Trying to review an episode with Lost without divulging anything that some might see as spoiler-ish is difficult – so difficult that I didn’t attempt it last week. But now we’ve all had the chance to mull over “The Beginning of the End,” and anything is fair game, it’s time to acknowledge how thoroughly rewarding, palm-clamifying and potentially perfect the fourth season looks to be.
At first glance, not much has changed on the island. Locke and Jack are fighting, Kate keeps pulling her criminal shenanigans, Hurley is overly sensitive and Rose continues to offer her exquisitely delivered sassy commentary. But, um, the others are dunzo, there’s a whole slew of newbies who just dropped onto the island and our poor Losties think they’re coming to save them! How wrong they are…
I’m not that concerned with spoiling tonight’s episode, which mostly serves as an introduction to the four folks who have helicoptered over from the mysterious freighter of doom. One thing I can say is that there’s no clear formula for season four yet, with this evening returning to the flashbacks in favor of flash forwards – if only for this new set of characters. The episode offers modest back story for the freighter-ers (they remain about as ambiguous as you expect them to), but does begin to explain their loose ties with this season’s new Wirey mastermind, Colonel Cedric Daniels. “Confirmed Dead” is just as good as the season premiere – though it may lack a little excitement coming a mere week on the heels of the last episode. Half the payoff last week was the fact that it was actually happening.
It’s hard enough for me to digest Lost myself without regurgitating it in blog form. So for the most thoughtful recaps imaginable, check out new “band” Previously On Lost’s weekly musical summaries on MySpace. Their first offering went up this week, and it is as thorough as it is hilarious. Well done.
That Myspace link is hilarious! Lost gives me a happy. :D I try to review it as it’s happening, but I end up confused and writing poetry about how Jack loves me. But that’s still cool, right? :D