Summary: Flashbacks show that Jin and Sun used to have a loving relationship. When they married, Jin had to work for Sun's father and he turned into a colder, more ruthless man as a result. Sun wanted to leave him but at the airport before their flight, she changed her mind. On the island, Jin attacks Michael and he is handcuffed to a part of the plane until his motives are discovered. Sun goes to Michael and talks to him, revealing she can speak English. She explains that it was his watch. Michael gives his watch to Jin and releases him. Jack takes a group to the caves and decides that he wants to move a portion of the camp to the caves, which he successfully does. Locke gets Charlie to give up his drugs.
The Good: Jin and Sun's story is horribly tragic. The flashbacks make is clear that the two of them used to have a very loving relationship. Jin was not the man that we met on the island, rather he was a kind-hearted and loving man who was able to charm Sun easily. But sadly Jin had to sacrifice himself to Sun's father in order to ensure their marriage, and it ultimately led to him losing himself as a person. The kind-hearted Jin became a ruthless and cold man which very quickly alienated Sun. The tragic part of all of this is that Jin justifies his actions because he is doing them for Sun who is growing further apart from him every day. In the end Sun gets so frightened by Jin that she attempts to escape him by faking her kidnapping. The scene where she makes her decision is fantastic (see: Best Moment), and it's really sad to see her stick with Jin after being reminded of why she loved him in the first place. And that ended up being an unfortunate mistake, one that we can really sympathize with. The two island stories are very good. The Jin/Sun story is strong and it has a nice amount of mystery as we watch the episode to learn why Jin attacked Michael. It's a good hook and I thought the resolution was really good. Jin attacked Michael over something really stupid, fitting to his aggressive nature and loyalty to Sun's father. We also get a great twist when Sun reveals she can speak English. The twist isn't the most surprising (Sun and Jin needed to be able to communicate to the others somehow), but I still didn't see it coming. The caves story is really strong too. It makes sense that Jack would want to move into the caves for survival's sake, though I totally understand that people would be upset at the idea of abandoning all hopes of rescue. The separation of the survivors was a good story and the montage at the end of the episode was a nice way to show everyone separated by their ideals. Plus it was a visually nice way to show the group's separation, which is especially good for a show which has been pretty flat with its cinematography so far (outside of some great transitions between flashbacks). As usual, the two main plots lead to some awesome character work being done. Locke gets Charlie to drop drugs in a wonderful side-plot, continuing his shtick as a sage-like character. Michael gets his best episode yet as he gets to rage at Jin while also being a better parent to Walt than what we have seen from him beforehand. Jack and Kate continued to flirt in some really good scenes with nice dialogue and some comedy coming from Charlie and Hurley. The Bad: I thought that Jack asking Kate what she did at the end of the episode was pretty awkward, and it wasn't built up to well enough. They were getting along really well for most of the episode, and Kate choosing to stay on the beach is a very understandable move, especially seeing how many people stayed with her. Yet Jack seems to believe that this decision is so strange and has something to do with Kate's background. The writing doesn't get this idea across very well, so Jack's lines don't seem to make much sense. Hooray for more gratuitous shots of Kate in a bra. Though they weren't as bad as the shots in "Pilot Part 2" since this time it led to a funny joke from Charlie. The Unknown: Who were those skeletons that were laid to rest in the caves? What is with the stones they had with them? How is Charlie going to deal with his withdrawal? With there still being some heroin left in Locke's possession, will Charlie be able to resist taking it back? Why does Sun speak English? When did she learn? She has also kept it secret from Jin for some reason. Why? Could it be that she planned to go to America after faking her kidnapping so she learned English to prepare? Best Moment: Sun sees the black car waiting to take her away, but in the moment she struggles to commit to leaving Jin. Right when it seems like she is about to swallow her feelings for him and leave, she takes one final look back only for Jin to hold up the flower, reminding her of the man he used to be. It's such a heartbreaking scene and it's impossible not to sympathize with Sun as she eventually finds that she is unable to leave Jin. Character of the Episode: Several characters were great here, but Sun seals her spot here with the airport scene. Conclusion: Another episode, another brilliant story. The show remains so consistent and the character-centric flashback formula is doing wonders for developing the show's characters and keeping the show compelling. Even when focusing on the mostly underdeveloped and separate Korean couple, "Lost" remains compelling. Score: 70
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