Two for the Road

Season 2, Episode 20, Aired
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After finding an exhausted Michael in the forest, Jack and Kate bring him back to the main camp. When he finally wakes up, Michael has some new details about "The Others." Also, a lovestruck Hurley plans a date for Libby.
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  • Complete insult of our intelligence as the viewer.

    5.0
    "Mediocre"
    By Wally_snowboar, Nov 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    These writers a brilliant, geniuses. They are. My admiration and heart felt thanks goes out to them. No seriously all sarcasm aside, anyone who can captivate an audience again and again with a very clever format and precise 'game plan', with intellectual plot lines get kudos from me. So my question to you, the writers, is why sway from your proven ways and insult our intelligence.

    Any loyal fan base, the ones that keep any show alive, the ones that truly appreciate the hard work taken by the writers, actors, even the lowly stage hands, YES even they are appreciated, if not by everyone but definitely by me. These fan bases believe in the show and that is why we deserve the respect of said writers.

    Maybe you think i am a crack in the ocean, such a beautiful term ain't it. But how can anyone watch that hocus pocus of an ending and not be infuriated. Anyway i'll shut up now for i am fearful that i sound like a broken record player and after all i only wanted my two pence worth. So hear it is. Please please don't follow the white rabbit down the mysterious rabbit hole. Your format works and well i might add......moreless

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  • Awesome.

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    By Sarah_LOST, Oct 12, 2010 Report Abuse
    Michael returns with news that the Others are virtually defenseless. Ana Lucia tries to get Henry to tell the truth. Hurley takes Libby on a surprise date. In the hatch, Michael shoots Ana Lucia and Libby and releases Henry. In flashbacks, Ana Lucia works as a bodyguard for Jack's father in Australia. Wow - an awesome episode. I love this episode. I love the Ana Lucia and Henry scene where he is trying to kill her. I love the Locke and Henry scene too - amazing! I love the scene with Sawyer and Ana Lucia. I also love the fact that Anan Lucia knows Jacks dad. I love the Micahel story too. I love the scene with Jack, Sawyer, John and Kate. Ana Lucia is going to kill Henry - awesome scene. I love what Micahel does, awesome storyline one of my favourite moments on Lost when he kills Ana Lucia and Libby. Just didn't see it coming, awesome ending.moreless

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  • The Ending is cold, sad, viollent and shocking, probably the most shocking scene ever broadcasted on TV!!! Without the Final Scene, the rest is only Setup!!!

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    By Dante_Edy, Oct 02, 2010 Report Abuse
    LogiC:

    It is Obvious that when the writers kill someone, an episode is overrated. With that Knowlegde, they knew that they could try to do one of the most shocking moments in TV ever seen.

    So the final Scene, show the final idea to do that. This is the only Highlight of this episode.

    For Example, Michael conversation with Jack is full of flaws, since Kate and Jack apparently have amnesia and they kept their minds frozen. Ana Lucia Flashbaks has some details, since the writers predicted that her flashbacks would bring nothing new, they tied Christian in it and gave us a Hint for the future.

    Emotions - This is what this episode offer, a final Shocking Scene that make this episode Unforgettable.

    Progression - Michael is back, Two "Losties" are gone, this is enough.

    Ending - Is what Sold this episode so high. The ending is powerful, cold, viollent, sad and highly shocking.

    Overall - This episode is an fine example what a shocking ending can do.moreless

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  • Surprises await,leading to one of the biggest shocks of all time

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    By DavidB226Morris, Jun 09, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is a critical episode in the series, and while the gut reaction is to go to the ending, I'll try to go a little deeper than the casual. It centered on Ana again, and considering we supposedly learned her big secret, it's hard to imagine another flashback could be more illuminating. Boy, was I wrong

    After killing the man who tried to kill, Ana quit the force rather than deal with ramifications (her mother found out) She became a glorified security guard for Oceanic Air (talk about career change) It was there that she met a man who wanted her to come with him, and though he never tells Ana his real name, we know it's Christian Shephard, and that this just after Jack ratted him out to the medical board. The two of them head off to Sydney, and though it hasn't yet been made clear why he was in there (no doubt there's yet another flashback involved), he says that he's there to see his daughter. Again, I missed this because I don't pick up on these subtleties the woman he has a long, drunken conversation does bear a striking resemblance to Claire. Is it possible she's his daughter?

    Christian remains a fascinating character, who was clearly trying to rebuild his past relationship because he couldn't talk to his son. (We run into Sawyer in this flashback, too, so it's pretty clear after Ana leaves him, he gave up pretty soon after.) And just like he couldn't face his past, Ana is still having trouble facing her own demons. Only once again, the demon has a face--- Henry. Without warning, Henry suddenly tries to kill Ana. His reasoning? She killed two of them, therefore she's not a good person. But Ana only killed one of them, and that was clearly in self-defense. Henry says that he never would've, but I don't believe him, even in retrospect. Henry then tries to work on Locke again, telling him that he was coming to the hatch to get him. Again, I'm not convinced that there was truth to this. Locke is important to the island, but, as we shall find out pretty soon, Locke wasn't immediately important to the Others plan.

