As we approach the series finale, "Lost" is starting to build some momentum, but ever so s-l-o-w-l-y. This is another episode where very little actually happens, yet it's intriguing enough to keep you going. Jin is abducted by Widmore's people who need him for....something (reading DHARMA maps?), while Sun turns down Flocke's offer to take her to her husband, and in the ensuing chase hits her head on a tree and loses her ability to speak English (though she still understands it perfectly). This little development reminded me of Locke temporarily losing his voice in "Further Instructions"; ultimately, it was of no great significance then, and I doubt it will be of any great significance now. I really liked Sun's scenes with Jack in this episode - it was perhaps the first time that season 6 actually managed to re-capture the flavor of season 1, with the beautiful little character moments. The flash-sideways continue to feel, so far, as little more than an excuse for wink-wink in-jokes (Mikhail will be "Patchy" again!) and cameos from dead characters (Keamy is supremely creepy), but the ones of this episode are a step above the norm, because of the subtle differences between this and the "official" timeline: Jin and Sun have kept their love secret and have not gotten married, he treats her very well, so she has no reason to cheat on him, which means no affair with that English instructor, which means "no English". It's easy to underrate the acting abilities of Daniel Dae Kim and Yunjin Kim when from the start of season 5 to date their material is basically limited to "I have to find my wife" / "I have to find my husband", but the fact remains they are both great actors when given the chance to prove it, and have probably the second-best chemistry of any couple on the series, after Desmond & Penny. And then of course there is the final minute, which certainly sets up expectations for the future. *** out of 4.
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