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Episodes: Reviews
5.15 Follow the Leader
Kate: "It was not all misery." Jack: "Enough of it was." Clearly, the big question is whether the good things that happened in the past three years outweigh the bad. For Jack, they don't. For Kate, apparently, they do. I suspect that Kate's motivations have something to do with love. Aaron, Sawyer, Jack. No longer wanted for murder, reconciling with her mother. But Jack's side of the issue is pretty darned powerful: Boone, Shannon, Ana Lucia, Libby, Eko. Charlie! Claire, if she is indeed dead. And that's not even a complete list. What about all those passengers that died in the crash, too? Yes, it's a complicated issue. If I were on the Island and choosing sides, I'd be more emotionally inclined to follow Jack. And Sayid, Eloise and Richard. Four powerful, smart people. Not that I believe they're going to pull it off. Follow the leader. Locke is the leader. I wouldn't follow Locke onto a bus. Ever notice how he keeps promising stuff to people with the greatest of sincerity, and not following through? Although I loved Locke deciding it was time for *everyone* to go see Jacob. And I loved the smug, amused way Locke treated Ben; it's continually hilarious. Like Locke knows he has the moral upper hand for, well, ever. At least until Ben talks Richard into killing Locke. I can see it coming. Locke telling Richard what to tell Locke's earlier self was so freaking circular. Did the Island really tell Locke to do that? Does the Island want Locke to kill Jacob? Is Jacob the key to all of this? Is he an embodiment of the Island God, or something? What sort of power does he have? I really would like to find out who or what Jacob is. It's time. If the Losties are going to die in 1977, then I'm guessing the past can be changed. Faraday could still be rescued. Not that I completely believe Richard. He said he saw them all die, but did he? Maybe Locke traveled forward and time and told Richard to say that. I'd been wondering what happened to Sayid, and he showed up exactly when he was needed for the take-down. He killed another Other! (Or was it two?) How? Again, I'm wondering about the time travel implications of Sayid killing people in 1977, when he couldn't seem to kill young Ben. Is it because Ben's death would have had an effect on Sayid's own life, that he couldn't cause a paradox? Are the Others outside of time, somehow? Fun love rectangle stuff. Sawyer made Juliet feel secure in his love again, made her think they were going to live happily ever after in the 1970s. And then Kate came on board, and I could tell Juliet thought that it was all over but the shouting. Like Sawyer couldn't possibly choose Juliet over Kate. But you know what? At this point, I really want Sawyer and Juliet to stay together. Their relationship is so solid and calm and good for both of them. (But then again, dull relationships don't make for exciting television. *Sigh*.) How are they going to get Kate, Sawyer and Juliet off the sub for the finale? Baby Miles and little Charlotte are on that sub; it *has* to leave, or it'll cause another paradox. Right? For me, the most satisfying scenes in this episode were the ones with Miles and Doctor Chang. Making your wife hate you forever in order to save her life and that of your baby ranks way up there in the selfless act department. And I liked that Chang acknowledged the adult Miles and listened to him, a way of showing he cared without trying to blast past Miles' natural reserve. Chang was a good guy. Miles can be proud of him now. How incredibly painful for Miles. Next week is the season finale, and I have no idea what to expect. (This is where not reading spoilers pays off.) We've been talking about the "incident" since season two, and led to believe that it is inevitable. That the button will get pushed until a certain day in September, 2004, and Flight 815 will crash. Daniel Faraday will always die, and so will all the people in that cemetery on the beach. I suppose that if that's what we get, I can live with it. But what was the point of this entire season if nothing actually changes? I don't want this whole time travel thing to be self-fulfilling and totally circular. I want them to be able to change time -- but not all of it. Because if Flight 815 lands in Los Angeles in 2004, I'm going to throw things at the television. I want to be surprised. Surprise me, guys. Character bits: -- Young Eloise's acceptance of the bizarre situation and her determination to do something to save Daniel made me like her a little bit more. I know there's stuff we haven't seen about Eloise. Maybe she's not a bitch. -- Richard Alpert has a hobby: ships in a bottle. The patience and precision involved suits his personality. Plus it sort of symbolized that he's a god, presiding over all the little people around him. So he's an "adviser", and he's held the job for a very long time. Who gave it to him? -- Again, no more info about Daniel. In "The Constant", Daniel was doing experiments in time travel at Oxford in 1996. Which means that he must have been a child in 1977. Where is he? (This is like Lost reviewing deja vu; I just went through this with Ben.) [Note from later: I'm told that I missed the fact that young Widmore said something suggesting young Eloise was pregnant. I still think that makes Daniel too young, prodigy or not.] -- I wasn't surprised that Sayid would do anything to take back the last three years. He wants Nadia back, as well as all those killings Ben had him do. -- Only one nickname. Sawyer called the submarine guy "Nemo". Bits and pieces: -- Odd parallel, with Jack getting beaten in front of an upset Kate while Sawyer was getting beaten in front of an upset Juliet. -- Will Chang lose his arm in the "incident"? I don't want him to get hurt. I care about Chang now. -- I hate the swimming-under-water-to-a-hidden-hole thing. I end up holding my breath and getting anxious. -- Submarine CGI, with cool dramatic submarine submerging music. Pretty good, but I could still tell it was submarine CGI. -- No specific character backstory again. But that's standard at finale time. Quotes: Locke: "I'd appreciate it if you'd join us." Ben: "Why, John. Don't you trust me here with my former people? Afraid I'll stage a coup?" Chang: "What year were you born?" Hurley: "Nineteen... thirty one." Chang: "You're forty-six?" Hurley: "Yes, I am." Chang: "So you fought in the Korean War." Hurley: "There's no such thing." Chang: "Who's the president of the United States?" Hurley: (pause) "All right, dude. We're from the future." Ben: "This must be quite the out-of-body experience." Jack: "This is our destiny." Kate: "Do you know who you sound like?" Except for the fact that they're still at cross purposes, Jack is a lot more like Locke now. Jack has changed this season. Sawyer: "We'll buy Microsoft." Juliet: "Excuse me?" Sawyer: "And we'll bet the Cowboys in the '78 Superbowl. We'll be rich." Looking forward to next week's finale. I know a lot of people have found it confusing, but I have loved pretty much every minute of season five, Billie Blog version is here, if you'd like to comment. |