"The Other Woman" | The A.V. Club
The first time Juliet appeared on Lost, back in the first episode of Season Three, the episode started with a domestic scene that was meant to deceive us into thinking we were at an off-island location. But we weren't. The first Juliet-centered episode (the terrific “Not In Portland”) started and in a sterile facility that looked like one of the island’s Dharma stations. But it was actually Miami. So when “The Other Woman” started with Juliet confessing to a therapist that it feels strange being “a celebrity,” why did I turn to my wife and say, “Oh man. She’s one of ‘the six.’”? Given the history with Juliet episodes, I should’ve known better.
Tonight’s flashback—like tonight’s episode—was more informational yes wh I liked than scintillating. Outside of the introduction of Harper—who also appeared in the present-day island action, stepping out of the shadows to deliver a message from Ben to Juliet—and the minor revelation that Ben feels he “owns” Juliet, not much happened in the flashback besides dot-connecting. I like dot connecting. consistency w old (eg whispers, mention of the tailie kids taken by Others) & the filling in re Goodwin etc

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