Ben. Who is Sayid trying to protect? The other Oceanic
Six-ers? The folks back on the island? Is Ben actually one of the good
guys?
A few other things I enjoyed tonight:
—Future Sayid. Despite his career choice, he cleans up very nicely, with the straight hair and the tuxedo.
—When Frank asks if Sayid was a diplomat and Jack responds very matter-of-factly that he was actually a torturer.
—Sawyer wanting to “play house” with Kate on the Others’ compound. It was a moment of vulnerability that was unexpected.
— Hurley’s comment, “The ship sent us another Sawyer,” after Miles referred to him as Tubby.
This
show just keeps getting better and better each week. Each time I think
I have a handle on where we are going, they throw a curveball our way.
What are you all thinking? Did anyone catch the name on Ben's fake
passport? Who is the RG from Naomi's bracelet? Make sure to share your
thoughts, theories and comments.
http://community.tvguide.com/blog/Lost/800062566
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Posted on Friday, February 15 @ 14:08:51 CST by gertiebeth
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