Feedback time:
John –
I wanted to drop a quick note and tell you that I have really enjoyed reading your recaps of Lost. I watch every show, but I always read your report to make sure I didn’t miss anything (which somehow I always do). One thing on your theory that Locke might have knocked out Sayid – you make a good case for Locke’s fascination with the island, but to do something like that doesn’t seem to fit within his personality to me. It was Locke who wanted to keep certain island problems under wraps, IIRC, in order not to cause panic within everyone. And, frankly, if they’re rescued and Locke doesn’t want to leave, he doesn’t have to, really.
…I cannot imagine it was the “monster” that knocked him out since Sayid didn’t get eaten. Strangely, I personally believe it was Sawyer – remember, he didn’t deny Kate’s suggestion that the reason he didn’t want to get off the island was that he had nothing to return to, and all of his actions since the crash point to that in fact being the case. I know that doesn’t explain how his bottle rocket was set off, but that seems like a simple enough problem to solve (like, another random survivor happened upon Sawyer, he gave him the job of setting off the rocket, and left to find Sayid).
At any rate, keep up the great work. BTW, I’ve only seen part of Desperate Housewives (not my type of show really), but I have to disagree on the hottie factor. Sun is hot (even hotter in her flashbacks with longer hair). Shannon is hot even if she needs to have the shit smacked out of her. Desperate Housewives loses because that redheaded woman (don’t know the actress or the character) has the biggest forehead I’ve ever seen on a human and it frankly CREEPS ME OUT.
Thanks,
Adam Gallegos
Okay, so I guess Locke DOES seem like more of a peacekeeper than a troublemaker. But Sawyer really doesn’t have any good motive anyway. Sure, Sawyer doesn’t have anything to return to (so far as we know), but neither does Locke. Locke was so pitiful playing those board games during his lunch breaks and treating a phone sex operator like a girlfriend, that he feels right at home in the jungle. Sure, he could return to civilization and experience life with his newfound ability to walk, but at this point he seems to have been guaranteed a life-long Walkabout vacation. Sawyer could’ve gotten away from the bottle rocket to assualt Sayid, true, but I just can’t accuse Sawyer when it seems like he’s playing along to get some Kate poontang (which seems like such a foregone conclusion, despite his douchebaggery).
And no, it definitely wasn’t SOME KIND OF MONSTURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
As for DH, yes, you could land a 747 on her forehead, but man…did you see her in that sexy little lingerie number this past Sunday? Me-ow.
The other e-mail I got was just someone telling me to keep up the good work, so I won’t stroke my ego by posting that. On with the recap!
Previously, on Lost: Hey, there’s tension between Jin and Michael, but it’s not over what Michael thinks it’s over, it’s all about a watch. Of course, they don’t talk about that in this previously segment, they only make you think that Jin wants to destroy Michael because Michael is getting the hots for Sun, who–SURPRISE!–speaks English and needs Michael’s help. Meanwhile, in the cliffhanger, Sayid is trying hard to triangulate the signal of the French woman’s distress call, but gets whacked in the back of the head with a big ol’ whoopin’ stick and is knocked out cold. But hey, we don’t know who the funk did it.
Open with Kate walking along the beach, carrying some bananas as she spots something in the distance. She finds some blue jeans, a pack of cigs, some boots, and a rather thick book, all things which are tell-tale calling cards of the man, the myth, the Sawyer. Sure enough, there’s Sawyer out in the middle of the water, naked as the day he was born except he didn’t emerge from his mother’s womb killing bears and seducing criminals. Sorry ladies, J.J. Abrams doesn’t give a hoot about your demographic, as we only see Sawyer’s top half. Sawyer tells Kate that his book is about bunnies as Kate gives him the evil eye/checks out his package, and thinks he must be chilly with no trunks. Sawyer invites Kate to come a little closer, and thank God there are no chances of suing for sexual harassment on a deserted island, because Sawyer would be dead broke by now. Sawyer puts some trunks on as Kate shoots him down with a cold response, but as she walks away, a woman moans out “You’re incredible, Sawyer!” and I’m almost fooled into thinking it isn’t a flashback.
A small rant here…I’ve read some criticism regarding the episodes and how they’ve stuck to a certain formula in the past few weeks, focusing on a certain character through flashbacks and having some other plots thrown in there. Now, the thing about this is they’re only going to focus on so many people before they have to launch into something different, so it’s only a matter of time before the flashbacks have to come to an end and the present and future take center stage on the island.
