Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT I Will Be Your Father Issues
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 13 | Aired on 04.15.2009
Chang's inside, so his voice is muffled, but we can make out that he tells whoever it is on the phone that he'll be "right there." He walks out without a word to Lara and baby Miles. Hmm. That was kind of cold. Adult Miles turns quickly and tries to disappear into the shadows, but he's stopped by his father's voice. "Miles! I need you." Choking down his sobs, Miles says, "You do?" a bit too hopefully. He turns and walks back toward his dad. Chang explains that the sub has just arrived from "H.Q." and he needs Miles' help "bringing them in." Miles asks if "they" are new recruits. Chang says no. "Scientists from Ann Arbor. Get your van, and let's get to the dock."
The submarine is already at the dock when Miles and Chang arrive. Radzinsky and a bunch of other Dharma types are there, too. Miles helps one person onto the dock and down the steps, and then hears banging behind him as someone hoists a suitcase out of the sub. From inside (the sub, not the suitcase), a familiar voice calls, "Can I get a hand with this?" Miles yeah yeah sure sures him and picks up the suitcase. When he catches sight of its owner, he turns, mouth hanging open. The man fully emerges from the sub and looks around, but doesn't look down at Miles until he says, "DAN?!" Daniel Faraday looks at him, smiles, and in his breathiest voice says, "Hey, Miles." The two stare at each other for a moment, then Daniel adds, "Long time no see." DUN! Bad Robot.
Well, that was quite the episode, huh? It wasn't my favorite to watch, but it might be one of my favorites to think about. There was so much mythology in it I was afraid I'd miss something if I blinked. Hurley was cute nudging Miles and Pierre at first, but I think they over-used him, a little. Miles isn't stupid and Hurley isn't socially clueless. I don't think he should have hammered home his point, quite so hard. I wish I had time to count up all the characters who have daddy issues on this show. I'm tempted to bet money that it's every character, and if we think a character doesn't have daddy issues, then we probably haven't seen him/her and daddy interact. I mean just off the top of my head, there's Miles, Ben, Sawyer, Kate, Jack and Claire, Sayid, Locke, Hurley, Sun, Jin. Hell, even baby Aaron has them. Who do you think Ilana and Bram are working for? Right now, I'd say Dharma and/or Ellie, although I think there's an outside chance they're working for Ben. It would be hysterical if they were working for Widmore, and he was just trying to get Miles on the cheap.
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