Friday, August 21, 2009

Ranking Episodes, Season Three (bottom half)

22. Further Instructions (3x3, Locke)
Episode highlight: Desmond's first flash
#2: Locke's creepy Boone airport dream
Episode lowlight: Locke saving Eko from a polar bear...c'mon

21. Expose (3x14, Nikki/Paulo)
Episode highlight: Paulo finds the Pearl
#2: They're dead
Episode lowlight: Their ridiculous murder of the producer (and yes, I'm fully aware of the meta-nature of this episode and appreciate it...but it doesn't fully fit in a serious show like LOST)

20. Tricia Tanaka is Dead (3x10, Hurley)
Episode highlight: Roger Workman
Episode lowlight: Starting a car as a metaphor for redemption and renewed purpose...it's a stretch

19. Stranger in a Strange Land (3x9, Jack)
Episode highlight: Cindy and the kids
Episode lowlight: Bai Ling

18. Every Man for Himself (3x4, Hurley)
Episode highlight: Bunnies!
#2: A second island

17. The Cost of Living (3x5, Eko)
Episode highlight: "You speak to me as if I was your brother"
#2: Juliet's video

16. The Glass Ballerina (3x2, Jin & Sun)
Episode highlight: The Red Sox win the World Series
#2: Ben's talk with Jack

15. I Do (3x6, Kate)
Episode highlight: Jacob is mentioned for the first time
#2: Jack springs his plan

14. Par Avion (3x12, Claire)
Episode highlight: Jack catches Tom's pass (no, not like that)
#2: Claire is confirmed as Christian's daughter

13. D.O.C. (3x18, Sun)
Episode highlight: Naomi tells Hurley that all the Oceanic passengers are dead
#2: Hurley, Desmond, Jin, and Charlie encounter Mikhail

12. Left Behind (3x15, Kate)
Episode highlight: The monster has three heads
#2: The "worst con in the history of cons"