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Originally Posted by ZootedGranny
My only real complaint this episode (aside from Hurley's character turn on the boat) stems from a common problem with shows like Lost: it promotes analyzation, so reveals are rarely surprising. It's my fault, but the second they show a shadowy figure, or obscure a face, I start thinking of all possible characters, and by the time the revelation occurs, I've at least thought of it.
That said, totally wasn't expecting Nerdlington to catch a flaming arrow in the chest. I marked out.
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It's not so much that it promotes anylazation, it's just that you know the show is always trying to top itself so you know any person being revealed is someone from the past. In the group I watched it with we paused it before it was revealed who the old woman was, and half the group guessed the jewelry lady.
I know they don't want to keep introducing new characters, but at the same time, you can't have every single character carry some huge part of the story and be perfectly set up. It seems like a safe bet that Hurley telling his mom about the island is going to come back around in the last season and she is going to save the day because, hey, every single thing has a purpose in the show.