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It's a bird ! It's a plane ! No, it's Hurley ! Everybody Hated Hugo in the fourth episode of season 2 but Lost's comic relief number one character quickly proved himself as a valuable asset. His lack of confidence reminds us that we all have issues but thanks to his friends he managed to become a better man, a greater man. Thanks to his ability he can talk to dead people like Jacob and in season 6 he became the archetype of the antileader. His profile is so refreshing because it dramatically contrasts with Jack and Locke. The first embraced faith in Follow the Leader and we all know what happened to the second. In this installment it was quite inspiring to see how much Jack has changed since Juliet died. I really enjoyed his few scenes with Hugo because they allowed these characters to grow on us even more. Moreover an incident coming from nowhere sliced the island arc once more so following all these leaders is definitely captivating. However the urban arc didn't convince me at all because I don't really dig the whole love mumbo jumbo introduced in Happily Ever After. But as expected the enlightenment of this episode was Desmond. He could only come back and become a recurring character. After Sayid captured him I couldn't help picturing them in a Celebrity Deathmatch episode. Desmond really acted like a happy zombie on the island. That's why I highly anticipated his inevitable encounter with Black Locke, the white dove against the darkness. As for Desmond of the city I was very intrigued by his new quest considering he asked his driver for the passengers list. Its development was even better than I hoped and should really puzzle you. As for the cliffhanger it was just mind blowing !

Slow yet fascinating.

Loved the whole episode Death scene was sooo horrific.

Cliffhanger was superb.

When 'Lost' was in its prime, it was must-watch television. Remember first watching it, found it remarkably easy to get into, was hooked from the start and was on Season 3 by the end of one week. The general consensus is that the final season is a disappointment and cannot disagree.

It, Season 6 that is, started promisingly enough with "LA X", both parts, but the season since up to this point was variable, mostly somewhere in between of being decent and great. There were disappointments like "Lighthouse", "The Package" and particularly "What Kate Does", but there were excellent episodes such "Sundown", "Dr Linus" and the season's high point "Ab Aeterno" too.

"Everybody Loves Hugo" is a very good episode. Not quite one of the season's very finest like "Ab Aeterno", "Happily Ever After", "Sundown" and "Dr Linus", but in the better half on the whole.

Occasionally, the flash-sideways story is slightly muddled and the non-Hurley centric scenes intrigued me a little bit more.

Pace is tight and none of the writing is taut and not soapy. There is more story clarity than some of the previous episodes and character motivations are not as vague as some of the previous Season 6 episodes. Although it doesn't quite link the timelines and themes in a way that is all-the-way-through as successfully as "Dr Linus" and "Ab Aeterno", it is still cohesive and harmonious rather with clashing or an episode of two or more halves.

Hurley is written very well and empathetically, it is easy to feel for him and predicament. "Everybody Loves Hugo" is a perfect example of Hurley being just as effective being more than just comic relief and working very well when written with a more dramatic approach.

The story is utterly gripping, full of suspense and has emotion, especially with the ending (with a cliffhanger that will blow the mind) and Hurley and Jack (in some of his most sympathetic writing in a long time). The story and character development feels advanced rather than going backwards, being reiterated or ground to a halt. After a while of being underused or completely neglected until his meatiest material in a long time in "Happily Ever After", Desmond's role here is very compelling and his scenes showing things moving forward. Locke's scenes also intrigue and it's with them where there is a sense of things starting to come together.

Acting can't be faulted, Jorge Garcia gives a really quite poignant performance, while Terry O'Quinn and Henry Ian Cusick bring many nuances to Locke and Desmond and Matthew Fox matches Garcia beautifully when they're together. The visuals are slick and stylish, the music chilling and understated, the writing tightly structured and the direction showing ferocity and control.

Altogether, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox

In the island, Hugo grieves at Libby's grave; out of the blue, Michael appears and advises that many people will die if they go to the other island. Ilana brings four dynamites from the Black Rock, but has an accident and blows up. The group follows Richard through the woods until the Black Rock that is blown up by Hugo. He tells that Jacob is there and asked them to talk to Locke. Richard doe not believe and tells that he will destroy the plane and Ben and Miles follow him. Later, Hugo tells to Jack that he had not seen Jacob and to talk to Locke was his idea. Meanwhile Sayid arrives at Locke's camp and shows Desmond tied up to a tree; John Locke asks why Charles Widmore brought him to the island. While they are walking through the woods, they see a boy and Locke asks Desmond to ignore him. They reach a deep well and Locke throws Desmond into the well. Then Hurley brings his group to meet Locke.

In the parallel reality, Hugo is elected The Man of the Year of Los Angeles due to his works of charity. His mother arranges a blind date with Libby and she asks if he remembers her but Dr. Brooks takes her out of the restaurant to a mental health institute. Desmond meets Hurley in one of his fast foods and he tells that he is depressed because of Libby; Desmond asks him to follow his instincts. Hugo goes to the mental institution to visit Libby and she tells that she had recollections of another life in an island after a plane crash and he invites her for a date. They go to a picnic at the beach and when Libby kisses him, Hugo has recollections from his other life. Meanwhile Desmond hits John Locke near his school and runs.

"Everybody Loves Hugo" is an episode where Desmond fixes situations in the alternate Los Angeles. He advises Hugo to meet Libby and tries to kill John Locke. In the island, the evil Locke throws Desmond in the well. Let's see where this confused story will go. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Everybody Loves Hugo"