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6.5 Lighthouse Jack: "I came back here because I was broken. And I was stupid enough to think this place could fix me." Just once, I'd like to start one of these reviews with "I know exactly what this meant." I don't know what this episode meant. And did they really just give us a magical lighthouse? LAX Timeline Like our other sideways Lostaways, Jack's life is better. Not fantastically better -- he's still divorced and he still has daddy issues -- but he's not drinking, and he has a precocious, gifted son that he loves deeply. Being a father has made Jack a better man; he's much different than the angry angst-filled man we saw in "White Rabbit." Maybe he found it easier to forgive Christian for his failures as a father after he became a father himself. (Who is David Shephard's mother? Since it's Lost and they pointedly didn't show her to us, I bet it's someone we know.) There was a lot to ponder (and a lot to confuse me), but what stood out was the weird bit about Jack's appendix scar. His mother said he had it out when he was seven or eight, but Jack couldn't remember having it done -- implying that the emergency appendectomy Juliet performed on Jack back on the Island showed up in the LAX timeline and was explained away, but not perfectly. Jack also couldn't remember how long David had been playing the piano. And why didn't the phone message Jack just recorded show up when Jack played David's messages? Island stuff After a brief flirtation with faith, punctured by Jughead's failure (so he thinks) to reset the timeline, Island Jack reverted to his angry man of science persona. He broke the looking glass because... well, why? Because he had been observed and manipulated since childhood? Because Jacob didn't show himself? That huge wheel with all of the crossed out names was freaky. So was Jack's reflection in both the pool in the Temple courtyard at the beginning of the episode, and in the Lighthouse mirrors in the end. (This week's Most Obvious Symbolism, obviously. And symbolically.) Is Hurley Jacob's prime candidate? It's just interesting that Jacob keeps appearing to Hurley and only to Hurley. Maybe it's because Hurley does what Jacob wants him to do. I liked Hurley writing Jacob's instructions on his arm (even though they were completely illegible to us). In fact, the Hurley scenes were the highlight of this episode. Which is a shame, considering it was centered around Jack. Jacob got Hurley and Jack away from the Temple because someone bad was coming. And he also told Hurley that someone was coming to the Island. Who's coming? Someone we know? And why can Hurley be given instructions, but not Jack? Because Jack has to come to every conclusion on his own, I suppose. Infected Claire not only has epically bad hair; she's a killer. Good to know. The Claire/Jin segment felt like Rousseau capturing Sayid in season one, didn't it? When she brought out that axe, I started worrying about Jin's leg. But no. She's the Man in Black's buddy and they're trying to recruit Jin. And Claire was tortured in the Temple, just like Sayid. She must have failed that test. We're getting episodes that parallel those in season one: "LA X" for the pilot, "What Kate Does"/"Tabula Rasa", and "The Substitute"/"Walkabout." This episode paralleled "White Rabbit." Will it be Sun's turn next week? I don't usually mention previews, but this one was tantalizing -- because they mostly told us they couldn't show us anything without giving something away. Gee, I think I'll tune in for one more week. What have we learned? -- The numbers are degrees, which is why they don't go above 360. And Jacob chose "candidates" using mirrors, but not smoke. As far as we know. What I missed last week: -- The woman at the employment agency who asked Locke what sort of animal he saw himself as was also the psychic Hurley's father paid to give Hurley a fake reading in "Tricia Tanaka is Dead." -- Locke was buried next to Boone. I didn't know that the Lostaways' burial ground was called Boone Hill, but it's certainly appropriate. -- Frank said, "This is the weirdest damn funeral I've ever been to." I listened carefully to the enhanced repeat, and he definitely says the word "funeral," not "show." For what it's worth. Character bits: -- We only got a glimpse, but I don't think LAX timeline Jack has tattoos. -- Jack played the piano in two previous episodes, so nice continuity, making his son a pianist. -- What the hell was in that cradle Claire had in her "shelter"? -- Jin told Claire that Kate had taken Aaron off the Island, but later, he took it back to protect Kate. I don't think Claire believed him the second time. Kate may be in serious Claire trouble. -- What is the significance of Hurley finding Shannon's inhaler? It must mean something. -- Dogen's son was also auditioning at the Williams Conservatory. He and Jack exchanged a few words. Very like Jack and Desmond in the stadium. -- We still don't know where Christian's body is. Must be important. And I don't think it's in Berlin. Bits and pieces: -- Island Tic Tac Toe. :) -- Loved the key under the white rabbit doorstop. That's happened before. When? What episode? -- It's Friday the 24th. So it's only been two days since "LA X"? -- Jack's mother poured herself a drink. It was MacCutcheon scotch. -- Christian and Margo Shephard live at 233 Bastian Drive, Beverly Hills, 90211. Their lawyers are Horowitz and Woodruff, Wilshire Blvd. -- Claire's "shelter" looked like a trash heap. No roof or sides, either, so how much protection could it be against the rains? In fact, it looked more like a piece of bad abstract sculpture than a shelter. -- Claire's beautiful hair was unbelievably horrible. Much, much worse than Kate's messy Island do. It was like she hadn't washed or brushed it in the entire three years. Quotes: Jack: (to David) "You always wanted to hear about Kitty and Snowdrop." In Through the Looking Glass, Kitty is the black kitten and Snowdrop the white kitten. That may have been the most obscure reference yet to the white and black good and evil theme. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking-Glass Claire: "Better get that cleaned up. If there's one thing that'll kill you around here, it's infection." Hurley: "I think you'd make a great dad." Jack: "I'd make a terrible dad." Hurley: "What if these skeletons are us?" I'm still thinking Rose and Bernard, since we don't know if they came back with the others. Hurley: "This is cool, dude. Very old school." Jack: "What?" Hurley: "You know. You and me, trekking through the jungle, on our way to do something that we don't quite understand? Good times." The standard three out of four polar bears, Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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