Lost 4x10: "Something Nice Back Home"

[Skywalker]

Pretty much exactly how I felt about the episode. Also annoyed me that they teased another islander kicking the bucket and all that happens is Claire walks off in to the jungle with dear old dad.

While I agree with you that this was more or less a waste, you realize that Claire is likely dead (or undead) like Christian and that's why she went with him and left the baby.

My guess is she actually did die in that explosion - like she should have - in the last episode and the island has reanimated her for some reason or another which we'll probably find out either later this year, or early next.

Maybe she didn't die in the explosion, but the explosion obviously had to have knocked her around. Maybe it ruptured a blood vessel in her brain or something, and she died in her sleep after the injury slowly killed her.

 

[label]

My guess is she actually did die in that explosion - like she should have - in the last episode and the island has reanimated her for some reason or another which we'll probably find out either later this year, or early next.

Maybe she didn't die in the explosion, but the explosion obviously had to have knocked her around. Maybe it ruptured a blood vessel in her brain or something, and she died in her sleep after the injury slowly killed her.

Sure, I could see that. I think her comment about she was "seeing things" + how she should have died in that explosion + Miles sudden interest in her + the fact Christian appears to her smiling, hold the baby + the fact that she leaves the baby = A (un)dead Claire.

 

[Mr Light]

^^
The seeing things was in reference to a deleted scene from last episode where she had a vision of doom like in "Raised By Another". According to Lostpedia, anyway.

 

[TheArsenal]

Average. There were some fascinating elements this week, but when it comes to the love-triangle my sense of "I don't care" is so great, it overshadows the rest of the episode.

Juliet, as written and acted, had catapulted quickly to one of the best characters on the show.

 

[Capt. Vulcan]

Pretty much exactly how I felt about the episode. Also annoyed me that they teased another islander kicking the bucket and all that happens is Claire walks off in to the jungle with dear old dad.

While I agree with you that this was more or less a waste, you realize that Claire is likely dead (or undead) like Christian and that's why she went with him and left the baby.

My guess is she actually did die in that explosion - like she should have - in the last episode and the island has reanimated her for some reason or another which we'll probably find out either later this year, or early next.

How is she likely dead? From the episode it goes from Claire waking up seeing ghost dad, then we see the abandoned baby. Did I miss a scene? Because from that pretty much anything could have happened. The only thing that even indicates she's dead is the voice over from the promo to the episode. It would be interesting if they did some reveal to show Claire's burned body in the wreckage of the exploded house. But really I just watched the promo again and all they say is "the island claims one of them for it's own" so it pretty much went like they said it was. I"m not sure why I was so sure someone was going to die.

 

[label]

How is she likely dead?

Well, this is just my guess based on some observations and reading what some others have thought but I think she's dead for the following reasons.

1. She left her baby in the jungle, by itself, unprotected.
2. She did so after seeing her (un)dead father holding said child.
3. Charlie's dead.....there's really not much point for her to be around.
4. Also, just in general she hasn't really served a purpose in quite some time and I'm guessing they've got to make room for a new character or two.
5. Miles - the person who can see/communicate with the dead - was staring at her with an awful lot of interest during the whole episode. So much so, Sawyer onscreen made mention of it several times.
6. She should have been killed in that explosion in the first place.
7. In real life, the actress who plays her is rumoured to want off the show.
8. It's clear from Kate's flash foward that she considers Aaron her child now and that's permanent.
9. It's also clear from the flash-foward that the baby is a very touchy subject for Jack, probably because Jack finds out he had a sister on the island with him all that time and he never knew until it was too late. (You know Jack, he'll blame himself for not being pyschic or something....)
10. Finally, the promo for the episode did say - rather ambigously, granted - that the island would take one of the survivors for it's own.

Granted, these are circumstantial pieces of evidences but I bet I could get a jury to convict.

It would be interesting if they did some reveal to show Claire's burned body in the wreckage of the exploded house..

This is exactly what I think we'll see. Someone (probably Locke and Ben) will be sifting through the wreckage, looking for something, and find the body at the very end of the episode. Queue the freaky-someone's-in-your-bathroom-going-to-stab-you-in-the-shower music and fade to the black "Lost" screen.

 

[I am not Spock]

I seriously hope you're wrong. But I just know they've written poor Claire out of the show. The evidence is certainly stacked up against her.

She hasn't been used in the storylines enough recently. Hell, in season 4, she's not had a single flashback or flashforward episode. It's a shame. She's my favourite female character (as well as being one of the most beautiful girls on television).

 

[Dream]

I seriously hope you're wrong. But I just know they've written poor Claire out of the show. The evidence is certainly stacked up against her.

She hasn't been used in the storylines enough recently. Hell, in season 4, she's not had a single flashback or flashforward episode. It's a shame. She's my favourite female character (as well as being one of the most beautiful girls on television).

