Season 3, Episode 12: "Par Avion"
So I've heard mixed reactions on last night's show, but I for one, enjoyed it. There seemed to be some more of those "Lost" moments that have been lacking this season, and overall the story progressed.
Let's start out with the most obvious revelation of the night - the fact that Claire and Jack are related through Jack's Father. This has been a theory that people have been kicking around ever since Drunk Jack's Father was seen pounding on an Australian woman's door in one of Sawyer's flashback episodes. I'm not sure how relevant this connection is to the rest of the show - however, if Jack finds out about his long lost half sister, it might be the one thing that keeps him from leaving the island (if we are to believe that Ben will uphold his side of the deal and let him go once he regains his health). Jack's too good a guy to leave his sister and nephew (Aaron) on the Island to fend for themselves, right?
Man, I was sorry to see Patchy go so soon. Probably my favorite new character since Desmond, Patchy was a fountain of information with a funny accent. He shed some light on that mysterious list that has been floating around Othersville, as well as letting us know for sure that "He" is not Ben. But of course, his (and all of the others') creepy knowledge of the Losties past lives lead us to many other questions. How do they know that Locke was paralyzed? About Jack's wife? Kate's last name? Sawyer's first name? Clearly there are active links to the outside world (which was all but confirmed with how "Mittelos Bioscience" recruited Juliette). Moreover, what makes a person "good" in the eyes of the others? If Kate is "flawed," Locke "angry," and Sayid "weak & afraid;" what sets a person like Cindy the flight attendant apart? If anything, it makes sense that they go for the kids first: children equal "non-corrupted innocence" to the Others, therefore easily impressionable towards the Others' cult-like teachings.
In other news, how many times is Locke going to F up without us taking notice? I don't believe I mentioned this in last week's Notes, but there was a growing (and now very large) theory that Locke is purposefully sabotaging any effort that may lead to the Lostie's possible rescue. And can we blame him? From what we've seen of his past life, it pretty much sucked. Next week we'll learn why how he became paralyzed, but even up until then he's had a kidney stolen, was dumped by his girlfriend, and trusted a guy who turned out to be a Narc and took down his hippy Humboldt weed commune. His last few contributions to the team have been to implode the original hatch, exploded a new hatch with untold amounts of info, and now push a loosely lipped hostage into an electric fence - leading to his death. Oh, and he stole some C4 that he "didn't think" existed. Sayid rings true when he says that "this will be a conversation for another day." We haven't heard the last of Locke's strange behavior.
And what about that final scene? It wasn't jaw dropping, it wasn't the ultimate revelation - but when Jack caught that poorly thrown pass from Mr. Friendly and did a slight jig before spiking it I almost lost my shit. Touchdown, indeed. I can't wait to see what's going on there. I have my thoughts but I'd rather not ruin such a good scene with my (long winded) commentary.
Oh, and last but not least, I seriously doubt that's the last time we see Claire's message before the end of the series. Seems like a perfect epilogue to the show to me....
Not too many easter eggs this week, just a straight up good show without any tricks. Sawyer was reading "Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand towards the end of the show, but from what I've read about Rand, she's kind of a psycho, and I'm too tired to get into it, so I'm not going to. But I do have one treat for you...forwarded by a couple co-workers (thanks Keith and Ronan), prepare yourself for one of the best print ads I've ever seen. Till next week....
So I've heard mixed reactions on last night's show, but I for one, enjoyed it. There seemed to be some more of those "Lost" moments that have been lacking this season, and overall the story progressed.
Let's start out with the most obvious revelation of the night - the fact that Claire and Jack are related through Jack's Father. This has been a theory that people have been kicking around ever since Drunk Jack's Father was seen pounding on an Australian woman's door in one of Sawyer's flashback episodes. I'm not sure how relevant this connection is to the rest of the show - however, if Jack finds out about his long lost half sister, it might be the one thing that keeps him from leaving the island (if we are to believe that Ben will uphold his side of the deal and let him go once he regains his health). Jack's too good a guy to leave his sister and nephew (Aaron) on the Island to fend for themselves, right?
Man, I was sorry to see Patchy go so soon. Probably my favorite new character since Desmond, Patchy was a fountain of information with a funny accent. He shed some light on that mysterious list that has been floating around Othersville, as well as letting us know for sure that "He" is not Ben. But of course, his (and all of the others') creepy knowledge of the Losties past lives lead us to many other questions. How do they know that Locke was paralyzed? About Jack's wife? Kate's last name? Sawyer's first name? Clearly there are active links to the outside world (which was all but confirmed with how "Mittelos Bioscience" recruited Juliette). Moreover, what makes a person "good" in the eyes of the others? If Kate is "flawed," Locke "angry," and Sayid "weak & afraid;" what sets a person like Cindy the flight attendant apart? If anything, it makes sense that they go for the kids first: children equal "non-corrupted innocence" to the Others, therefore easily impressionable towards the Others' cult-like teachings.
In other news, how many times is Locke going to F up without us taking notice? I don't believe I mentioned this in last week's Notes, but there was a growing (and now very large) theory that Locke is purposefully sabotaging any effort that may lead to the Lostie's possible rescue. And can we blame him? From what we've seen of his past life, it pretty much sucked. Next week we'll learn why how he became paralyzed, but even up until then he's had a kidney stolen, was dumped by his girlfriend, and trusted a guy who turned out to be a Narc and took down his hippy Humboldt weed commune. His last few contributions to the team have been to implode the original hatch, exploded a new hatch with untold amounts of info, and now push a loosely lipped hostage into an electric fence - leading to his death. Oh, and he stole some C4 that he "didn't think" existed. Sayid rings true when he says that "this will be a conversation for another day." We haven't heard the last of Locke's strange behavior.
And what about that final scene? It wasn't jaw dropping, it wasn't the ultimate revelation - but when Jack caught that poorly thrown pass from Mr. Friendly and did a slight jig before spiking it I almost lost my shit. Touchdown, indeed. I can't wait to see what's going on there. I have my thoughts but I'd rather not ruin such a good scene with my (long winded) commentary.
Oh, and last but not least, I seriously doubt that's the last time we see Claire's message before the end of the series. Seems like a perfect epilogue to the show to me....
Not too many easter eggs this week, just a straight up good show without any tricks. Sawyer was reading "Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand towards the end of the show, but from what I've read about Rand, she's kind of a psycho, and I'm too tired to get into it, so I'm not going to. But I do have one treat for you...forwarded by a couple co-workers (thanks Keith and Ronan), prepare yourself for one of the best print ads I've ever seen. Till next week....
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