This wasn't the most thrilling episode of LOST, but we did learn a lot about being a "candidate". As always, I'll break this up between on and off island.
OFF-ISLAND:
This entire episode really revolved are Ben. He has been the enemy to the Losties for a long time, but there are bigger things at work and Ben has kind of fallen to the side.
In his "alternate reality" (or whatever is going on) Ben is mild mannered teacher. Life isn't great, but it's not terrible. We find out that Ben is taking care of his father, who's life is declining. The good news is that he hasn't killed his father, and we also find out that they both still went to the island and left their under their own accord (we still don't know why).
We see Ben working in the school, and we find out that Alex Rousseau (Ben's "daughter" in the other reality) is still a big part of his life. He is not her father, but she is one of his most promising students. We also learn through her that Danielle Rousseau, her mother, is a hard-working provider, though there is still no mention of her father.
There are somethings that bother Ben. He has to work detention, and his budget is always being cut. After digging up some dirt on the principle Ben makes a power move to take his job. It works to a point, but this principle is also the person that is going to write Alex a letter of recommendation. He says that if Ben takes his job then he will destroy Alex's life. Unlike the time on the island when Ben let Alex get shot, he chooses to save her "life" in this reality (he still gets a little out of it, no more detentions, and more money for books).
ON-ISLAND:
This epsiode is about Ben, but on the island it was about "Team Jacob" coming together. We have seen over the past couple of weeks that "Team Flocke" is growing strong, so it is only natural that we were going to see the other team building up it's forces.
Wanting to go back to the temple, Jack and Hurley are interrupted by Richard. I guess he's still just running around the island all alone at this point (I love how people on this show do this for long periods of time). He tells Jack and Hurley that he will take them to the Temple, this of course is a lie and he takes them to the Black Rock. We get more hints about the story of Richard. It seems that he got to the Island on the Black Rock, and I am guessing that he was a slave since he stated "that this is the first time he had come back, since he landed here".
Richard basically wants out. He has spent his whole life (well actually more then that...eternity) doing Jacob's work, and now he is dead and let's just say Richard has had enough. He can't kill himself, so he asks Jack to kill him with a stick of dynamite. Jack agrees, but as he lights the fuse he starts asking Richard questions.
Jack has changed a lot this season. In previous season he was always bull-headed, and stubborn, but it seems he has found faith. After seeing his house in the Lighthouse Jack seems to have figured out that this Jacob guy is pretty important, and if he has been watching him this long then he is probably important too. Jack lets the fuse burn down, tell Richard all he has learned, and basically giving Richard some hope that his whole life wasn't for nothing. The fuse burns out before exploding (hand of Jacob?) and Richard is "reborn".
The episode was also about Ben perhaps finally starting to make some better choices on his own. Faced with his impending death at the hands of Ilana, he is given a choice... Break for Hydra station and join Locke, or die. And yet somehow (as he always does), Ben finds a 3rd choice. By simply being genuine (which is something new for Ben) with Ilana about what was going through his head when he killed Jacob, and expressing the remorse he feels for the act, he found redemption and an invitation to stay with the group, which he accepts.
So, "Team Jacob" is coming together, and they all meet up at the beach, but of course there is always a surprise ending. This time it is another shitty CGI submarine making it's way to the Island. Who is in it? Well, Charles Widmore of course.
Questions:
- What side will Widmore choose? How will he affect this up coming war? How will he affect Ben?
- What are the Flash Sideways?
- How is Flocke going to get all these people off the island? Is that really his plan?
- Why is Hurley the only one who can see Jacob?
- What's the deal with Ilana? I'd like to see her back-story.
Theories:
- Jack will become the new Jacob.
- Claire is dead (from the house that exploded back in season 4).
- Ok here is my idea about the Flash Sideways. It could be wrong, but it's the best I can do. I think these flashes are the Losties reward for what they did on the island. Think about it...
- Jack's life is better. He has a son, he's not a drunk, and in general his life seems better off.
- Locke has finally accepted that he is wheelchair bound, and he is about to get married.
- Sayid, because he is evil now, his life sucks. The love of his life is still around, but married to his brother. He still kills, and seems miserable.
- Kate is kind of in between. She is still on the run, but is a little more open to helping people (Claire). This one will develop, but Kate has been the most in between character this year.
- Ben has finally chosen to do good. He isn't killing people, the relationship with his father seems a lot better, and he seems to be a decent person.
It is just a theory, but it seems to make sense.
As always leave any questions, comments, or theories in the comments section.
No comments:
Post a Comment