Isn't "No one left behind" a military term? I wonder if there's any significance to that fact?
Whether there is or isn't, this was another strong episode, with a great deal of Kate back story. What are we to make of Kate? I felt both less and more sympathetic for Kate. When she confronts her mother the implied message was that Kate had dealt with her step-father's abuse of her in a way that wasn't totally justifiable. She had just reacted. This may be some risk-taking on the part of the writers, who assume that we already really identify and like Kate and that therefore they can risk our sympathy for her. I got a kick out of the Hurley-Sawyer "con" that made Sawyer make nice with the other survivors... A little "Christmas Carol-y" but fun.
The tie-in to Sawyer's back story was well-done, but a little predictable, though. Where are they going with Locke? Locke has, in effect, become a free agent. He has left behind the survivors. The long-predicted split with Jack has been two years coming but there's no denying that it has happened. Jack's new ties to Juliette aside, he still sees himself as a member of the beach community. Locke, not so much..
There are six episodes left in this season (I think). Here are my predictions for the issues themes that will be in those episodes:
1) Juliette: will she be accepted (at all) by the "fusies" on the beach- Sawyer and Sayid won't.
2) Where have the "others" + Locke gone? I can imagine that we will learn some more about them and the island.
3) At the same time, Ben's leadership tenure will come back, perhaps through Jacob.
4) Kate WILL choose Jack over Sawyer.
5) There will be something happen that we had no inkling was coming.
6) Penny Whitmore (Desmond's ex) will be back in some way.
Any other thoughts, anyone?
B.
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