XIX: Jack Remembers the Past
- opens with an aerial battle; riding on the back of an insect that is almost as large as he, Jack is being pursued by catlike villains that are later identified as Cossacks
- the rest of the episode follows Jack as his traveling brings him to his homeland; everything is in ruins, and overgrown with weeds; he remembers things from his boyhood: (1) chasing a grasshopper with a friend, (2) meeting a man and his son who very much resemble the main characters from Lone Wolf and Cub, and (3) learning how to deal with a bully who is bigger and stronger than he is
- on one level there isn't much to this episode, it is just Jack remembering moments from his youth but it is done so beautifully and adds to Jack's background
- there is very little dialogue in this episode and it totally works
- love the scenes of Jack climbing up the mountain and the one where he comes to a chasm and has to turn back; there's something about these scenes, the images, the way they are paced, and possibly the sounds effects and music that fires my imagination
- nostal-Jack; love the facial expressions as Jack begins to realize where he is; which makes the episode about discovery for both the viewer and Jack, as much as it is about experiencing the past
- love the final image of Jack's parents, it isn't the first time they've been shown, but likely the first since the opening episode of the show
- definitely one of my favorites from season two
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