|
"The Other Woman" is the 78th episode of the serial drama television series ''Lost'' and the sixth episode of the show's fourth season. It aired on March 6, 2008 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States and on CTV in Canada.〔ABC Medianet, (February 8, 2008) "(Weekly Primetime Program Schedule )". Retrieved on February 8, 2008.〕 The episode was written by co-executive producer Drew Goddard and executive story editor Christina M. Kim, and was directed by Eric Laneuville.〔ABC Medianet, (February 15, 2008) "(Juliet is Paid an Unwelcome Visit by Someone from Her Past and Ordered to Track Down and Stop Charlotte and Faraday from Completing Their Mission )". Retrieved on February 15, 2008.〕 The narrative begins on December 24, 2004, 94 days after the crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. Recent island arrivals Daniel Faraday (played by Jeremy Davies) and Charlotte Lewis (Rebecca Mader) leave the survivors' camp without notice for the Dharma Initiative electrical station called the Tempest. In flashbacks that depict events on the island, Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell) discovers that her boss Ben Linus (Michael Emerson), the leader of the island's original inhabitants referred to as the Others, is in love with her.〔ABC, (March 7, 2008) "('The Other Woman': Season 4, Episode 406 Recap )". Retrieved on March 9, 2008.〕 The writers advanced several story lines with "The Other Woman". The episode furthers Juliet's back story and relationships, sheds more light on the season's new characters, and features the first appearance of Harper Stanhope (Andrea Roth). The introduction of the Tempest further develops the series' mythology, specifically the "purge". In the third season, the purge was mentioned in episode "Enter 77" and seen in "The Man Behind the Curtain".〔Odell, Therese, (May 17, 2007) "(Tubular: Transcript from ''Lost'' Chat )", ''Houston Chronicle''. Retrieved on September 28, 2008.〕 "The Other Woman" was watched by 15 million Americans and received mixed reviews. Critics from the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Entertainment Weekly'', and BuddyTV deemed it the worst episode of the season, partially due to a flashback storyline that was seemingly recycled from the third season episode, "One of Us". Another criticism was that audiences actually learned more about Ben than Juliet, despite the focus on Juliet. Emerson also received more praise for his acting than Mitchell, who plays Juliet; however, Mitchell won a Saturn Award for her performance. Positive reviews commended the action in the episode's climax. == Plot == The episode opens with flashbacks to Juliet's life on the island following her recruitment in September 2001 by the Others.〔Cuse, Carlton (writer) & Pinkner, Jeff (writer) & Williams, Stephen (director). "Not in Portland". ''Lost'', ABC. Episode 7, season 3. Aired on February 7, 2007.〕 Juliet has an affair with an Other named Goodwin (Brett Cullen), who is married to therapist Harper Stanhope. Harper discovers the affair, and warns Juliet that their leader Ben will punish Goodwin because he has a crush on Juliet. Following the crash of Flight 815, Ben sends him to infiltrate a group of surviving passengers; Goodwin is killed by Ana Lucia Cortez after she realizes he is not a survivor.〔Lindelof, Damon (writer) & Cuse, Carlton (writer) & Laneuville, Eric (director), "The Other 48 Days". ''Lost'', ABC. Episode 7, season 2. Aired on November 16, 2005.〕 In October 2004, Ben invites Juliet to what he initially describes as a dinner party, but is actually a private date. Ben leads Juliet to Goodwin's impaled corpse, where she accuses him of having wanted Goodwin to die. Ben then subsequently reveals his love for her.〔Goddard, Drew (writer) & Kim, Christina M. (writer) & Laneuville, Eric (director), "The Other Woman". ''Lost'', ABC. Episode 6, season 4. Aired on March 6, 2008.〕 On the night of December 24, 2004 (three months after the crash of Flight 815), two members of a science team from the ''Kahana'' freighter anchored offshore〔Lindelof, Damon (writer) & Cuse, Carlton (writer) & Bender, Jack (director), "The Constant". ''Lost'', ABC. Episode 5, season 4. Aired on February 28, 2008.〕—Daniel and Charlotte—who landed on the island three days earlier with a hidden agenda, sneak off to find the Tempest. Juliet and the crash survivors' leader Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) notice their absence from the beach camp and pursue them. After hearing the whispers, Harper approaches Juliet. She tells her that Daniel and Charlotte intend to kill everyone on the island by deploying a lethal gas at the Tempest and that Ben's orders are for Juliet to kill them. On a trek back to the beach in the morning, Kate encounters Daniel and Charlotte and is knocked unconscious by the latter. Jack and Juliet come across Kate and they split up: Juliet continues for the Tempest alone, as Jack minds Kate. Inside the station, Juliet finds Daniel in a hazmat suit at a computer. After a standoff, Daniel and Charlotte convince Juliet that they are not going to kill anyone; they are neutralizing the gas in case Ben decides to use it again, as he had twelve years earlier in an Others-led purge of Dharma.〔Goddard, Drew (writer) & Sarnoff, Elizabeth (writer) & Roth, Bobby (director). "The Man Behind the Curtain". ''Lost'', ABC. Episode 20, season 3. Aired on May 9, 2007.〕 Jack arrives at the Tempest and Juliet explains that those on the freighter came to the island to wage war against Ben and she expects him to win. She fears for Jack because Ben thinks that she belongs to him, but Jack shows no worry and kisses her.〔 In the Barracks, Ben bargains with 815 survivor John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) for his freedom. He reveals that Charles Widmore (Alan Dale)—the father of Desmond Hume's (Henry Ian Cusick) girlfriend, Penny (Sonya Walger)〔Lindelof, Damon (writer) & Cuse, Carlton (writer) & Bender, Jack (director), "Live Together, Die Alone". ''Lost'', ABC. Episode 23, season 2. Aired on May 24, 2006.〕—owns the freighter and hopes to exploit the island. Ben also tells Locke who his spy on the freighter is. Ben continues to reside in the Barracks following his release.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Other Woman (Lost)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|