Until the lost become the found...
Apr. 8th, 2007 02:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chaniThe last episode wasn't as good as Exposé but I'm still enjoying Lost. It was about being an outcast, mind games and denial...
I'm surprised that I enjoyed it for Kate isn't a character I like much but there was nice parallels in the writing.
Kate and Juliet worked well together and I liked how the pairing echoed Kate/Cassidy from the flashback. Looks like the writers found a new way to revisit the triangle of doom (Jack/Kate/Sawyer).
Cassidy was the woman who fell for Sawyer and became his student in conning as well as his conned victim. Making Kate meet her was a nice idea. The parallel between Kate and Cassidy worked too, both being "betrayed" by the one they loved and both not truly realizing that they didn't only do what they did out of love: Cassidy enjoyed conning, Sawyer could con her because he spotted her greed, her weakness...Kate didn't only kill her father for her mother, but for herself (we have to keep in mind that she found out that he wasn't her step-father but her biological one and she couldn't bear it!) as her mother pointed out. Both Kate and Cassidy made their bed because of some major flaws in their character, both lived in denial about it.
Juliet is also another of Kate's doubles. It doesn't only work through the obvious"Jack connection". Her ability to fight for instance pointed it out. Juliet is a liar just like Kate and we know from previous flashbacks that she slipped up because of someone she loved too, her sister.
The scene in the jungle, when they were attacked by the black smoke, worked very well. Living within the sheltered area of Ben's village, Juliet has been protected from her inner demons so she never saw the black smoke, unlike Kate who's been facing her past and weaknesses for a while. The attack occured after a fight between the two women when Juliet was hurt by Kate who refused to acknowledge her responsibility. As usal I think that everything works on a metaphorical level. After the black smoke left, Kate was ready to hear the truth about Jack and she helped Juliet to put her shoulder back in place. The next day they resumed their struggle in a verbal way (Juliet telling how much she knew Jack's past) until Kate refused to talk about it anymore and then the black smoke came back representing an inner turmoil.
It's significant that Juliet, who had the key for the cuff, disconnect herself from Kate and went to type a code, switching off and then on the barriers that would push off the black smoke. The scene rang VERY psychoanalytical !
Of course now that Jack wants to protect Juliet and is bringing her with them, she'll have to leave denial land for good. I liked how she played Kate's double here but I think she also has a journey of hers now.
Speaking of mind games, Hurley's trick was quite obvious and as Sawyer put it it was a "lame con", but I like seeing him interact with other characters and he has such adorable dimples. It also provided a new parallel between Juliet being left behind and Sawyer who could have been voted out (a wink to reality shows?).
Now of course we can wonder if Juliet being bannished by the Others isn't a mere con too...
Where has the Others gone? I can't wait to see more of what is going to happen to Locke. I do think he was disappointed in Kate when he heard about her past and lies, it's typical of John Locke, but I don't see him playing Ben's game for long and now that his father is there I believe that Locke may be in danger of losing himself...unless he might have figured something out and end up saving everybody. It's funny to see that Jack first and now Locke were in the position that was Ethan's first then Ben's in season 2 when he was playing the role of Henry Gale, in the belly of the beast, and we know how it turned out...
Hurley's speech about leadership was rather interesting, especially now that both Jack and Sayid are on their way back. Sawyer holding Claires' baby in the end echoed the flashback in which Cassidy told Kate she was pregnant and Sun watching him reminded me again of her own pregnancy that still doesn't show!
But my favourite shot was the one showing Desmond, on his own in front of the sea, and the way he smiled when Hurley gave him his meal. Desmond is definitely the most romantic character on the island, a character to treasure. I do hope that Penny will find a way to get to him. It's nice to see how the epic story is reversed now : Odysseus is shipless, waiting on the island while Penelope is looking for him...
Kate and Juliet worked well together and I liked how the pairing echoed Kate/Cassidy from the flashback. Looks like the writers found a new way to revisit the triangle of doom (Jack/Kate/Sawyer).
Cassidy was the woman who fell for Sawyer and became his student in conning as well as his conned victim. Making Kate meet her was a nice idea. The parallel between Kate and Cassidy worked too, both being "betrayed" by the one they loved and both not truly realizing that they didn't only do what they did out of love: Cassidy enjoyed conning, Sawyer could con her because he spotted her greed, her weakness...Kate didn't only kill her father for her mother, but for herself (we have to keep in mind that she found out that he wasn't her step-father but her biological one and she couldn't bear it!) as her mother pointed out. Both Kate and Cassidy made their bed because of some major flaws in their character, both lived in denial about it.
Juliet is also another of Kate's doubles. It doesn't only work through the obvious"Jack connection". Her ability to fight for instance pointed it out. Juliet is a liar just like Kate and we know from previous flashbacks that she slipped up because of someone she loved too, her sister.
The scene in the jungle, when they were attacked by the black smoke, worked very well. Living within the sheltered area of Ben's village, Juliet has been protected from her inner demons so she never saw the black smoke, unlike Kate who's been facing her past and weaknesses for a while. The attack occured after a fight between the two women when Juliet was hurt by Kate who refused to acknowledge her responsibility. As usal I think that everything works on a metaphorical level. After the black smoke left, Kate was ready to hear the truth about Jack and she helped Juliet to put her shoulder back in place. The next day they resumed their struggle in a verbal way (Juliet telling how much she knew Jack's past) until Kate refused to talk about it anymore and then the black smoke came back representing an inner turmoil.
It's significant that Juliet, who had the key for the cuff, disconnect herself from Kate and went to type a code, switching off and then on the barriers that would push off the black smoke. The scene rang VERY psychoanalytical !
Of course now that Jack wants to protect Juliet and is bringing her with them, she'll have to leave denial land for good. I liked how she played Kate's double here but I think she also has a journey of hers now.
Speaking of mind games, Hurley's trick was quite obvious and as Sawyer put it it was a "lame con", but I like seeing him interact with other characters and he has such adorable dimples. It also provided a new parallel between Juliet being left behind and Sawyer who could have been voted out (a wink to reality shows?).
Now of course we can wonder if Juliet being bannished by the Others isn't a mere con too...
Where has the Others gone? I can't wait to see more of what is going to happen to Locke. I do think he was disappointed in Kate when he heard about her past and lies, it's typical of John Locke, but I don't see him playing Ben's game for long and now that his father is there I believe that Locke may be in danger of losing himself...unless he might have figured something out and end up saving everybody. It's funny to see that Jack first and now Locke were in the position that was Ethan's first then Ben's in season 2 when he was playing the role of Henry Gale, in the belly of the beast, and we know how it turned out...
Hurley's speech about leadership was rather interesting, especially now that both Jack and Sayid are on their way back. Sawyer holding Claires' baby in the end echoed the flashback in which Cassidy told Kate she was pregnant and Sun watching him reminded me again of her own pregnancy that still doesn't show!
But my favourite shot was the one showing Desmond, on his own in front of the sea, and the way he smiled when Hurley gave him his meal. Desmond is definitely the most romantic character on the island, a character to treasure. I do hope that Penny will find a way to get to him. It's nice to see how the epic story is reversed now : Odysseus is shipless, waiting on the island while Penelope is looking for him...
