"Who are you people?" asks a visibly confused Michael.
"We are the good guys Michael." responds a calm Henry Gail who has managed to resurface after fleeing the hatch where he was caught for several days.
By the time one is watching this scene so many interesting sequences have already happened. In the two hour second season finale of the series LOST you get to see a lot more intense and gripping action. The kind one can easily associate with this amazingly well written series but despite what calculations one might have there is always the strong chance that one might be hopelessly wrong. So instead of guessing all one can really do is report. And that is what this review does.
We start off by exploring what was in the sailing boat that had appeared just after Libby's and Ana Lucia's memorial service. As Jack, Sawyer and Sayeed swim onto the boat they realize that a drunk and delirious Desmond is in it. Apparently he has been trying to get out of the island after his disappearance at the beginning of the season having assigned the new crew with the task of pushing the button in the hatch. But somehow to add to his frustration he has managed to end right back into the thick of things. Using the 'Lost effect' the episode explores Desmond's past as an officer in the service of Her Majesty in England who was in prison and was dismissed from service for reasons not yet clarified. His ambition to take part in a boat racing contest finds him groping for dear life among masked strangers on the island one day. The story then takes us into the life of Desmond and how he came to be the sole responsible man to 'press the button' until Locke entered the hatch.
Meanwhile Michael is leading Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hugo into the trap. At one point in the middle of the forest he is confronted about this and he hopelessly confesses about the sin he committed. The pack realizes that they are being followed and a rather hasty Kate actually manages to open fire on the followers. One of them drops dead as invisible darts paralyze the team one by one thus making them prisoners at 'The Others' camp. Michael meets up with an oddly authoritative Henry who keeps his promise and hands Walt back to Michael. As a gagged Jack, Sawyer, Kate and Hugo watch Michael disappear with Walt one can't help but wonder what fate awaits these four captives.
Back at the hatch things have heated up big time. Torn between belief and logic Locke seems to have taken the extreme step as he manages to drag out Eko from his position and locks him out of the hatch. Locke is convinced that the button does not do anything and is merely a part of some weird psychological experiment. Desmond joins hands with him initially but a few seconds before the timer ticks off to zero he realizes Locke is wrong. As Locke and Desmond get into a war of words the ticker has gone to zero as Locke smashes the computer to the ground. Seconds tick by as we get a glimpse of what happens if the button is not pressed. This, in effect, is one of the most defining moments of the season's finale. Desmond scrambles around to hope and fix the error Locke has made but maybe it is too late. We do not know yet.
As the second part draws to a rather exciting close we see Charlie and Claire finally find peace and love. Sayeed, Jin and Sun are left on one part of the beach with Desmond's boat. Jack, Sawyer, Hugo and Kate are at the mercy of the Henry and his team. The future of Desmond, Eko and Locke is a major question mark.
Somewhere in the middle of nowhere with a snow storm outside a couple of foreign speaking strangers sit around as their computer monitor splashes a message that has them panicking and calling up the one person we would never have guessed.
A super finale for a super season. Lets keep our fingers crossed.
"We are the good guys Michael." responds a calm Henry Gail who has managed to resurface after fleeing the hatch where he was caught for several days.
By the time one is watching this scene so many interesting sequences have already happened. In the two hour second season finale of the series LOST you get to see a lot more intense and gripping action. The kind one can easily associate with this amazingly well written series but despite what calculations one might have there is always the strong chance that one might be hopelessly wrong. So instead of guessing all one can really do is report. And that is what this review does.
We start off by exploring what was in the sailing boat that had appeared just after Libby's and Ana Lucia's memorial service. As Jack, Sawyer and Sayeed swim onto the boat they realize that a drunk and delirious Desmond is in it. Apparently he has been trying to get out of the island after his disappearance at the beginning of the season having assigned the new crew with the task of pushing the button in the hatch. But somehow to add to his frustration he has managed to end right back into the thick of things. Using the 'Lost effect' the episode explores Desmond's past as an officer in the service of Her Majesty in England who was in prison and was dismissed from service for reasons not yet clarified. His ambition to take part in a boat racing contest finds him groping for dear life among masked strangers on the island one day. The story then takes us into the life of Desmond and how he came to be the sole responsible man to 'press the button' until Locke entered the hatch.
Meanwhile Michael is leading Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hugo into the trap. At one point in the middle of the forest he is confronted about this and he hopelessly confesses about the sin he committed. The pack realizes that they are being followed and a rather hasty Kate actually manages to open fire on the followers. One of them drops dead as invisible darts paralyze the team one by one thus making them prisoners at 'The Others' camp. Michael meets up with an oddly authoritative Henry who keeps his promise and hands Walt back to Michael. As a gagged Jack, Sawyer, Kate and Hugo watch Michael disappear with Walt one can't help but wonder what fate awaits these four captives.
Back at the hatch things have heated up big time. Torn between belief and logic Locke seems to have taken the extreme step as he manages to drag out Eko from his position and locks him out of the hatch. Locke is convinced that the button does not do anything and is merely a part of some weird psychological experiment. Desmond joins hands with him initially but a few seconds before the timer ticks off to zero he realizes Locke is wrong. As Locke and Desmond get into a war of words the ticker has gone to zero as Locke smashes the computer to the ground. Seconds tick by as we get a glimpse of what happens if the button is not pressed. This, in effect, is one of the most defining moments of the season's finale. Desmond scrambles around to hope and fix the error Locke has made but maybe it is too late. We do not know yet.
As the second part draws to a rather exciting close we see Charlie and Claire finally find peace and love. Sayeed, Jin and Sun are left on one part of the beach with Desmond's boat. Jack, Sawyer, Hugo and Kate are at the mercy of the Henry and his team. The future of Desmond, Eko and Locke is a major question mark.
Somewhere in the middle of nowhere with a snow storm outside a couple of foreign speaking strangers sit around as their computer monitor splashes a message that has them panicking and calling up the one person we would never have guessed.
A super finale for a super season. Lets keep our fingers crossed.