After so long, 316, there's finally an episode focused on Jack. It wasn't perfect, but there were memorable moments. Jack's stories are always heartfelt.
On one hand, the episode follows Jin's time under Claire's watch. He has an injured leg, which she treats, while also interrogates the Other hostage, Justin. It's revealed that Claire had been living the last three years in the company of the Man in Black, who previously impersonated Christian Shephard. She had been avoiding the Others constantly, and setting traps for them. She had killed, losing her innocence, her good side. Jin is stunned to discover all this, and pretends to be ok, to be her friend. In the end, he tries to tell her that Kate actually took Aaron out of the island, so in her fury she kills Justin with her axe. A horrified Jin decides to take back his words in order to prevent another death. The Claire I saw here is wild, and nothing like the one of earlier seasons. I don't know what was the problem for her disappearance in Something Nice Back Home, and it's sad to see how much the character has changed. Considering her ending, it seems like a development with inconsistencies. Aaron has a crazy mother.
On the other hand, there's Jack storyline in the alternate reality. He has a son, David, but for some reason is divorced from the mother (Juliet). She doesn't appear on the episode, sadly. Father and son has a estranged bond, much like Christian and Jack in the past. Jack proves to be a bad father, but not because he doesn't try, actually because he doesn't really act like it. David is upset, and fearful of his high expectations. Apparently he gets along pretty well with Juliet, who is in good terms with Jack. Anyway, Jack doesn't know how to get to talk to him, until his mother helps him, reminding how he was with Christian. In the end, Jack listens David play the piano on a conservatory, and meets Dogen, who also has a son playing there. Jack finally makes up to David, who confides in him probably for the first time. He was simply scared of Jack seeing him fail. This part was slow, but nice. I liked seeing Jack struggling as a dad, considering how he failed in the real timeline. It would have been good to expand more of this new background.
Then, the big deal of the episode is Jack's path to the Lighthouse. He has a good talk to Dogen, and then he secretly leaves the Temple with Hurley's guide, who was contacted by Jacob. On the road, they meet Kate, and though Jack invites her to join them, Hurley refuses. Kate doesn't really mind, and gently tells Jack that she hopes he finds what he's looking for. She goes to find Claire on her own. Then, Hurley apologizes to Jack, who simply says there's nothing left to wreck with Kate. When Hurley asks what happened, about having a family and kids, Jack says "I guess I wasn't cut out for it". Later, they get to the caves, where Jack remembers the time he found the place following his father's ghost, and the coffin. He explains he broke it because his father wasn't in it. And Then, comes the best scene. When asked, Jack tells why he returned to the island. "I came back because I was broken, and I was stupid enough to think this place could fix me" Shortly after, Hurley finds Jacob's lighthouse, where Jack sees on the mirror, the reflection of his childhood house. He realizes Jacob has been watching him since little, and breaks the glass when Hurley falls to contact the Man. Later, Jack stares at the ocean, alone, and thinks. Jacob appears next to Hurley, and is revealed that he wanted this to happen, so Jack can understand how important he is. And to take them out of the Temple. I loved Jack's lines. He finally explains what he has been feeling since Something Nice Back Home. He's broken. He needed fixing. He's not good at letting go things, and has been living basically alone his whole life, except for the time on the island. He feels he failed, and not only to his father. Jacob wants to say that he is special. That he's destined to do something. I guess many of us want to feel that way someday. Like we're worthy of living. This episode is deeper than it seems. Jack is becoming a man of faith, just like John was. That way, life can fix him.
On one hand, the episode follows Jin's time under Claire's watch. He has an injured leg, which she treats, while also interrogates the Other hostage, Justin. It's revealed that Claire had been living the last three years in the company of the Man in Black, who previously impersonated Christian Shephard. She had been avoiding the Others constantly, and setting traps for them. She had killed, losing her innocence, her good side. Jin is stunned to discover all this, and pretends to be ok, to be her friend. In the end, he tries to tell her that Kate actually took Aaron out of the island, so in her fury she kills Justin with her axe. A horrified Jin decides to take back his words in order to prevent another death. The Claire I saw here is wild, and nothing like the one of earlier seasons. I don't know what was the problem for her disappearance in Something Nice Back Home, and it's sad to see how much the character has changed. Considering her ending, it seems like a development with inconsistencies. Aaron has a crazy mother.
On the other hand, there's Jack storyline in the alternate reality. He has a son, David, but for some reason is divorced from the mother (Juliet). She doesn't appear on the episode, sadly. Father and son has a estranged bond, much like Christian and Jack in the past. Jack proves to be a bad father, but not because he doesn't try, actually because he doesn't really act like it. David is upset, and fearful of his high expectations. Apparently he gets along pretty well with Juliet, who is in good terms with Jack. Anyway, Jack doesn't know how to get to talk to him, until his mother helps him, reminding how he was with Christian. In the end, Jack listens David play the piano on a conservatory, and meets Dogen, who also has a son playing there. Jack finally makes up to David, who confides in him probably for the first time. He was simply scared of Jack seeing him fail. This part was slow, but nice. I liked seeing Jack struggling as a dad, considering how he failed in the real timeline. It would have been good to expand more of this new background.
Then, the big deal of the episode is Jack's path to the Lighthouse. He has a good talk to Dogen, and then he secretly leaves the Temple with Hurley's guide, who was contacted by Jacob. On the road, they meet Kate, and though Jack invites her to join them, Hurley refuses. Kate doesn't really mind, and gently tells Jack that she hopes he finds what he's looking for. She goes to find Claire on her own. Then, Hurley apologizes to Jack, who simply says there's nothing left to wreck with Kate. When Hurley asks what happened, about having a family and kids, Jack says "I guess I wasn't cut out for it". Later, they get to the caves, where Jack remembers the time he found the place following his father's ghost, and the coffin. He explains he broke it because his father wasn't in it. And Then, comes the best scene. When asked, Jack tells why he returned to the island. "I came back because I was broken, and I was stupid enough to think this place could fix me" Shortly after, Hurley finds Jacob's lighthouse, where Jack sees on the mirror, the reflection of his childhood house. He realizes Jacob has been watching him since little, and breaks the glass when Hurley falls to contact the Man. Later, Jack stares at the ocean, alone, and thinks. Jacob appears next to Hurley, and is revealed that he wanted this to happen, so Jack can understand how important he is. And to take them out of the Temple. I loved Jack's lines. He finally explains what he has been feeling since Something Nice Back Home. He's broken. He needed fixing. He's not good at letting go things, and has been living basically alone his whole life, except for the time on the island. He feels he failed, and not only to his father. Jacob wants to say that he is special. That he's destined to do something. I guess many of us want to feel that way someday. Like we're worthy of living. This episode is deeper than it seems. Jack is becoming a man of faith, just like John was. That way, life can fix him.
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