The following post discusses "316," Wednesday's episode of "Lost." Please chime in with your thoughts and analysis in the comment section if you've seen the episode!
I can summarize that episode of "Lost" in three words: They go back.
Well, it's not quite that simple -- like "No Exit," last week's episode of "Battlestar Galactica," "316" provided a number of answers while raising quite a few more (although "No Exit" was much more of a brain-twister than "316," which for all the intriguing new mysteries it tantalized us with, had a relatively clean and forward-moving plot).
Before I get to the questions that "316" raised, I'll just talk a bit about the things I liked in the episode:
That relatively simple through-line. Ben says he's going to bring them back to the island, and at least in the cases of Jack, Kate and Hurley, he does. Done and done. I loved seeing Frank Lapidus again. I can't get enough of that guy -- even though it was weird to see him clean-shaven. And props to Jeff Fahey for doing a great job of delivering the best line of the night: "We're not going to Guam, are we?" Think of it as the Lapidus version of "You're gonna need a bigger boat."Twice in "316," we saw a re-creation of the first moments of the first episode of "Lost," which -- way back when at the start of Season 1 -- showed us Jack's eye opening and then his mad rush through the jungle toward the burning wreck on the beach. Fun trivia: In the airport, Hurley was reading a Spanish-language edition of "Y: The Last Man," a comic book series written by "Lost" scribe Brian K. Vaughan. (I like the title better in Spanish: "Y: El Ultimo Hombre." That just sounds cool.)The magic show with the rabbits was a nice touch. How blown would my mind have been if Marvin Candle had been doing the magic show at the retirement home? I thought the episode did a good job of balancing questions answered with questions left dangling. We learned why Christian wears tennis shoes on the island. We learned that John Locke committed suicide (or did he? I'm not sure I believe that. I think Ben may have had something to do with Locke's death. And could it really be considered death if Locke only took his own life because Alpert told him he had to die?) And we got some information about how the island moves through time and how Mrs. Hawking and a mystery group of scientists figured out how to predict where it will land next. Here were the dangling questions I was left with as the episode ended:
Regarding that last question, I was reminded of something executive producer Damon Lindelof said about that in an interview I did with him and executive producer Carlton Cuse before Season 5 began:
Q: Ben says something in the Season 4 finale about not being able to return to the island once he’s moved it. Is there also a catch for the Oceanic 6, in that they won’t be able to go back to the regular world if they go to the island? They’ll have to stay there?
Lindelof: "That’s certainly a question that we should be asking. When Ben says that whoever turns the wheel is never allowed to return to the island, is that a rule or is it a law? Those are two entirely different things. One would basically say, it would be impossible for him to get back to the island, no matter how hard he tried. The other would say that he could get back to the island, but if he did, he would be punished for it. So that’s going to unfold over the course of the season, based on whether or not Ben is successful in getting back himself."
Regarding the questions that were set up in this episode, it's interesting to note that Lindelof said in this addendum to the interview above that there are three "acts" to the season. "The first act is the first seven episodes, the second act is eightthrough 13, and the final act is 14 though 17," he said. So for those keeping score at home, "316" is the sixth and second-to-last episode in the first "act" of the season, and I bet we get a number of answers to the questions above in the next two acts. [The previous sentence has been corrected; thanks, Laurie!]
Finally, there's the big reveal of Jin at the end of "316." He appears to be a full-fledged member of the Dharma Initiative in the '70s (probably?). Is it a good or a bad thing for Jack, Kate and Hurley to be in that time frame with him? Where are Ben, Sayid, Sun and Locke's body?
And finally, did anybody get to enjoy the in-flight meal??
For all the questions this episode raised, it built up the suspense nicely -- by the time the Ajira Airways flight left the tarmac in L.A., I was quite excited to see what would happen next. And there was the deep weirdness of Jack changing Locke's shoes, the pathos of Jack reading Locke's suicide note and the slightly eerie yet sad visit that Jack paid to his grandfather, Ray.
Will we see Ray again? Hmmmm. Yet another question.
A couple links before I go: This post contains some guest-star information about upcoming episodes of "Lost." This post contains photos of one of those guest stars in the March 5 episode. Don't look at the links unless you want to know a few general things about those episodes.
Recaps: I'll be reading the post of Not-James-Poniewozik at Tuned In and also Alan Sepinwall's thoughts (Sepinwall didn't love the episode so much; I get that Jack and Kate story lines are often less interesting than those of other characters, but overall I thought "316" worked). Also I like to lurk at the Lost Easter Eggs site to look for clues that will further confuse me. Please leave your favorite "Lost" links in the comment area and I'llalso try to add to this list if I come across any good recaps.
Regarding "316," what are your thoughts?
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