Everybody Hates Hugo

Sorry for not blogging sooner on last week’s Lost – stupid “real-world” responsibilities.  Loved the ep, love Hurley.  His terror at losing his friends, at having people’s perception of him change, the way it had when he won the lottery, was so palpable.  The scene when his best friend realizes that Hurley kept the secret of his winning lottery ticket from him, and everything changes between them as they stare at each other, was masterfully acted and directed.  And Hurley’s solution about the inventory of food – to have a great feast shared among all the castaways – was so perfect, both for his character and for the show overall – finally a moment of relaxation and even joy for the “lost” people.  When Charlie hugged Hurley, and Hurley’s face just glowed with relief and happiness – it was a definite “I’ve got something in my eye” moment.

As was the moment when Bernard, Rose’s missing husband from the back of the plane, thanked Michael for the news that Rose is okay.  I love that actor, Sam Anderson, well-known from a million supporting roles (including a stint on Angel, although he didn’t overlap with Daniel Dae Kim, aka Jin), and I can already hardly wait for his reunion with Rose.  It was great to have her back – and the show’s producers say that we will see much more of her this season.

Meanwhile, more questions – if there were 23 survivors from the back of the plane, how come there are only a few left now?  Since these people we thought were the others are not the others, who are the others and where are they?  

Oh, and the small scenes – when Claire, blissfully enjoying the sun and the water, finds the message bottle from the raft – then when she and Shannon bring the bottle to Sun, and then finally when Sun buries the bottle without telling anyone else that it washed ashore…sniff…