After last week's episode of LOST I was really excited about the remainder of the final season. However, that excitement was significantly tempered after this week's episode. I am not able to articulate why I didn't like it, but I really didn't like. The flash sideways stuff really seemed to drag, and the on island stuff was meandering and unsatisfying. I have heard a lot of positive talk about this most recent episode, but I don't agree with that at all. I thought it was weak. Even though it gave us some more answers than "What Kate Does", I found it just as pointless to watch. Maybe I need to watch it a second time and see if I will change my opinion.
This episode did remind me how much I enjoy the character of Hurley. I love how he says the things that the audience is thinking. He is one of the few things about LOST that has been solid from the beginning. I love the show, and without Hurley, I wouldn't like it nearly as much. The other thing this episode reminded of is how much of a bitch Jack is. I really liked the guy at first, but as this series has progressed he gets worse and worse. When he smashed the mirrors I actually got a little pissed. It seems like the characters of LOST are always undermining their own chances at making sense of their situation. When Jack smashed those mirrors he screwed us. The is the final season and there aren't that many more episodes left. He could have turned the thingy and we all could have seen what Jacob looked at as he checked in on his candidates, or whatever he was doing. Instead of indulging us a little bit, Jack had to go and bust shit up. How much longer are the writers going to pull this crap. We're running out of time.
The other thing that bothered me about this episode has a lot to do with the fact that I have never liked the character of Claire. I am not a big fan of the actress, and I don't like how she is playing "crazy". I really hope they don't dwell on her too much. Best case scenario; Claire and Kate duke it out and Kate smashes her head against a rock in the next episode.
They did add one big mystery this week. Who is the mother of Jack's son? Too bad it is in the flash sideways and nobody really cares about that stuff. I still believe they are going to bring the two realities together at some point. I am really hoping it happens sooner than later. On that note I will end this post, and be hoping for a more fulfilling episode next week.
-deric
