Review: Lost - "Meet Kevin Johnson"

In what can only be regarded as one of the most obvious "plot twists" Lost has ever pulled, Michael has returned to Lost. This week's episode focused on how he became Kevin Johnson, everyone's favorite deck-swabbing murderer. While the episode lacked any significant relevance to the story, seeing what has become of Michael and how he ended up in his position was surprisingly interesting. Also, the end of the episode had quite a shock that wrapped things up with a cliffhanger.

So how did Michael become Kevin Johnson? If you did not see the episode, it can best be summed up by saying he was pressured into it due to his extreme guilt from killing Libby and Ana-Lucia. It is revealed that he told Walt that he murdered the two, which caused Walt to sever ties with his father and move in with his grandmother. All throughout the episode Michael, in a heavily depressed and guilty state, tries to commit suicide. However, something keeps him from being unable to.

In Michael's flashback, Tom shows up in New York. In case you forgot who Tom was, he tried to hold Bernard, Jin, and Sayid up at gunpoint, only to wind up on the receiving end of a bullet himself. Tom finds Michael and explains to him that he still has work to do, and that the island will not let him kill himself. After Michael realizes this, Tom offers him a job to help clean his conscience of killing Libby and Ana-Lucia. He is to go undercover on Charles Widmore's boat as a spy for Ben, and eventually, kill all those that Ben deems not innocent. Michael agrees, which is how he became the working-class-hero Kevin Johnson.

The end of the episode led to Karl getting shot in the chest while on the way to The Tempest. Don't remember Karl? He is the boyfriend of Alex. Don't remember Alex? She is the daughter of Rousseau. Don't remember Rousseau? She's the French chick. I should also mention that she got shot too, but I highly doubt she's dead. If she is dead, however, she at least had a prety funny death. In the midst of being shot at, she told Alex that she loved her, and that on the count of three they would make a run for it. It really seemed like they might get away, but before she could even stand up she got shot in the back, which leads me to believe she might have had a better chance if she had counted faster.

The best word to describe the episode is "interesting." Nothing significantly relevant happened to the storyline, but Michael's flashback was entertaining. The episode ended with us wanting to know who shot Karl and Rousseau, and why. In some light, it even helped to make Ben seem like less of a villain. I doubt Ben will last long in that light, but it was interesting to see. Hopefully Michael, or Kevin Johnson I should say, has learned his lesson: You don't kill Hurley's girlfriend and not expect janatorial duties.

4 smokey monsters out of 5