To be fair I don't think we can blame the writers. Season 4 was always supposed to have 16 episodes but it was cut down to 13 because of the strike which meant Sawayer and Claire probably lost their flashback episodes for the season.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

My guess is that Claire isn't dead, but that she has been written out until they can think of something to do with her.

I feel bad for the actress, since this would be the second time she's had to disapear for awhile, so I hope I'm wrong.

 

[evilnate]

I thought that it was interesting that the smoke alarm happened to be going off in the lobby right before Jack saw his dad. Just sayin', ya know?

 

[I am not Spock]

My guess is that Claire isn't dead, but that she has been written out until they can think of something to do with her.

I feel bad for the actress, since this would be the second time she's had to disapear for awhile, so I hope I'm wrong.

Same. I feel really bad for the actress. Imagine showing up for work just to sit around and say one or two lines every other episode?

Hopefully, this is just a repeat of when she disappeared with Ethan for a few episodes, and not a total writing out of her character altogether. I think it renders Charlie's sacrifice utterly pointless if they kill Claire. Didn't he die to save her and Aaron? Whatever happened to 'the baby can't be raised by another?'

 

[Velocity]

Whatever happened to 'the baby can't be raised by another?'

That's why Aaron has to go back to the island. Either he has to return to his mother (or her ghost) or he has to be raised by the island.
Yeah, I think it's stupid, too.

 

[Bak_and_Blue]

How goes Jack learn that Claire is his sister? Will Christian/Jacob tell Claire? Will Jack meet Christian/Jacob?

Whoa, whoa,whoa Christian/Jacob? What a concept. I know that we saw Christian sitting in Jacob's chair in the cabin, but what gives you the idea that Christian and Jacob are interchangeable?

I can see it if the "undead" are just extensions of the Island. Then it would have to follow the Jacob is an extension of the island, or perhaps the embodiment of the Island...

Oh, BTW, I gave it an average. Yeah, I expected an average after the awesomeness of last week.

Is Jack getting pudgy or what?

 

[Capn Flukie]

^ on island or off island?

If you mean off island, after spending a few months eating nothing but coconuts and boar jerky, I'm sure he probably spent some time at KFC or something.

 

[label]

I think it renders Charlie's sacrifice utterly pointless if they kill Claire. Didn't he die to save her and Aaron? Whatever happened to 'the baby can't be raised by another?'

This is the biggest problem I have with my theory. I still do think she's dead and now cannot leave the island in any sort of corporeal way. However, that's going to tick me off for a couple reasons.

1. Charlie sacrificed himself because Desmond saw Claire and the baby get on the helicopter.
2. The whole raised by another storyline makes less sense now unless they revisit the issue and make some sense out of it.

Beyond that, I don't really care if we lose Claire and she's not nearly as interesting as some others.

 

[Mr Awe]

Above average. Not quite as good as last week's but pretty darn good still. I enjoyed the Kate and Jack stuff which I usually don't. However, Kate's secret is stupid. I bet she's just giving money to Sawyer's kid. Why make a big drama out of it?!

Also, Jack's appendix thing is weird. Fishy all around. Maybe it's a red herring. But, when it was brought up that people don't get sick on the island, I thought maybe Jack made the island mad. But, then though, perhaps it's just Juliette poisoning Jack so she can do the surgery, maybe to plant something inside? Maybe that's why she wanted Kate out so badly? Maybe I'm just paranoid and never have come to trust Juliette completely! But, why would she send not one but two boaties to get the equipment? Why couldn't she go herself?

Lots of people have died recently! Wow! I'll particularly miss Rouseau and Alex.

Jack's Dad is making the rounds! Creepy!

Mr Awe

 

[Mr Awe]

Oh yeah, and Rose did bring up a good point about the island and how Jack shouldn't be sick. I wouldn't have picked up on that. Still don't know what to make of it though.

I mentioned this in my review but another thought. It's not necessarily true that people don't get sick. In early seasons there were lots of concerns about illness, contamination, and immunity. Those seemed to be dropped. Rousseau's people call got sick but that could've been mental. But, either way, the island can have bad effects on people.

Still, I'm suspicious of Julliette! Wonder if she planted something inside of Jack?

Mr Awe

 

[Bak_and_Blue]

^^I think you have an interesting point Mr. Awe. That idea is very lost-ish. (I mean the one about Juliette planting something in Jack)

 

[Mr Awe]

Jin thinks he's dead?

D'oh!

Of course I mean Sun thinks Jin is dead.

I don't think so. She put her wedding band on. She knows he's alive but because she can't get back to the island he is dead to her.

And she would have to publically play that role too. Anyone not rescued has to be presented to the rest of the world as being dead to prevent a search and recover mission.

Mr Awe

 

[Mr Awe]

^^I think you have an interesting point Mr. Awe. That idea is very lost-ish.

Plus, the whole Appendix thing was odd. We knew he couldn't die from it due to the flashforwards. So, that would give that scene some purpose and in rewatching it, wouldn't make it seem like filler!

But, who knows, could be a red herring as well!

Mr Awe