Everybody Hates Hugo
- Episode aired Oct 12, 2005
- TV-PG
- 43m
Hurley struggles with a task inside the hatch as he flashes back to disturbing memories. Sawyer and the others learn their captors' identities.Hurley struggles with a task inside the hatch as he flashes back to disturbing memories. Sawyer and the others learn their captors' identities.Hurley struggles with a task inside the hatch as he flashes back to disturbing memories. Sawyer and the others learn their captors' identities.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJin is notable in that he is the only major character who was purportedly unable to speak English before arriving on the island. In Hurley's dream sequence, Jin speaks flawless American English, as actor Daniel Dae Kim grew up in Pennsylvania. In actuality, he was out of practice speaking Korean before he got the role of Jin, since he had last used it as a teenager to speak with older relatives. He was coached on set by a dialect coach and co-star Yunjin Kim to speak Korean as well as someone who had lived there all his life.
- GoofsIn the flashback plot, Hugo is shown with his winning lottery ticket still in hand and has yet to cash it in, when he decides to quit his job at Mr. Cluck's and hang out with his best friend one more time before "everything changes". Yet, when they stop by the convenience store where Hugo purchased the winning ticket and find the local TV crew filming a news segment about the lottery winner, the clerk identifies Hugo as the winner. Even if he had already claimed the prize, the convenience store clerks would have no way of knowing who purchased the winning ticket. Lottery winners remain anonymous when claiming the winning prizes until they choose to go public.
- Quotes
Hurley: Let me tell you something, Rose. We were all fine before we had any potato chips. Now we've got these potato chips, everyone's gonna want them. So, Steve gets them, Charlie's pissed, but not pissed at Steve, he's pissed at me. And I'm gonna be in the middle of it. And then it's gonna be, "What about us?" "Why didn't I get any potato chips?" "Help us out, Hurley. Why did you give Kate the shampoo?" "Why didn't I get the peanut butter?" Then, they'll get really mad and start asking, "Why does Hugo have everything? Why should he get to decide?" Then they'll all hate me.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Lost: Everybody Loves Hugo (2010)
"Everybody Hates Hugo" as far as previous Season 2 episodes go is not as good as "Man of Science, Man of Faith" and "Orientation", but to me it's superior to the better than given credit for "Adrift". It is interesting for seeing more development to Hurley, and we do learn thankfully more than we already know about him. It allows Jorge Garcia to shine in the acting department, with a generally again more dramatic side and shine Garcia does.
There are some nice surprising reveals to the on-the-island events, ones that propel the story, mysteries and characters forward rather than making things too much of a filler episode and not doing much with them. The captives subplot is especially intriguing.
All the acting is strong as usual, with Garcia being the highlight.
Like a vast majority of 'Lost' episodes, "Everybody Hates Hugo" is beautifully photographed, as always making the most of the island setting. The music is as always chilling and understated, while clearly a lot of passion was put into a very thought-provoking and smart script and the direction is spot on.
Points are taken off however for the far too silly way Hurley is written and made to act towards the end and that the flashback could have been more consistently compelling and fitted within the rest of the story more.
In summary, very good episode if not outstanding. 8/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jan 29, 2018