The LOST episodes centering on Kate often get criticized for the repetitive nature of their flashbacks, and for too much focus on the Jack-Kate-Sawyer love triangle. Well, "What Kate Did"'s flashbacks are pretty revealing (they should be, with that title!) and tense, and her on-island scenes have a touch of mysticism that you don't often get in her episodes; the island is starting to play its little mind games on her. I think Evangeline Lilly does not get enough credit for her acting, she has been consistently up to the demands of her role. But although the episode is centered on Kate, it gives good moments to a lot of other characters too (Hurley's line about Bernard had me laughing for about a minute), and ends with a Michael-related cliffhanger that makes you go "What the hell?" in typical LOST fashion. It also establishes Eko as a very compelling new character and his chemistry with Locke is instantaneous. *** out of 4.
Review of What Kate Did
