Season 5, Episode 2
This review & commentary contain spoilers. If you don’t want to know what happens in this episode, don’t read this review.
The Review
Ben and Jack are still “trying” to get everyone to the island. Though truth be told if not for some other unfortunate circumstances, they would still be at square one. Kate and rutabaga head are on the run (a familiar place for Kate). There are strange doings on the island and Hurley’s parents are very cool.
Season Five of Lost is moving really quickly. I can’t imagine what this season would have been like watching it week-to-week. I can see why it regained some of its gusto, in the eyes of some jaded fans. Mine included.
The best part of “The Lie” is Hurley and his family. The absolutely, positively best part is Hurley explaining the lie to his Mom. And his Mom just going with it.
The on-going plot for the season is moved along (though you do have to wonder what Ben would have done had Hurley not dropped Sayid in his lap?) and the island is still a place of discontent.
In fact, the discontent on the island is almost moving in a disturbing direction. While it is great that we are on a path to conclusion, there are enough loose ends to be wrapped up without adding more. So far, there were one-or-two new (old?) adversaries on the island for the castways in “The Lie”. In one scene they are volleying flaming arrows, in another they are armed with machetes and rifles. Okay, the time skipping… might be able to explain that. But (as much as it pains me to say) I do hope we find out who was shooting those arrows at some point. (Because really we need more subplots in this series).
Overall though, two episodes in to season five and we are still enthralled. Or at least ready to watch the next episode (without mocking).
Characters
Ben and Hurley are the main characters in the future story. Jack, Juliette and some new guy lead the charge for the islanders. Hurley’s parents play an awesome role and Sun makes another appearance.
Grade: B
Running Commentary (or Greg’s Inner-monologue)
I kind of miss all the episodes opening with someone’s eyes opening.
On the Searcher
Why does it look like Kate is trying to breast-feed rutabaga head?
Hurley: I don’t think we should lie dude.
Go Hurley.
Jack is so full of it. He is so bent, how is it that any of these folk are buying this. He’s working from so many flawed assumptions it’s not even funny. The least of which would be that Widmore wouldn’t already know what happened!!! Go Hurley!
Awesome! Hurley totally just took out a FedEx box. Oh yeah, go Hurley! Wait, I mean, I love FedEx.
Hey!!! It’s Ana-Lucia! No wonder she pulled him over… he was driving like she does in real life! Who said that?
On Fantasy Island
Neil!?!? Arrgh!!! Another new person. C’mon… no more new people!!! Please!!!
Wow. Daniel’s really cool. It’s too bad he’s not hot like Jack and wasn’t stuck on the island with them from the beginning. They’d be home by… oh yeah, home didn’t work out so well did it… he’s still cool! J
Back to the Future
Wow, Kate and Hurley missed each other by “that much”…
That is the worst cell phone “simulated screen” I have ever seen.
Jack & Ben are kind of like DeNiro and Grodin in Midnight Run. And kind of not.
Dad: You killed three people?
Hurley: No, Sayid did.
Dad: Oh, that’s better.
Dad’s are great.
Dad: That’s not going to work, we need a doctor.
Ha-ha! They need Jack! Yay!
And Kate re-unites with Sun. Kate and Sun, Hurley and Sayid, Jack and Ben. And of course, Ben goes to another new person (Jill). How many new people am I going to have to remember?!?!
Fantasy Island
Ugh. Neil. Maybe the Polar Bear will get him.
Awesome. Looks like Neil got fire. Okay, and arrows. Fire and arrows, uhm the Dharma Initiative circa 1700?
The Hugos
That is a beautiful house. And Hurley has great (very understanding!) parents.
Kate & Sun
…hmm… now that is an interesting turn of events. Sun’s recollection of Kate’s uhm, betrayal?... I wonder where Sun stands in all of this right now. Clearly she’s on her own in her dealings with Widmore.
Jack & Dad
It’s nice that Dad can see that Jack is full of #(*$#&.
Hurley’s recap of the first three seasons… four seasons to his mom is awesome.
Mom: I believe you. I don’t understand you, but I believe you.
And yes, that’s exactly how it felt for the rest of us. Up until the third season when we gave up. It’s fun to hear it all recapped like that.
Island
Uh oh, Sawyer stepped on a horrible poisoned spike. The one horrible poisoned spike in all the jungle, he’ll most likely be dead by morning. Or sooner if the shadow guys get him.
More people! I hope I don’t have to remember their names. This island is worse than Grand Central station. It needs its own Census.
General Hospital
Oh good, Sayid is alive. It would suck to have to drag two dead guys back to the island.
Ben is creepy. How does he know all this stuff. I mean sure he’s from the island, but how can he know what would happen or what has happened?!? Has this all happened before? Is there like a bug-log for the island?
Hurley has always been very clever!
Island of the Danged
He’s going to cut off her hand. Of course he’s not going to get to cut off her hand. Of course, were I her, I would have busted some caps!!! Just sayin’…
Back to the Future
Okay, very dramatic pause. Old lady in a hood. Are we supposed to know who the old lady in the hood is?!?! For pete’s sake there are more people in this story than you can shake a stick at. Forget the census, we need them all to wear nametags.
The end?!? Already? That’s a good sign.
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