Overview
Episodes That I Liked
There were five episodes that I ranked 5/5, four of them with a “heavy” Desmond role in them dealing with time-travel and trying to prevent Charlie’s death: Desmond feeling the weight of his pre-cognition (E08); trying to save Charlie while Claire is trying to figure out what is going on with them (E12); Desmond faced with endless choices where none of them seem right (E17); and Charlie remembering his five greatest memories (E21). The other “5/5” was early on with a prison break where Juliet is ordered by Ben to help (E07).
I ranked nine episodes as 4/5, including Eko looking for his brother (E05); Kate’s romantic history (E06); Jack living with the enemy (E09); a history of Hugo’s luck (E10); Locke playing chess at a new Dharma station (E11); Locke dealing with his father’s betrayal (E13); Juliet’s backhistory is pure and clear until the Island (E16); and the two-part season finale (E22 and E23) with the visit to the underwater station.
Episodes That Were Watchable
After you get through the fourteen episodes above, the rest were all 3/5 for me: Jack meeting Juliet (E01), Sun lying to Jin (E02), Hugo having déja vu and understanding Desmond (E03); Desmond trying to save someone (E04); a “lower decks” storyline about diamonds (E14); Kate making a friend (E15); an ultrasound for Sun (E18); a bad day at Black Rock for Locke’s father (E19); and Ben basically being Ben (E20).
Episodes That I Didn’t Like
I liked them all, the season rocked.
List of Episodes
| Season | Episode | Description | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| S03E01 | A Tale of Two Cities | Hello Juliet! Nice to meet you, even if it's in a cage | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ - 3 |
| S03E02 | The Glass Ballerina | Sun lies to Jin and he knows, but he wants to help anyway | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ - 3 |
| S03E03 | Further Instructions | Locke gets a new vision and Hugo gets déjà vu | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ - 3 |
| S03E04 | Every Man For Himself | Desmond's trying to save someone, Sawyer says he only wants to save himself | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ - 3 |
| S03E05 | The Cost of Living | Eko is looking for his brother and Ben makes a deal with Jack | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ - 4 |
| S03E06 | I Do | Kate says yes to a husband, Sawyer and Juliet | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ - 4 |
| S03E07 | Not In Portland | It's a prison break with Juliet ordered by Ben to help | 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 - 5 |
| S03E08 | Flashes Before Your Eyes | Desmond's feeling the weight of the past, present and future of the Island, Penny, Eloise and Charlie | 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 - 5 |
| S03E09 | Stranger in a Strange Land | He walks among us but he's not one of us, or at least that's what the tattoos say | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ - 4 |
| S03E10 | Tricia Tanaka Is Dead | Hugo's luck comes at a price and he wants to change it with a win or a bus | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ - 4 |
| S03E11 | Enter 77 | Locke plays chess with a computer and winning isn't good | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ - 4 |
| S03E12 | Par Avion | Claire wants to send some airmail | 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 - 5 |
| S03E13 | The Man From Tallahassee | A rescue attempt for Jack doesn't go as planned and Locke revisits his father's betrayal | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ - 4 |
| S03E14 | Expose | Razzle Dazzle, Nikki and Rosencratz are dead | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ - 3 |
| S03E15 | Left Behind | Hugo tells Sawyer to make amends while Kate makes a friend back in the day and it isn't Juliet | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ - 3 |
| S03E16 | One of Us | Jack says Juliet's one of them, but the others think she is one of THEM, and Juliet reviews her life choices | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ - 4 |
| S03E17 | Catch-22 | Desmond faced with choices, and none of them seem right | 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 - 5 |
| S03E18 | D.O.C. | Juliet takes Sun for an ultrasound | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ - 3 |
| S03E19 | The Brig | Locke and Sawyer both have issues with Locke's father | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ - 3 |
| S03E20 | The Man Behind the Curtain | How very Psycho of Ben | 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪ - 3 |
| S03E21 | Greatest Hits | Charlie remembers his greatest memories before attempting a daring end | 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 - 5 |
| S03E22 | Through the Looking Glass Pt 1 | One if by sea, two if by land, three if underwater | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ - 4 |
| S03E23 | Through the Looking Glass Pt 2 | No flashes doesn't mean we know the outcome | 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪ - 4 |
The Bottom Line
A mature show hitting its stride
My Overall Season Rating
🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪️ – 4/5 Enjoyable
