Lost: Season 6 Episode 3: What Kate Does – TV Review
By Krystal Clark
Last night’s episode of “Lost” was entitled, “What Kate Does,” and yes it was all about Kate. There was a little Jack, Sayid, Sawyer, and Claire thrown in but for the most part it was about Ms. Austen’s actions and their outcome. The islanders were right where we left them after the premiere, in the temple with the new “Others” led by Dogen and Lennon. This episode wasn’t as strong as the previous one, and as always it had its strong points as well as its weak ones.
The Players:
- Director: Paul A. Edwards
- Writers/Creators: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Jeffrey Lieber, Damon Lindelof, JJ Abrams
- Cast: Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Jorge Garcia, Hiroyuki Shimosawa, John Hawkes, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Leung, Emilie de Ravin, William Mapother
The Shows Plot:
“Lost” centers on the survivors of the ill fated Oceanic Flight 815 who crashed on a mysterious island. They fight the elements, the island’s mysteries, and each other while trying to survive in uncharted territory.
Title of this Week’s Episode: “What Kate Does” Season 6: Episode 3
Kate finds herself on the run in both realities. She leaves the refuge of the temple in an attempt to find both Sawyer and Claire, while her alternate version is trying to find freedom from the cops. In both settings she makes some hard decisions that will impact her future as well as those around her for the rest of the season.
The Good:
- Shout out to Midnight Cowboy: When Kate was in the taxi cab the driver almost ran over a man who quickly quoted one of the most famous lines from the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy. ‘Hey, I’m walking here. I’m walking here!’
- Jin: Jin has come such a long way since the beginning of this show. He went toe to toe with Kate asking her about her intentions after leaving the temple. In season one he would have kept quiet or spoke strictly in Korean, his character has really grown.
- Ethan: William Mapother returned as Dr. Goodspeed and it was a pleasant yet strange surprise. His character is just as creepy off the island as he is on.
- Sawyer’s Breakdown: Josh Hollowoy did an excellent job at playing the two sides of his character. One minute he’s pissed off at the world and the next he’s crying like a baby for his lost love. Both portrayals were believable and sincere.
The Bad:
- Mechanic: I know this is a TV show, but if a stranger approached you with a gun and handcuffs I can understand helping them if your life is on the line, but not willingly. Not only did Kate get a random guy to remove her “bracelets” but he also gave her a place to change clothes. He was little too gung ho for my taste, especially after she revealed that she was wanted for murder.
- Alternate Claire: How is it that the most unbelievable scenes are taking place off the island? As if the mechanic incident wasn’t enough, Claire willingly gets into a car with Kate, after she stole her stuff and held her at gunpoint, and she offers her one of her credit cards. What the hell?
Overall:
This week’s alternate reality scenes were a let down. I found them highly unbelievable, and the only reason I could find as to why Claire would open up so willingly to Kate is if she has some left over feelings from her other self. Alternate reality or not, I think everyone is being forced to interact with each other regardless of their location. It was great to see the real Claire back on the island, and hopefully we’ll finally get a scene between her and Jack as siblings in the near future. Sayid’s storyline is also beginning to take a turn in another direction, a deadly direction, and its going to be interesting to see what happens with him and his new growing darkness.
Rating: 5.5/10
Show Airs: Tuesdays at 9pm on ABC
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What did you think of this week’s episode of Lost?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:34PM
"almost ran over a man"
that man was Leslie Arzt
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:37AM
LOST
It’s no secret to viewers of LOST, that the show and the writers became Lost years ago and had to resort to a series of idiot scenes: kill off characters, bring them back, make them other than the audience is accustomed to, anything to keep the Pastrami and egg salad flowing. The following takes place maybe in the future, maybe in the past, maybe in the present, or maybe it doesn’t exist at all:
Lost is now like watching a Yankee Game and the batter in the on deck circle is not ARod, but none other than Babe Ruth. A close shot of his back, then his smiling face as the episode ends, naturally everyone has to tune in next week to see if The Babe hits one out of the park, or in this case, off the Island.
Beverly Hills Deli
The Writers of Lost, the TV Show are at a back table filled with Deli sandwiches, bowls of pickles, etc.
All week there is speculation that the closing pitcher for the Bombers will be George Clooney, or maybe some actor who hasn’t been working in years will make his comeback on the mound.
Mario Rivera isn’t available because he’s in a Flashback as a futuristic terrorist, planning to lay waste to Yankee Stadium. He reports to an ominous figure, played by Jack Nickelson, who won’t be be seen until the very last episode, which might be five years from now.
“Pass me the pickles.” cries the head writer. “I’ve got a great idea. A perfect way to wrap up this mess. “The Island is a floating Yankee Stadium, this way we can get all the baseball viewers.”
“Brilliant!” cries a junior writer, passing a bowl of pickles to his mentor.
“Yankee Stadium should land in Vegas, then we can spend the winer there, hell, it’s warmer than L.A.”
“Genius! You should be promoted. Listen, Drew Brees is the opposing pitcher who’s facing Tiger Woods, who’s straight out of the Haagan Daz Addiction Center in Indiana. He is withdrawing terribly from 28 days without Cherry Jubilee and is shaking at home plate. Brees knows this and sends one inside to knock him off is feet.”
“Great!” shouts the intern and get this, “Jacob has won the Power Ball, so there’s this underlying scenario, they are all after his money!”
“Excellent! Cut me off some of your Turkey Sandwich, no mayo.”
“Hey, how many more of these stupid shows do we have to do to get residuals?” asks the Intern.
“We’ll stretch it out, six, seven years, that will give us enough in case we don’t get another series.”
“Let’s kill Jack next week, then bring him back as a woman, maybe a pole dancer who’s in love with Sawyer.”
“We already killed Sawyer!”
“We’re going to bring him back as the Polar Bear. Jack is addicted to fur.”
The show’s producers come in, very hungry.
“I got it! Let’s film the finale in Biblical Times, I want to see Kate’s bare feet in sandals.”
“She does have beautiful feet.” submits the Intern.
“Order me a Celery Soda and a Bagel with Smear.”
The other Producer is even more excited. ” Hey, I’ve been thinking, remember Arthur Ashe, well, he has to be brought in as a former Harlem Drug Dealer, and get this, Angelina Jolie is his daughter who’s trying to find her long, lost father. What do you think, huh, huh, brilliant or what?
“Fabulous, you’re paying for lunch!”
“Why don’t we make him a black priest from New Orleans. Then we can sneak in John Travolta as a Voodoo Witch Doctor?”
“Fabulous. Let’s do that for next month. You know, the public is pretty stupid, why don’t we just end it in Purgatory, which is really a new stadium being built. Everyone is awaiting Heaven or Hell! What the Hell. Besides, I got a great idea for a new series, the working title is, IIDIOTS! I thought we could shoot it Lake Como, I’ve always like Italy…..”
“Brilliant, you’re so brilliant.”
“I know, hey, anyone want coffee?”
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:46PM
I'm starting to wonder why I've invested so much time in this show.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:51AM
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Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:41PM
It makes sense for Claire to trust Kate if she has some kind of residual memory from the original timeline, which I think is going to be the case.
Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:29PM
Dude way too long a post for someone who doesn't care about the show.
Friday, December 31, 2010 11:58PM
"that man was Leslie Arzt"
I'm pretty sure you mean Leslie Arnst