Lost (TV Series) The Whole Truth (2006) User Reviews

Miracle and Lack of Confidence

[claudio_carvalho · 9/10 · 26 June 2006]

When Sun asks Sawyer for a pregnancy test to check if she is pregnant, she recalls her trial in South Korea to get pregnant and is reluctant to tell Jin about the news. Meanwhile, John invites Ana Lucia to interrogate Henry Gale, and the prisoner draws a map showing the remote place where his balloon is located. Ana Lucia, Sayid and Charlie hike through the woods trying to find evidences of the balloon.

"The Whole Truth" is a great episode of "Lost". The story of Jin and Sun in South Korea has at least two twists, the last one with the miracle of her pregnancy. The competition between John and Jack is provoking a division and a lack of confidence in the group of survivors. The last dialog of Henry Gale is a great attraction for the next episode. My vote is nine.

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Note: On 31 March 2013, I saw this episode again.

Some notes on Henry Gale and his future

[dharmulia · 9/10 · 14 June 2009]

Every single woman, if she's not in her early teens and does have a taste, knows that men's sexuality consists of two things: brains and power. In combination these traits can neutralize any looks and any age, making them completely unimportant. And this is exactly what happens when we come to Ben Linus, or, pardon, Henry Gale yet.

The very first time when he shows a little of his skills is the you-guys-got-any-milk scene? Let's acknowledge the obvious: the strange looking, dirty, goggle-eyed bloodied character with a hole in his chest, who barely survived different types of tortures and was hold in a cell for several days already, is the most powerful man in that room.

Why? Because he has brains and knows how to use them. Henry/Ben overpowers everything only by sitting on the couch and talking in slow voice, when two big guys with big muscles (Jack) and big experience (Locke) find themselves absolutely helpless.

From this scene and forward Ben Linus is the only one that always has a plan. And he isn't afraid to take any decisions at any speed to realize it.

As for me - this scene is already enough to place Ben a way ahead of every brawny fellow appearing in one shot with him. And it really doesn't matter whether he's not tall, young and good-looking, because his power and brains make you forget about everything and just succumb to this brilliant man completely.

Nothing But the Truth

[TheLittleSongbird · 8/10 · 27 February 2018]

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.

Season 2 of 'Lost' to me was very solid with many good to outstanding episodes (with a notable exception being "Fire + Water", which took strangeness too literally). "The Whole Truth" is like "Maternity Leave", very good and well done if not outstanding and lacking the extra something of the best 'Lost' episodes. As an overall whole it is one of the more interesting episodes centred around Sun and Jin, far from bad characters in their own right and generally their episodes, while not 'Lost' high points, are well worth watching.

"The Whole Truth" may not be the most plot advancing 'Lost' episode, though there are moments like the pretty chilling final scene that makes one uneasy as to what's to follow. Similarly not the most character progressing, though one sees different sides to Ana Lucia and Jin and Henry Gale (always so strong a character) is getting more interesting all the time.

On top of that, the script also is not always the tautest in the world, or on 'Lost', again there is a lot of tension and intrigue (the final scene is brilliantly written) but some of it is also soap-operatic.

Acting from all is very strong, wonderful in the case of Michael Emerson, for me he has always been one of the best and most consistent actors on 'Lost'.

Visually, 'Lost' continues to be stylish, atmospheric and beautiful in "The Whole Truth", as always making the most of the island setting. The music is as always chilling and understated, most of the writing is very well written and the direction handles everything with great skill.

Overall, very good while falling short of being outstanding. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Daddy O!

[shashikrishna · 23 March 2006]

Primarily a Jin and Sun centered episode this one. It showcases the parenting aspirations the couple has had since there days back in Asia. It also showcases a little more about Jin's character and how he has changed from the stubborn and raging worker to the understanding husband in the middle of nowhere. It also looks back at how Sun managed to get her training of English without her husband's knowledge.

Back on the island Sun looks forward to rays of hope amid the chaos that seems to be brewing in the hatch with the prisoner. As Sayeed, Ana Luisa and Charlie take off towards the map that is supposedly leading to the prisoner's air balloon, suspicion once again rises its head to the strange prisoner's authenticity.

Supporting cast in the form of Kate, Sawyer, Rose and her husband Bernard chip in as appropriate.

A neatly executed episode with some reflection into Jin and Sun's traumatic past.

"You guys got any milk?"

[ametaphysicalshark · 8 October 2008]

As an avowed non-hater of Jin & Sun episodes (although "... And Found" and "The Glass Ballerina" are mediocre), I find "The Whole Truth" quite enjoyable in spite of how much of a filler episode it is, as it really doesn't give us any new insight into Jin or Sun as characters, and although it introduces two new pieces of information which relate to Sun first and somewhat to the mythology of "Lost" (Sun possibly getting pregnant on the island), this could have been handled briefly in another episode and doesn't justify devoting a full episode to it. It's a dragged-out, largely unimportant story, and as expected from a Sarnoff/Kim script it is filled with soap-opera attempts at tension and revelations.

Still, "The Whole Truth" is enjoyable. It's enjoyable because it's restrained. It's enjoyable because it isn't overbearing, because there are no really serious goings-on, because it's not an episode which contains something important to the big picture (Sarnoff ruined "Abandoned", for instance, the episode where a main character died). If you like these characters then surely there are worse things to do than spend a relatively pleasant 42 minutes with them?

The best thing about this episode, of course, is the brilliant final scene where Fenry Gale suggests that if he was 'one of them' he would have sent Ana-Lucia and the others into a trap, and 'I guess you're lucky that I'm not', ending the episode with a calm request for milk to add to his cereal. It's really quite well-written and wonderfully acted by Michael Emerson, and is one of the most iconic moments of season two as far as I'm concerned. "The Whole Truth" is far from perfect, but it's as watchable as filler of this sort can be.

6.5/10

Perfect couples.

[november_babe · 24 March 2006]

With Sun and Jins relationship looking like it may turn happy. Kate and Jack said more than two words to each other! Could this mean this could be another relationship about to go from bad to good?

But another question about Kate popped up. When did she take the pregnancy test and if she has been pregnant and had a child who's would it be? Her old flame Tom or someone else we don't know of yet will we found that out this season? I hope so.

Back to Sun and Jin. We got to see a bit of Jins softer side in this episode which was nice, but when he found out he couldn't have child I thought her would have walked away and not have talked to Sun suspecting her of cheating on him.

As for Ana-Lucia, Sayid and Charlie. Again the writers making me dislike Charlie more by the episode and helping me like Ana-Lucia more. I like what she said to Sayid about her trying to get people to like her all her life and now shes giving up. I think a few people may themselves feel like it cause I do a lot of the time. Is it just me or does it seem like Ana-Lucia and Sayid may get together? Only time will tell.