My Observations: LOST—Episode 4X12: There’s No Place Like Home, part 1

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Oceanic Six
So we get to see the Oceanic 6 being transported to Honolulu. The copilot does not feel good about the cargo. He thinks that they are bad mojo. Does he know something that most people don’t know? After all, if castaways are found, people usually rejoice about them. Neither the pilot nor the copilot was very happy about their transport. Did they witness what the Oceanic 6 had to do to be saved? Something was definitely not right about this rescue mission.

We get to see the Oceanic 6, and they look dazed. Why? Once again, I think that they had to do something terrible to get on that plane. What sort of deal did they break? When the Oceanic 6 were interviewed by the reporters, it was obvious that the castaways were lying. We know that the story they were telling was not true. Kate was not Aaron’s mother. Not only that, but she said that she was 6 months pregnant when the plane crashed and that Aaron was now 5 weeks old. Couldn’t the reporters see through the lie? How on earth can you try to pass a 3-month old as a 5-week old? There is no way! Aaron is holding his head on his own and he is huge. A 5-week old is a helpless baby whose head you must keep secured. The neck is not strong enough to hold the head up. What a farce. I am looking forward to seeing how this little faux pas is explained.

What about Sun’s lie. It was obvious that they were all uncomfortable as to what she was going to say about Jin’s whereabouts. She lied. They all knew that she lied. Is Jin back on the island trying to save it from going to Widmore? Something’s up. And, Sun knows that something’s up. She uses her share of the Oceanic settlement to buy a big share into her father’s company. She knows that her father is involved in a sham, that’s for sure. How did she learn that? Ben?

Family renewal scene had a lot of pathos. I cried. I noticed that, however, the Paik family was hugging a cold fish. Sun was not thrilled to seeing them. It was sad to see that Sayid had no one to greet him. (Of course, later on, we get to see that Nadia was there for him after all.) How great was Hurley to include him in with his family? Hurley, you are the sweetest guy on LOST. I just get mad at all the fat jokes that you are part of. LOST cut this shit out already. In fact, cut the Jate/Skate dilemma and the fat jokes. Then you will be greatest show to ever hit the TV screens so far. Oh, what I am saying? You are the GREATEST SHOW TO EVER HIT THE TV SCREENS so far.

Oceanic 8
They claim that they were 8 and now are 6. Why?

Jack Is an Asshole
What is wrong with Jack to constantly trying to be the eternal hero that he is not? The moment he finds that the helicopter landed near the Orchid, he gets Kate to come and help him. WTF? Is he not a doctor? Does he not know that he could harm himself? And WTF, Juliet still cares about him. Will this love quadrangle ever end?

And when Sawyer informs that Locke was right and the people on the freight were out to kill them, what does he do? He continues to say that he needs to get the people off the island with the helicopter. Jack, you moron, didn’t you hear Sawyer? They are out to kill you, not save you. A little humility would do you well.

But Jack is intent on being a hero and Sawyer was not going to let him die alone. Sawyer follows him to the helicopter.

Jack Is an Uncle
After his father’s memorial, Jack is accosted by Claire’s mom. Guess what? He finds out that Claire is half sister. Wow. Talk about socking it to him.

Faraday
He knows more than he lets on. He knows that he and Charlotte is in danger. In true LOST fashion, he doesn’t let us know what he knows. I never liked this character. Of all the freighties, besides Miles Straume, I prefer Charlotte (and that’s not saying much, believe me) to Faraday. But Faraday’s behavior and desire to help everyone off the island redeemed himself in my eyes. He is a scientist (and I am partial to scientists), and he may be a genuine person after all.

The Freight
Faraday pulls castaways 6 at time. Nope, these are not the Oceanic 6. Jin, Sun, and Aaron are among them. So we are not yet at the point that we can say that’s how they are saved. Moreover, after meeting up with Michael on the freight, they learn that the freight is emitting signals to somewhere and is rigged with explosives. Just like the Black Rock, the Kahana is armed to kill.

Sayid, Kate, and Richard
Sayid, with the aid of Faraday starts removing people from the island onto the freight. But then Sayid is summoned by Juliet to catch up with Kate and Jack. When Sayid meets up with Kate, Jack was gone. Kate and Sayid quickly take the baby to the beach and drop him off with Sun. And off they go to save Jack, only to be caught by Richard. I guess that they are in good hands.

