Queen Mae
01-19-2006, 07:54 PM
LOST - "The Hunting Party"
This episode focuses on Jack (again!) & he is just as annoying as ever. Will they ever give him a backstory that does not make him look like a self-righteous tool?
Michael goes off to find Walt, why he didn't do this earlier I have no idea. He puts Jack & Locke in a closet, ending their 50 day long hatred for each other by forcing them to confront their intense animal attract...... oh wait, that didn't really happen. I made that up.
Of course, Super!Kate wants to sit with the cool kids & attend the hunting party, but Boss-of-everyone-Jack tells her that she can't go. Of course she goes anyway.
In a later scene, Locke attempts to put Jack in his place, gently, by saying "Who are we to tell people what they can & cannot do?" Jack didn't respond, but his subtext appears to be "I am Hero!Jack! That's who!"
Upon hearing that Michael went to find Walt, Jin gets ready to join the search party. Sun protests & Jin responds with "Michael is my friend" but Sun lays the smackdown with "But I am your wife!" Jin puts down his backpack & stays with Sun. As always with Daniel & Yunjin the acting is flawless, subtle & perfect. In a later scene on the beach Jin tells Sun "I don't like being told what to do." Sun responds, "That was my life for four years. I didn't like it much either." Instead of provoking a fight this line softens Jin & he slides up to her, puts his arm around her & says "No, I imagine you didn't." Flawless, subtle, perfect.
Jack's backstory was annoying & unsurprising. Ohhhhh, he's a surgeon, ohhhhh he works crazy hours, ohhhhh your dad actually cares about you, ohhhhh a hot Italian woman wants to bang him, ohhhhh his wife cheated on him.
waaaahwaaaahwaaaaah.
In Act III things finally pick up & the Others confront Jack, Locke, & Sawyer. Zeke (which is Sawyer's affectionate nickname for the Captain Pirate of the Others) informs the Losties that the island is the Others' home & the Losties are rude interlopers (right, Zeke, because they chose to have their plane crash on an unknown island). Zeke told the Losties that as long as they didn't cross "this line" he & his Others would leave them alone. Of course, Jack had to be a smartass control freak & refuse. So the Others' captured Super!Kate & threatened to shoot her unless the Losties handed over their weapons. After some serious staring & very deep thoughts Jack handed over his weapons.
Kate apologized to Jack for tagging along but I-am-in-charge-Jack gave her the silent treatment.
The episode ended with Jack asking AnaLucia about her work as a police officer. The last line of the show is "How long do you think it would take to train an army?"
WTF? Jack, Jack do you realize that Ana was a COP, she wasn't in an army. But Sayid WAS in an army, maybe you should ask him? Sure, ask Ana to help, that makes sense, but the one you really want to take this to is the guy who was actually in a freakin' army!!!
As to the question mark next to the title of the thread, well, I can't decide if I liked this episode or not. Jack still bugs me, Kate still annoys me, but I love Locke & I love that there was some development with the Others. And oh yes, I adore Jin/Sun.
DISCUSS!
This episode focuses on Jack (again!) & he is just as annoying as ever. Will they ever give him a backstory that does not make him look like a self-righteous tool?
Michael goes off to find Walt, why he didn't do this earlier I have no idea. He puts Jack & Locke in a closet, ending their 50 day long hatred for each other by forcing them to confront their intense animal attract...... oh wait, that didn't really happen. I made that up.
Of course, Super!Kate wants to sit with the cool kids & attend the hunting party, but Boss-of-everyone-Jack tells her that she can't go. Of course she goes anyway.
In a later scene, Locke attempts to put Jack in his place, gently, by saying "Who are we to tell people what they can & cannot do?" Jack didn't respond, but his subtext appears to be "I am Hero!Jack! That's who!"
Upon hearing that Michael went to find Walt, Jin gets ready to join the search party. Sun protests & Jin responds with "Michael is my friend" but Sun lays the smackdown with "But I am your wife!" Jin puts down his backpack & stays with Sun. As always with Daniel & Yunjin the acting is flawless, subtle & perfect. In a later scene on the beach Jin tells Sun "I don't like being told what to do." Sun responds, "That was my life for four years. I didn't like it much either." Instead of provoking a fight this line softens Jin & he slides up to her, puts his arm around her & says "No, I imagine you didn't." Flawless, subtle, perfect.
Jack's backstory was annoying & unsurprising. Ohhhhh, he's a surgeon, ohhhhh he works crazy hours, ohhhhh your dad actually cares about you, ohhhhh a hot Italian woman wants to bang him, ohhhhh his wife cheated on him.
waaaahwaaaahwaaaaah.
In Act III things finally pick up & the Others confront Jack, Locke, & Sawyer. Zeke (which is Sawyer's affectionate nickname for the Captain Pirate of the Others) informs the Losties that the island is the Others' home & the Losties are rude interlopers (right, Zeke, because they chose to have their plane crash on an unknown island). Zeke told the Losties that as long as they didn't cross "this line" he & his Others would leave them alone. Of course, Jack had to be a smartass control freak & refuse. So the Others' captured Super!Kate & threatened to shoot her unless the Losties handed over their weapons. After some serious staring & very deep thoughts Jack handed over his weapons.
Kate apologized to Jack for tagging along but I-am-in-charge-Jack gave her the silent treatment.
The episode ended with Jack asking AnaLucia about her work as a police officer. The last line of the show is "How long do you think it would take to train an army?"
WTF? Jack, Jack do you realize that Ana was a COP, she wasn't in an army. But Sayid WAS in an army, maybe you should ask him? Sure, ask Ana to help, that makes sense, but the one you really want to take this to is the guy who was actually in a freakin' army!!!
As to the question mark next to the title of the thread, well, I can't decide if I liked this episode or not. Jack still bugs me, Kate still annoys me, but I love Locke & I love that there was some development with the Others. And oh yes, I adore Jin/Sun.
DISCUSS!