First off, I have a request for ABC. Next time, they need to make their V promo even bigger. It did not quite block all of Su’s writings. I mean, I could make out the first word and sometimes even the second. The network dropped the ball on that one.In all seriousness, I have never been a fan of episodes centering on Jin and Sun. The writers have never been able to make them relevant. I am honestly more interested in Rose and Bernard than our Korean lovebirds and they do not get a quarter as muh attention--apparently from anyone, since there appears to be no concern where the two of them are right now. The out of sight, out of mind act probably means they will be the most prominent characters in the end. Adam and Eve, maybe? Or is that too predictable.
“The Package” is a double whammy for me. Not only do I not much care for Jin and Sun, but the show has gone back to its usual motif a having boring filler saved by the final minutes. The promise of a more exciting episode next time is no way to run a television series.--especially when onlya hadful of episodes remain.
2007
The island story was a lot of fluff. Ilana wants to wait for Richard to return even though no one expects him to. Sun storms off in frustration because she wants to find Jin even though no one else appears all that interested in helping her. DarkLocke approaches her while she is sulking in her garden with the promise of taking herto him. She does not trust him and runs away as fast as she can, bumping her head and forgetting how to speak English asa result. Odd, but true.
Meanwhile, Widmore’s people attack DarkLocke’s camp and kidnap Jin., Jin and Sun are reluctant candidates. Neither of them care about destiny. They just want to leave the island and get back to their daughter. I sympathize solely because I am supposed to, not because I really feel it. Even when Jin sees photos of his daughter for the first time, I spent more time being creeped out Widmore had that camera than anything else. Both Kwons decide to follow their respective leaders to their destiny, but like I said, I do not really care.
The revelation Desmond is important to the finale was far more interesting. I think he is the connection between the 2007 and 2004 stories. Recall some time ago I mention that when alternate realities are done in comics, there is often a character in the alternate timeline who knows something is amiss. The Lost writing staff is loaded with comic book fans and a few professionals…
2004
The story served to explain how Jin wound up in the freezer after sayid killed Keamy and Omar. The end, with a pregnant Sun being shot, will almost certainly lead to Juliet’s appearance in the sideways flashes. She is coming back for at least two more episodes.
Sun’s father discovered Jin was making the beast with two backs with his daughter. The money he was caught with at the airport was Keamy’s fee for killing him. Mikhail makes another appearance, hauling sun to the bank to get the money, which is now I Keamy’s account, while Keamy earns it. He is delayed by Sayid and we all know what happens there. Sayid gives Jin the means to escape just as Mikhail returns. Sun is hit in the stomach by crossfire. She reveals she is pregnant as jin desperately carries her off.
Are the two of them the only characters who are not arguably better off in the sideways flash? Maybe you could throw Kate in that category.
‘The Package” was just kind of…there. It was not good, but it was not bad. It felt like it was thrown into the mix just to have Jin and Sun in the mix. Some small moments will probably be more significant later. Is Kate expendable since she is not a candidate? Why does DarkLocke need Claire? Or does he need the “sickness” she is possessed by? What is the significance of Sayid’s loss of emotion? How is Desmond the ket to stopping DarkLocke from escaping the island? There are not any discernible clues about any of the answers to those questions. Yet.
Theories? I have got theories:
DarkLocke thinks Claire still hates Kate and will ‘allow” her to kill her for stealin aaron.
Desmond is Dogan’s replacement.
The two realities are converging. Sun cannot speak English in either oe. Sayid is dead inside in both.
Rating: *** (out of 5)
