Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B | 1953 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT I Will Be Your Father Issues
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 13 | Aired on 2009.04.15
Miles is putting his case in the trunk of his car when he's approached by Naomi "Little" Dorrit and her outsized wig. That's got to be a wig, right? I mean, I went to high school in the 80s, but dayyyyum, babies. That hair is BIG. She says her employer is interested in engaging Miles and his "rather unique services" and invites him to a nearby restaurant to hear what she has to say. Miles says, "Yeah, absolutely," but I mostly think he thinks Naomi and her wig are hot. He checks out her ass and then her business card, as she walks away and we jump to...
Island; 1977: Roger Linus is getting drunk on the Dharmaville swing set, because... um... that's what you do when your dying child is missing? Since Kate is minus about 25 IQ points in this episode, she decides to talk to him, instead of laying low or helping Juliet or Sawyer or arguing with Jack, or anything else that might keep her out of trouble. Oh and she grabs one of his beers, so she can be extra stupid. Roger's not just drunk, he's bitter, so when Kate assures him that "things are going to work out," and that she "just has a feeling he's going to be okay," he grows suspicious that she knows something about Ben's disappearance. For some reason, today, Kate couldn't keep her cool on Antarctica, so she stands up like someone shot her in the butt, and raises her voice as she assures Roger she doesn't know a thing. Even through his alcoholic haze, he wonders why she's so interested in his kid. She says she was just trying to help, so Roger suggests she mind her own business. Really, Kate, it's for the best, dear. And we cut to...