Number 5: The Constant

My first review! Hooray hooray! If there could be fanfare there would be, but I'm still a relative n00b at this. So, instead I'll just get right to the review.

LOST - SEASON 4 - EPISODE 5 - THE CONSTANT

Perfect television, if I do say so myself. Quite possibly one of the greatest episodes in the entire history of the series. For a show known for being ambiguous, convoluted, and downright frustrating at times, I felt like the episode progressed smoothly and answered all of the questions that it had been given. Here's a quick synopsis of Desmond Hume's titular episode:

Desmond's mind went back in time after being exposed to the hatch explosion at the end of season two. That's how we got that trippy episode when he went "back in time" during season three. However, this time Desmond actually did go back in time, at least his consciousness did.
According to Daniel Faraday, resident physicist and time-traveler, the Desmond Hume that exists now is the mind of the Desmond Hume from 1996, and is caught in the time-space vortex and is continually switching between the two time periods. If he doesn't find some sort of constant (episode title!), something that is the same in both periods, then his mind will be so confused as to the entire quantum leap thing that his brain will implode and he will die.
Luckily enough, Desmond is able to get a hold of Penelope Widmore, his girlfriend who hates him in the past and loves him in the present. By forming the bridge of the relation of this very important person, Desmond is able to regain his senses and solidify himself in the time-space continuum.

Conveniently enough, here is a link to what I believe to be the greatest moment in LOST history.

Desmond Contacts Penny

If you did not cry after watching that scene, then you have no soul.

This is what television is. This is the amazing power that is has to move us, to bring us to tears, to make us feel so happy. Reality television can go die painfully because this is why I watch television. This is the experience.

Final Grade: A+

And finally, the absolutely perfect song to complement the episode:

Very Epic Song

That's it for today. I won't be updating on weekends, so see you next week!