TheCC Staff
05-30-2008, 09:08 PM
The Fourth Season, and a Certain Ship, Go Out With a Bang
by Alan Noah (http://alannoah.com)
*SPOILER WARNING*
May 30th, 2008 - Lost’s fourth season has ended, and like the Island, we are left wondering where it all disappeared to. There is a lot of ground to cover, so I think I’ll cut the pre-amble short and get right to the dissection. Before we get to the flash-forward future (which now might be considered the present, but let’s not worry about that yet), there is first the matter of what happened on the Island.
Jack and Sawyer go after Hurley, and apparently catch him relieving himself, which added a little humor to a very serious situation. I was surprised that Jack was willing to talk to Locke at all, but he must have been, on some level, curious about what he had to say, because otherwise he could have quickly left with Sawyer and Hurley. Locke wants Jack to stay on the Island, but on some level, he must want him to go, because otherwise he would have done more to prevent Jack from leaving. Of course, his prediction that Jack will have to lie and that he will regret leaving the Island are accurate, but I detected an air of smugness in Locke as he said goodbye to Jack, like he was relishing in a future “Nah nah nah nyah nyah” type of moment. The interplay between these characters, and their opposing views of life and the Island, of science and of faith, of belief and disbelief, have long been a theme on Lost, but this scene so beautifully illustrated that as different as these men are, they each have a streak of the other in them. And that, had they each been less stubborn, a future catastrophe could have been averted.
Meanwhile, Keamy and his men lead Ben to the helicopter, where Kate and Sayid helped the Others ambush his mercenaries. This scene was well played for tension, and the fight between Sayid and Keamy was great. Both men are trained soldiers, so it made sense that it would be an even fight. Given the way Kate was helping Ben, it wasn’t a shock that she was doing so because of a deal made with the Others. But this leads to Alan’s Pretty Big Question #1: If no one is supposed to leave the Island, why would the Others give Kate, Jack, and there buddies the helicopter and allow them to go?
Click Here To Read The Whole Review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Movies-TV/Reviews/2008/May/Lost_Theres_no_Place_Like_Home_Part_2_and_3/)
by Alan Noah (http://alannoah.com)
*SPOILER WARNING*
May 30th, 2008 - Lost’s fourth season has ended, and like the Island, we are left wondering where it all disappeared to. There is a lot of ground to cover, so I think I’ll cut the pre-amble short and get right to the dissection. Before we get to the flash-forward future (which now might be considered the present, but let’s not worry about that yet), there is first the matter of what happened on the Island.
Jack and Sawyer go after Hurley, and apparently catch him relieving himself, which added a little humor to a very serious situation. I was surprised that Jack was willing to talk to Locke at all, but he must have been, on some level, curious about what he had to say, because otherwise he could have quickly left with Sawyer and Hurley. Locke wants Jack to stay on the Island, but on some level, he must want him to go, because otherwise he would have done more to prevent Jack from leaving. Of course, his prediction that Jack will have to lie and that he will regret leaving the Island are accurate, but I detected an air of smugness in Locke as he said goodbye to Jack, like he was relishing in a future “Nah nah nah nyah nyah” type of moment. The interplay between these characters, and their opposing views of life and the Island, of science and of faith, of belief and disbelief, have long been a theme on Lost, but this scene so beautifully illustrated that as different as these men are, they each have a streak of the other in them. And that, had they each been less stubborn, a future catastrophe could have been averted.
Meanwhile, Keamy and his men lead Ben to the helicopter, where Kate and Sayid helped the Others ambush his mercenaries. This scene was well played for tension, and the fight between Sayid and Keamy was great. Both men are trained soldiers, so it made sense that it would be an even fight. Given the way Kate was helping Ben, it wasn’t a shock that she was doing so because of a deal made with the Others. But this leads to Alan’s Pretty Big Question #1: If no one is supposed to leave the Island, why would the Others give Kate, Jack, and there buddies the helicopter and allow them to go?
Click Here To Read The Whole Review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Movies-TV/Reviews/2008/May/Lost_Theres_no_Place_Like_Home_Part_2_and_3/)