TV-Reviewed

With so many new characters being introduced, it’s been a while since Kate got her own episode and I figure it was excellent timing. I’ve been really curious about what she did with Aaron. There have been a lot of rumors, but “Whatever Happened, Happened” finally put some of those rumors to rest.

On the island, everyone was reeling from the fact that Ben was shot, but surprisingly, the only people who seemed to be affected were Ben and his father, along with the main cast. There weren’t many background characters shown in this episode.

Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen

Since there haven’t been any campfire chats about why everyone came back to the island, everyone is still piecing this stuff together. Why Jack came back isn’t entirely clear. He told Juliet he had to, but didn’t say anything beyond that. He’s starting to sound an awful lot like John Locke nowadays.

I really liked seeing Cassidy again. Wow, we haven’t seen her in ages, not really since all of the Sawyer-centric episodes from the first few seasons. I thought she nailed it when she called Sawyer on why he jumped out of the chopper. Kate was floored by the fact that she was right about Sawyer’s staying behind.

I can’t say as though I blame Jack for not wanting to help Ben, but at the same time, I agree with Juliet and Sawyer here; regardless of what Ben will become, he is just a child and I’d hate to have a kid’s death hanging over my head all the time.

Speaking of death and its impact, who else enjoyed the conversation between Miles and Hurley? Time travel and what is and isn’t possible. I absolutely loved that, especially when Hurley totally blew Miles’ mind by mentioning Ben would recognize Sayid in the future as being the one who shot him when he was a kid.

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Lost is really on a roll this season. The producers and writers have their you know what together and it’s making for some of the most entertaining television.

Rating: 9.0