Tsuga, I feel your pain. Juliet's pouty face really got on my nerves until quite recently. Now, however, I quite like her. Not sure what brought about the change of mind, but I think it happened towards the close of Season 3.
So what did I get from the episode? Here's a list of stuff in no particular order.
1. That Charles Widmore is fer a fact the power behind the Freighter Force. This was heavily hinted at last week, sure, but to have it set in stone - in Lost - was a treat. Particularly for me 'cause I done called it ages ago.
2. That Ben would consider going all scorched Earth on everyone's ass if he felt it was called for. Now I know he's done something like that before, but to know that he's prepared to go that far raises some interesting questions about what exactly is at stake on that Island, and what it all means to Ben.
3. That Ben is a very emotional being, and not just a cold bloodied reptile who cares for his young but no-one else. Ben's love for Juliet is clearly dangerously powerful. This is interesting information in show where interpersonal dynamics are so important.
4. That not only is Charles Widmore behind the Freighter Force, he is also very likely a complete wanker. Of course we'd all suspected as much, but to show footage of him beating a man to death places him firmly in the baddie camp.
5. Following on from that, we now have the clearest picture yet of the forces at play here, and how they relate to each other. Things are being delineated in way that we've never seen before now.
6. That Jack really does harbour feelings for Juliet and vice versa. Now the show's soapy side might not be of much interest to some of you guys (although I struggle to see how anyone could enjoy Lost without enjoying that stuff) but I was keen to see that potential plotline bear some fruit. And, you know, this could well be highly significant stuff in the grand scheme of things - at the very least it's likely to profoundly effect the the Jack, Kate, Sawyer love triangle, which, let's face it, really needs to be shaken up.
7. Juliet's back story. We now know that she doesn't blame the Losties for Goodwin's death, she categorically blames Ben. I imagine there's a lot of anger there.
8. That the Island appears to profoundly effect people's immune systems - so much so that their bodies reject foetuses in much the same way that they would normally reject transplanted organs. Not huge news, but another piece of the puzzle.
9. Oh yeah, we have a much clearer idea about the Freighter Force's mission.
10. Hey, another Hatch! My wife seems to think smeone mentioned something about the Tempest being the Island's source of power. I didn't catch that - can anyone confirm or deny?
11. Ben's out.
There's probably more, but I can't bring anything else to mind at the moment.
The plot was moved along, relationships were changed and/or complicated, mythology was revealed. I'd say that was pretty great stuff. |
