The survivors left on the island, now led by Sawyer after Locke's departure, find themselves back in the 1970s, where they are now forced to become members of the Dharma Initiative.The survivors left on the island, now led by Sawyer after Locke's departure, find themselves back in the 1970s, where they are now forced to become members of the Dharma Initiative.The survivors left on the island, now led by Sawyer after Locke's departure, find themselves back in the 1970s, where they are now forced to become members of the Dharma Initiative.
- Sayid Jarrah
- (credit only)
- Desmond Hume
- (credit only)
- Ben Linus
- (credit only)
- Sun-Hwa Kwon
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSawyer gives Juliet a flower. LaFleur means the flower.
- GoofsIn 1974, the survivors find a style of walkie-talkie which was not manufactured until the 2000s.
- Quotes
James 'Sawyer' Ford: Now how about you tell me why you're too busy drinkin' and blowin' up trees to see him get born?
Horace Goodspeed: I was, uh... I was looking for a pair of socks, and all of mine were dirty so I went to grab a pair of Amy's... And I found this in the back of her drawer.
[He produces the ankh necklace from his breast pocket]
Horace Goodspeed: It was Paul's.
James 'Sawyer' Ford: You got in a fight over a necklace?
Horace Goodspeed: I know.
[sighs]
Horace Goodspeed: But... It's only been three years, Jim. Just three years that he's been gone. Is that really long enough to get over someone?
James 'Sawyer' Ford: I had a thing for a girl once. And I had a shot at her, but I didn't take it. For a little while, I'd lay in bed every night, wondering if it was a mistake. Wondering if... I'd ever stop thinking about her. And now I can barely even remember what she looks like. I mean, her face-it's... she's just gone. And she ain't never coming back. So... is three years long enough to get over someone? Absolutely.
- Crazy creditsThe Producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the people of Hawaii and their Aloha spirit.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Lost: Untangled: LaFleur (2009)
"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" picked up right where "This Place is Death" ended from Locke's perspective, and "LaFleur" shows us what happened to Juliet, Sawyer, and company right after the second-to-last flash left them in a time when the Orchid well didn't exist. They only stay in this time for a very short while, but they stay there just long enough for us to catch a glimpse of something we've been waiting to see for a very long time: the four-toed statue. Well, A statue, presumably one with four toes. Still quite rewarding. Then, after Locke turns the wheel the final flash occurs and Sawyer and company end up three years before the time during which most of the rest of the season is going to take place, presumably (aside from the scenes with Locke, Ben, and the rest).
The episode then alternates between this time and 'three years later'. It's pointless describing in detail what happens in the episode, as that information is easily available, but I will say that I felt that this episode did the best job possible in introducing us to the Losties-in-DHARMA storyline, and that Horace seems more interesting than before, and Amy might end up being an intriguing character. There are a lot of loose ends though, the most frustrating of all is the question of what happened to Rose and Bernard. I understand the actors are guest actors, not regulars, but seriously, did the writers forget about them or think we wouldn't notice or what? All in all an excellent episode which sets the latter half of this season up very well, brings to an end the 'flashes', which were becoming increasingly annoying, and even gives us an oddly touching conversation about loves from long-ago with Horace and Sawyer. Good stuff. Even the Sawyer/Juliet relationship feels surprisingly natural, and is thankfully devoid of juvenile flirtation and games. I'm disappointed in the writers for choosing to do this now, considering the ending to the episode, where Sawyer meets Jack, Kate, and Hurley again, means that we'll surely see some love quadrangle nonsense soon enough.
But who cares? Sawyer actually got to do something this season, we saw the four-toed statue again, and the Losties-in-DHARMA storyline holds a hell of a lot of promise.
- ametaphysicalshark
- Mar 4, 2009
Details
- Runtime43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1