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| LOST: He's Our You |
| Thursday, 26 March 2009 | |||
In the tenth episode of the Season Five, Sayid reflects on the events in his life that brought him back to the island, and his purpose in being there, while Sawyer tries to find a way to help him without blowing their cover. Last night's episode begins with a flashback of Sayid's past where we see his father demanding that his brother kill a chicken, to “act like a man”. When his brother hesitates, the young Sayid enters the chicken pen, lures a chicken with feed, picks it up carefully, then breaks it's neck in a single swift motion. He hands the chicken to his brother and his father returns. When his brother reveals that it was Sayid who killed the chicken, his father tells him “at least one of you will be a man” and praises Sayid, thus beginning the global domination of Sayid's “Takrit Fried Chicken” chain of restaurants and their catchy slogan "لعق الأصابع جيدة!" Back in the swaggerin' seventies, young Harry Potter... errr, Benjamin Linus visits Sayid with another sandwich and tells him about meeting Richard and how he asked to go with the Hostiles. He tells Sayid that he's been patient, and as long as Sayid is patient, he can help him escape... presumably with the help of an awkward Ginger buddy and a jailbait-ish blossoming teen girl.  He should have bribed him with conditioner. Back in the 70's Horace and Radzinsky arrive in Sayid's cell, brandishing a pair of pruning shears and asking for information. Just as I thought Sayid was going to start losing fingers, Horace uses the shears to cut his wrist restraints off. Horace tries to reason with Sayid and get some answers (while Radzinsky blathers on about “the model”) but Sayid remains silent. Horace tells him that if he's having problems with the Hostiles he can help, but if not, than he must be a spy trying to infiltrate them. Sayid again remains silent, and Horace gives him an hour to think it over before he has to “escalate things”. Sawyer wakes up to find bacon burning on the stove and Juliet staring out the window. She comments that now that the others are back, their lives there are over, and Sawyer does his best to console her. Horace arrives and tells him about Sayid and that he may have no other choice than to let “Oldham do his thing on him”. Saywer looks concerned and tells Horace that he'll get Sayid to talk, rather than turning him over to “that psycho”. Horace tells him to take a shot at it, and Sawyer goes to see Sayid in his cell. He headbutts him and tells Sayid to fake a confession so that he can stay with them there in Dharmaville, but Sayid would rather just be let go and be on his own.  'Now might not be the best time, but do you mind if I ask Kate out?' Ben's janitor father mops the floor by Sayid's cell, and Sayid gets on his bad side when he mocks his superior attitude. Lil' Ben arrives with another sandwich, and his father flips out. Ben tries to cover and says he brought the sandwich for his father, but JanitorDad pushes him up against the bars and then throws the food on the floor. Flash-forward and we see Sayid working in Santo Domingo, building homes for the poor. Ben stops in and tells him that Locke is dead (and that he thinks it was murder) and that Sayid and the rest of the Oceanic Six could be in danger. He tells Sayid about the man outside Hurley's mental institute, and Sayid calls him on his obvious manipulation. He asks Ben what makes him think he'd kill this man, and Ben puts it quite bluntly - “you're a killer, Sayid”. Sayid tells him that he's wrong and that he doesn't like killing. Ben apologizes and leaves. Back in the cell, a group of Dharma people arrive to take Sayid to Oldham, and Sawyer asks him one more time if he has anything to say. Sayid stays quiet, and Sawyer tazers him (did they have tazers back in the 70s, or did he have someone put one together for him?). They drive him out to a tent in the jungle where we meet Oldham, a wiry looking older man with glasses. Sayid asks Sawyer who he is, and Sawyer replies “he's our you”. Oldham puts a droppers-worth of liquid onto a sugar cube and tries to make Sayid eat it, but he resists. They strap him down to a tree and force it into his mouth. Flash-forward to the night Ben and Sun had their confrontation at the docks, and Sayid chooses to walk away. He heads right towards the nearest bar and starts drinking (McCutchin, no less). Elena sits at the bar and starts chatting him up. She flirts pretty heavily with her terrible accent (at least I'm pretty sure it's a bad accent, I'd hate to think that she sounds like that in real life) and Sayid buys it hook line and sinker. Or maybe he doesn't, but thigh-high leather boots and a bunch of scotch will make any man make some hasty decisions.  