Since being reborn on the island, John Locke has had a definite attitude adjustment. Locke has always been confident of himself, but he’s arrogant these days and I don’t don’t particularly care for the Locke 2.0. This new personality did manage to change some of the dynamics on the island when he was dealing with Benjamin Linus and Richard Alpert, however. Locke’s barking orders really surprised the two of them.
With Daniel Faraday dead (for now, at least), it was up to Kate and Jack to explain to Daniel’s mother what on Earth is going on. Jack bought into Faraday’s plan instantly, which put him at odds with Kate who wanted nothing to do with the hydrogen bomb. She didn’t want to get blown up and wasn’t particularly fond of seeing the last few years become meaningless.
Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen, Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard
The resolution to Sawyer and Juliet’s situation didn’t go quite as I thought it would. I never would have thought the two of them would end up leaving the island on the submarine, but they both seemed happy to do it.
Speaking of leaving the island, it may not have happened if Dr. Pierre Chang hadn’t had that conversation with Hurley and Miles. I also appreciated seeing Miles look on as Chang ordered his wife and the younger Miles off the island.
Lost is one of those few shows which does a great setup episode and I enjoyed this one right to the end. There was a LOT of information brought forth, little of it new, but nontheless, this episode covered portions of nearly every aspect of the story and even ended with a surprise plan of Locke’s.
I don’t know how this “killing Jacob” plan will work. It’s not entirely evident that Jacob exists… or if John is supposed to become Jacob. Whatever happens, I would like to think that Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof have a sound plan and don’t make this a disappointing story. I’m confident in them, however.
Rating: 8.6
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