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Title: The Package (30 Mar 2010)
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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Naveen Andrews | ... | Sayid Jarrah | |
| Nestor Carbonell | ... | Richard Alpert | |
| Henry Ian Cusick | ... | Desmond Hume | |
| Emilie de Ravin | ... | Claire Littleton | |
| Michael Emerson | ... | Ben Linus | |
| Jeff Fahey | ... | Frank Lapidus | |
| Matthew Fox | ... | Dr. Jack Shephard | |
| Jorge Garcia | ... | Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes | |
| Josh Holloway | ... | James 'Sawyer' Ford | |
| Daniel Dae Kim | ... | Jin-Soo Kwon | |
| Yunjin Kim | ... | Sun-Hwa Kwon | |
| Ken Leung | ... | Miles Straume | |
| Evangeline Lilly | ... | Kate Austen | |
| Terry O'Quinn | ... | Man in Black | |
| Zuleikha Robinson | ... | Ilana Verdansky | |
In the island, Locke leaves the camp and Charles Widmore's team attacks his group and kidnaps Jin. Meanwhile Sun is planting in her old garden and out of the blue, Locke appears and tells that Jin is on the other side of the island. But Sun does not believe on him and flees from Locke; however she hits her head on a tree and when she awakes, she can only speak Korean. Richard returns with Hurley to the group and he wants to destroy the plane. Locke returns to his camp and sees his group fainted. He awakes Sayid and leans that they had been attacked. Locke goes with Sayid by boat to the other island to bring Jin back since he wants to leave the island. Locke meets Charles Widmore and he says that he does not have Jin with him. Soon Charles asks Zoe to bring a package from the submarine. In the parallel reality, Jin has his US$ 25,000.00 apprehended by customs in Los Angeles. Sun and Jin go to a hotel where they have reservation and Jin explains that he should have delivered the money ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
When 'Lost' was in its prime, it was must-watch television. Remember first watching it, found it remarkably easy to get into, was hooked from the start and was on Season 3 by the end of one week. The general consensus is that the final season is a disappointment and cannot disagree.
It, Season 6 that is, started promisingly enough with "LA X", both parts, before reaching disappointment with the still watchable "What Kate Does", which had great moments but a dull and soap-heavy central story. "The Substitute" was a step up and one of the best of the episodes up to this point of the season (second best), but not one of the best 'Lost' episodes, did find a couple of issues with it but can understand why critically it has been positively received. "Lighthouse" to me was uneven but decent.
Personally found "The Package" to be something of a let down after the outstanding "Ab Aeterno", the season's high point and one of 'Lost's' best, also think "Sundown" and "Dr Linus" to be much better. It is a good episode still if one of the lesser episodes up to this point of the season.
The non-island events to me were more interesting here. There is a lot of tension and emotion with Sun's story and while there could have more done with Jin it is hard not to feel for him and his situation has intensity. The non-island events were not perfectly executed though, what happens to Sun veers on the weird side and could have gone into more depth and the writing occasionally could have been tighter.
For me the island events did have intrigue and there are some nice reveals and shocks but were pace wise a touch stagnant and not as gripping as they could have been. There is a setting things up for what's to come feel and other episodes do better at moving things forward.
However, "The Package" is very well acted from everybody, with Yunjin Kim giving a deeply felt performance, matched by Alan Dale (managing to still intrigue and chill as Widmore). The characters are compelling and don't feel stereotypical or cartoonish. The character interaction adds to the tension and emotion and the ending has a great and hugely intriguing cliffhanger, even if not one of the most surprising.
Furthermore, "The Package" is a typically exceptionally well made episode on a visual level, being very stylish and atmospheric. The music is chilling and understated, while most of the writing is tight and the direction has control yet alertness.
Overall, good if not great. 7/10 Bethany Cox