Dr. Walter Bishop's humble beginnings. Juliet shows Kate around, but has unfortunately given her the wrong station as she knows nothing about cars. Juliet realizes that Kate knows, and they talk it out. Juliet says she's actually relieved because she didn't know how to tell Kate without it sounding like she was telling Kate to stay away. The guys return with Sayid and a group meeting is called with all the Dharma team. Radzinsky demands that they kill Sayid as a spy, but Sawyer tries to defend him. Radzinsky just won't drop it and demands a vote. Amy speaks up and begs them to kill him, saying that she can't sleep with one eye open, and can't feel safe with him in the camp. A vote is called, and everyone raises their hand but Sawyer. Horace tells him he'd like to be able to say it was unanimous, and Sawyer reluctantly raises his hand. Flash-forward and Sayid and Elena have decided to take their conversation back to his hotel room, if you know what I mean (bow chicka wow wow). They get hot and heavy and Elena asks him to remove her boot. He starts to unzip it when she breaks out superspy-style and kicks him in the face, then swings around, pins him to the bed and draws a gun on him. She tells him she works for the family of the guy he killed on the golf course and that she's going to bring him to justice. Three years, no burning buses. Y'all are back for one day... -Sawyer Flash-forward: Elena takes Sayid to board their flight, but when he sees Hurley he starts putting it all together. Then, it hits him when he sees Kate and Sun and he asks Elena if they can take another flight. She tells him no, and they board. Finally, when Ben appears on the plane he accuses Elena of working for him and tells her what kind of man he is. “Why would I work for someone like that?” she asks. “I did” Sayid replies, and slumps back into his seat. Outside Dharmaville, Sayid and Ben run through the jungle, but are spotted by Jin. Sayid tells him that Sawyer let him go, but Jin wants to talk to him first. Sayid knocks him out, and takes his gun. Young Ben tells him they need to keep moving, and Sayid whispers “you were right about me, I am a killer” and then shoots Lil' Ben right in the chest. Ben drops to the ground and Sayid runs off into the jungle alone. Whoa. I had guessed that Sayid was going to do something to Ben, but with Daniel's whole “if it didn't happen, it can't happen” thing I figured young Ben was safe. I even thought that maybe Sayid would repay his years of hurting people by trying to steer Ben away from his current life. Never did I think he'd actually shoot Ben! Now for the fun part, the theory/spoiler section:
Sorry, this part is for members only and may contain spoilers. If you'd like to read it, please LOG IN or REGISTER. Two more episodes until the break, and with Cuse & Lindelof, and BKV at the wheel, I'm sure they're bound to be good ones. See you next week for "Whatever Happened, Happened"!  Did the ending surprise you? Are you a fan of fried chicken? Post a comment below and let us know! Comments (6)
  darthmike431 wrote...
As much as it would make sense for Ben to survive, it would have been really cool to see Daniel's theory on time be wrong and see how it would affect those still in the present time. But since he most likely will survive, I just want to see what happens when the Losties confront adult-Ben again, and ask him how much he remembered of them when he saw them for the "first" time as Henry Gale.
As far as what Kate did with Aaron, I think that giving him to Claire's mother would be the obvious choice, which is why I don't think that is what happened. After seeing how emotional she was to Jack about it, I think she instead gave him to her own mother. Yes, I do remember in "Eggtown" she told her mother that she would never let her see Aaron, but she also said that she would never go back to the Island (and we all saw how quickly that opinion changed). Maybe, after Kate decided she would be going back, she knew she would never be able to return to the rest of the real world ever again so she wanted to reconcile with her mother one last time. It does seem kind of selfish to just show up and dump Aaron with her mother, but that does seem like something Kate would do. Maybe her attempt at reconciliation didn't go well and that was one of the other reasons why she was crying on Jack's bed. Overall, I am loving every second of this season. I really want to see more about Richard Alpert, Widmore, and what happened (or didn't happen) to Penny. I'm not sure if you heard when they announced the title of this season's finale but all I'll say is, it refers to something we've been waiting to learn more about for quite a few seasons!
|| March 27, 2009
 Peter wrote...
