4 stars from me! Another strong episode!
Gah! That ending! Total surprise. To think that I'd actually shed a couple tears for Juliet when she was watching her sister on the monitor and then I'm back to hating on her again! She is such a mystery. Her face has this exact same kinda smug looking grin on it no matter what she's doing or saying so she's so hard to read!
Is she just playing along with Ben in order to stab him in the back? Did he promise to let her off the island again if she played along and so that's what she's doing? It was heartbreaking and frustrating to see what she's been through. She's basically a prisoner there. A three month project turned into a 3-year sentence so far. Her pain is gut wrenching, especially in the kitchen at Ben's house when she says she just wants to leave. It must be absolutely horrible to feel so trapped and helpless.
Dammit, but that ending. I still feel bad for her despite.
I'm not sure if I mentioned this the first time around when we had Juliet's flashback but I'll mention it just in case. The company that Richard claims Juliet is being taken to is Mittelos Labs. Mittelos is an anagram for Lost Time. Clever writers.
Also, in this episode, the airline company they appear to be at when she drinks the orange juice is Herarat Aviation. Herarat is an anagram for Earhart, as in Amelia Earhart.
I love seeing people from the past in the flashbacks. Poor Goodwin. He seemed like he'd been a nice guy. Richard and Ethan seemed to have spent a lot of time off-island. So we do know there's a way for them to easily travel back and forth. Well, there was until Locke blew up the submarine. I also love seeing another angle or continuation of a flashback we saw before, like the plane breaking apart scene and where Ben and Juliet went off to after Ben sent Ethan and Goodwin off to infiltrate the two camps.
I don't understand why Jack is so insanely protective of Juliet. He seemed to have put all of his faith and trust in her. Is he completely forgetting the amount of lies she fed him when they were still on Alcatraz? I understand how he feels he can trust her because he saw in her eyes how much she wanted to be off that island also. But you've gotta think to yourself, someone that desperate to get off the island could also turn on YOU if it meant they'd get to their goal. Even still, I can understand everyone looking flabbergasted at Jack for asking them all to trust Juliet.
I do have to say though, Juliet can be pretty damn funny. She's also really smart. I loved the scene where Sawyer and Sayid had followed her and she really put them in their place.
Every time there's a survivor reuniting on the show, I always get teary-eyed! They all do such a good job. You can feel their relief and their joy. Even Jack and Sawyer hugged after shaking hands, kinda like, ah, screw it, get in here. Points for you Skaters. The way Sawyer and Kate hugged was very touching. I'm just sitting here wanting Jate to get back to where they'd been!
Okay, who is this Jacob guy that the Others all mention? We've never seen him before but they all seem to revere him as some sort of god-like person. Ben even says that Jacob can cure cancer. Apparently he did so since we see in that live feed that Juliet's sister is fine, as is her son, Julian (aw, she named her son after Juliet). BUT, we don't know if Ben was lying years later when Juliet first said she wanted to leave. Did Juliet's sister's cancer return? Maybe it didn't. We don't know for sure.
I can't wait to watch more and see what happens! It's getting really great again!
Favorite quotes/moments:Jack: They'll come around. Just give them some time.
Juliet: My people kept Sayid chained to a swing-set for three days, then I dragged Kate into the jungle, handcuffed myself to her and lied about it. How much time do you think they need?
Sawyer: Well if it ain't three men and a baby... I counted Hugo twice. Oh what, come on I used your name.
Hurley: I don't remember you from the dock. Where you put bags on our heads. After you shocked us.
Juliet: I had the day off.
Ben: Mikhail! It's Ben. I'm here with Juliet, we're approaching the house. [Mumbles] Don't shoot us...