I watched The Life And Death Of Jeremy Bentham again tonight, the second of my ten weekly viewings. Locke's visits really bugged me.
Typically Locke just pisses me off. But in this ep it was the O6 that were being the jerkfaces.
First off, there was just toooooo much forced into one episode. We needed more time on each visit. Especially for Walt and Jack.
Quick breakdown:
Kate - we saw an abbreviated version of her meeting (we didn't see it all) but I find it hard to believe that she was that cold to Locke. She might not want to return because she needs to take care of Aaron (and possibly still loves Jack) but why the need to be an asshole to Locke.
Sayid - same deal... only he has no ties to this world anymore. Sure, he's building homes for people, but he left all those people on the island that he doesn't care about helping them at all?!? Just doesn't make sense.
Hurley - he's gone crazy so he gets a bit of a pass. Although when he thought Locke was dead, I was surprised that he didn't care more that he had died.
Jack - Seems to be in the middle of downward spiral... and still hates Locke, but even then... he didn't even ask how he got there? What happened to the island? And Jack of all people doesn't want to chance to save the people he left behind?!?! (I mean I guess he changes his mind pretty soon after that... he just must not have wanted to give Locke the satisfaction)
Walt - This should have been a much bigger conversation. Walt probably doesn't think it's that weird that he made it off, cuz he did, and others have made it off in the three years... but remember his visit to Hurley in the last season's finale? He said that Bentham visited him? Well Locke never referred to himself as Bentham. He also never told Walt why everyone was lying, which he told Hurley he had. So was this just a big writing error? They don't seem to make them (the writers).
I loved this episode, and Terry O'Quinn was great. I just think it needed some more time.
That's it for now.
2 years ago
I was going to post something along these lines on your re-cap. In Lockes meeting with Kate she says I know why you wanted to stay, you dont love anyone, or noone loves you. And then with Jack he calls Locke a loner old man.(or something along these lines) First I was thinking why are they being such jerks to him, then I thought it must be for a reason they are taking the 'you have nobody' angle. And the fact it is in the same episode where Abadon tracks down Helen and she happens to be dead just seems like too big of a coincedence for this to not be over
ReplyDeleteYeah, for me it was just one of the first (and only) times we've seen some character inconsistencies from our main characters.
ReplyDeleteTake Sayid for example...
Here's a dude who was willing to swim down to the Looking Glass station, potentially sacrafice his life, to save the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. And now Locke miraculously appears in the real world, after he saw the entire island disappear, and Sayid wants nothing to do with him?!? Similar comments can be made for everyone. Nobody cares about Sawyer, OR CLAIRE?!?
Sun was the only one who was on board!!! Good for her I guess.