I was very saddened, but not surprised, to see Sayid's fall into darkness in "Sundown". More surprising to me was my sadness at the abrupt departure of Dogen. I was just starting to really enjoy that character. The most chilling moment of the episode was the exhange of looks between Ben and Sayid at the very end. Ben look positively terrified, while Sayid almost had a smile of glee.
I think it's very interesting to see how Fake Locke/Smokey approaches and tempts his potential recruits. For Sayid, he promised a reunion with his beloved Nadia. And for Ben, Flocke offered a chance to once again be the leader/protector of the Island. In each instance FLocke identifies the thing that cuts to the core of what the person desires most.
I absolutely adored the episode "Dr. Linus". I am intrigued by the idea that there may yet be redemption for Ben, who for so long has taken the role of "villain" on this show. I particularly enjoyed his storyline in the parallel world. We got our first hint of the new Island history, as we were told that the Dharma Initiative existed in this timeline and that Ben was a part of it. Why did he and his father leave? And did it have anything to do with the Incident? It was nice to see Alex again (and Dr. Arzt). And I was delighted to see that Jack has once again embraced a sense of destiny. That guy definitely goes all-or-nothing, and he has once again declared that he is all-in and firmly on Team Jacob.
Last thought, I love the beach reunions on this show. We've had a few of them over the years. You know what I'm talking about -- after a long separation, our castaways reunite at the beach camp in slow motion, exchanging hugs and handshakes while happy/sad music plays over the scene. For some reason, the one at the end of "Dr. Linus" felt particularly cathartic. When Hurley gave Sun a big bear hug, I think a little dust got in my eye. I bet that Ben, standing off by himself, was secretly wishing for a big Hurley bear hug too.
Lots of other stuff happened -- Smokey cleans out the temple, Widmore is back -- but I'll hold everything else until tonight's new episode. Back with more soon!
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