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"Lost" (2004)Original Air Date:
29 April 2009 (Season 5, Episode 14)Plot:
Faraday returns to the island and tells Jack that his mother, Eloise Hawking, lied to them--they don't belong on the island. He then initiates a dangerous plan to get them back home. | full synopsisUser Comments:
Fate vs. Free Will more (5 total)Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Naveen Andrews | ... | Sayid Jarrah (credit only) |
 | Henry Ian Cusick | ... | Desmond Hume |
 | Jeremy Davies | ... | Daniel Faraday |
 | Michael Emerson | ... | Benjamin Linus (credit only) |
 | Matthew Fox | ... | Jack Shephard |
 | Jorge Garcia | ... | Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes |
 | Josh Holloway | ... | James 'Sawyer' Ford |
 | Daniel Dae Kim | ... | Jin Kwon |
 | Yunjin Kim | ... | Sun Kwon (credit only) |
 | Ken Leung | ... | Miles Straume |
 | Evangeline Lilly | ... | Kate Austen |
 | Elizabeth Mitchell | ... | Juliet Burke |
 | Terry O'Quinn | ... | John Locke (credit only) |
 | Nestor Carbonell | ... | Richard Alpert |
 | Alan Dale | ... | Charles Widmore |
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O'ahu, Hawaii, USAFun Stuff
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Anachronisms: 1977 Dharma personnel use Sig Sauer P226 pistols, a weapon which was not designed until in early 1980s. moreFAQ
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
When we saw Faraday emerge from the sub at the end of Hoth, a sense of relief came over us. Why? Without a doubt, Season 5 has given us one character that was sorely underdeveloped last season: DANIEL FARADAY! This episode focuses the relationship of Daniel and his mother, Eloise. The relationship also acts as some interesting metaphor for free will (Dan) vs. fate (eloise). The flashbacks focus on this battle, as Eloise pushes Dan towards his tragic fate, against his own will. This dynamic brought an emotional factor to a character that we never thought would bring such feelings, while explaining all of our unanswered questions on a somewhat mysterious Faraday.
On top of this, the Island stuff is tense and packed with amazing stuff. The scenes here are filled to the brim with tension, and the acting is spot on. Jack and Kate finally get some direction that was lacking after Whatever Happened, Happened.
However, the episode really knocks things out of the ball park with the ending. Although tragic, the ending reinforces the whatever happened, happened time rules. Even though Daniel thought free will was present, his actions only led him down the road to the fate his mother knew from the get go. Tragic, yet incredibly satisfying in terms of the mythology, this episode stands as a cornerstone episode of the season. I can't wait to see where the finale will take us.