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This was probably my favorite episode of the season so far. One thing to say at the outset is that the production staff is to be congratulated. Even though Lost is filmed in Hawaii, they were able to make it look like they'd filmed on location in Nigeria, for Eko's flashback sequences. Speaking of which, as far as I'm concerned, Eko now has the best potential flashbacks in future episodes. I love that Black Hawk Down-type stuff, with the truck-riding, machine-gun bearing gangs who rule certain areas of certain African countries. Future episodes focusing on Eko could promise more Road Warrior-type shenanigans, with Eko in full murderous warlord mode.
I never would've thought of pairing Eko with Charlie, which is one of the many reasons why I'm not a staff writer for Lost. But their stories compliment each other very well. I would've just stuck Eko with Locke, which would be the team-up of the century, but the writers played it smarter. Both Charlie and Eko have brother issues, and they play off each other very well. (By the way, the Eko and his brother scenes reminded me of one of my favorite films, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, where Eli Wallach's Tuco ran into his Catholic priest brother -- that whole sequence was similar to this past week's Lost).
And meanwhile, Kate cut Sawyer's hair while Jack looked on. Hmm. Yep, this episode pretty much confirmed that the Jack/Kate/Sawyer triangle is basically a waste of celluloid.
I'm also glad we finally got to see what Locke confronted, back in Season 1's "Walkabout." All this time we've been lead to believe it was a monster or something (or something mechanical), and I have to say I'm underwhelmed that it turned out to be the black smoke. So basically it's something we've already seen. I guess it makes sense, as every other time we've heard the explosions and the underground machinery, the black smoke has been nearby, but I never connected the two. I didn't go to any great lengths to study the images in the smoke, but they all seemed to be from Eko's life -- the man he killed, a crucifix, etc. Also, I love how things are foreshadowed in Lost. Remember how upset Eko was, back in the Tail-Enders focused episode, when the kids were taken? Now we see why -- he was taken himself, as a kid. By the way, hats off to the thug who tore off kid-Eko's cross and said, "You won't need this anymore." That man is going places.
I'm wondering about the order of events. I believe Nigeria only had those air restrictions until the late 1990s, maybe early 2000 or so. So, if Lost takes place in 2004, that plane's been sitting there for 4 or 5 years. Who knows. I highly doubt the day will come when every single mystery is solved. Some of the things in the show are surreal in a good way, and I'd say the Nigerian plane is an example of such. (Kate's horse showing up on the island is an example of surreal in a bad way).
Michael seems to have accepted it's Walt on the other computer a bit too readily. I still think it's an Other trick. Looks like next week might have some Islanders vs. Others action, but the previews are so misleading it's hard to tell. I'm really hoping for a nice Commando-esque action episode, probably courtesy of "Commando" scripter Jeph Loeb (Hurley even gave him a shout-out in the preview for next week: "Michael's gone all Commando!") I just want to see Locke and Eko waste Others left and right, Eko using his "Jesus stick" (Charlie's best line ever, by the way).
Oh yeah -- and I love how Charlie considers it a bad thing that he's been tossed out of Claire's shack, complete with its screaming baby. Just do the drugs, Charlie. You know we all want to see it happen. Hopefully there will be a Trainspotting moment where he'll see Turnip Head crawling along the ceiling. |
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