Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B+ | 1070 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT The Mirror of Erised
By Cindy McLennan | Season 6 | Episode 5 | Aired on 2010.02.23
Jack's phone chooses that moment to ring. David looks at his father with wide, expectant -- almost hopeful eyes, but when Jack decides to answer the phone, the boy's face returns to its usual hurt, disappointed expression. Jack asks for a moment, and David stalks off to grab some Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies. More white than black. It's Margo on the phone, reminding Jack he was going to come over and help her find the will. He tells her he's on the way and once he's off the phone, he invites David to accompany him to grandma's, but David says he'll pass. But I've got to call bullshit on one detail from this new reality. A teenaged boy only takes one cookie, and then he neatly folds the bag shut and secures it with one of those chip-clip things? C'mon. Anyhow, Jack tells the kid he'll be home in an hour or so, and then they'll eat. Enjoy talking to his back, Jack.
Island Reality; Court of the Gentiles: All the Templars stare at Sayid as he approaches Jack. He asks Jack what's up with that, but Jack advises him to ignore them. Sayid won't be put off so easily, so he takes one for the fans. "You told me these people think I have an infection. They wanted you to give me some mysterious pill which you instructed me not to take. Then you disappeared. What are you hiding from me?" Jack replies that the pill was poison, that the Templars wanted Jack to kill Sayid, which yeah, but they didn't tell Jack that until after he tried to swallow the pill. I hate it when TV characters converse in this half-assed manner. But Jack loves it. "Whatever it was that they think happened to you, Sayid, they say it happened to someone else, too." When Sayid asks, "Who?" Jack just looks at him. Even though I know better, I'm going to pretend Sayid gets his answer, but if so, we don't see it, because we cut to...
Jungle: Claire frees Jin from the bear trap. His leg wound may be the goriest thing I've seen on this show. Jin asks how her long she's been out there. Claire nearly spits out her words. "Since you all left. How long ago was that?" Jin, taking his revelation cues from Jack, doesn't explain that he, Sawyer, Juliet and Miles never left. Oh no. He just says, "Three years." Claire says she has to get Jin somewhere safe, but when she gets him to his feet, he passes out from the pain. We cut to...