 

Miles Straume
My one and only favorite freightie is Miles. He is a great comic relief. Of course, having been his fan prior to seeing him on LOST absolutely prejudiced me. However, Ken Leung proves to be the great comic actor. I appreciate that powers to be of LOST are using this actor’s comic timing.

Ben Always Has a Plan
According to Ben, the Orchid is a green house, and that’s where you move the island. Is that where the volcano can be activated? That would be interesting. Have the volcano erupt and then move the island with it.

So, Ben follows Jacob’s wishes: The island will be moved. So we learn that the island was moved 15 years ago. Alex was 1 year old then. Is this little bit of information important? I don’t know, but I thought about it.

Hugo’s Birthday Party
So his parents don’t get it. They use the tropical island theme for the party. I thought that was hilarious. I thought that the introduction of the whispers was cute. But LOST damn it, you will have to explain the whisper. You will. Or I will use Jesus Christ as my weapon. That, by the way, was the best line in this episode.

The Numbers Are Back
Hugo is still haunted by the numbers. The car that his dad gives him is proof of that. Will we ever learn the meaning of the numbers?

Keamy and Ben
What can I say about Keamy? I hate this bastard. There is a contingency on the Internet who finds the character absolutely sexy and hot. What is wrong with these women? This man is a brute. Raw violence emits from him. I personally would not want to encounter him ever in my life, let alone in my bed.

Anyway, I digress. This entry is about Keamy and Ben. Ben gives instructions to Locke on how to move the island and then goes on to sacrifice himself to Keamy. How much into the future does Ben know? He could have been killed. Maybe Ben knew that he is worth more alive than dead. But havent't the rules changed? But, then again, as Ben said to Locke, “I always have a plan.” And he may have one. But the episode ended with Ben being knocked out by Keamy. Let’s see how Ben’s plan will work in the next episode.

 

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Comments

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I'm totally with you on most everything you said--except Daniel is probably my favorite of the helicopter guys (besides Frank, who seems to be out of the loop), mainly for saving Desmond in "The Constant." But like you said, that's not saying much. You also point out a lot of things I hadn't thought of, like the age inconsistencies. (I too thought about Richard being Locke's father and came to the same conclusion you did.) I agree with the person who said the show is one big mind****--that's why I try not to spend too much time thinking about it ... until the whole series is over with and I find out whether the ending justifies the past six years! But then Ben had to go and cry and made me feel sorry for him, I looked up the actor's name, found your site, found the YouTube videos, and now I'm into it again for the first time since Season 1. I was seriously going to give it up after they killed Charlie last year, but it's more like an addiction than a fandom! (BTW, this probably is nothing new to you folks who've been discussing it all this time, but did you notice that seemingly off-hand comment Ben made to Richard at the beginning of "The Man Behind the Curtain" ... "You remember birthdays, don't you Richard?" Does this imply that Richard is immortal? It's obvious he never ages, but I just thought that was an interesting comment, or at least Michael Emerson made it sound very pointed.)

I totally agree about the Juliet/Jack/Kate/Sawyer quadrangle ... BORING. I so wish they would resolve get past all that. (My four least favorite characters.)

And I'm totally with you about Keamy! True, Ben is a first-class [insert expletive here], which is why it took me this long to like him ... Frankly, I think I've always secretly wanted to like him since I have this thing for complex villains, but "Shape of Things" was the first time since he was a kid that he's shown any humanity. (I've been waiting all this time for a straw to grasp at!) But even before that ep., he's always been something of a mystery, and the way his obviously superior mind works is fascinating. I'm attracted to brainy guys too, not to mention the obvious fact that Michael Emerson is kinda cute--and got about 10x cuter after I saw what a sweetheart he is on that View interview, whereas I can't stand guys like Keamy who look like they spend their whole lives in front of the mirror at the gym and probably have never opened a book in their lives (Michael does crossword puzzles *swoon*) and have all the finesse of a steamroller. I agree with the person who said he looked like a muscle-bound hamster! And the person who wrote: "Ben is going to make Keamys little head explode with all his awesome manipulation skills. :D" I can't wait for that! (Cuz if Ben gets killed off, then I'm really done with this show!)