I personally thought this episode was excellent, and one of (if not the) best episodes so far this season.

I what I especially like about it is that it is a highly-character driven episode, as opposed to the many plot-driven episodes that we now get as a result of the approaching end-game. It was excellent to take the show back to the barebones of what made it so brilliant in the first place, with the use of a traditional flashback.

Firstly, Terry O'Quinn is unbelievable. I said on Sunday that I hoped O'Quinn would finally get the meaty material he hasn't really had since Season 3, and I was not disappointed - the guy is an absolute genius when he gets a great script, which this undoubtedly was. Quite frankly, that scene with Ben and Locke i…

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