Stranger in a Strange Land
- Episode aired Feb 21, 2007
- TV-14
- 43m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
5.7K
YOUR RATING
A power play ensues between Jack and Ben as Juliet's future lies in the balance. Kate and Sawyer deal with the consequences of their escape.A power play ensues between Jack and Ben as Juliet's future lies in the balance. Kate and Sawyer deal with the consequences of their escape.A power play ensues between Jack and Ben as Juliet's future lies in the balance. Kate and Sawyer deal with the consequences of their escape.
Naveen Andrews
- Sayid Jarrah
- (credit only)
Henry Ian Cusick
- Desmond Hume
- (credit only)
Emilie de Ravin
- Claire Littleton
- (credit only)
Jorge Garcia
- Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
- (credit only)
Daniel Dae Kim
- Jin-Soo Kwon
- (credit only)
Yunjin Kim
- Sun-Hwa Kwon
- (credit only)
Dominic Monaghan
- Charlie Pace
- (credit only)
Terry O'Quinn
- John Locke
- (credit only)
Kiele Sanchez
- Nikki Fernandez
- (credit only)
Rodrigo Santoro
- Paulo
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWriter and producer Carlton Cuse considers this the worst episode of the series because of the flashback scenes. He admitted that by that time the writers didn't know what else to tell about Jack's past and just used Fox's real tattoos as inspiration.
- GoofsThe Chinese characters in Matthew Fox's real tattoos mean "Eagles cleave the air", and the producers did not actually cover up these characters with new ones that mean "He walks among us, but he is not one of us."
- Quotes
Isabel: "He walks amongst us, but he is not one of us." Your tattoos -- that's what they say.
Jack Shephard: That's what they say. It's not what they mean.
- Crazy creditsThe producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the people of Hawaii and their Aloha spirit.
Featured review
This wasn't good. Deserves its reputation as the worst lost episode
I have been loving lost so far. Before season 3, the lowest score I gave for an episode was 8. Yes, I even really liked fire + water, which is tied for the lowest rated episode. That episode was very cringe-inducing and hard to watch, but that doesn't mean it's bad. This season is by far the weakest season yet, with "the cost of living" being my first 7/10 rating due to Eko's disappointing death, and this episode being my first 5/10.
However before I start criticizing the episode I wanna say that it's truly an achievement that in a show with over 100 episodes, the worst episode is only mediocre. That says a lot about the overall quality of the show. Now on to the episode.
There just isn't a lot to like about this episode, but there is a lot to dislike. Kate, Sawyer and Carl's scenes were pretty meh, the "drama" between Kate and Sawyer at the end felt forced and even melodramatic. The scenes on hydra island were a lot better, mostly due to Jack's actor's incredible acting. I don't know, there's just something about Jack's facial expressions and body language that seem so real.
Unfortunately these scenes are brought down by the new character Isabelle. For one, she's not interesting or intriguing, and also her acting was reeeally bad. The exchanges between her and jack where they talk about his tattoos were genuinely awful.
The worst part of this episode by far though was Jack's flashbacks. I mean wow, that was uninteresting. Jack's flashback episodes have been great so far, so I did not expect a jack episode to be less interesting than a freaking Rose and Bernard episode. Like why am I supposed to care about the origin of Jack's tattoos? The flashback gave him absolutely 0 development too. And his girlfriend was a terrible character too. All we know about her is she can "read people" and gives them tattoos that "define who they are." Oooh, so mysterious! No, who cares? Jack then pressures his girlfriend into giving him a tattoo and then the next day he gets beat up by some dudes and the girlfriend watches while crying. Who are these people? Why are they beating up Jack? Why can't the woman give Jack a tattoo? Why am I even expected to care? None of these questions get answered, and honestly, I hope they don't try to explain it in the future, cause I want this storyline to be forgotten completely and never addressed again.
Overall, this episode kinda sucked, and it was by far the worst episode of the series so far. 5/10. Hopefully this season improves.
However before I start criticizing the episode I wanna say that it's truly an achievement that in a show with over 100 episodes, the worst episode is only mediocre. That says a lot about the overall quality of the show. Now on to the episode.
There just isn't a lot to like about this episode, but there is a lot to dislike. Kate, Sawyer and Carl's scenes were pretty meh, the "drama" between Kate and Sawyer at the end felt forced and even melodramatic. The scenes on hydra island were a lot better, mostly due to Jack's actor's incredible acting. I don't know, there's just something about Jack's facial expressions and body language that seem so real.
Unfortunately these scenes are brought down by the new character Isabelle. For one, she's not interesting or intriguing, and also her acting was reeeally bad. The exchanges between her and jack where they talk about his tattoos were genuinely awful.
The worst part of this episode by far though was Jack's flashbacks. I mean wow, that was uninteresting. Jack's flashback episodes have been great so far, so I did not expect a jack episode to be less interesting than a freaking Rose and Bernard episode. Like why am I supposed to care about the origin of Jack's tattoos? The flashback gave him absolutely 0 development too. And his girlfriend was a terrible character too. All we know about her is she can "read people" and gives them tattoos that "define who they are." Oooh, so mysterious! No, who cares? Jack then pressures his girlfriend into giving him a tattoo and then the next day he gets beat up by some dudes and the girlfriend watches while crying. Who are these people? Why are they beating up Jack? Why can't the woman give Jack a tattoo? Why am I even expected to care? None of these questions get answered, and honestly, I hope they don't try to explain it in the future, cause I want this storyline to be forgotten completely and never addressed again.
Overall, this episode kinda sucked, and it was by far the worst episode of the series so far. 5/10. Hopefully this season improves.
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- thefoochie
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