"Homecoming" is weakened by what are arguably the most useless flashbacks of the series up to this point: they play like watered-down versions of the genuinely surprising cons of earlier episodes ("Confidence Man", "Whatever The Case May Be", "Hearts and Minds"). Their only redeeming virtues are the lovely Sally Strecker as Lucy and an atypical scene of slapstick comedy. The on-island action has some extremely tense moments, plus the best fight scene of the series so far (Jack vs. Ethan), but it lacks the variety of, say, "Hearts And Minds". One notable thing about "Homecoming" is that it is one of the few non-season-finale episodes that acknowledges the existence of the "extras", even to the extent of giving one of them a small funeral scene. *** out of 4.
Review of Homecoming
