Any time a Daniel Faraday-centric episode is scheduled, I take special note. These tend to be few and far between, but are also some of the best episodes in the season. Faraday is a special character and I think Jeremy Davies does a spectacular job in the role. Davies plays his character better than just about anyone else on the show.
Faraday came up with an interesting idea about how to prevent everything from happening: blow up the hydrogen bomb that the US Army left behind and this will take care of a lot of the problems surrounding the electromagnetism that is in the island. This came as quite a shock to me and I immediately had doubts about this working.
Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Ken Leung as Miles Straume
For quite some time I’ve been aware that Daniel Faraday was the child of Eloise Hawking and Charles Widmore, but it wasn’t until this week that show finally acknowledged the relationship that these three had. And furthermore, we got to see how the three interacted. Faraday was never around both of his parents at the same time. Charles would encourage him from a distance, while Eloise would encourage him in a closer, motherly way. She always seemed to know what Daniel would become and what he would do on the island. It’s strange to think that she seemed to plan on shooting her own son on the island.
The shooting at the end wasn’t surprising whatsoever. Anyone thinking they can waltz right into a camp with a gun and not get shot is out of his/her mind. I don’t believe Faraday will die, but I am interested in seeing just what happens next.
The jig is up for Sawyer, Juliet, Miles, and Hurley. They were found out, Phil was located, and now they’re in trouble.
“The Variable” was a solid episode. There weren’t any comedic moments – it was all action and intrigue. With just a few episodes to go, this looks to be another excellent season finale.
Rating: 8.5
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