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Last night's Lost officially got its groove back. Not that the first three episodes haven't been wonderful, rife with plot twists and turns, flashbacks and forwards, and shocking cliffhangers. But the roller-coaster of the season intro was so wild it was hard to keep a grip on the plot, and "Jughead" delved mainly into the islanders' histories. "The Little Prince" did what ABC's darling does best, and meshed a dizzying, flash-around plot with snippet-glances into each character's mind. The character development is on.
"The Little Prince" officially got the motivation game started. What really motivates this cast off of characters, each haunted by a shady past?
We all know that Ben wants everyone back on the island. And we know manipulation for the sake of getting what he wants has always been his game. "The Little Prince" showed how far he was willing to go, again, sending his lawyer after Kate and Aaron. But we still don't know exactly why he wants them all to go back. Of course, he lures Jack in by claiming it's to rescue everyone on the island. And Mrs. Hawking's chilling words ("God help us all") suggest Ben got himself into a very sticky situation when he turned that wheel. But if we know one thing about Ben, it's that his motivations are always myriad and often self-serving.
Daniel, Daniel, Daniel. Daniel is currently the most interesting character in my book. At first he seemed an innocent, nerdy physicist, masked by his beard, shyness and calculation-spouting. But last episode he picked up and left a woman he'd severely harmed for the sake of his scientific curiosity (plus we discovered he was funded by Mr. Widmore), and this week he had a chilling moment as well. He claims he won't let anything happen to Charlotte, and that he loves her, but after she passes out he seems surprisingly callous. When Juliet asks him why no one else is bleeding, he responds with a "Thank God," but seems almost resigned to Charlotte's fate. How much is this physicist willing to take for the sake of science?
The Jack-Kate-Sawyer triangle is back in full swing as well, which makes intent an even messier game. When Sawyer saw Kate on the island, his desire to "meddle" with the past and make contact with her was palpable. And Jack and Kate's meeting was equally complex. She's claims she's always been on Jack's side, and that that led her lie, but we all know her heart is torn.
Lost spent three seasons establishing that these character's have such murky pasts, you never quite know what they'll do. It kept up this tradition with "The Little Prince," throwing us further into the dark of everyone's intentions.
Oh, and there were a few plot surprises as well. Jin, much?
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"The Jack-Kate-Sawyer triangle is back in full swing as well, which makes intent an even messier game. When Sawyer saw Kate on the island, his desire to "meddle" with the past and make contact with her was palpable. And Jack and Kate's meeting was equally complex. She's claims she's always been on Jack's side, and that that led her lie, but we all know her heart is torn."
Is this all you can say about Kate? About her heart being torn? Especially since this episode confirmed that she had claimed Aaron as her son for purely selfish reasons?