Wow, who didn’t love this episode?! Lost has had a really good season thus far, but “Dead is Dead” took it to a whole new level with Ben’s Judgment Day. The ending was quite a surprise.
Since I write previews of this series for IGN, I have an idea of what’s going to happen in each episode. This can sometimes ruin the experience of watching Lost and I suppose if I didn’t write for IGN, I may enjoy this series a little more, but I’m perfectly happy with the way things are.
Michael Emerson as Benjamin Linus
Going after Penny in the fashion that Ben did was surprising because it seems a bit brazen to do it in broad daylight like that and Ben is not usually that careless. He left himself open to be caught by just about anyone, but it was a nearby Desmond and young Charlie that kept Penny alive.
This was reminiscent of how he took Alex from his mother some time ago. It was interesting to see that happen for the first time. It was Charles Widmore who wanted the french woman dead and he was disappointed when Ben let her and her baby live. This caused a rift in their group and Ben sent Charles packing.
I thought this episode did a very thorough job of filling in parts of some of those Ben/Charles story holes. There isn’t often left to the imagination; every detail is provided.
With Ilana and a group of guys taking over at the plane, it doesn’t look good for Frank. I don’t exactly know what they’re up to, but I am intrigued about what is going on over on that other beach.
The conclusion to the episode was phenomenal. Ben got to see Alex again and she threatened to kill Ben if he didn’t follow John Locke’s every order. I never thought I would see Alex again and after this, now I’m wondering if she’ll be back like Claire sometimes drops in to spend time with Christian.
Rating: 9.7
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