Lost 5.05 This PLace is Death
Feb. 12th, 2009 03:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakIn which Ben's way of being economical with the truth makes me happy, but events concerning Charlotte do not.
Things felt somewhat disconnected this episode, though there was actually a red thread throughout. To start on the negative side of things, Charlotte better becomes the female Ethan (i.e. a character who shows up far more post mortem then before and gets all the good character scenes once they're gone), because otherwise, what a waste of a character, having to spent most of her stint on lost for Daniel to moon about and to cause him angst without being allowed to do anything useful. With her island childhood backstory, and a good actress, I expected to much more. Mind you, I might still get it. See also: Ethan, Christian Shephard, and now Danielle Rousseau as well. But if not, grr, argh. Couldn't we have killed Daniel instead? I sure felt like it.
On the better side of things, the woman playing young Danielle impressed me this week, going from concerned and sane to someone close to Furlan!Danielle as we meet her in season 1, in the space of a few scenes. Her insisting her child is a daughter and the name talk with Robert was suitably poignant. Though we're not wiser as to what caused the final killing each other frenzy; given the fact we already did the atom bomb as a symbol for humanity's fall, I suspect biological weapons are next (we know they were on the island, due to the fourth season episode "The Other Woman"), and they were what affected Robert near the end. Before that, the smoke monster brought back the scary in a big way. And poor Jin basically could do nothing but witness, though he (temporarily) did help Danielle.
Speaking of Jin: I find it interesting that Sawyer and Juliet never once raised the subject that Jin brings up almost immediately, and probably would have even if Charlotte hadn't warned him - bringing back the O6 might be better for the island, but is it better for them? (Well, we know a bit about their not so happy existence, but the islanders don't.) Specifically, Jin doesn't want Sun on ye dear old death trap in green, and who can blame him? What did surprise me was that Locke apparantly kept his word, because I thought his promise was pure pragmatism (as Jin wouldn't have let him go otherwise). Also, can I be inappropriately amused and gratified that the symbol of marital devotion passes from Jin to Locke to Ben to Sun in this episode, thus uniting the two twosomes in whose togetherness I'm most invested in?
Which brings me to: Ben having edited the truth for Jack re: post-island encounters with Locke, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wee_warrior has surmised he might have. Oh Ben, you incorrigible liar, I do love you a lot. And I'm really relieved the prospect of more Emerson 'n O'Quinn scenes is with us once again, and that the island, cruel mistress that she might be, did reunite her two most faithful worshippers. While I never can make up my mind as to how much Dead Christian Shephard Walking speaks for himself, and how much for the island, he has become my favourite member of the Shephard clan for sheer entertainment value and post-mortem bitchiness. "I suppose that's what sacrifice means." Quite. And see, this is where John Locke is no hypocrite; he might have gone Abraham on poor Boone a few seasons ago, but he is absolutely willing to do the same thing to himself if it saves the island.
Sun: did not mention Charles Widmore, which I approve of. I want her to keep some info for herself and play a double game; I do not want her to be played by Ben, or only if she gets to play him back.
Kate: was barely in it but in the few seconds where she said a pissed off goodbye to Jack was way better than being a damsel in distress all the time last episode. See, this is the kind of Kate and Jack interaction I approve of.
Jack: was a tool. 'Nuff said.
Eloise Hawking: the identity was not exactly a surprise to the audience though it was to Desmond. I'm 99% sure she's also identical with young Ellie whom Daniel interacted with two episodes ago on the island and told she reminded him of someone. Given she knew young Charles Widmore, and these days is a Ben ally who rather seems to regard Ben as a minion than vice versa (she calls him "Benjamin" in the same tone Widmore used), I suspect she might have been instrumental in removing Charles W. from the island to begin with. It's about time we get a female mastermind as well. Also, Fionnula Flannagan is always wonderful to watch.
Things felt somewhat disconnected this episode, though there was actually a red thread throughout. To start on the negative side of things, Charlotte better becomes the female Ethan (i.e. a character who shows up far more post mortem then before and gets all the good character scenes once they're gone), because otherwise, what a waste of a character, having to spent most of her stint on lost for Daniel to moon about and to cause him angst without being allowed to do anything useful. With her island childhood backstory, and a good actress, I expected to much more. Mind you, I might still get it. See also: Ethan, Christian Shephard, and now Danielle Rousseau as well. But if not, grr, argh. Couldn't we have killed Daniel instead? I sure felt like it.
On the better side of things, the woman playing young Danielle impressed me this week, going from concerned and sane to someone close to Furlan!Danielle as we meet her in season 1, in the space of a few scenes. Her insisting her child is a daughter and the name talk with Robert was suitably poignant. Though we're not wiser as to what caused the final killing each other frenzy; given the fact we already did the atom bomb as a symbol for humanity's fall, I suspect biological weapons are next (we know they were on the island, due to the fourth season episode "The Other Woman"), and they were what affected Robert near the end. Before that, the smoke monster brought back the scary in a big way. And poor Jin basically could do nothing but witness, though he (temporarily) did help Danielle.
Speaking of Jin: I find it interesting that Sawyer and Juliet never once raised the subject that Jin brings up almost immediately, and probably would have even if Charlotte hadn't warned him - bringing back the O6 might be better for the island, but is it better for them? (Well, we know a bit about their not so happy existence, but the islanders don't.) Specifically, Jin doesn't want Sun on ye dear old death trap in green, and who can blame him? What did surprise me was that Locke apparantly kept his word, because I thought his promise was pure pragmatism (as Jin wouldn't have let him go otherwise). Also, can I be inappropriately amused and gratified that the symbol of marital devotion passes from Jin to Locke to Ben to Sun in this episode, thus uniting the two twosomes in whose togetherness I'm most invested in?
Which brings me to: Ben having edited the truth for Jack re: post-island encounters with Locke, as
wee_warrior has surmised he might have. Oh Ben, you incorrigible liar, I do love you a lot. And I'm really relieved the prospect of more Emerson 'n O'Quinn scenes is with us once again, and that the island, cruel mistress that she might be, did reunite her two most faithful worshippers. While I never can make up my mind as to how much Dead Christian Shephard Walking speaks for himself, and how much for the island, he has become my favourite member of the Shephard clan for sheer entertainment value and post-mortem bitchiness. "I suppose that's what sacrifice means." Quite. And see, this is where John Locke is no hypocrite; he might have gone Abraham on poor Boone a few seasons ago, but he is absolutely willing to do the same thing to himself if it saves the island. Sun: did not mention Charles Widmore, which I approve of. I want her to keep some info for herself and play a double game; I do not want her to be played by Ben, or only if she gets to play him back.
Kate: was barely in it but in the few seconds where she said a pissed off goodbye to Jack was way better than being a damsel in distress all the time last episode. See, this is the kind of Kate and Jack interaction I approve of.
Jack: was a tool. 'Nuff said.
Eloise Hawking: the identity was not exactly a surprise to the audience though it was to Desmond. I'm 99% sure she's also identical with young Ellie whom Daniel interacted with two episodes ago on the island and told she reminded him of someone. Given she knew young Charles Widmore, and these days is a Ben ally who rather seems to regard Ben as a minion than vice versa (she calls him "Benjamin" in the same tone Widmore used), I suspect she might have been instrumental in removing Charles W. from the island to begin with. It's about time we get a female mastermind as well. Also, Fionnula Flannagan is always wonderful to watch.
