Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 641 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Double Your Pleasure
By Cindy McLennan | Season 6 | Episode 1 | Aired on 2010.02.02
When the noise stops Ben finally opens his eyes and leaves his hiding spot to survey the damage. It's just him and the dead goonies, until he hears footsteps behind him. He turns to see Faux-Locke, who is smiling regretfully at him. "I'm sorry you had to see me like that." Anytime that Ben's in a scene, just imagine I've inserted: "Ben's eyes bug even further out of his head," because I'm running out of ways to say it.
Hatch-Pit: Kate yells down to Sawyer again, asking if Juliet is okay. He manages to move a beam by himself -- the same kind the whole group of them couldn't move without the help of the van. He drops to the ground and cradles her in his arms, telling her it's okay. Juliet snuggles into him. "We should get coffee, sometime." Even Sawyer knows that ain't good. His breath comes fast and heavy. "I've gotta get you out of here." Juliet smiles. "We can go Dutch." Sawyer doesn't yet realize that there are two realities at work now, so he doesn't see that Juliet's currently straddling them both, and can't imagine that in the other reality, she must be meeting Sawyer and making a coffee date, which makes this all the more bittersweet.
Anyhow, Sawyer leans back so he can look at her face. He strokes it as he tells her, "Juliet, it's me." She touches his chin. "James?" He says, "Yeah." She tells him to kiss her. He looks at her and shakes his head. "You've got it, Blondie." He leans in and kisses her gingerly, but not without passion. Afterward, she whispers, "I have to tell you something. It's really, really important." Sawyer nods and strokes her cheek. "You tell me." A beat. "Tell me." He waits expectantly, but slowly, realization creeps across his face. "Juliet? Bay-- You tell me!" He caresses her face and then pulls her head close to his neck as he cries. "I'm here. I'm here." Juliet though? She's gone daddy gone. This scene is heart-breaking for those of us who were delightfully surprised by this couple. But damn, I started watching Lost when the pilot aired. I broke up with it a couple of times in the early seasons though, because even though I loved it, it could annoy the hell out of me. Our break-ups never lasted long, though. Okay, so I guess my point is my unique experience with Lost is not at all unique. I only mention it, because I'm wondering who else has come full circle and is now reveling in the show's abusive relationship with the fans. When Juliet said she had to tell him something really, really important, I realized she was going to croak before she got a word of it out and I... loved it -- so much so that I didn't mind that it took me out of the show, altogether. I laughed, and laughed, paused it, rewound it, and watched it again, and laughed and laughed some more, and I've laughed every time I've watched the scene since then. Ahh. Good stuff. I'm sure gonna miss you when you're gone, Show.