Back to the flashback, as both random girl and Sawyer are satisfied. Sawyer confesses his love for this girl and then strokes her face and asks what she wants. But how could that girl possibly want anything else from this bear-killing hunk of a man (and I mean that in the straighest way possible)? Sawyer starts kissing this girl all over and it seems like they’re preparing to make whoopie again, but wait a second, Sawyer has to go to a meeting, and he’s got two minutes to get there. Sawyer is in a big rush to get out of the building, but his girl says that she’ll stick around and order some room service. Sawyer tells her to get a chocolate sundae, so when Sawyer returns, he can use her as a dish. Well, after he’s done, I hope he’s planning on throwing her in the dishwasher with some Jet Dry. Oh yes, lame joke. Sawyer flings a suitcase off of a dresser and it pops open and a buttload of money falls out, with plenty still inside. The girl is understandably shocked and Sawyer is silent, as Sawyer lets the girl know that she wasn’t supposed to see that, which bursts my bubble of hoping that Sawyer was some kind of respectable businessman, but let’s face it, none of us could’ve dreamed that possible anyway.
Hey, back in the jungle and Sawyer finally got some clothes on, the damn nudist. My father’s a tailor! Anyway, Sawyer hears loud rustling and cracking of branches somewhere near him, and Sawyer decides to hoof it out of there, book in hand, popping in in time to find Boone, rooting through his “stuff,” which, in case you haven’t been watching lately, is actually stuff that he has hoarded from the plane wreckage. Boone is shifty, but has no response as we hear…
…Dr. Jack saying that this is going to hurt, applying peroxide to Sayid’s head wound from being struck wicked hard in the back of the head. When Sayid explains to Dr. Jack what happened, Sayid unfortunately opens up a plot hole when he says that he saw the flare from the beach (which was supposed to be launched by Boone, but that was turned over to Shannon) and then he saw the flare from Sawyer’s position in the jungle. But that is incorrect. Technically, Kate was put in charge of launching the flare, and Sawyer was just tagging along to try and convince Kate to spread the word of the day, which is “legs”. Now, it’s possible that Dr. Jack informed Sayid sometime between his knockout and his treatment that Kate had actually gone to the collapsed cave to rescue Dr. Jack, but it seems like a gaffe by the writers. Anyway, Sayid said that he was hit from behind and that he would do whatever it takes to find the man responsible for what happened. Suddenly, Shannon comes screaming for help as Boone looks battered and bloody. Dr. Jack asks what happened, and Boone finally has something to say: “Sawyer.” Dr. Jack looks kinda surprised, but Sayid raises his head in a look that says “Well, I think we’ve got a suspect.”
And this show has one word to say as well: LOST.
And now, a word from our sponsors… the usual great start to an episode, as Sawyer is very offensive towards women and very protective of his “stuff”. Sawyer was likely involved in some shady business before the crash, and I’m sure that this episode will reveal the painstaking process that led to his girl’s departure from his life, which eventually launched him into the feeling of having nothing to go back for after he eventually found himself stranded on the island.
We return to an old face that we haven’t seen too much of lately in Claire, as Charlie (who is no longer on the Horse after last week) arrives with a delivery of water for Claire. Charlie basically launches into a sales pitch to get Claire into the caves, since that is the location of the lone doctor on the island. Claire wants to be there on the beach, however, for when they get rescued. Charlie nods and tries to not make it sound like the lost cause that it probably is.
Back to the cave, as the peroxide is out again and Dr. Jack is treating Boone’s wounds (nice little rhyme there). Boone is in quite a bit of pain from the peroxide and insists to The Doctor that it’s just a scrape. But Dr. Jack has been seeing a lot of scrapes today, and he’s starting to run out of peroxide. Boone says that Sawyer simply jumped him, and Dr. Jack wants to know why. Boone explains that Shannon has asthma, and the fact that no one has seen her having an attack is because she has an inhaler, but she only uses it when no one is looking since she’s embarrassed about it. “Guess breathing’s not cool.” However, breathing won’t be much of an option for Shannon at this rate, as her inhaler ran out a couple of days ago. However, it had four refills which would be able to last Shannon a couple of months. So what’s the problem? Shannon “forgets” her medication, so Boone is there to pick up the slack by putting the refills in his suitcase. And you’ll never guess who has some of the contents of his suitcase. Boone makes sure that Dr. Jack understands the severity of the situation just in case Dr. Jack doesn’t know how to deal with asthma patients or anything being a doctor, and saying that if she has an attack, it’s not going to be good.
