Saturday, April 18, 2009

'Some Like it Hoth' Initial Reactions



This was a nice break from the style of the show and possibly the closest episode thus far that we could call a comedy. Hurley and Miles' banter was dead-on hilarious and there were so many lines that made me crack up. One thing I noticed that I especially liked was the Miles-Chang reveal. Unlike other reveals, many of which were less significant, it wasn't overly emphasized. I think the writers knew that the audience guessed the baby was Miles and so decided not to make it a huge reveal but rather worked it in nicely with the rest of the episode. I'm also excited to hear about the, what I call, Team Statue and what their purpose on the island is. Are they interested in taking over the island ala Ben or Widmore or are their goals more specific? Where have they been all this time that Ben and Widmore have been going at each other? Do Ben and Widmore even know about them? Could they, and this is the lame option, just be working for Ben? (This seems highly unlikely, though and since they wanted Miles to forego working with Widmore I doubt their his employees, either). All in all, I wouldn't say this was the most intriguing episode, but it certainly was entertaining. It was nice to see an episode where the bulk of the interesting material was spread evenly throughout, rather than what's becoming a trend: putting most of the cool stuff in at the very end. Probably a 100/108.

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