LOST: The Shape of Things to Come

Ok, I know it's a few days late, but here I am reporting on the latest episode of Lost. Please keep in mind that I give away tons of spoilers, so if you haven't seen this episode yet and want to keep yourself pure, please skip this entry.

I have to say, this was an amazing episode. I probably will say that about each episode, but it's true. While it doesn't compare to The Constant in sheer awesome-ness (is that a word? probably not.) it did have some great moments, which I will go into now.

Favorite moments of this week's episode:

*Daniel saying, "When is relative."

*Ben pulling out a rifle and tossing it to a surprised Sawyer.

*Claire mistaking Sawyer for Charlie. ( *crys over dead favorite character* )

*Ben possibly unleashing a monster size version of ol' Smokey.

*Ben making the side note of, "I came across the Syrian border. It's really not as difficult as you might..." before being cut off.

*Sayid's Bourne moment of noticing Ben just as Ben is taking his picture.

And finally, *Widmore and Ben's faceoff.

On the faceoff, I listen to the Lost Official Podcast, and Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse mentioned that this was their version of that moment in Heat when Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro met for the first time on screen.

This week's featured character: Ben
Ben genuinely thought that he had things under control when Keamy killed Alex. I think he was so confident in the rules, that he forgot what he just said about Keamy being a mercenary.
I'm most curious about "the rules" right now. What are "the rules" and why did Widmore "break" them? How did they get these rules and who has the authority to oversee them? Jacob? Or does Jacob have authority only over the Island?
That's just a few of the many questions that this episode brings up.

Other favorite character moment: Sawyer
Sawyer was genuinely concerned about getting Claire into relative safety. That contrasts to the person that Sawyer was before the Island. When they first crashed, Sawyer would never have gone to all the trouble and risked himself for somebody else. Which goes to show that the Island has changed Sawyer and made him become more human.

Like a person who had his question on the podcast, I do miss the old school Lost with all the character centered flashbacks, but I'm still excited to find out what in the world is going on!