Speak of the bear killer, Sawyer is indulging himself in a nice piece of paper, reading it thoroughly as he enjoys a smoke. I can only imagine what he’ll go through once those run out. I’m imagining Charlie x10, considering that even though cigarettes and heroin are radically different, Sawyer is already crazy enough that he doesn’t need to go through withdrawl symptoms. Dr. Jack interrupts reading time, however, not very concerned about Sawyer’s reaction and immediately asks where “it” is. Sawyer has a lot of crap, though, so he obviously doesn’t know. Dr. Jack is a little bit more specific by mentioning Shannon’s inhalers, but Sawyer says that he did not beat up a kid that was trying to help his sister, he was whooping a thief who was going through his “stuff”. Dr. Jack can’t believe that Sawyer thinks that it’s his stuff but Sawyer considers possession nine-tenths of the law down by the beach, and a man has to protect his property. Dr. Jack has had just about enough and demands that Sawyer gets up. Sawyer eventually complies, and Jack and Sawyer seem to be ready to throw down but Kate convienently places herself in the middle of those two, and neither man says nothing, as Dr. Jack simply walks away. Kate follows The Doctor, but not before giving the ol’ stink-eye to Sawyer once again.
Flashback time, as Sawyer’s girl is trying to understand exactly what is going on, since Sawyer’s story was that he was going to Baton Rouge to close a deal. Sawyer says that all he has is $140,000 in that suitcase, and that it’s regarding an oil mining project in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, if you invest $300,000 dollars in the company, you get a share of that company. Of course, to make up the difference with Sawyer’s money, he’s found an investor from Toronto. The deal is that once you invest in the company, a government fund kicks in and triples that money in a matter of weeks. Sawyer gives his girl a name (Jess), and tells her that it’s his chance. Jess has a different idea, however: Get the $160,000 dollars from her husband and have Sawyer and Jess split the profits.
Bouncing back to the beach, as Dr. Jack is intent on killing him. Kate insists that it won’t get him the medicine, but Dr. Jack says that it would certainly at least feel good to do it. Kate asks what’s stopping Dr. Jack from following through, and Dr. Jack says that they’re not savages…not yet. Kate offers to talk to Sawyer, since he says that they have a connection, and so she would be able to reach out to him easier. That’s just what he says, though.
Sawyer is chopping wood like a redneck Bunyan, and Kate arrives, asking Sawyer what he wants. Sawyer has so many answers to that question, however. So Kate asks what kind of sexual favors he would have to exchange for the inhalers, and the answer seems obvious to some of us perverts. After thinking about it for a moment, Sawyer agrees that a kiss ought to cover it. Oh. Well. Yeah. Kate doesn’t believe that act, that Sawyer would prevent a woman from breathing until he got a kiss from Kate. Kate tells Sawyer that he’s seen him with the piece of paper in his pocket, and an ominous tone hits as Sawyer’s expression changes. Kate invites Sawyer to play all of the games that he wants, but he knows that there’s a human being inside of Sawyer. Kate asks Sawyer to give her the medication again, but Sawyer can’t believe that Kate thinks that she understands him. Kate would like to think so, but Sawyer silences her right quick. If Kate would like to know what kind of man Sawyer really is, she should read the note, as Sawyer thrusts it out towards her. Kate is hesitant, so Sawyer grabs her hand and pushes the note into it, demanding that she read it as Sawyer is dead serious. Not only does he want her to read it, he wants her to read it out loud.
Transcribed for your reading pleasure, the note:
“Dear Mr. Sawyer,
You don’t know who I am, but I know who you are and I know what you’ve done. You had sex with my mother and then you stole all my daddy’s money away. So he got angry and he killed my mother. And then he killed himself too–“
At this point, I’m freaking out, as this has totally taken a change for the worse. Kate tries to stop reading but Sawyer doesn’t want her to stop, insisting that the good part is ahead.
“–All I know is your name. But one of these days I’m going to find you and I’m going to give you this letter, so you can remember what you’ve done to me. You killed my parents, Mr. Sawyer.”
That’s all, as Sawyer takes the letter from Kate and Kate is stunned into silence. Sawyer changes his tone, asking about that kiss again. Kate is quiet. “I didn’t think so.” Sawyer walks away and Kate finally has the gumption to look at him again…
And now, a word from our sponsors. Sweet tap-dancing Christ. That was just crazy beyond words. I’m not sure if the flashbacks are necessary, save for the actual delivery of the letter from the brokenhearted child to Sawyer.
