One of the best episodes of Lost ever, in my opinion. Hopefully this is a harbinger of things to come.Reality A:
1. Richard was "touched" by Jacob and now cannot die and/or be killed. Was Locke "touched" in the same way? How about Jack, Kate, Sawyer, etc.? Richard is also bitter about his role in Jacob's plans, and views his whole life as virtually meaningless now that Jacob is dead.
2. Christ parallels all over the place. Ben as Judas, but redeemable? Richard as Thomas? Jack as Peter?
Reality B:
1. This Ben has the same thirst for power as the one we're familiar with, but is unwilling to sacrifice an innocent to get it. (That said, Ben totally should have waited a couple weeks before confronting the principal. He knew Alex needed that recommendation.)
2. Arzt is Arzt. Not the most likable character, but he is who he is.
3. Ben's relationship with
4. Widmore's back! I've missed that guy.
Stuff I liked from this episode:
-Miles was great. From blowing Ben's story apart to retrieving Nikki and Paulo's diamonds, his Ghostbusting powers came into play a lot. His statement that "right up until the second the knife went through his heart, Jacob was hoping he was wrong about you," was powerful.
-Ilana's part was odd, yet I liked it. She reacts in no way when she finds out Ben killed Jacob, then is extremely angry, proclaims she will kill Ben, and has him start digging his own grave. Yet after Ben's pronouncement as to why he killed Jacob, she not only forgives him, she offers him redemption. Logically I don't quite follow that sequence of events, but it was compelling.
-Ben offering to help Sun with the tarp shows that for now, at least, Ben is content to be one of many, and not lead. Even after Esau/Locke offered Ben the thing he wanted most, he chose to go back to the beach. Something may have fundamentally changed in him. Maybe finally coming to terms with Alex's death was the key.
I like where we're going here. Nine more episodes.
"Ben offering to help Sun with the tarp shows that for now, at least, Ben is content to be one of many, and not lead."
ReplyDeleteNah. Ben just knows the easiest way to become a leader/get your power back is if people WANT you to lead, so he's trying to be friendly. I doubt the offer to help was genuine, as there always seems to be some ulterior motive behind his "helpful" actions. But he may have changed. Judge them by thier fruits, and all that.