Jughead

First of all, having watched last week’s episodes with a fresh perspective, they were a lot better than I first thought. Now, on to this week…

There must be some kind of rule in the Lost world…Desmond-centric episodes are required to be awesome. The Season 2 finale “Live Together, Die Alone”, Season 3′s “Flashes Before Your Eyes” and Season 4′s “The Constant” were all spectacular episodes that focused on Desmond, and “Jughead” was no different.

First of all, I think Nestor Carbonell is about to break out as an actor. Sure, he’s been in stuff for several years, but between this and his role last year in Dark Knight, he’s poised to really explode. Richard is a fascinating character…I rank him up there with Ben as one of my favorite characters to watch. It’s interesting to see him in the early days of Otherdom…was he immortal then? Is he even immortal now, or is he just jumping around through time? Does he receive his mega-supply of eye-liner from off the island, or does he make it himself? Man, I hope they can answer all my questions.

We also had the revelation that Charles Widmore is a former Other…and a rather brutal one at that. In the “present”, it turns out that he hasn’t had contact with his daughter in over three years, and doesn’t even know that he has a grandson named after him (sort of). His gruff exterior seemed to maybe crack a little in this episode…he showed what almost appeared to be genuine concern for Desmond, but maybe that was more toward Penny.

The one thing I wasn’t much of a fan of was the hydrogen bomb. It just didn’t seem to fit in for some reason. I’m sure it will all tie in eventually, and will probably end up being the most awesome thing ever, but it just seemed out of place.

And as much as I LOVE Faraday…didn’t his proclamation of love for Charlotte also seem quite out of place, as well as Richard’s acceptance of it as a reason for them not being bad guys? I like Danny and Charlotte together, but that seemed jarring.

Despite these minor issues I had, overall it was another excellent episode. We’re actually getting some answers, even though in true Lost fashion, every answer brings with it two more questions.

Next week, we have “The Little Prince” in which “Kate discovers that someone knows the secret of Aaron’s true parental lineage. Meanwhile, the dramatic shifts through time are placing the lives of the remaining island survivors in extreme peril.”