An overall fantastic episode that slows the pace down a bit from the intense and frantic first part in favor of delving into some character development. Also the episode introduced some great new mysteries and Island mythology.Favorite Scenes
- Jin forcing Sun to button her top button was an important scene and is a reminder how far they came during the series.
- The first of many Sawyer nicknames with calling Hurley "Lardo".Hurley/Sayid introduction scene, especially part when Hurley is surprised which side of the Gulf War Sayid fought for.
- Jack/Hurley scene when trying to help the Marshall, especially Hurley fainting after professing "I'm not so good around blood".
- The plane splitting a part from Kate's point of view I think was the most intense viewpoint.
- Absolutely loved the ending with the reveal of the french transmission, and Charlie's line "Guys, Where are we?".
- The sounds effects during the Sayid/Sawyer fight were way over exaggerated, like watching a cartoon comic book show.
- CGI has been a mixed bag on the show, but the Polar Bear scenes during the first season were some of if not the worst.
- Shannon at her most annoying.
- The reveal that Charlie was taking a hit in the bathroom before the plane crashed was a great indication that the show would take the characters to some dark places.
- I forgot the number of times Charlie was almost killed/serious injured early in the series. (the cart almost crushing him on the plane, cave collapse, hung by Ethan) Had the island/universe been trying to "course correct" and kill Charlie from the first episode, long before Desmond's speech in season 3?
- Well known at this point, but the Locke backgammon Dark/Light scene certainly holds more meaning knowing his storyline throughout the series. It is probably the best evidence that the show had some idea of where it was going plot wise very early on.
- Interesting that Kate pretended not to know how to use a gun on the group exploration hike, she certainly was skilled at pretending/manipulating.
9.4 - A great continuation of the phenomenal first part of the episode. Slowed down the intensity a bit, but that was Okay to be able to expand on characters. A few more noticeable flaws drop this episode's score just a bit compared to the first part.
Your Thoughts
-Does the polar bear CGI bother anybody else? Whose point of view from the plane crash did you find most interesting? What do you think about the Locke backgammon scene now that we know what happens with his character?
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Your comment about how the Island may have been trying to 'end' Charlie's life, right from the very beginning, is intriguing to me. I certainly hadn't forgot how much misery was inflicted on Charlie even way before Desmond's speech, but I guess I had never really given it that much thought.
ReplyDeleteThanks jsf, I certainly remembered the graphic hanging scene, but otherwise I had forgotten. I'm not sure if his life was often in danger in the second season as well?
ReplyDeleteOhh I wouldn't know, my memory isn't particularly amazing.
ReplyDeleteWatched the first 2 episodes of S1 this morning and will try and watch episode 3 soon (in the UK so can't take part in the livechat I'm afraid as that's at 1am here).