Returning to Locke whittling some bamboo into a spear, as Sayid arrives to ask him where he was last night. The only witness to Locke’s whereabouts was the boar that he was skinning for dinner that night. Locke reasons that the only person who could’ve attacked Sayid would be someone who would have a reason for not wanting to get off the island, since Sayid was trying to find the location of the distress signal. Perhaps someone who is benefiting from the circumstances being the way they are. Locke suggests Sawyer, but Sayid says that Sawyer was too busy lighting off a bottle rocket two kilometers away for him to run over and whack Sayid. Unless, of course, he found some way to time-delay the fuse on his bottle rocket. See, that’s what I’M saying! And he has all the cigarettes on the island, mang! Sayid has to have the cigarette slow-fuse trick explained to him before he finally sees the light. Locke offers Sayid one of his knives, “just in case there’s a next time,” and Sayid takes it. Oh my.
Elsewhere in the jungle, Shannon’s breathing is getting out of control, and Boone looks more pissed off than ever. Dr. Jack dumps out a bag full of meds as Sun looks, on worried. Suddenly murmurs begin to sprout up all around them, because The Sawyer is Here. He’s only here for water, however, but Dr. Jack has some other concerns, as he demands for the inhalers again. Sawyer gives a smartass response, so Dr. Jack slams a right hand into his face, knocking the water out of his hand and startling Jin and Sun. Of course, Dr. Jack’s bad shoulder is his right one, so he’s hurt from that shot as well. Sawyer didn’t think that Dr. Jack had it in him, so Dr. Jack slugs him again. Sawyer is looking a little woozy as he’s on his knees, asking if that’s all that Dr. Jack has got. Dr. Jack could slam him again, but he notices Jin, Sun, Shannon and Boone looking understandably shaken at all of this, and decides to calm his savagery down and walk away.
Flashback time, as Sawyer (looking pimp-tastic at a fancy restaurant) doesn’t think that Jess and him working together is such a hot idea, since friends working together can get pretty sticky. Sawyer then turns to someone else, who turns out to be Jess’ husband, as he says that he doesn’t know him well, but he knows Jess, “working with her at the auto dealership,” as Sawyer is unsure of whether he’s comfortable with the idea. Jess’ husband wants to talk a little business, as he’s unsure about the procedures that Sawyer is taking. Jess is confident that it will work, as Sawyer shows David the money. David is also encouraged to hold onto the money for a night to make sure that it’s all genuine, just to make him feel safe. David is still reluctant to take the bait, however, and Sawyer is ready to take off. He slaps down money for the lunch, and as he walks off, David stops him. Hook, line and sinker.
Over at the beach, Claire and Charlie are talking about something odd. Anyway, point is that Claire loves her some peanut butter, and Charlie is confident that he can get some peanut butter for her. Uhh, this is probably going to end bad, since I’ve got a hunch about the supplier. Anyway, Charlie says that once he does get that peanut butter, Claire has to leave for the caves. Claire and Charlie shake on it…
…as Shannon is absolutely not breathing. Dr. Jack rushes over to the cries for help from Boone. Dr. Jack tries to calm Shannon down by telling her that it’s not just the asthma anymore, it’s the anxiety of the lack of medicine. Dr. Jack slowly gets Shannon to calm down and breathe in through her nose, calming her attack down. A note as this is happening: Sayid is out of focus, but he looks PISSED. Dr. Jack compliments Shannon on sticking through it, as he brings Boone over and tells him to keep her relaxed and not to let her panic. Dr. Jack runs off to do something else, as Hurley compliments Dr. Jack on pretty much saving Shannon’s life. “I mean that was like a…Jedi moment.” Dr. Jack is long gone, however, and Sayid notices this and follows. Sayid catches up and asks Dr. Jack what will happen if Shannon doesn’t get her medicine. The Doctor’s response is very grim, and Sayid knows that this means there is only one course of action: Make Sawyer hand over the inhalers. Dr. Jack says that that is his plan, but Sayid thinks that it shouldn’t be Dr. Jack, it should be him. Working as a communications officer in the Republican Guard for five years entailed training on getting other people to communicate. Sayid says that he only needs ten minutes with Sawyer, and he’ll give over the medicine. After a moment, Dr. Jack agrees to the plan.
And now, a word from our sponsors…but it’s about to get juicy. Claire/Charlie is kinda boring, but everything else is running at full steam.
Back in the jungle, as Charlie is trailing Hurley, who is telling him that the food from the plane has been gone for over a week now. There’s not even a secret stash of it anywhere. They don’t even have PEANUTS. Charlie crosses the line, however, suggesting that there has to be something, “I mean, look at you!” Whoops. Hurley asks to look at what, and wonders if Charlie is suspecting Hurley of hoarding the food. But that’s not true, and for the record? Hurley’s down a notch in his belt. Charlie looks shocked by this, as Hurley makes it clear that there’s a lot of Hurley to waste away. Charlie apologizes and Hurley says that he gets it all the time. Charlie asks if Hurley even has–but Hurley cuts him off with a well-timed “Dude.”
