Lost Review: "He's Our You" (Episode 5.10)

By Rachel Dovey at 10:10 AM on March 26, 2009

Lost is a show of wide, sweeping spaces. In any given episode, the ever-moving camera will zoom in on characters from Los Angeles to New Zealand who are separated by as much as 30 years. However, with the exception of flashbacks, the drama between young Ben and Sayid in "He's Our You" played out almost entirely in a tiny underground cell....  read more

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Lost Review: "Namaste" (Episode 5.09)

By Rachel Dovey at 10:58 AM on March 19, 2009

When Jack, Kate and Hurley ended up face down in the jungle at the end of "316," I assumed they had fallen from a plummeting plane. But when the plane made an emergency landing in this episode with few casualties, I realized my mistake. In "Namaste," the passengers look to Ben and ask where everyone has gone. His eyes glaze over in that sinister "you can't tell if I'm lying" look, and he answers, "I have absolutely no idea." They've gone off to the past....  read more

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Lost Review: "Namaste" (Episode 5.09)

By Rachel Dovey at 10:58 AM on March 19, 2009

When Jack, Kate and Hurley ended up face down in the jungle at the end of "316," I assumed they had fallen from a plummeting plane. But when the plane made an emergency landing in this episode with few casualties, I realized my mistake. In "Namaste," the passengers look to Ben and ask where everyone has gone. His eyes glaze over in that sinister "you can't tell if I'm lying" look, and he answers, "I have absolutely no idea." They've gone off to the past....  read more

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Lost Review: "LaFleur" (Episode 5.08)

By Rachel Dovey at 11:05 AM on March 5, 2009

Like last week's "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," "Lafleur" was a filler episode. TV Squad put it well: "when we first started watching Lost, it was like dumping a giant puzzle onto the floor. At this point, the entire puzzle is assembled, and for the most part, we can almost see the big picture, save for a bunch of pieces that are still missing. Lafleur was one of those pieces."...  read more

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Lost Review: "LaFleur" (Episode 5.08)

By Rachel Dovey at 11:05 AM on March 5, 2009

Like last week's "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," "Lafleur" was a filler episode. TV Squad put it well: "when we first started watching Lost, it was like dumping a giant puzzle onto the floor. At this point, the entire puzzle is assembled, and for the most part, we can almost see the big picture, save for a bunch of pieces that are still missing. Lafleur was one of those pieces."...  read more

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Lost Review: "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" (Episode 5.07)

By Rachel Dovey at 10:00 AM on February 26, 2009

Lost slowed down again last night with "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," focusing only on John Locke's life, and finally, his death....  read more

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Lost Review: "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" (Episode 5.07)

By Rachel Dovey at 10:00 AM on February 26, 2009

Lost slowed down again last night with "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," focusing only on John Locke's life, and finally, his death....  read more

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Lost Review: "316" (Episode 5.06)

By Rachel Dovey at 11:10 AM on February 19, 2009

Lost has a long, complicated relationship with religion. While the show is not overtly religious, it is decidedly metaphysical, and not just as a sci-fi nodding to whatever else is "out there." Smoke monsters, ghosts, baptisms, churches and priests with rosaries and biblical walking sticks have all populated the island's lush environs since Season One....  read more

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Lost Review: "316" (Episode 5.06)

By Rachel Dovey at 11:10 AM on February 19, 2009

Lost has a long, complicated relationship with religion. While the show is not overtly religious, it is decidedly metaphysical, and not just as a sci-fi nodding to whatever else is "out there." Smoke monsters, ghosts, baptisms, churches and priests with rosaries and biblical walking sticks have all populated the island's lush environs since Season One....  read more

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Lost Review: "This Place is Death" (Episode 5.05)

By Rachel Dovey at 10:45 AM on February 12, 2009

When Jin floated up to Rousseau's raft on a piece of plywood, I had mixed feelings. On one rather superficial hand, its nice to see his chiseled cheekbones again. But from a critical perspective, I know that one of Lost's most effective strategies is its merciless annihilation of characters. The production crew kill em' off and don't look over their shoulders, and plot lines are completely unpredictable as a result. Hopefully the show has a deeper, plot-based reason for bringing him back on, and its not just a ratings ploy....  read more

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