Category: Lost (Page 27 of 29)

It feels like Charlie’s struggle with drug addiction has been put on hold for almost a year now (not counting the brief revisit two weeks back), so it was a relief to see that the writers hadn’t forgotten about our favorite little hobbit. Still, I’m not completely sure that I was expecting what happened on tonight’s episode, namely Charlie’s chronic daydreaming about Claire’s baby (Aaron) going missing. And after a religious-themed premonition and a chat with Mr. Eko, Charlie is convinced that Aaron needs to be baptized in order to be considered saved. That doesn’t, however, make it okay to steal another person’s baby and force it into the ocean surrounding a mysterious island.

Are Charlie’s visions for real or just an aftereffect of going cold turkey? Whatever the reason, at least we know why Charlie is so damned protective of Aaron – it seems that his older brother didn’t know the first step in early parenting, though the extensive drug use certainly didn’t help. And finally, what was going on with that diaper commercial? Is that what burned out rock stars are to expect at the end of their career, and if so, why don’t we see more rockers dressing up like babies these days? Man, what I wouldn’t give to see the Stones selling Pampers during daytime television.

FINALLY! After being pretty harsh last week on the future of the series, JJ Abrams and Co. delivered one of the best episodes of the season, not only answering questions about Jack’s past, but also reintroducing the Others as a sort of Borg-like Father of the Island. The episode starts off, however, with Michael knocking out Locke and throwing him into a compartment along with Jack. He then goes commando and takes off to rescue Walt. As soon as Sawyer and Kate discover the pair locked away down in the hatch, the three guys set off to track him down.

Instead, they’re confronted by Mr. Friendly (IMDb’s name, not ours), the apparent leader of the Others. Coincidentally, Mr. Friendly is played by M.C. Gainey, none other than the notorious naked fat guy from “Sideways.” If that image doesn’t make his character on “Lost” ooze creepiness, I don’t know what does. Jack actually stands up to the guy, despite being outnumbered by a handful of torches (supposedly with people standing by) surrounding them, but Kate has to screw it all up by getting captured while trying to follow the boys. Oh well, you don’t win them all, and if this didn’t happen, Jack wouldn’t have to run to Ana Lucia for help. That’s right people, he doesn’t want her to just join the rescue squad, he wants her to train one; or an army, to be more precise.

Meanwhile, Hurley is getting a little horny after 50 days, and he thinks he’s got a shot with Libby, one of the tail-end survivors. I say, go for it dude. It’s not like a little island romance wouldn’t lighten things up a bit, especially considering it’s Hurley, and he’s bound to go about wooing her in very comical fashion. Charlie could hardly care about what Hurley has to say, though, because he’s too busy planning his next stalking of Claire. I kind of feel bad for the runt, and it looks like next week’s episode may just redeem him in the eyes of the Australian mama. Here’s hoping that “Lost” gets back on track in time for a strong finish. You are a Golden Globe winning series. Start acting like one.

So, we finally know why Kate was being transported by a Federal Marshal on the flight from Australia to Los Angeles; she blew up her father… literally. And inside her mother’s house, which she so kindly bought insurance for mere days beforehand. I guess this makes Kate’s crime a little less shocking, since her father was a grade-A asshole, but I just can’t buy into the fact that neither her nor Sawyer are as bad of people as the audience was first led to believe. C’mon, at least make one of them a real criminal for the sake of some variety! And what was the deal with Kate taking care of Sawyer, running off to make out with Jack in the woods, and then coming back to Sawyer to express her feelings for him all within one day’s time? Was that lip service with Jack really necessary; besides adding extra drama between Jack and Sawyer in further episodes, of course?

Meanwhile, Locke, Michael and Mr. Eko check out the educational film on the Dharma project with no new results. That is, until Mr. Eko uncovers a book the tail-end survivors found on the other side of the island; a book that just so happens to hold the missing film strip from the Dharma video. And while Locke and Eko learn a thing or two from the new footage – namely about using the computer for entering the Pick 5 Lotto Numbers AND NOTHING ELSE (especially communication) – Michael is off in the other room doing just that. And in a very “Matrix” moment that starts with a blinking computer prompt and an uneasy “Hello,” Michael discovers that he might just be talking to his son Walt on the other end. I’m suspect to believing that Walt has actually managed to get hold of a computer wherever he’s being held (unless he’s using his X-Men powers to communicate with his father), but I’d accept any bullshit answer as long as the poor castaways don’t have to enter those damn numbers ever 184 minutes.