Lost

The Other Woman

Season 4, Episode 6, Aired 3/6/08

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Juliet gets a surprising visit from someone from her past. She is given orders to stop Charlotte and Faraday from doing what they have set out to do. Back at the Barracks, Ben offers Locke an enticing deal.

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A good ep!!

9.0

"Superb"

By heroesfan07, Aug 17, 2011 Report Abuse

In this Juliette focused episode we finally find out about those peschy helicopter people! This season has really been great after season 3 was bad this picks the show back up again! Ben actually becomes part of the group What the hell Ben is totally trickin Locks camp. The Juliette and Jacks steamy kiss was a big shock all that tension FINALLY !!! Now I'm confused as whether if they will start dating even though Jack and Kate are sooo in love. I really thought that Julliete would be part of the oceanic six! I'm really looking foward to finding out who it is. Juliettes past also is fun to have a peek at. Ohh and i now love Rebecca Madar!moreless

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OK I made a mistake in my last review - this episode was way better than the Constant.

9.8

"Superb"

By vodazz, Nov 30, 2010 Report Abuse

OK now many will think that I'm crazy and Jack-Kate fans will be angry with me, but I'm Jack-Juliet fan so... The ending was perfect. One of the reasons that I watch LOST is the relationship between Jack and Juliet. The writers finally did what I was waitng for from the last time Jack and Juliet kissed. Only this time it was much more romatic. There was a hug too. Ahhhhhh....

Also we found out that Penny's father is the one who hired the "boat people" and that he might be the evil, who wants to find the island. I say "might" because that tape could have been another of Ben's tricks. We will just have to wait and see.moreless

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Something died in me while watching this episode

3.3

"Bad"

By Dr_Dick, May 27, 2010 Report Abuse

I don't know where to begin... a very poor episode.

I don't care about Juliet and her promiscuity.

I don't care about Goodwin and his chemical burn.

I don't care about some shrink chick that pops out of the blue. I don't care about Jack's boyscout crush.

I don't care about "The Tempest". I don't care about releasing or not releasing the gas.

I don't care about Claire's function and her obviously unlimited Make-Up depot.

I don't care about watching Charles Widmore beating up some dude.

I don't care about seeing Ben fooling Locke again and again and again.

I don't care about horseshoes.

I just don't care.moreless

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Talk about a major step down

6.0

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By DavidB226Morris, Apr 04, 2010 Report Abuse

Well, they can't all be like 'The Constant'. There is a tendency to rank this episode as one of the most disappointing and confusing of the series, and in many ways, that's an accurate description. Yet despite all that, this one seems a little more grounded than the weaker episodes of the first three seasons, and it gives a more accurate description of Juliet then we get for much of Season 4.

In my mind, one of the bigger disappointments of Lost is that after Juliet's betrayal of the Others in Season 3, we never see any confrontation between the two. However, in this episode, we get a better idea as to some of the backstory between the two, and it's pretty interesting. It appears that even though the Others recruited her, Ben seemed to take an almost predatory interest in her from the beginning. We know from 'One of Us' that Juliet had a hard time on the island, and now we realize that Goodwin was one of the reasons that she was able to cope.

There's an interesting psychological construct for Juliet's behavior. In 'Not In Portland', we learned that she had divorced her husband Edmund, doubtless because he was an inveterate womanizer. Despite that, it took Edmund's (Other arranged) death for Juliet to break free of him. Now on the island, she becomes, well, 'The Other Woman' in Goodwin and Harper's marriage, and even though Harper tells her that there will be consequences if she continues with the affair, she keeps up with it, long afterwards. Juliet is not the kind of woman who can end relationship even when the consequences are horrible, not only for her, but for everyone else involved.

It's her relationship with Ben that is the most thorny. He has an obsessive relationship with her from the beginning, and now we realize it was his idea of romance. But Ben is so contorted that he can not express things openly, and so manipulative that he seems to pull strings on people even when he's nowhere near any of them. Even though Goodwin was a loyal soldier, and there were apt reasons for getting him out as a spy with the tail section, he did it anyway to punish Juliet. And now, even though he's still locked up on the other side of the island, he still has the capability (through Harper) to move her.

