Lost: Claire is dead. Long live Claire.
By Thoreau
I’m sure that Claire is dead. Maybe she died after being lured to Jacob’s cabin. Maybe she died in the attack on The Others’ Village and what we saw for the last 2 episodes was her ghost. Or maybe she died in the plane crash and what we’ve been seeing the entire time is her ghost. I don’t know. The one thing I do know is that Claire is as dead as her father. Why else would she be in Jacob’s cabin with her dead father, happy and smiling, unconcerned with the fact that she isn’t with her bay-bee? Truthfully, the past few episodes have been Claire’s best ones since her flashback last season. It’s not that I don’t like the character or the actress, but she’s been woefully underused for a few seasons now. The few times that they gave her good material she did great, but they’ve given her so little. Finally, though, she’s at the center of a big mystery.
Overall, it was a good episode. Very little about Jack and the love triangle, lots of action and mystery on the boat. I was surprised when we learned the boat doctor’s fate this episode. I figured that the mystery of the boat doctor would be one of those things that Lindelof and Cuse would promise to address “in season 5″ and then they forget about it. Keamy is an awesome villain, although I do wish they’d confirm that the thing on his arm is a heart rate monitor rigged to explosives. Also, I hope that Michael and Desmond aren’t forgotten. Desmond needs to find his Penelope, even if he has to kill 200+ suitors to get to her!
The flashbacks weren’t exactly earth-shattering (is it really news that the Island is interested in Locke?), but they were appropriate. The biggest mystery in the flashbacks was the last one, where the black guy named Abaddon talks to Locke. In the flashbacks, Abaddon appears to be working on the same agenda as Richard Alpert, who is one of The Others. However, in another episode we saw Abaddon working with Naomi, the woman from the freighter who landed on the island last season. That would suggest that Abaddon is with Widmore, not the Others. Also, he went to Hurley in the asylum, seeking info. It could be that Abaddon has changed sides, or that Abaddon serves an agenda separate from the Others and Widmore.
Anyway, I liked it. And I am optimistic that next week we will get some awesome action.
Comment by fish —
May 12, 2008 @ 11:35 am
Two thoughts: 1) The baby was born on the island wasn’t it? That would negate the chance that she died in the crash. Her being dead does explain why Kate has the baby back on the mainland.
2) Abaddon working with Naomi does not mean he is really working for Widmore. Could be double agent for the Others, although I like the 3rd agenda idea.
Comment by fish —
May 12, 2008 @ 11:35 am
Two thoughts: 1) The baby was born on the island wasn’t it? That would negate the chance that she died in the crash. Her being dead does explain why Kate has the baby back on the mainland.
2) Abaddon working with Naomi does not mean he is really working for Widmore. Could be double agent for the Others, although I like the 3rd agenda idea.
Comment by Nat —
May 13, 2008 @ 6:02 pm
I don’t think it’s possible that Claire died from the crash or from the siege on the compound because Sawyer pulled her from the wreckage. However, I suspected something when Myles kept looking at her the way he did. I thought he either knew that her death was imminent or that something/someone from beyond was coming for her. …but honestly, HTF DO YOU MOVE AN ISLAND! “Lost” is slowly and surely going from “rubbish” to “outright BS.” The only way the writers can redeem it is if they quit trying to be mysterious because their definition of “mystery” seems to be “vague, inexplicable and unapologetic.” Not so good when you’re trying to follow their logic… YOU’VE GOT TO GIVE US MORE SOME TIME, PEOPLE!