This is the episode where the audience was supposed to finally discover the secret behind Jack’s tattoo, but after all the build up, it didn’t amount to very much. First off, anyone who took a glance at the title of the episode already knew what its relation would be to the tattoo, and second, the writers still never explain why he decide to enhance the ink job with the pyramid and number 5 placed right above the Chinese phrase. All we know is that Jack visited Phuket, Thailand some time after his riff with his father, met a hot Asian chick (Bai Ling) with a gift for reading others, and then got a tattoo from her marking his destiny. Wow, exciting stuff.
Actually, despite the fact that it wasn’t nearly as revealing as the last few weeks, not to mention that it was yet again centered on the Mod Squad, I actually thoroughly enjoyed most of the episode, and think that it marks a big turning point in the series. With Sawyer and Kate on their way back to camp (sans Carl, after Sawyer convinced him to head back), and Jack on a boat back with Juliet and Ben (after Jack made a deal with Ben to save Juliet’s life), it looks like we’re finally getting back to the group dynamic that has been missing since the end of season two.
Will Jack finally learn to live amongst the Others? Or better yet, will Ben and Juliet be assimilated into the group of survivors? Things are finally starting to get interesting again ABC, so you had better not screw it up.