Unfortunately, the whole quest for the Tempest station (yet another project for the Dharma Initiative) does seem a bit more like a MacGuffin than anything really related to the world of Lost. It seems super complicated to send Daniel and Charlotte all the way to the island to turn off the gas that could end up killing everyone on the island. We know that Ben has probably used it before (no doubt, this is where the gas for the Dharma Purge came from), but why would he use it now, if he was in captivity. It does seem as something more of an exercise than any other part of the season, especially when we learn that Ben is supposedly on the side of the angels this time. (And if you believe that one, I've got some beachfront property in Otherton to sell you)

The more interesting part of the episode (and what makes it impossible to completely dismiss) is what's happening between Ben and Locke in the Others camp. Locke's leadership is obviously starting to fray, especially if someone as innocuous as Claire is starting to have serious doubts about his leadership. Ben (who knows firsthand what it's like when your underlings start revolting) finally agrees to tell Locke what he knows about the people on the freighter. (Curiously enough, his main source of information is found on a tape labeled 'Red Sox'. Was this Ben's favorite team? Or was he just pissed that the Yankees beat them?)

The face of the enemy is a familiar one-- Charles Widmore. We've already known from all of Desmond's flashbacks what a piece of work this man is, and we've been able to intuit from little bits of data fed to us in those flashbacks, that he probably knows something about the island.. Now Ben says that he's determined to possess it, but claims ignorance as to why. This is another of Ben's great tricks--- hiding lies in truth. He claims to have no idea what Widmore is planning, but we shall learn--- a lot sooner than we think---- that he knows exactly who he is and what his connection to the island is. We'll soon see how ruthless he is, and that there may be a potential chess match being set up between these two devious personalities.

This is episode also brings about Kate returning to the beach after Locke threw her out. (It's unclear why it took her and Sayid less than a day to get to the bunkers, but apparently two to come back.) This reopens the triangle (or rectangle) that seems to be developing between Kate, Juliet and Jack. It's been less than a week since Jack told Kate that he was in love with her, and now here he is making goo-goo eyes at Juliet, holding her in his arms, etc. I've already stated that I have no real position between who ends up with who in this particular tangle, and quite frankly it seems more than a little presumptuous to be dealing with it now that rescue seems to be coming.

While the Juliet part of this episode is ultimately not as strong as many of the others, it does once again reveal how masterful a manipulator Ben is. He makes Goodwin go to the tail section even though he knows there's danger; he takes position of the children in that section even though there are objections; he makes Harper go out and send Juliet on another bombing run, and now he's finally manage to manipulate himself out of his prison at Otherton. When Harper tells Juliet at the beginning of the episode that "Ben is exactly where he needs to be", I have little doubt of that. The question is, now that we know who the enemy is, does this make Ben into one of the good guys that he has always claimed to be a part of? I don't believe it for a minute, but then again, I'm not on the island.
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The type of episode, that only one or two good scenes barely save an episode!!!

6.3

"Fair"

By Dante_Edy, Jul 16, 2009 Report Abuse

Plot Details/Objective - Every character have their share of participation in Lost, dont matter if they are not an strong character. This time was about revealing more about Juliet past, which I thought to be a unnecessary thing to Know right now (season 3 was more suitable for this, since we already Know what was essential, this flashbacks just prove this. After they made the episode, they Knew this focus on Juliet Past and Present werent enough, so what they did. They put Ben in Revealing mode.

What I Like/Disliked - I think that Juliet Flashbacks was very forced, the add about Ben being possessive is strange and was just to make Story. The Island focus was poor, again the writers utilized 2 of the new Characters to make a mission for Juliet and Jack, also Kate. Ben and Locke Interaction was better, wasnt expecting that Ben would Reveal anything. This is why I liked the ending, was funny.

Overall:

Presentation - (5/10). Simply Poor, a flashbacks about Juliet with a therapist.

Complication Phase - (5/10) I mean, you can notice from the beginning that Dan is not a bad guy, his actions wasnt enough to be suspected and to thought that they were trying to kill anyone. Very poorly done.

Climax - (6/10). Juliet with a Gun, and a misunderstood that put everyone life in Danger isnt interesting.

Cliffhanger/Ending - (8/10). The ending was great, one of the highlights of this episode and one of the Key moments.

Flashbacks - (6/10). There were some people that Liked Juliet flashbacks, but I already Know that we have super fans and Fans that are looking for quality and I guarantee, this flashbacks was forced and is unnecessary to see this one.

