Jughead
- Episode aired Jan 28, 2009
- TV-PG
- 43m
Desmond returns to Oxford to fulfill Faraday's request to find his mother. Back on the island, the survivors discover that they've run into The Others 50 years in the past, but Richard Alper... Read allDesmond returns to Oxford to fulfill Faraday's request to find his mother. Back on the island, the survivors discover that they've run into The Others 50 years in the past, but Richard Alpert is the same age.Desmond returns to Oxford to fulfill Faraday's request to find his mother. Back on the island, the survivors discover that they've run into The Others 50 years in the past, but Richard Alpert is the same age.
- Sayid Jarrah
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- Ben Linus
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- Dr. Jack Shephard
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- Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
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- Jin-Soo Kwon
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- Sun-Hwa Kwon
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- Kate Austen
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Desmond visits Faraday's lab at Oxford, the numbers for the Physics Department building read "142-08." This is another reference to the mythical island "number" sequence: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42.
- GoofsWhen Desmond is looking for Daniel's mother, a receptionist tells him that there is "no record of any Faraday ever having been employed at Oxford". It's not clear how far back they keep their records, but a person called Michael Faraday, one of the most famous British scientists, delivered lectures in Oxford University back in 1840s. However, Michael Faraday was never employed at the university and she is therefore correct.
- Quotes
James 'Sawyer' Ford: What language is that?
Juliet Burke: They're speaking Latin. That one asked why we aren't in uniform and this one told him to shut up.
John Locke: And how is it that they know how to speak Latin, Juliet?
Juliet Burke: The same reason I do. Because they're Others.
- Crazy creditsThe Producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the people of Hawaii and their Aloha spirit.
Season 4 was a solid season, with high points such as "The Beginning of the End", the three part finale and particularly "The Constant" and the only disappointments (though they were still decent) being "The Other Woman" and "Eggtown". "Because You Left" couldn't have been a better way to start Season 5. Definitely among the stronger 'Lost' season openers and one of the most confident and most settled.
"Jughead" has received mixed/divisive opinions here even with the high rating and can understand why. Personally find it a good episode myself, but nowhere near one of 'Lost's' best. There are also far better Desmond-centric episodes, that have more interesting stories and have more to Desmond's character, actually found the island events more intriguing.
Not without flaws. On top of lacking the tautness and tension of the best 'Lost' episodes, the dialogue can be too simple and lacking freshness, some of it can be uncharacteristically awkward too. The cliff-hanger is also a bit forced, Charlotte's story is not particularly interesting.
The island events generally are though, providing answers while also setting things up and doing both adeptly. There are a couple of shocks here too, especially as said with the reveals for both Richard's and even more so Widmore. Desmond's story does have heart though. Everything with the Others is not as confusing as it sounds either, though occasionally it could have been clearer.
Have nothing to fault the acting, especially from Henry Ian Cusick, Nestor Carbonell and Alan Dale. Terry O'Quinn can do no wrong either, and his role in "Jughead" intrigues a lot and one of the better faring ones.
Production values are stylish, the direction controlled and confident and the music understated and chilling. The writing has been much better though, something that is usually praised by me.
On the whole, good but could have been a lot better. 7.5/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jun 20, 2018
Details
- Runtime43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1