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SardonicallyIrrelevant wrote:

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Wow, I haven't disliked an episode that much since the start of season 3. Except for the end it was total filler.

Sad.

Filler? I dunno...seemed like a completely necessary episode to me. Sure, it wasnt glamorous, but it was necessary.

We needed an episode to show how Sayid got on the plane. I thought it was an elegant explanation.

We needed an episode that shows young Ben tip toeing his way to the hostiles, forming an early bond with people he will fuck with (manipulate) in his later years, and going through early trauma that no doubt makes him creepier and creepier.

We needed an episode that tries to explain the relationship between Sayid and Ben...not just the younger Ben relationship (dealing with a mysterious man who double crosses him) but the older relationship when Sayid worked for Ben. And how both of those inherently affected each other from beginning to end. And for that, i think the episode did a fine job manuevering through all that density.

Was it glitzy, did it have wtf moments, did it delve into cool mythology? No.

It stuck strictly on chartacter motivation and creation. Alot of people find that boring..but its necessary.

Ok, people seem to say the last 5 minutes of the show make it worth it...the only good thing about the episode. But trust me, you cant have those 5 minutes without the setup of the history between Sayid and Ben. So it attempted that. And it did a decent job. I can only assume the subsequent episodes will further how this has affected both Sayid and Ben....and then maybe you can appreciate the groundwork laid out by this episode.

Having said all that, Ben aint dead. He leads the purge years later. We see him in 2004 and 2007. For whatever reason, he didnt die.

The Island will "save him" somehow, which will begin his suspicions he is "special" and the "chosen leader". All the things he doesnt want to face about Locke.

So really, Sayid's anger toward the power that Ben has seemingly corrupted all these years...his actions will be the very thing that propells Ben to become the egomaniacal monster we know and love.

These are the more beautiful parts of the show, IMO.