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A weekly commentary of the television showby Carlos R Savournin
3 - 10: Tricia Tanaka is Dead
*This commentary contains spoilers. Do not read if you have not seen the above mentioned episode.*
After last week’s deadpanned episode, the previews to this show claimed that it was a couldn’t miss because if you did, you wouldn’t know what everyone was talking about the next day… Funny thing is, I don’t know what everyone will be talking about, because like in last week’s episode, not much happened here.
We start off with a young (and not so Hurley looking) Hugo who wants nothing more to spend time with his father (the
incomparable Cheech Marin) and fix an old, beat up Camaro. When Hurley tries to start the car, he is defeated by the fact that the car needs a new carburetor, his father tells him he must have hope and faith and good things will happen. When the car fails to start again, Hurley is prepared to get some dirty work done, but Mr. Hurley, claiming he has business in Las Vegas, promises to return shortly. Cut to 17 years and a jackpot lottery winning later, the dead beat returns, his eyes filled with dollar signs. Though he’s unwelcome, Hugo’s thoughts are on nothing more than the curse the winning lottery numbers have brought him; His uncle is dead, a meteor destroyed his chicken diner (killing Tricia Tanaka, a news reporter), and other events we’ve heard before. Off to Australia he goes to discover the root of the mystery.
Meanwhile, back on the island, a complete parallel to Hurley’s back story occurs when, with the aid of arm-hungry Vincent, he finds a beat up VW van that has been abandoned. Recruiting Jin for help, Hurley is determined to fix it.
Kate and Sawyer return to their camp, and after a brief hug fest, they go on about their business as though they never left; Sawyer determined to find out who stole his loot and Kate setting off on another adventure, one she tells Sayid and Locke about but does not invite them to; a mission to get Jack back. I, for one, am just satisfied knowing we don’t have to spend any more time in the zoo-jail any longer…
Sawyer’s search for his stolen goods lead him to Hurley, Jin, the broken down car, and a whole lot of lukewarm beer. Before long the three of them work together and push the car to the edge of a steep drop; one that convinces Hurley will get the car started if his timing is right – and his curse is lifted…
Meanwhile, Charlie, obsessed with Desmond’s premonition of his death (who wouldn’t be, really?) discovers Desmond’s gift conveniently doesn’t give him any details, so he remains sulking along the beach’s shores. Enter Hurley who knows just the way to make him forget about his death sentence for just a bit.
With Hurley in the driver’s seat and Charlie in the passenger’s, Sawyer and Jin push the van down the cliff, and just before the inevitable crash that would end their journeys, Hurley pops the clutch, starts the car, and the joyride ensues making Hurley feel his luck is improving and making Charlie feel alive.
In the end, Kate walks through the jungle at night alone. Locke and Sayid approach her, both of them upset that Kate didn’t invite them on her adventure. “Because you lack motivation,” she tells them, and Lock tells her it’s not a question of motivation but a question of where to look. Sayid mentions Locke might know where to look because of a passage he found on Eko’s stick and that is where Lost finally returned to the show that we all know and love. Rewind a few episodes back before the extended 13 week hiatus, and upon Mr. Eko’s death, Locke sees his “Jesus stick” imbedded on the ground, the sun lighting a passage that we questioned until now: Lift up your eyes and look north.
Shortly after, Kate’s search for help ends when help finds her. The long missing Rousseau appears and when Kate explains her situation, she asks Rousseau for help because she knows the island better than anyone...which begs the question; How does Kate know Jack is on his way back from the prison island? At first, Rousseau she seems uninterested…until Kate tells her Alex, Rousseau’s long lost daughter, is alive and with the Others.
Next week’s episode Enter 77, appears as though it picks up right where this one left off, and if we’re lucky, Lost’s spectacular story telling will return as well.
Until next time, get Lost
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