When 'Lost' was in its prime, it was must-watch television. Remember first watching it, found it remarkably easy to get into, was hooked from the start and was on Season 3 by the end of one week. The general consensus is that the final season is a disappointment and cannot disagree.
"The Glass Ballerina" is not as good as the previous episode, the Season 3 opener "A Tale of Two Cities", and is far from a 'Lost' classic. It is a reasonably solid episode that doesn't disgrace the show at all (none of the episodes up to this point did, even the strange disappointment oddly enough that was "Fire + Water" from Season 2), while not being one of the best representations of what 'Lost' is all about.
Other 'Lost' episodes do a much better job at advancing the characters and the events, can understand those criticising "The Glass Ballerina" for being a filler episode. Due to it being an episode that doesn't add very much to the on-going island events or say much new on the characters it focuses on, also an episode lacking in suspense and excitement. Well done, solid but bland.
Sun and Jin's flashbacks are certainly very well-acted and it was interesting to see a different not-so-perfect/likeable side to Sun. It however doesn't really say anything about Jin or add much new to what we already know about their relationship other than that it was more deceptive than one thought initially, some of the dialogue was soap-operatic here too.
However, the Sayid, Sun and Jin scenes are interesting to watch. Even better are the character of Juliet, getting more interesting all the time and she was one of the better characters this season, and the scene between Jack and Henry/Ben which is the most story forwarding scene in the episode.
Can't say anything bad about the performances, which are very rarely bad on 'Lost'. Michael Emerson is especially good.
Nor the stylishness and atmosphere of the visuals, the effective use of music, mostly taut writing in the non-flashback scenes and the tightly controlled direction.
In conclusion, solid episode but not a great one. 7/10 Bethany Cox
"The Glass Ballerina" is not as good as the previous episode, the Season 3 opener "A Tale of Two Cities", and is far from a 'Lost' classic. It is a reasonably solid episode that doesn't disgrace the show at all (none of the episodes up to this point did, even the strange disappointment oddly enough that was "Fire + Water" from Season 2), while not being one of the best representations of what 'Lost' is all about.
Other 'Lost' episodes do a much better job at advancing the characters and the events, can understand those criticising "The Glass Ballerina" for being a filler episode. Due to it being an episode that doesn't add very much to the on-going island events or say much new on the characters it focuses on, also an episode lacking in suspense and excitement. Well done, solid but bland.
Sun and Jin's flashbacks are certainly very well-acted and it was interesting to see a different not-so-perfect/likeable side to Sun. It however doesn't really say anything about Jin or add much new to what we already know about their relationship other than that it was more deceptive than one thought initially, some of the dialogue was soap-operatic here too.
However, the Sayid, Sun and Jin scenes are interesting to watch. Even better are the character of Juliet, getting more interesting all the time and she was one of the better characters this season, and the scene between Jack and Henry/Ben which is the most story forwarding scene in the episode.
Can't say anything bad about the performances, which are very rarely bad on 'Lost'. Michael Emerson is especially good.
Nor the stylishness and atmosphere of the visuals, the effective use of music, mostly taut writing in the non-flashback scenes and the tightly controlled direction.
In conclusion, solid episode but not a great one. 7/10 Bethany Cox