>: 93 WHATEVER HAPPENED, HAPPENED
Just happened to catch LEFT BEHIND in syndication Wednesday afternoon, so I was all primed for the return of Cassidy.
Ben’s “Please…help,” earned an early Boo. Not a Sayid killshot? Seems like a stretch. And ridiculous. I'd sooner believe that this man, intending to, could take out a kid by shooting him in the heart than I would Ana could accidentally land a killshot on Shannon in the rain. But I guess it's the sacrifice that the writers/Island demanded. Or not.
Jack can’t help being himself, not going to get ordered around. Will be interesting to watch him continue to butt heads with Horace.
Roger’s really a creepy guy, even when he’s trying to be suave.
So great how Kate always listens to Patsy Cline, no matter what. Both of her conversations with Cassidy were handled really well, writing and acting.
And the Miles/Hurley bit was pretty hilarious. Loved them coming into it with Marty McFly’s disappearing hand. “It’s really confusing.” “Yeah, well, get used to it.” Pretty blatantly talking to the chunk of the audience who’s not time-travel-friendly.
Whoa, didn’t see Jack’s refusal coming! That was a solid twist. Especially since it looks like that’s the impetus for the entire conversion of Ben situation in the first place. He’s not putting up with it. Was glad for him to throw the Season 3 situation in Kate’s face. Yeeees, we have done all of this before.
You know, it’s interesting, in that first scene of the season, the foreman of the dynamite crew mentions going back in time and killing Hitler to Chang when he brings up time-travel. This whole thing with Ben is definitely a spin on the old smother-Baby-Hitler-in-his-crib conundrum. (also, speaking of Chang, in that Comic-Con video, he mentions getting his degree at Ann Arbor)
Losing Aaron in the store was well done. Was sure he was gone and was also thinking, “Yeah, it’s about time.” Kate played Crazy Mom real well.
The whole bit about Kate needing Aaron, I liked how that was written, between her and Cassidy and her and Claire’s mum, just solid emotional beats, hit very well. Evangeline did well with her episode, I was quite sad that she had to leave Aaron, too.
And then of course the money scene of the night is when Sawyer and Kate hand Ben over to Richard. He’ll lose his memory? Oh, the old ‘3-PO mindwipe! I hope that winds up not being the case, just because I like the idea of Ben maneuvering our crew into place since Season 2 so much better. He’ll “lose his innocence”? Um, that sounds creepier than it’s probably supposed to. And the wildest line of the night, that one Other guy just mentions Charles and Ellie like it’s no big deal. Ho! I instantly felt like a fool. Widmore told Locke in Tunisia that he was the leader of the Others until Ben ousted him, I think, twenty years ago, so of course it tracks that he would be the boss at this point. But it’s just so much crazier with those two having been out there in the jungle all this time. The immediate thing that I wonder is if Penny and D. Faraday might be the second pair of half-brother/sisters on this show. That would certainly explain Widmore’s patronage. The dynamic seems to have shifted in the 23 years since we first saw those two under Richard’s leadership.
Great bit with Richard taking Ben into the Temple. They should have closed on that. That last scene with Ben waking up to Locke’s unsmiling mug didn’t really carry anything forward and was a bit soap operatic for my tastes. Also, a weird way to cap off the Kate-centric episode, particularly if this wasn’t a lateral and Ben finally gets a –centric next week.
I was 1 for 3 last week, no Faraday or Sayid but yes, all of this has happened before. Even got a word in the title, hey.
Ben’s “Please…help,” earned an early Boo. Not a Sayid killshot? Seems like a stretch. And ridiculous. I'd sooner believe that this man, intending to, could take out a kid by shooting him in the heart than I would Ana could accidentally land a killshot on Shannon in the rain. But I guess it's the sacrifice that the writers/Island demanded. Or not.
Jack can’t help being himself, not going to get ordered around. Will be interesting to watch him continue to butt heads with Horace.
Roger’s really a creepy guy, even when he’s trying to be suave.
So great how Kate always listens to Patsy Cline, no matter what. Both of her conversations with Cassidy were handled really well, writing and acting.
And the Miles/Hurley bit was pretty hilarious. Loved them coming into it with Marty McFly’s disappearing hand. “It’s really confusing.” “Yeah, well, get used to it.” Pretty blatantly talking to the chunk of the audience who’s not time-travel-friendly.
Whoa, didn’t see Jack’s refusal coming! That was a solid twist. Especially since it looks like that’s the impetus for the entire conversion of Ben situation in the first place. He’s not putting up with it. Was glad for him to throw the Season 3 situation in Kate’s face. Yeeees, we have done all of this before.
You know, it’s interesting, in that first scene of the season, the foreman of the dynamite crew mentions going back in time and killing Hitler to Chang when he brings up time-travel. This whole thing with Ben is definitely a spin on the old smother-Baby-Hitler-in-his-crib conundrum. (also, speaking of Chang, in that Comic-Con video, he mentions getting his degree at Ann Arbor)
Losing Aaron in the store was well done. Was sure he was gone and was also thinking, “Yeah, it’s about time.” Kate played Crazy Mom real well.
The whole bit about Kate needing Aaron, I liked how that was written, between her and Cassidy and her and Claire’s mum, just solid emotional beats, hit very well. Evangeline did well with her episode, I was quite sad that she had to leave Aaron, too.
And then of course the money scene of the night is when Sawyer and Kate hand Ben over to Richard. He’ll lose his memory? Oh, the old ‘3-PO mindwipe! I hope that winds up not being the case, just because I like the idea of Ben maneuvering our crew into place since Season 2 so much better. He’ll “lose his innocence”? Um, that sounds creepier than it’s probably supposed to. And the wildest line of the night, that one Other guy just mentions Charles and Ellie like it’s no big deal. Ho! I instantly felt like a fool. Widmore told Locke in Tunisia that he was the leader of the Others until Ben ousted him, I think, twenty years ago, so of course it tracks that he would be the boss at this point. But it’s just so much crazier with those two having been out there in the jungle all this time. The immediate thing that I wonder is if Penny and D. Faraday might be the second pair of half-brother/sisters on this show. That would certainly explain Widmore’s patronage. The dynamic seems to have shifted in the 23 years since we first saw those two under Richard’s leadership.
Great bit with Richard taking Ben into the Temple. They should have closed on that. That last scene with Ben waking up to Locke’s unsmiling mug didn’t really carry anything forward and was a bit soap operatic for my tastes. Also, a weird way to cap off the Kate-centric episode, particularly if this wasn’t a lateral and Ben finally gets a –centric next week.
I was 1 for 3 last week, no Faraday or Sayid but yes, all of this has happened before. Even got a word in the title, hey.
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