Time and Scenes Management - (5/10). It is hard to not notice that Juliet Flashbacks was forced and her present situation was only a filler adventure. Ben and Locke Scenes was necessary for the future events on the Island.

Dialogues - (7/10). Apart from Ben and Locke, other dialogues was there to buy time.

Action /Adventure - (4/10). It seems that type of movies that the producers have to put something predictable and unnecessary to make fans feel bored.

Drama/Emotions - (6/10). Juliet acting is good, the same for Ben, but more than this, this episode couldnt deliver that type of emotional scenes that can make you feel sorry or cry.

Suspense/Tension - (5/10). Weak and predictable, nobody would die, so

Mystery/Curiosity/Doubts/Hints - (7/10). Ben make a revelation and a hint that maybe is not telling all the truth.

Surprise/Twists - (8/10). The ending is funny and intriguing,
Thoughts Changer - None.

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Trivia
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- In one of the scenes of this episode Ben (Michael Emerson) tells Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell) that she is his. Ironically, that would be the last scene Emerson and Mitchell shared on the show. Edit
- Goof: During Juliet and Ben's conversation over dinner, it is stated that Goodwin had been with the tail section survivors for three weeks and that Ethan had already been killed. However, Ethan was killed on day 29, more than four weeks after infiltrating the beach camp. Also, Goodwin actually died two days before Ethan. Edit
- Whispers can be heard when Juliet, Harper, and Jack are in the Jungle. Right before Juliet runs into Harper in the jungle: "Sarah is having another..." "Is that the other woman?" Right when Juliet runs into Harper in the jungle: "Look out" "Sarah is having another..." "Did you hear that?" "If she won't save us then who is?" "Sarah, somebody's coming" "There is somebody coming" "Hold on one second" "There is somebody coming" After Jack runs into Juliet and Harper: "Look out" "Sarah, it's someone we know. Sarah, it's someone we know" "I'm not answering" "Answer them" "We have our answer" "Can we trust her?"" Finally, a very faint whisper can be heard right before Juliet uses the pulley door contraption at the Tempest Station. "It's Juliet" Edit
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- Though credited, Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick), Michael (Harold Perrineau Jr.), Miles (Ken Leung) and Sayid (Naveen Andrews) do not appear in this episode. Edit
- International Air Dates: Belgium: September 15, 2008 on VT4 Denmark: March 28, 2008 on Kanal 5 United Kingdom: March 09, 2008 on Sky One Ireland: March 10, 2008 on RTE Two New Zealand: March 19, 2008 on TV2 Norway: April 9, 2008 on TVNorge Finland: April 17, 2008 on Nelonen Czech Republic: May 11, 2008 on AXN Spain: June 5, 2008 on FOX TV Spain Italy: August 11, 2008 on Rai 2 Macedonia: November 22, 2008 on A1 Edit
- This is the fourth episode that takes place completely on the island. Edit
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- Juliet: (pause) Because he thinks that I'm his. And he knows how I feel about you. (Jack walks up to Juliet, and kisses her) Jack: He knows where to find me. Edit
- Juliet: You knew this would happen. You sent him out here because you knew this would happen. You wanted this! You wanted him to die! Why? Ben: Why? You're asking me why? After everything I did to get you here, after everything I've done to keep you here - how can you possibly not understand...that you're mine! Edit
- Jack: What happened? Kate: Sorry? Jack: At Locke's, why did you stay? Kate: I stayed because I had to find something out. Jack: You gonna tell me or are we gonna keep walking through the jungle like it doesn't matter? (she stops walking and Jack walks up to her and faces her) Kate: I stayed to find out if the people on the freighter know who I am. If they knew that I'm a fugitive, that I'm wanted for murder. Jack: Do they? Kate: Yeah, they know. Edit
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- Ben plays Un bel di Vedremo (One Fine Day) from Madama Butterfly during dinner with Juliet. The first lines of the song are "One fine day, we will see/Arising a strand of smoke/Over the far horizon on the sea." Edit
- When Jack finds Kate, he runs over to her and moves her before he ascertains what is wrong with her. As a spinal surgeon, he would certainly not risk aggravating injuries. Edit
- Ben is seen reading "Valis", a book by Philip K. Dick. He received it in the episode "Eggtown" from Locke. The book is about a man who thinks he's a messenger of God living in a world populated by strange people and holograms. Edit