Thursday, May 01, 2008

OFFICIAL MAILBOX LOST GRIPE #29

It's not that I haven't been keeping up with the eighth and ninth episodes of season four. "Meet Kevin Johnson" was kind of bland, but not gripe-worthy. "The Shape of Things to Come" had some huge WTF moments, such as Alex getting killed and Ben releasing a second smoke monster (more on that below). But nothing gripe-worthy. Which makes me feel bad for tonight's episode, "Something Nice Back Home." It was one of the best episodes we've seen in a while because, as TLP says, it got back to the paranormal, mystical curiosities and human emotions that make the show so compelling. Yet, it features a moment of head-slapping idiocy that makes my stomach churn.

I'm not talking about how Jack wanted to be awake through his appendicitis surgery. Though that is, indeed, a brilliant display of dumbassitude, it's true to Jack's character. I'm talking about when he's looking at the X-rays, then hears a beep. He goes out to investigate, and it turns out to be a home fire alarm.

That's right. This modern doctor's clinic, with assumedly modern fire suppression features and security system, relies on Black and Decker to provide a chirp in the event of sudden smoke. The alarm was a gimmick to get Jack out of his office to see his father. I know there was recently a writer's strike, so that means there's doubly no excuse for such a lame prop. The writers couldn't have thought of a better way to get Jack out? The beeping could have been a security monitor, a lost cell phone, anything. Instead, it's a fire alarm one could find in a mobile home. Crikey.

Now that the gripe is out of the way, let's add to what we know:
~ Christian Shepard is likely alive, because Claire saw him and called him Dad. Also, Christian was holding Aaron. However, Miles' confirmation isn't much of a confirmation, because he can see the dead.
~ Faraday is up to something. He seems to be getting more comfortable.
~ Because of storm warnings in the KODE viewing area, we couldn't read the translations of Sun and Jin's conversation.
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Maybe Kate's secret mission is related to Sawyer's daughter. Remember that Kate received help from Cassidy Phillips to find her mom. Cassidy is the mother of Sawyer's daughter, Clementine.
~ Credit the best find to TLP: Sawyer is not in the coffin.

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