It’s A Good Kind of “Lost”, (Episode 2)

Week of 2.18.08: ‘Are You “Lost” Yet?’

I’m just taking time out to comment about my favorite show. The past two week’s, LOST, episodes have been all over the place. The supposed rescuers are either (men specifically) bumbling idiots or just plain shrewd and crafty. I plead the latter.

We find out in Episode #2, “Confirmed Dead”, that they haven’t really come to get these people off this island, but are inferring to each other that it’s Ben they really want. Or could it possibly be something totally different that has brought this bunch of misfits a calling?

Thanks to lost.wikia.com

Remember the “Others”, who were using all kind of disguises and props to throw the “Losties” and the audience off. The only “Others” we’ve been left to sneer at are “Captain” Benjamin, who is still around, making various weird faces, and duplicitous, Juliet, lurking in the background. Oh yeah, I forgot, Karl and Alex, who have kind of grown up on the mysterious and mystical island.

The situation has turned into a number of splintered off groups to confuse even more so. That is, with the group waiting to go on the helicopter (Jack’s group), which includes the group on the beach. Then we have the little group running back and forth between Jack and Locks’ groups, and the little group who are getting to ride the helicopter to the boat that they thought was to rescue them. There also is a group that we haven’t seen hide nor hair of, who was being fronted by Richard. Remember him?

Plus, we’re being taken on forward flashes, back forward flashes, and who knows where else. Talking about plot twist and turns. This season is all over the place, but it is oh so, compelling! It’s definitely living up to it’s name.

This week’s episode, I believe will be Kate centric. A little harkening back to the “cage” episodes. Not that we need to be reminded of that point in the series. Hopefully, they won’t get too bogged down with the past and continue to move forward, as they have been doing in these new and improved episodes. We’ll see tomorrow won’t we?

P.S. The first week’s Episode #1, “The Beginning of End” can be found here. It definitely got Season 4 off to a great start!