S3 E1 "A Tale of Two Cities"

Can I just say that I that Elizabeth Mitchell(Juliette) is a fantastic addition to the show this year? She has't yet captured the grace that Michael Emerson (Ben/Henry Gale) has with Henry... but her character is a definite bonus in the Lost World.

I am curently in college, and I had the opportunity to watch the season premiere with about 20-30 other college students in the conference room of our dorm. Being in that large of a group I have the distinct pleasure of hearing what really is liked and not liked by the audience in any given episode. Because of this, my statements might be slightly biased in the regard that I'll mention moments were the audience I was with were especially surprised.

With that said...I agree with others when they said the first five minutes were an excellent "shock" moment for the audience. My immediate reactions to seeing the civilization were 1) Why are they there, 2) How are they so civilized, and 3) Why are they reading Stephen King (okay so this last one might not be as important, but books seem to matter on Lost).

The story line with Jack, at least for me, was rather predictable. Whenever we think we figure something out right away on last... it means that we haven't figured anything out. Hence why Christian Shepard dating Sarah was just not plausible.


One question that keeps running back to me is whether or not Ben and Juliette planned the flood before hand. If they knew so much about Jack then they must have known he wouldn't have given up so easily. Hence also they used the ploy of Ben locking both of them inside to drown so Juliette would gain Jack's trust better. It was also confirmed through the last conversation of the episode.

The side stories with kate and sawyer were both creepy and amusing and it appears that skate might be happening before jate does. The onyl way I can see kate choosing jack is if he decides to stay with the others and therefore she has like a one-night stand with him before she goes back to the fuselage camp.

All in all, the episode was a decent one though and definetely moved the story along. I'll be looking forward to the next few weeks and seeing how they bring this arch back into focus.


Finally. to conclude about my feelings I'll end with my weekly five questions of- Was it just me or:

-Was Ben/Henry especially creepy in tonite's episode?

-Do you think Carl was part of the tail section?

-Do you think that the others are a part of the "Utopian Society" mentioned on the Dharma Iniative video (See S2 E3)

-Are you really confused how the others got all that information about the survivors... but not only that but how quick they were able to get specific info (such as Jack's father's death).

-Did Tom say he was gay?


Let me know how you feel in the comments. I'd love to get feedback and questions and comments... so fire away!