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5.4 The Little Prince Sawyer: "Who came in these? Other Others?" Juliet: "Don't look at me." And we have French people. Young, pregnant Danielle. She seemed so sane and normal. Will we get to see Danielle killing her entire crew after they "change"? Will we finally find out what happened to them? At least Jin is alive, and not one of the creepy Walking Dead. I was also glad that some of the French castaways spoke English. After all of his language lessons, it would have been ironic if he couldn't talk with them. (Yeah, future Danielle speaks English. I forgot that for a moment. It's hard thinking in two directions.) The Oceanic Six are getting closer to a quorum, with Sun in Los Angeles and all. Only a jailbreak stands between Ben and the Oceanic Six doing... exactly what Ben wants. I should have realized that Ben was the one who was after Aaron. That's what the Others do, isn't it? Take children? I actually got chills down my spine when Claire's mother asked who Aaron was. Maybe it was just the exceptionally creepy look on her face afterward. Interesting package delivery for Sun: transcripts, chocolates, and a gun. Who is she gunning for? It certainly feels like she's after Ben. I *hope* she's after Ben, because I just don't think he's being honest about his motives for getting everyone back to the Island of Nosebleeds. (If the Oceanic Six don't return soon, everyone on the Island will have blood all over their clothes.) I was less upset about it when it was just Charlotte; she's my least favorite cast member. According to Daniel, it's length of exposure to the Island that's causing it -- which means both Charlotte and Miles have been there before, comparable to Juliet's three years. (Yes, I know, Miles is Dr. Chang's baby, yadda yadda yadda.) Internal clock, shminternal clock. I'm starting to think the nosebleeds are because they're all freaking exhausted. Hiking, rowing, running around in the jungle. Let's go to the Orchid Station. Let's go to the beach. And has anyone actually eaten anything lately, much less slept? At least the boat didn't disappear out from under them. The writers are keeping to the rules: if they're touching something, it goes along. Which is why Sawyer never lets go of that rifle now. I'm not sure why I'm liking Sawyer and Juliet together so much. It's just a vibe between them, I guess. I especially liked the way she got him to open up about seeing Kate in the jungle. That scene was the emotional center of this episode: Kate helping Claire give birth to the baby Kate is now raising. And it made me think again about the whole "we're giving you the story but it's not in chronological order" thing. Sawyer told Juliet that what's done is done; you can't change the past. But they can learn from it. And I think they *are* learning from it. It's not just the writers jerking us around in time for the sake of an exciting story. Although that's okay, too. I should start a weekly section entitled, "What I missed in the previous episode." Let's see. There was Sayid's comment about the cement under the Hatch being like Chernobyl, so that's probably where Jughead is. Even though Widmore's pocket said "Jones," he was called Widmore, which means he was wearing someone else's jacket. (Some dead American soldier, most likely.) I also thought I'd posted something about the jewelry store woman almost certainly being Faraday's mother, but I guess I didn't. But I *thought* it. So it counts, right? Character bits: -- In the brief flashback, we learned that lying about Aaron was Kate's idea. Who knew Claire's mother was alive, after all? And after three years, I don't blame Kate for refusing to give him up; he's her son now. -- Sayid outwitting the shooter in the hospital just made me laugh out loud. Funny how Sayid is making me laugh this season. He doesn't usually. Drool, yes; laugh, no. -- Kate and Sun sharing clothes. I guess if you've lived on a desert island together for 108 days, you're just like sisters. -- I kept thinking, what about the rest of the Losties on the beach? But then I started counting. With the cast split into two groups, the only people left on the beach to worry about really are Rose and Bernard. And Vincent. What happened to them? -- Still no nickname for Juliet. In fact, there were no Sawyer nicknames at all in this episode. And there is a general nickname-reversal theme. Locke and Juliet both call Sawyer James. Sayid says Hurley, while Ben pointedly says Hugo. I guess the Others don't go for casual. -- Well, Sawyer did call Locke "Johnny Boy." I don't know if that counts, though, since John is his name. Bits and pieces: -- Ah, "The Little Prince." Or as we called it in French class, "Le Petit Prince." If you're not familiar with the book, check out the Wikipedia entry. It's full of Losty metaphor goodness. Stranded in a mysterious place, dead but not dead, etc. Aaron would be the obvious choice for the prince. I think. Except for the dying thing. -- Who were the long boat people? I loved Miles and Juliet asking each other who they were. Your people? No. Yours? Miles is growing on me, by the way. -- Ben was driving a van labeled "Canton-Rainier". That's an easy one: "reincarnation". Whose? Locke's? There are so many dead characters now that it could be anybody. -- A bottle from Ajira Airlines based out of India? Finally, an airline that isn't Oceanic. -- Fun with numbers. Kate lived at 42 Panorama Crest. Sayid was out for over 42 hours. They all met at the Long Beach Marina, Slip 23. There was a box from the French ship wreckage labeled "besixdouze", which is B612, the asteroid number in "Le Petit Prince." And on the beach, the French castaways could hear "4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42" on their walkies. Man, they're so good with the details on this show. -- In the flashback on the boat, Kate talked to Jack about losing Michael, Jin and Sawyer. That seemed odd to me. Why those three? Jin and Sawyer, yes, but Michael? And not all of them are actually dead. Wasn't she closer to Claire and Charlie than to Michael? Quotes: Jack: "Are you with me?" Kate: "I have always been with you." Except when she was with Sawyer. Juliet: "What is it?" Locke: "It's Vincent's." Sawyer: "Where's the rest of the dog?" Sawyer: "Thank you, Lord! (a moment later) I take that back!" Another multi-polar bear episode, Billie My blog version of this review is here, if you have a comment for me. |