"Some Like It Hoth" is an episode that I approached with lowered expectations: for one thing, the title is a pretty lame pun, and for another, it centers on Miles who, let's face it, after his first few episodes, has largely been used as the comic relief, especially now that Sawyer is playing it more serious. However, it turned out better than expected. It still has the same problems of the other Season 5 Dharma-heavy episodes: we still haven't learned much substantial stuff about their operations (even the Orientation films have been more informative!), and the "whatever happened, happened" theory is so blindly accepted by most of the characters that it makes them frustratingly passive (which is why I liked "He's Our You" so much - because Sayid did NOT accept it (of course, he hadn't even heard of it)(where is Sayid by the way?)). As for the identity of Miles' father, it is no big surprise. On the positive side, this episode finally builds up some tension near the end by having Phil discover "LaFleur"'s involvement in the kidnapping of young Ben. The Hurley-Miles conversations are often amusing, just like they were in "Whatever Happened, Happened". The return of the beautiful Naomi is a most welcome pleasure for the eyes and ears. But the best part of the episode is easily the revelation that there is a THIRD group of people interested in the island (""what lies in the shadow of the statue?"), apart from Widmore's team and Ben's "team". And it is now confirmed that some of these people are already on the island (via flight 316), setting the stage for a major and complex war. Oh, and we also learn why Miles had asked Ben to pay him exactly 3.2 million dollars to pretend that he never found him. And you thought that the writers don't answer the minor mysteries!!! *** out of 4.
Review of Some Like It Hoth
