The episode was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be- some parts were interesting.
Sawyer getting beat up was nice (just cause I hate J/K/S), but after awhile, I really cringed. The violence just became too much, and I feel that the show seriously needs the Others to demonstrate why they're NOT the enemy yet they can torture everyone and keep them in cages. It's very taxing to watch week after week.
[edit] Reading up on a different forum, one poster there brings up an excellent point:
Graphic Maniac wrote:
"We're not killers, Saywer."
OH REALLY?
- Ethan hangs Charlie to die.
- Ethan, in cold blood, breaks Scott/Steve's arms, legs, fingers and then snaps his neck.
- Goodwin snaps Nathan(?)'s neck just to throw people off suspecting him of being the mole.
- The Others on the boat shoot Sawyer, and blow up the raft, presumably leaving everyone to die.
- Ben and associates murder the REAL Henry Gale, but not before "interrogating" him.
Exactly how are the Others NOT murderers? And let's not forget all of the kidnapping, assault, and stealing people's children.
Also VERY irked with the rabbit-cage shaking. Plot, schmot- poor thing really didn't deserve that!
I did like the pacemaker psych though. Sawyer acted just as I'd think someone in that situation would. I'll admit I was a little disappointed when they said it was a fake- sure, they had me following all along, but I kinda wanted Sawyer to die.
Surprisingly, Jack and Kate were tolerable today- none of the lines seemed contrived, and Jack didn't go into angry outburst mode.
The flashback was fine too, cause even though there was a con, it seemed vastly different from past flashbacks, unlike Jack's or Locke's. One notable thing that fell flat though was the whole "you have a daughter" thing- that never works for me.
The second island thing did not make any sense to me, and I find it a rather poor choice of plot twist. This basically contradicts the aerial shot from the premiere of the Others' village (unless the possibility that they have multiple villages exists), how Michael got to them before, and the fact that there hasn't been any mention of it before. I mean...none of the core cast members have seen it, but none of the Tailies, who lived on the opposite end of the island, saw it either. I'm also skeptical of how Sun, Jin, and Sayid didn't see it when they were in close proximity to the dock, which theoretically should face the second island. This whole thing seems as bad as the daughter thing.
The moment at the cliff was slightly puzzling too. Sawyer could've jumped off the cliff or at least pushed Benry off. That's not really a gripe though, just wishful thinking. Heh.
Onto the part of the show I care about more- main island. So Desmond saved Claire by being psychic. Hmm. Again, I didn't like the abrupt appearance by the new Lostaway.
It's been four episodes, and we haven't been given any information about Penelope. Even though this was a better episode, I'm still sick of the direction the Others plot is going, I still want to see other characters in their "ensemble cast" (which seems more like three main characters and a slew of guest appearances), and I'd really like some answers, plzkthx. I'm not even sure if I'm watching the same show.
Once again, the previews make me feel like I'm wrong and I really really really hope I am.
I agree with alot of that, this episode was better than th eother ones but they really need to get on with some explanations. I liked it better before the others were "real" people. When they were scary and unknown.
So now Desmond is psychic because he tuened the key? Why? it was only a big magnet. would that make you psychic?
Sawyers stuff was good, but i'm glad the whole pacemaker thing wasn't real. I mean is it really that easy to install a pacemaker with just a little slice on the chest? I was shaking my head saying "thats just ridiculous" when he was told about the pace maker. It would have been a nice twist if it was real but it just seemed to easy the way they did it.