When 'Lost' was in its prime, it was must-watch television. Remember first watching it, found it remarkably easy to get into, was hooked from the start and was on Season 3 by the end of one week. The general consensus is that the final season is a disappointment and cannot disagree.
Season 4 was a solid season, with high points such as "The Beginning of the End", the three part finale and particularly "The Constant" and the only disappointments (though they were still decent) being "The Other Woman" and "Eggtown". "Because You Left" couldn't have been a better way to start Season 5. Definitely among the stronger 'Lost' season openers and one of the most confident and most settled. The episodes between that and this weren't near as good but all had great merits.
"The Little Prince" is by far one of the stronger Kate-centric episodes, perhaps the second best of the episodes up to this early point of the season after "Because You Left", and quite a big improvement over "Jughead", which was flawed but for me it was a long way from a bad episode (found it good actually).
Not perfect. My only complaint actually being the Claire's mum part adding absolutely nothing to the episode and being incidental to everything else.
The island events however are thoroughly gripping, providing answers while also setting things up and doing both adeptly. The Jack and Kate interaction is easily the most believable it's been up to this point of the show, while the action has intensity and excitement and Sawyer is written remarkably here too, some of it being very poignant. Didn't have much problem with the blood test story, even if it wasn't one of the episode's most crucial elements.
Have nothing to fault the acting, especially from Josh Holloway and Evengelline Lily giving one of her best performances.
Production values are stylish, the direction controlled and confident and the music understated and chilling. The writing is much tighter and smarter this time, being taut and concise also.
Overall, great episode. 9/10 Bethany Cox.
Season 4 was a solid season, with high points such as "The Beginning of the End", the three part finale and particularly "The Constant" and the only disappointments (though they were still decent) being "The Other Woman" and "Eggtown". "Because You Left" couldn't have been a better way to start Season 5. Definitely among the stronger 'Lost' season openers and one of the most confident and most settled. The episodes between that and this weren't near as good but all had great merits.
"The Little Prince" is by far one of the stronger Kate-centric episodes, perhaps the second best of the episodes up to this early point of the season after "Because You Left", and quite a big improvement over "Jughead", which was flawed but for me it was a long way from a bad episode (found it good actually).
Not perfect. My only complaint actually being the Claire's mum part adding absolutely nothing to the episode and being incidental to everything else.
The island events however are thoroughly gripping, providing answers while also setting things up and doing both adeptly. The Jack and Kate interaction is easily the most believable it's been up to this point of the show, while the action has intensity and excitement and Sawyer is written remarkably here too, some of it being very poignant. Didn't have much problem with the blood test story, even if it wasn't one of the episode's most crucial elements.
Have nothing to fault the acting, especially from Josh Holloway and Evengelline Lily giving one of her best performances.
Production values are stylish, the direction controlled and confident and the music understated and chilling. The writing is much tighter and smarter this time, being taut and concise also.
Overall, great episode. 9/10 Bethany Cox.