Ben is definitely acting in the next few episodes, so he's still alive in the future. However - they have said that the shooting will have repercussions and that Ben will have to do something about that.
In the podcast this week, Damon and Carlton announced that during this season: 1) We'll see the four-toed statue from the front this season and learn more about it. 2) Ben will explain explicitly why he tried to kill Locke (but they didn't say whether it would be in relation to the hanging, or the shooting him and leaving him in the grave attempt). 3) Miles will reveal why he wanted exactly $3.2 million from Ben. They also started picking names for the big season finale shocker (like "Snake in a Mailbox" and "Frozen Donkey Wheel"). Carlton chose: "The Jupe" "The Fifth Toe" (this was actually on both their lists) "The Twinkie" "The Droids You're Looking For" "The Zombie Bake Sale" "Smokie's Dorm Room" "The Spanish Inquisition" (NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition!) Damon chose: "Baby Diaper Covered in BBQ sauce" "The Exploding Pretzel Jar" "Jack Gets Pregnant" (Damon swears that this happens) "The Hooded Leprechaun" (Damon's says it reflects the final scene) and "The Zeigarnik" There are rumors that the upcoming "Incident" is an attack on the Dharma Initiative, and that it takes place in "a station they are building" (the Swan). So I have a feeling that combined with Jack's "explosive plans", and set reports that there will be a large amount of pyrotechnics make me think that the Losties will be responsible for uncovering the massive electromagnetic fields that require the 2-person button shift. With any luck, this should be a definitive explanation for why they have to press the button. By the way - anyone remember what Daniel told Ellie to do with "Jughead"? Can you see what I'm thinking? Huh, huh? Can you? There are also rumors that we'll get to see more of "the Incident Room" that we saw in Lost: Via Domus. You can see that HERE.
http://www.bleepinggeek.com || March 27, 2009
 jbsoren wrote...
Another great episode and another great recap. Like you I wasn't expecting the ending. I figured he was going to take his time, teach Ben some tricks, and then betray him. You know, payback. Which would then set Ben on the course of becoming the manipulative snake in the grass we all love/hate. I want to know two things: 1. How is it that Michael Emerson hasn't won an Emmy for every season he's been in. No one brings the creepy like he does. Most of the time, you know he's pure evil, but you still find yourself rooting for him. 2. Why is it, back in civilization, Sayid always looks like he's auditioning to be the fourth Charlie's Angel?
|| March 28, 2009
 Tron wrote...
Pete, great to see a Lost recap! Lost has taken the awesometer to new levels this season, I laugh directly in the face of those who've stopped watching.
I'm glad you're still doing the Heroes recaps as even though I have washed myself of the wretched stench that thing left on me I still like to make sure I'm not missing out on any amazing turnarounds. Keep it up!!
|| March 30, 2009
barry wrote...
Peter, what're your thoughts on "Whatever Happened, Happened"? I didn't care for the Kate flashbacks, but the on-island stuff was pretty awesome, right? Now that I think of it, I don't think I've liked a Kate flashback since Season 1. Remember when she was robbing banks and fleeing federal marshals? You know, back when Kate was cool? Did you think the Ben's memory explanation was as big a cop-out as I did? Obviously, you can change the past, and the island course corrects the timeline for you, but when are they going to explain what you can change and what you can't? I love this show.
|| April 05, 2009
 manzy704 wrote...
Hey Barry, I agree with you about not liking a Kate flashback since season 1 but "Whatever Happened, Happened" was definitely an exception for me. I thought Evangeline Lilly's acting was quite solid as she went to say good bye to sleeping Aaron.
Everyone seems to be complaining that the memory thing was a cop out but it didn't bother me at all. I don't think the Losties are changing the past. There is no course correction happening, what we are seeing is essentially the same thing as watching a flashback. We are simply seeing what always happened in the past. I think the only exception to this will be Desmond and I think we'll get some explanation later this month in the episode titled "The Variable". I really can't wait for that one. BTW Peter, I saw your tweet regarding the theory that Aaron is Charles Widmore. I think that could be possible, but I like the idea of Aaron being Jacob.
|| April 07, 2009
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