Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 860 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Sayid Jarrah And The Falling Star
By Cindy McLennan | Season 6 | Episode 6 | Aired on 2010.03.02
Denouement: Sayid walks through the Court of the Gentiles in chilling slow-mo. He observes the carnage and flames. Is that a flaming cross I see? An eery, echo-y version (Claire's rendition?) of "Catch a Falling Star" plays as Claire and Kate, also in slow-mo, follow in his wake. Kate stops to snag a rifle from one of the fallen faithful. Sayid and Claire exit the Temple. Sayid walks right up to Faucke and smiles a dirty, vile smile at him. Faucke, who has his new Band of Buggered with him, totally approves. Faucke smiles and nods at Claire, who nods back. He's about to lead everyone off into the night, when Kate exits the Temple, too. Faucke eyes her suspiciously, cocks his head, and turns to go. His captives followers slog behind him, into the dark. Meanwhile, Kate's face jumps right through my screen and yells, "WTF?!?!?!? I'm following focking Faucke?" Dun. Bad Robot.
Other than noting that I was absolutely blown away by the performances of Naveen Andrews and Terry O'Quinn, I... really have nothing sensible to add, so I'll just toss you some food for thought.
Revelation 12. The whole chapter.
"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!" --Isaiah 14:12 (KJV)
"I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven." --Luke 14:18 (KJV)
"Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket. Never let it fade away. Catch a falling star and put in your pocket. Save it for a rainy day." --Perry Como.
I'll see you Wednesday morning with the recaplet of episode 6-7, "Dr. Linus" - in which Ben deals with the consequences of an uncovered lie. Um... just one?
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