LOST RECAP: Sayid Sells His Soul And Locke Is The New Ben

Oceanic Six Redux We've got Jack, Kate, Hurley, and now Sayid, with two spots open for a Jin/Sun tag team or a possible Sun/Claire upset (and sweet mainland lesbian scene, if this was Nip/Tuck). Sawyer reiterated his desire not to leave the island with an Eternal Sunshine-esque "let's just see where this takes us" Valentine's Day declaration, plus it's safe to say that Locke ain't going anywhere, Desmond was never on Oceanic, and it'd be kind of a gyp if it were anyone else. I Know It Was You, Hurley... I would like to reiterate that Jorge Garcia's Hurley may be the most believably acted character on television. So believable, in fact, that when we found him tied up in the barracks, we all immediately concluded that he'd hit the crossover point where he regretted his decision to go with Locke and was now on Team Jack, as he stated in this season's first flash-forward (I believe he was wearing a "Team Jack" t-shirt in that as well, someone look that up for me). In reality, he was merely acting as Locke's lovable bait-puppet, successfully tricking even the ultra-careful Sayid and ensuring that no one will ever trust anyone on the show ever again. Especially Rose. Locke Is The New Ben? Locke's apparent plan to act out the will of Invisible, Angry Jacob and Taller Ghost Walt got a bit sidetracked this week when the wacky teleporting ghost cabin, to Locke's surprise, teleported somewhere else wackily, with only a pile of smoke monster-looking ash left in its place. Nonetheless, Locke still continues to confidently lead his group, not allowing any setback to in any way dissuade his persistence in being right, like some bald George W. Bush (Saaaatire! Yooou'll get caught up in the...) He doesn't answer anyone's questions, he has no qualms about using his friends to set traps for other friends, and he seems to have an innate connection with the island that no one else possesses -- he's basically turning into Ben, only he hasn't yet gotten to the point where every line he sa
	Published: 2008-02-15 Provider: Best Week Ever
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