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Episode 4.12 “There’s No Place Like Home, Part 1″ Afterthoughts

Lost Recaps — May 15, 2008 at 7:05 pm by admin

Last week, Lost gave us one of its best episodes ever while showing us the secret origins of John Locke.  It turns out that both Richard Alpert and Matthew Abaddon were trying to get Locke to the island long before he ever rolled on to Flight 815.  We also got another glimpse into Jacob’s cabin, where Christian Shephard and a very creepy Claire informed Locke that he needs to move the island.  Does that mean tying the island to a boat and stepping on the gas, or does he have to find a way to move it through time?  Like many things on Lost, that remains a mystery.

Tonight, in part one of the three part season finale, we finally started to learn what happened to the Oceanic 6 after leaving the island.


There have been some episodes of Lost this season that have felt mostly mythology related, then others that have felt like more relaxed character studies.  The first part of "There’s No Place Like Home" felt like the perfect mixture of both.  Yes, there were some answers served up and some juicy island tidbits, but there were also some extremely moving character moments.  Let’s start by talking about those.

I could write at least 10,000 words about how much I love the work of Michael Giacchino, but I don’t have time for that right now, so let me just say that his excellent score really enhanced this episode for me.  It was impossible not to be moved during the scene where the Oceanic 6 were finally reunited with their families, and part of that was due to the wonderful music.  The way the scene played out, with Giacchino’s score drowning out all other sounds, reminded me of the big reunion between the castaways in season 2. Excellent.

Other great character moments: Sayid being reunited with Nadia for the first time in years.  Sun making me cheer out loud when she stood up to her father.  Jack discovering that Claire was (is?) his sister.  The unmentioned history between Michael and Sun, which you could see in their eyes even though they never directly addressed it.  There were so many small, fantastic moments packed into this hour.

Some questions were answered — we now know that Kate is claiming to be Aaron’s mother, for instance — but of course others still remain.  Jin and some red shirts made it to the freighter alive, but we still have no idea why they didn’t make it back to the mainland.  We saw that the Oceanic 6 already had their cover story ready before hopping off the plane, but we still don’t know why they agreed to lie in the first place.  We know that the Orchid Station can somehow move the island, but we don’t really know what that means.  We just know that it’s a dangerous move, and that the freighter people know about it as well.

Anyone who has watched the Orchid orientation video knows that the station has something to do with teleportation.  Teleporting a rabbit is one thing, but teleporting an entire island filled with people is something else entirely.  How can it be done, and just how dangerous is it?  If Faraday’s reaction was any indication, messing around in the Orchid may end up killing them all.

While it was great to finally see the Orchid play a part in the show, it was also interesting to see the numbers return.  The fact that they seemed to follow Hurley off the island was interesting, and possibly a precursor to his visits from Charlie.  Shortly after arriving back on the mainland, the island was already reminding Hurley that he had no hope of escaping it.  We know what happens when Hurley gets haunted, and it definitely isn’t pretty.

The episode came to an end with everyone scattered in different areas.  Jin and Sun were on the freighter, Jack and Sawyer were with Lapidus, Ben had turned himself in to Keamy, Locke was waiting to sneak into the Orchid, and Kate and Sayid were captured by the Others.  The biggest question right now is how and why those six specific people get off the island.  At this point it seems unlikely that they’ll meet up again anytime soon, but a lot can happen in a two hour finale.

Here are some questions to ponder until May 29:

Who was the other person Sun claims is responsible for Jin’s death?

What will happen if they attempt to move the island using the Orchid?

What’s Ben’s master plan this time around?

Why weren’t Kate’s parents waiting for her when she returned?

What happens to Jin and the red shirts that made it to the freighter?

Why is there an abundance of C4 on the freighter?

Why was Jack so ready and willing to lie to the press?

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