(started 5/21/10 20:45)
Nikki stumbles onto the beach and drops to the ground in front of Hurley and Sawyer at the ping-pong table, muttering. Sawyer and Hurley gather up some folks to solve the mystery. They rush into the jungle only to find Paolo lying in the middle of the path, dead with his eyes open.
And this episode is going to be Murder She Wrote, because there's no CSI lab.
They take us back through all the days on the island, dropping them into scenes we all recognize. It's a little more Forrest Gump than Rashomon.
The upshot is that they are thieves who have killed Nikki's old man boyfriend after he gave her diamonds. After the plane crash they spent all their time looking for the carry-on bag with the diamonds.
I think that's why we didn't notice them before.
Anyway, Nikki gets a spider from Jay Leno guy and poisons Paolo with his bite, which causes paralysis. But she gets bitten too, because the island wants it that way. And they've actually been alive the whole time, just paralyzed. Comeuppance!.
And they are buried on the beach. Alive. So this is more like Tales From Crypt than Murder She Wrote.
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P.S. - after seeing Shannon in this episode I wonder how she wasn't put out of her misery long before Ana shot her. Girl was annoying.
Sorry Sayid.
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THis is a fun episode, but really moreso on "Rewatch" than on "First time". First time round, you just want to move with the story, and this doesn't do that at all. Frustrating after seeing Anthony Cooper at the end of the prior ep!
ReplyDeleteBut when the mood is less "hurry-up-and-get-on-with-it" and more "let's take a look back and get a new perspective", Expose becomes great fun.
Never a favorite, but always a pleasure to watch.
I think this one was fan service - everyone was like "Who are Nikki and Paolo? We hate them!" and the writers said, "OK, ghoulish ending for them!"
ReplyDeleteExpose pretty-much was LOST's answer to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Fun episode.
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