So, LOST has been back from its short hiatus for two weeks now, and I can't even begin to explain how satisfying that has been.
Last week I was amazed by the explosions over at the good ol' dharma barracks, but mostly I was moved by how much Sawyer has grown. Last week, he risked his life to save Clare, and at the end of 4 x 09 he was threatening to kill Locke and Ben if they hurt so much as "one curly hair on his head." It's wonderful to see this transformation, it truly is.
And then there was this weeks episode, "Something Nice Back Home," and HOLY SHIT!! it was amazing.
FIrst off, I would typically define myself as a SKATER, but in all reality I'm a fan of whatever is best for the characters as far as the story goes. But this weeks episode was definitely one for the JATERS, and was quite interesting. FIrst off, as soon as Jack got out of bed and picked up those little orange panties, I had a feeling his lady friend would be Kate, it just had to be. NIce job trying to disguise Evangeline's voice by making it sound deeper while she was in the shower, although as soon as she started laughing, I knew for a fact it would be Kate and not some mystery woman behind those glass doors. And when Jack visited Hurley and got the message from Charlie, hot damn that was interesting, who exactly was supposed to raise Aaron? Maybe just Kate, or Clare? or perhaps none of the above. Seeing Jack begin to spiral down into alcoholism and drug addiction was quite interesting, especially given the circumstances. The end of the episode is heart breaking, after all this time Jack still doesn't trust Kate. Although who can really blame him with everything thats going on. The entire scene about Sawyer was just magnificent. After all this time he's still the one that separates Jack and Kate, and we all know that if it were reversed, Jack would be the one thing fucking up the other two's happiness. The thing that caught my attention was Kate's use of the word "him," in 4 x 04 we were lead to believe that Aaron is the "he" she was talking about in TTLG, but now I really do think it could have been Sawyer. Which leads me to ask the questions.... was that him that she was talking to on the phone? If not, who was it? and also, what the hell is the favor she's doing for him, and how did she contact him if he is indeed on the island, and not one of the oceanic 6. Crazy.
Anyhow thats all I've got today....
Can't wait to see how this all pans out.
