Just when you thought it was safe to think "this is going to be a Sun-centric episode in sunny Seoul", Flocke and Sayid increased their body counts...
There's nothing better than a Lost-style twist, and Sundown had me, Iain and GT going "Erm, hang on..." pretty much into the first few minutes when we figured out this was not going to be focusing on the lovely Sun-Hwa Kwon. Iain was especially upset by this fact, but that's mainly because he was so infatuated with actress Yunjin Kim for the longest time, that when he got the chance to interview her a few years back, he asked her to marry him... with a extended vocal-only proposal of 'You Are So Beautiful.' Believe it folks, this actually happened. What did she say? Well, the award-winning actress doesn't now go by the name of Yunjin Lee, so let's leave it at that (no tears now, Iain, she did enjoy the song at least).
Sundown was one of those episodes where you have to take a moment during the end credits and go, "Was that really just 40-odd minutes long?" – we had loads of feral Claire, Kate finally finding Claire, Flocke decimating the Temple's inhabitants in a spectacular smoke sequence, Sayid seemingly content to be evil, plus, the side-flash was chocka with appearances from the likes of Freighter double act Omar and Keamy... and Jin in a fridge! Plus – because Geeky Tom will hate it if I don't mention this – Justin took an axe to the chest! And this is one of the reasons I've always loved this show: read that list of moments back again – sounds insane doesn't it? All hail the crazy 'cram-a-season's-worth-of-plot-into-one-episode' brave and bold Team Lost. It's times like this where I get very confused when non-fan chums of mine ask me why I watch the show. After we've discussed their dedication to soap operas where, for the past 20 years, all the characters on those streets do (although they may as well be islands for the tiny amount of time anyone actually leaves the street/square...) is pretty much just swap partners, share pints in the same tiny pub, and occasionally – but only if it's Christmas – kill each other. I rest my case...
Sayid Jarrah. I'm loving his side-flash saga, plus, the never-ending debate of The Sickness concerning his island story. What do you all think? How did he come back to life after being dead for two hours? Get in touch via the usual methods and let us know your thoughts.
The week's PT paragraphs are brought to you in association with the following Team TLI facts:
* We've taken to having noodles after each show's shoot. Geeky Tom loves a bit of Pad Thai.
* It was Tom's birthday last weekend, so do send in lots of belated Happy Birthday messages to the show this week, he'll love that.
* Iain watched a 'Making of Tron' documentary this weekend, keeping out nerdy credentials nice and topped up. Good work sir.
