'Lost': Jack and Hurley go to the 'Lighthouse' -by Ryan McGee - It Happened Last Night - Zap2it

All the "Lost" haters that cried foul after seeing "What Kate Does": how you like THEM apples? Two weeks, and two stellar episodes later, yours truly is feeling pretty good about the final season of the show.

And since this recap's almost as long as the note written on Hurley's forearm, let's get right to it!

Jacob tells Hurley to grab a pen: "You'll have to write a few things down. Someone is coming to the Island. I need you to help him find it." Desmond's back, he's gonna save my reputation: hey na, hey na, my Desmond's back! (It's him, right? Pretty please, brutha?)

In the Temple, Hurley looks at his arm. He's written approximately 1/3rd of the Encyclopedia Britannica on his left arm, and he's looking for a certain hieroglyphic in a certain hallway.

Before Hurley can inspect further, Dogen stops him and orders him back to the courtyard. Just then, Jacob appears behind Dogen. He tells Hurley that he has a choice, and also tells him to repeat the magic word "candidate." "I'm a candidate, and I can do what I want," a nervous Hurley intones. When Dogen asks where he heard that word, an emboldened Hurley replies, "Doesn't matter. Why don't YOU go back to the courtyard?"
Early candidate for Line of the Year, although Hurley gets about five more lines as good as that one before all is said and done this week.

"You have what it takes." Here's the part where I kindly remind you that Christian Shephard told a young Jack that he DIDN'T have what it takes in Hour 5 of Season 1. And here we are, in Hour 5 of Season 6. Sweet, sweet symmetry.

"Let me get that cleared up," Claire says, looking at Jin's wound. "One thing that'll kill you around here is infection." "One thing that'll kill you around here is infection." No diggity, no doubt.

Elsewhere in the jungle, Hurley and Jack have given Dogen the slip. As they follow the copy of 'Clarissa' written out :) on Hurley's arm, a figure on the riverbank whips around, guns a' blazing. It's Kate! Millions of Lost fans say, "Yay?" Kate and Jack are almost bemused to see each other.

Jack asks Kate to come along with them. Hurley thinks it's just a mission for two, but Kate insists she's coming with them. Oh wait, she doesn't. Sorry, I just typed the last half of that sentence on automatic pilot. She ALWAYS insists she's coming with someone. Nice progress, Kate!

Claire says that both her father and her "friend" told her. (Oh, well, then. In that case. Makes total sense. Oh Claire you...you got what I need....but you say he's just a friend.)

yay Biz Markie - Just A Friend | SongMeanings | Lyrics 1989
ooh I remember these lyrics. so exquisite! the-first-semester-of-the-school-year
Then when I asked, "Do ya have a man" She tried to pretend She said, "No I don't, I only have a friend" .. Spendin a lot of time so we can build up A relationship or some undderstanding How it's gonna be in the future we was plannin .. So I came to her college on a surprise visit To see my girl that was so exquisite . It was a school day, I knew she was there The first semester of the school year . He told me where it was and I was on my wayTo see my baby doll, I was happy to say .. Oh, snap! Guess what I saw? .. Don't ever talk to a girl Who says she just has a friend.
-did anyone catch this the other night on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?" Friggin' awesome. They're sitting on the front steps singing, drunk as hell.
-This is the best to sing along with. All together now! "You! You got what I neeeeeed! But you say 'he's just a friend!' But you say he's just a frie- OHHHHHH baby youuuu!..."
-YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, YOU GOT WHAT I NEEEEEEDDDDD




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I liked this episode fine but am finding less of int in reading about it than the premiere, What Kate Does (I actually read a lot I liked after that, I think?), and last week's The Substitute.
this recap by Ryan McGee is worthwhile just bcs I like his funny ways, he's rising among my favorite recappers.
(ToddVDWerff is good for analysis, fairly elegant observations. James Poniewozik is smart and good-natured and I tend to agree with his take more often than with Sepinwall's, plus Poniewozik's Tuned In lost discussion group seems to me the best commentary around. sfgate Tim Goodman is over-stylish sometimes, but sometimes the stylishness is pleasant. cool that he - surprise! - totally liked this episode which others disparaged; and comments used to be pretty good there but this season I think 'amateur hour' when I look, though that's pretentious right, anyway why has hickcity not posted at all since re jaypocaplyse. LongliveLocke is fun, especially for the lyric headings. and I think I like Noel Murray over at avclub but have not been reading regularly.)