    But then, he's not the only one practicing deception. Michael finally regains consciousness, and tells Jack, Kate and Locke a story about the Others. He said that he counted twenty two of them, that they live in tents, that they eat fish, and that they don't have any guns. This doesn't sound close to what we've learned in 'The Hunting Party' and ''Maternity Leave' about the Others, but because they're so focused on taking vengeance, none of the others see that they're being played. So they go off to leave to get the guns, leaving Ana alone. What they don't know is that earlier in the episode, Ana got kind of up close and personal with Sawyer, leading to the first, and by far the dirtiest sex scene in the series history. (I'm still not quite sure how Ana managed to hide the gun.) She goes to the armory, tells Henry to cut himself free (clearly she saw Shane at one point in her life) with the full intention of killing him 'trying to escape'. But she can not find the nerve, and realizes a gun can not solve her problems.
    Given all the trouble that Henry will wreak upon the Lost-aways in the series, one can't help but wish Ana had shot first and then had doubts. But she doesn't. Instead she gives the gun to Michael, and pays for her doubt with her life.

    Meanwhile, Hurley and Libby are in the process of trying to have a nice romantic lunch, and it seems that despite all the bumbling, someone on the island is going to find happiness. But the island doesn't allow for romance, and Libby has to leave to get blankets. Unfortunately, she goes to the hatch,--- and runs write into Michael just after he kills Ana. In a panic, Michael shoots Libby twice as well. (Libby's death is the only one in the series I take specific issue with; there was clearly a lot more about her the learns, and the producers would demonstrate that in the last few episodes of season 2. Cynthia Watros shot a pilot that was never produced, and I can't escape the feeling that her characters death was done as an insurance policy. There were more stories to be told; unfortunately the writers have made clear that we will never find it out.)

    I have to admit my first reaction to this scene--- after I got over the shock---- was that Michael had somehow been programmed by the Others to become an assassin. Maybe with the same drugs they used to make Claire so docile. The more likely scenario was that they made a trade his son's freedom for Henry's, and that Michael who we know was desperate before, might have felt this was his only option. Even knowing that it's coming, it still comes as a huge blow, and we know now that even Michael does get his son back from the Others, he'll never be free of them.

    Even though we don't see half the characters--- Sayid and Jin are only seen in passing, and we don't see Claire, Charlie or Eko at all--- this is still a pretty powerful episode. There's a showdown coming between the survivors and the Others, and even though they think they have the advantage, it's clear that they're headed for a major surprise. (And considering how unsurprised Henry was when the shooting started, I think he knows where the power is.
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  • This is really getting to a climax!

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    By Jason14yr, May 05, 2010 Report Abuse
    This show has a continued rise to it, and i wasn\'t expecting what michael did to happen at all! So now i really got to study this and figure it. I have been a LOST fan since the first episode, and it has gotten better and better by the episode. I wonder how LOST will end its final season in the next year or two? This show is really getting good. You can\'t miss out on this. And i wonder if they are going to war with \"The Others\"? We will see.... Jason M. W.


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    • Continuity: In flashback, Ana-Lucia is seen at the airport just before she boards the plane. She is wearing a white top under her jacket but just after she crashes, as shown in 'The Other 48 Days' she is clearly wearing her trademark black vest. Edit
    • Michael shooting himself to allow a prisoner to escape is the same tactic employed by Sayid when he shot himself to allow Nadia to escape. Edit
    • Libby comments to Hurley that she thinks they are lost because they keep passing the same trees in the jungle on the way to their picnic. It is interesting to note that the Producers of Lost have stated that they keep using the same stretches of jungle over and over in their taping of scenes of the Island - they just shoot the scenes from different angles to make it look like the characters are travelling through different areas of the jungle. Edit

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    • This episode was nominated for the 2007 WGA Award (TV) for Episodic Drama. Edit
    • Ana Lucia is the second character to be killed during their own flashback episode. Edit
    • International air dates: Poland: November 16, 2006 (TVP1) Germany: January 22, 2007 (PRO7) Denmark: June 7, 2006 (Kanal 5) Edit

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    • Michael: I'm sorry. Ana Lucia: For what?. (Michael shoots Ana Lucia) (Libby enters) Libby: Michael? (Michael shoots Libby twice) Edit
    • Ana-Lucia: He tried to kill me today so I wanted him dead. I couldn't do it. I couldn't even kill him. I looked at him and he … I can't do this anymore. Edit
    • Sawyer: What is your problem, Doc?! Jack: It's time to give us the guns back. Sawyer: You burn the ending of my book and now you want ... Locke: Where are they, James? Sawyer: You too, Brutus? Edit

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    • Midnight Cowboy: When Christian opens his car door, Sawyer runs into it and calls out, "I'm walkin' here!" This is a famous quote from this 1969 movie. Edit
    • Little Red Riding Hood: When Sawyer catches Ana Lucia sneaking around, he asks if Little Red Riding Hood is going to follow the Big Bad Wolf back to his stash of guns. This refers to the famous folk-tale about a young girl's encounter with a wolf. Edit
    • Libby: Well, did you ever notice how Fred would run past the same thing over and over again? Third time past this tree. Libby is referring to Fred Flintstone constantly going past the same scenery over and over, which was Hanna Barbera's cost-cutting method of repeating/reusing backgrounds repeatedly, as evidenced in The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, Where Are You? and others. Edit

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