Initial Thoughts: Dr Linus

Along with Jack, my faith is back.  This week was at the top of my favorite list for sure.  And the “new” Jack, loving him!  Man of faith indeed! Oh and that twist at the end, unreal!

1.  So I was looking back at the Last Supper promo pictures for this season and I think that they each represent a time line.  AND, Ilana is on Locke’s side in both pictures. Ben is on Jack’s side.  I’m growing very suspicious of Ilana which I hate because I was very touched when she told Ben “I’ll have you.”  Here is a situation where I hope I’m wrong.

2.  Elba.  What a nice parallel for what Ben is going through on the Lost island.  How will Ben fare on his “island of Elba?”

3.  Hilarious that Artz has “stuff” on his shirt, much like Hurley had “Artz” on his shirt.

4.  Locke, the substitue, tells Ben he should be in charge.  Then later Not-Locke wants to put him back in charge.

5.  Glad to see that Miles had a somewhat larger role this week.  We also got a clear picture of what his true talent is AND that he talked to Nikki and Paulo (and why didn’t anyone notice that he said they were BURIED ALIVE?).

6.  There were some really great throwback moments tonight to season one (arriving back at the beach, seeing Sawyer’s dirty magazines, Jack and Hurley coming up on camp).  Ben even talks of being nostalgic to Frank.

7.  This year we have reflections (in the past it was the eye opening).  Ben’s was in the microwave as he waited for his lunch to cook.  BTW, I didn’t know they made “organic” TV dinners.

8.  So how cool was it to see Ben’s dad.  Have they all resolved their daddy issues in the new time line?  After all, we found out that Roger was in the Dharma Initiative, was on the island and somehow chose to leave.  Oh, and I loved that he says “who knows how much better our lives would have been.”  Um, maybe not so much.  Frank also mentions how different his life would be if he had piloted the original flight but Ben makes a good point that the island still got him in the end.  So will new time line Ben end up on the island too?

9.  Alex wasn’t his daughter but he still had “fatherly” feelings for her.  And that he sacrificed what he wanted for her was really sweet.  AND it goes back to the question if the father’s have to sacrifice for their children.

10.  What the heck is Ilana building with her tools, wires and mechanics?  Is SHE the one building a beacon so that Widmore can find the island?  Jacob did say someone was coming so he must want him there.

11.  Cheese curds.  Man, Hurley gets the best lines!

12.  I like the picture of “The Black Rock” in the book Ben is reading with Alex.

13.  Sounds like Danielle is having quite a life – she’s working two jobs just to pay rent?

14.  Ben always has a plan doesn’t he?  New time line or old he’s always thinking.  Blackmailing the principal sounded like a good idea in theory.

15.  Jacob gave all of those he touched a gift (or as some would say, a curse) of longevity.  Guess it didn’t work for Locke.

16.  Ben sure digs a nicely shaped rectangle.  Did you notice how perfect the shape was?

17.  This new Jack is so great.  He’s so calm.  He has so much faith in what will happen.  And instead of an eye opening, he closes his eyes.

18.  Ilana had to hear Smokey coming in when he approached Ben.  Hard to believe that she didn’t but then again there are a lot of things that are hard to believe here.

19.  To step back, I found it amusing that Artz kept complaining about their “outdated” equipment.  I wouldn’t have been surprised to see one of the old island computers in his room.

20.  Since Ben doesn’t shoot Ilana and chooses to stay with the beach people, is Smokey going to be mad or is this what he expected?  We saw what Smokey did to the people at the temple when they didn’t come out and follow him.

21.  When Ben tells Ilana that he’s going to go to Locke my thoughts were that this was the first time I’ve heard Ben tell the flat out truth.  And it was also the first time I believed him and actually felt sorry for him.

22.  Are they ever going to reunite Jin and Sun?  The story line has drug on long enough.

23.  I did NOT expect that twist at the end.  WOW wow and WOW!  Widmore wants to take back over?  This is going to be one interesting new twist.

6 Responses to “Initial Thoughts: Dr Linus”

  1. Anne Says:

    I agree with you, on the list for one of my top episodes. Widmore! I can’t wait to see what is coming next. Do you think Desmond is with him?

  2. greg dharma Says:

    good ep, definitely a throwback to earlier episodes. the parallel sybolism between the two worlds really tightened in last week’s ep and again this week. i like Ilana’s leadership qualities. Emerson is an amazing actor. what about the Richard scene? that’s one of the best single scenes so far…the ending was a little weak/hackneyed, but that might be because of the bad CGI sub.

  3. Jenny Says:

    Loved, loved, loved this episode! I’m going to watch it again. I’m sure I missed some things the first time.

  4. Max Says:

    If I remember good Michael was also trying to kill himself 2 seasons back and he just wasn’t able to do it. Looks like Richard and Jack can’t do it either.
    I liked this episode a lot more than the previous one. Not big fan of the actor playing Ilana, her acting does’t do it for me.

    I liked the scenes at the beach, it brought back memories from the first seasons. it looks like the war is coming between two sides.

  5. Joey Says:

    I keep reading how Locke was touched by Jacob and still died. Remember Richard told Jack that someone would have to kill him, he couldn’t do it himself.. Well Locke didn’t and couldn’t kill himself either. Ben did the honors of killing him..

  6. melzie Says:

    Jack was going to jump off the bridge also and couldn’t/didn’t..
    I think Miles just needs to be near EITHER the body or the site of death? Maybe. Saw a rerun tonight of Charlotte dying..I didn’t think I would want to rewatch this series after its over but I think I probably will :)

    I just started watching in Jan. and yesterday FINALLY caught up to the real world!

    Love the blog!

    xoxo melzie

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