The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham:
How someone ended up in the coffin, and under the alias of 'Jeremy Bentham' has been a mystery since the end of Season 3, and this episode finally gave us the answers and revealed who exactly was behind Locke's death.
It was great to see the Oceanic Six off the island, each interacting with Locke after a couple of years having no contact with the island, and it was even better to see all the mythologically relevant characters we got further information about - Charles Widmore, Matthew Abbadon, Walt! Though some of their appearances were very brief and some even brought to an end, this episode had the best appearance of Abbadon and Widmore to date.
The real question that arose from this episode and the aftermath of Locke's death and even more importantly, his resurrection - who is the big bad of the show? Following Ben's childish actions at the end, killing Locke (in a similar fashion to the way he killed Locke at the mass grave, and his immature yet chilling remarks to Juliet - "You're mine") I am fairly certain that Ben is really the manipulative and evil force behind the war that is coming, though I'm not convinced that Widmore is completely good either. I'm sure questions about the motives of Charles Widmore and Ben will continue throughout the season, and possibly Season 6, as their conflict comes to an end.
Bringing back Helen, without bringing her back, was a really great callback to Locke's flashbacks in Season 2 and further reinforcement of Locke's destiny to be on the island.
Ilana and Caesar look set to be either important secondary roles or redshirts in a future conflict, and their discovery of the Hydra Station was really interesting. Again, it's great to see the second island again as well as seeing"runway" that Juliet hinted at in the S3 finale being of use to the Aijira Flight survivors.
All in all, a great way to fill in the gaps between John's resurrection and the hardships he faced off the island. Can't wait to see more of the dynamic between John and Ben.
9.3/10
LaFleur:
The first Sawyer-centric episode since early Season 3, and a reminder of Sawyer's leadership skills as he, Juliet, Miles, Daniel and Jin manage to argue, con and eventually incorporate themselves into the Dharma Initiative.
This episode focused very much on the development of the characters.
- Sawyer took control and helped his friends by conning the Dharma Initiative and working his way among their ranks. It was great to see Sawyer protect his friends and ensure their safety, and even better to see his relationship with Juliet develop. It's interesting to note that after three years, Sawyer has known Juliet, Jin, Miles and co for 2 and half years more than the other survivors before they left. It will be interesting to see how strong those bonds have become when Kate, Jack and Hurley are thrown back into the mix.
- Juliet also played a prominent role, helping a Dharma Initiative member give birth to a baby boy (Any guesses who he'll end up being?) long before the island's properties killed women trying to give birth within their trimester. Her scenes with Sawyer were really great, and the acting in the dock scene was intense. It was really nice to watch "just two weeks" turn into three years.
- Daniel's character also took a surprisingly dark turn in this episode. Him watching Charlotte as a child, as she waved while following her mother's lead was a really emotional scene. It'll be interesting to watch him try to mess with the "whatever happened, happened" theory. I'm guessing, since we didn't see him three years later, he's working at the Orchid station as he was in the premiere? It all makes sense now.
A really solid episode which had a really great feel to it. I love the direction this show is taking, and in my opinion a whole episode in the Dharma Initiative timeline is almost perfect.
9.8/10
SEASON FIVE:
This Place Is Death 10/10
LaFleur - 9.8/10
316 - 9.5/10
Jughead 9.4/10
The Little Prince 9.4/10
The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham 9.3/10
The Lie 9.3/10
Because You Left 9.1/10
(Ratings have changed a bit after rewatching and reconsidering)
Also, this week apparently I'm in the 'Blogs We Love' section. That's really surprising considering my new account has only been around for a little more than a month, but I'm really happy about it. I might have to blog a little more now...
QUESTION OF THE BLOG:
What are your top 5-10 favourite shows of all time? (I'm going to write a top SOMETHING list in a future blog I've decided)
Thanks for stopping by, namaste and good luck. 