Feb 28
Just like we did last week with the episode “316″, we’ve collected some reviews and recaps of “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham” from around the web.
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1. Jeff Jensen for EW.com:
”The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham” was largely a flashback saga, bracketed by the Hydra Island stuff. Locke’s globetrotting, let’s-put-the-band-back-together journey began with a scene of massive mythological importance, and ended with an all-time awesome scene. The whole episode evoked and synthesized a number of literary, religious and pop culture references, and if you will allow me to just let me list some of the titles here, I promise not to bore you with the details as we move along: Homer’s The Odyssey, James Joyce’s Ulysses, Alan Moore’s Watchmen, Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, Esau and Jacob, the passion of Christ, Acts of Thomas (specifically, ”The Hymn of the Pearl”), and…Ocean’s 11, 12 and 13, plus the platforming narrative structure of Rock Band: World Tour! (Just kidding.)
2. :
Cuse and Lindelof like to talk about how they believe the characters are more important to the show than the island mythology, and an episode like this bears that out. We got a few clues about the island — the Tunisian desert is always where the frozen donkey wheel spits out its movers, Ben tricked Widmore into moving the wheel years before, the island isn’t just animating corpses but bringing people (Locke, at least) back to life — but really, this was just the story of John Locke, lonely zealot, and it was more compelling than the last few episodes leading up to it, even though those featured more action and/or more more mythology.
[More reviews after the jump.]
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Feb 28
“The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham” Recap by Jeremiah
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The first time I watched this episode I was sort of underwhelmed. There didn’t seem to be a whole lot of new information. I mean, we knew John went to the Oceanic 6, asked them to come back, and they said, “Go to hell, Jeremy Bentham.” Did we really need to see it? When I watched it a second time, though, I realized at least half of it was the third act. The entirety of Jeremy Bentham’s life and death could have taken place in that hotel room. And, as it was largely the extended scene between John and Ben, it was well done. Still, I’m not sure why the Suicide Showdown wasn’t the “present” in the episode. I think it might have felt a little less disjointed if John had spoken to the O6 in flashbacks.
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Feb 27
Michael Emerson Speaks in Support of Theatre Cedar Rapids
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Michael offered his support to Iowa’s Theatre Cedar Rapids in the wake of the theatre’s flood recovery efforts. Here are his comments in their entirety:
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Feb 27
Here is the Episode 5.07 “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham” recap & analysis by Chris Kirkman from hobotrashcan.com.
Previously, on Lost: Richard and John have a little talk. “The only way to save the island, John, is to get your people back here.” But you’re gonna have to die, though, says Methusaleh. No biggie. Later, John’s does some well-diving and is swallowed up by a white light. He ends up with a broken leg down in the Great Wheel chamber with Papa Shephard. Christian tells him to get all his friends together and find Mrs. Hawking. Oh, and you’re gonna die. No biggie.
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Feb 27
New Cast Member Hints About Her Character
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On this week’s installment of TVGuide.com‘s “Getting Lost” video series, Matt Mitovich talks to Malcolm David Kelley and a new cast member whose character will make her first appearence on next week’s episode: “LaFleur”.
The video is spoilerish, so those of you who want to watch it please click on “Read the rest of this entry”.
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Feb 27
LOST: On Location – The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
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Here’s the video recorded a few hours ago at some of the locations shown on this week’s episode: “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”. Thanks Clay!
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Feb 26
Malcolm David Kelley Talks About Walt’s Return & Future
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Here’s a new interview from E!Online with Malcolm David Kelly:
Malcolm David Kelley wants closure.
Just like the rest of us, MDK is a hard-core Lost fan, which means he is dying to know more about what makes Walt so “special,” and he even has some ideas about where Walt might fit in season six. We just spoke to MDK exclusively, and he shared his pitch for Walt’s future and what he knows about the kid’s superpowers.
Read on for the inside track about the future of WAAALT!
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