Lost Episode 4:03 "The Economist" Review

Warning: If you are a Lost fan, read this only if you have seen last night's episode, but not if you missed it and are planning to watch it in the next few days somehow.

Lost began it's fourth season setting up the possibility for rescue, how it split apart the Lost camp, and how this new rescue team wasn't really here to save them. Now that these facts out of the way, the question is where does Lost go from here. With so many new mysteries and questions about these four new characters, and the future of the Lost survivors, there is a lot of ground to cover this season and beyond. But for the third episode of the year "The Economist" much more new ground and mystery is introduced in typical Lost fashion. In it, Sayid is revealed as the next member of the "Oceanic 6"- which also reveals some shocking alliances and actions off the island.

In "The Economist" present scenes, Sayid took charge of the current situation on island. The "rescue team" demands Ben and Charlotte, the member of the freighter team held hostage by Locke. With help from Kate and ill tempered "ghostbuster" Miles, Sayid led the way to try and negotiate a peaceful settlement between the two teams, and largely seemed to get it.

Once again, Sayid demonstrated why he's probably the best person to lead the Lost survivors. Jack and Locke bicker all the time and largely make things worse as leaders. But Sayid is far more level headed and rational, and can get things done a lot easier than they can. Being the only Lost survivor with military experience can do that. And even though Sayid is also convinced that the rescue team are lying, at least he's willing to investigate more about them before taking them hostage and trudging through the jungle. But even though Sayid is a smart one, he's not above getting tricked himself.