Good, but not great episode. This was one of those necessary episdoes that was clearly setting the stage for the two hour season finale on May 29th. The characters were all being positioned for what should prove to be a dramatic and entertaining conclusion to season four. At this point, I can’t imagine how the Oceanic 6 are brought together for their exit from the island. As it stands now they are mostly separated from one another which is why it should be fun to see how they are joined together and rescued from the island. My guess is that Lapedius (the pilot) is responsible for getting them off the island via his helicopter. Why are the other survivors left behind? Why are the Oceanic 6 the one’s who get the ticket off the island?
I loved the scene between Jack and Claire’s mother at Christian Shepherd’s funeral (screen cap above). I wasn’t expecting Jack to learn this season that he’s related to Claire. Even when it was clear to me that the woman who approached Jack was Claire’s mother, I didn’t think the connection would be made for Jack right there on the spot. I figured we the viewers would be left agonizing over how close Jack came to finding out. We now know that Jack telling Katie she’s not related to Aaron in a flashforward from a few weeks ago was not simply a creative use of irony, but rather Jack using the fact that he is related to Aaron against Kate. At least we got some resolution.
Why the lies from the Oceanic 6 about what really happened? I’m not so sure they’re being paid to lie by Oceanic. Yes, Oceanic has paid each of them off for the crash itself, but I’m wondering if the lies have been devised by the “6″ themselves. What are they hiding? The island itself, so that no one else will try to find it? Have they been threatened by Ben or Widmore? The freighter’s a goner. I’m sure it will explode in the finale. The question is who, if anyone, will on board when it does? Maybe that’s how Jin dies, if he’s actually dead in the first place. They wouldn’t kill Desmond, would they? One of the featured storyline’s in the finale will obviously be Locke’s attempt to move the island. My guess is the episode will conclude with Locke pulling the feat off. What will this mean? Will it do something to time? Will it have catastrophic results for those still on the island?
Before the season began, the producers promised that the identity of the person in the coffin from last season’s finale would be revealed this season. They’ve made it known that this will happen in the final episode. Who do you think it is?
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May 29, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Bryan
I’m still thinking that Michael is in the coffin, but it feels too obvious. I’ve been thinking about which other characters Kate could have such unreserved disdain for and Jack would consider neither a friend nor family, but to whom he could still have some kind of emotional attachment. The only other person I can think of is Ben, but he obviously isn’t dead (though the “death” could be a decoy, for whatever purpose).
Who knows. It probably is Michael.
One thing I really enjoyed in that episode was how Sun turned it over on her father, Mr. Paik. I’m wondering whether the resources of Paik Heavy Industries will become involved for the benefit of the island, via Sun? And, since we know Hurley and Jack have been having “visions” from the island, whether Sun and the others will in this episode as well.
Wish I could be there tonight, but rest assured that I’ll be watching too, ha ha.