Hey, back to the point of the previouslies, as Michael is trying to gut a fish with very terrible results. Sun comes up with Jin not around and tells Michael that she thinks she can help Shannon with her asthma.
Down to Sawyer’s Pad, as Sawyer is dozing off, but he awakes to see Sayid standing over him. Sayid greets him with a “good morning” and then whacks him with a heavy object. Nice. Dr. Jack and Sayid carry Sayid through the sand, as Kate arrives to see the scene. Dr. Jack and Sayid won’t tell her what’s going on, except that it was Sawyer’s choice, not Dr. Jack’s. Kate warns Dr. Jack of what will happen if he does this, but she can’t follow it up with anything substantial. Sawyer is tied to a tree as Sayid throws some water on him, waking him up. Sawyer wastes no time in unleashing the smartass comments, commending Sayid on sneaking up on a guy when he’s sleeping. Sayid turns out to not be the only one there, however, as Dr. Jack decided to stick around for the festivities as well. Sawyer sees Dr. Jack and lets out a sarcastic “Uh-oh.” Dr. Jack kneels down to eye level with Sawyer, informing Sawyer that he had a chance to do the right thing, and he can still do the right thing by telling where the inhalers are. It’s not clear what exactly Dr. Jack would have the power to stop, but Sayid sharpening his blade and whittling some sharp bamboo gives us a good idea. The Doctor doesn’t think it has to be this way, but Sawyer thinks differently. Sayid takes center stage, as he explains that there is no bamboo in Iraq, but reeds are similar. The effect is the same when the chutes are inserted underneath the fingernails. Sawyer doubts that “Ali” has tortured anyone in his life. “Unfortunately for us both…you’re wrong.” Sayid begins the process and Sawyer looks to be in some pain, and asks if that’s all Sayid’s got in a cracking voice. “No wonder we kicked your ass in the Gulf–” but Sawyer doesn’t have the chance to finish as Sayid inserts another, making Sawyer scream bloody murder, as Dr. Jack has to turn away. Finally, Dr. Jack gets Sayid to stop, but Sawyer wants some more. Dr. Jack can’t believe Sawyer could be so dumb, and Sayid wonders how Sawyer would like to lose an eye or his tongue. Sayid presses the blade up against his cheek, as Sawyer finally gives in. But the only person that he’ll tell is Kate. That’s the deal.
Flashback time, as a black man asks Sawyer if he wants to die. We’re in a pool hall, and the man says that when someone comes into his place and tells him that he’s put $160,000 into the hands of a civilian, he’s got to ask if what he’s hearing isn’t a cry “for the sweet release of death.” Sawyer says that the deal closed today, since women are easy to fool into anything. As for the husbands, they need to know that the money is real so they can feel like an outlaw when they run off with it. So why does Sawyer want this man’s money. Well, turns out that Sawyer likes earning as much as he likes spending. The man knows a thing or two about making people suffer, however, and he demands Sawyer give him his money, plus 50% by the next day. Otherwise, Sawyer will learn the man’s knowledge.
Back to the tree, as Sawyer lifts his head to see Kate standing there. Kate approaches Sawyer, but Sawyer will only be pleased to tell her when he gets that kiss. Kate can’t believe that Sawyer is serious, but he just got tortured by a spinal surgeon and an Iraqi, so of course he’s serious. The big picture is, of course, not that Kate has to kiss Sawyer, but that Kate has to kiss Sawyer to save Shannon. “Hell, it’s only first base.” Kate finally agrees to it, and it seems like it’s just going to be a little peck, but Sawyer…and Kate? Go a little deeper with it, and deeper…before Kate finally pulls off.
“I don’t have it.”
…Oh, if there was room in my cramped space that I like to call my living quarters, I’d be rolling on the floor laughing my “A” off. What about Boone’s book? It washed up on shore. Sawyer tries to finish, but Kate slams Sawyer with a left hand. So much for that. Kate leaves Sawyer and goes back to Dr. Jack and Sayid, as Kate tells them the bad news. Sayid says that Sawyer’s lying, and that he’s been lying from the start. Sawyer doesn’t want to get off this island, which is why he was the one who nailed Sawyer and broke the transceiver. At least, we hope so, as Sayid goes running back towards the Jungle Torture Spot with Dr. Jack and Kate chasing behind him, trying to stop him from doing something rash. Sawyer has gotten his restraints free, however, and oh my my, it’s on like Donkey Kong. Sawyer leaps up to surprise Sayid, tackling him to the ground to avoid the knife. They roll around on the ground as Dr. Jack and Kate don’t know quite how to proceed, and Sayid finally ends up on top and slams the knife through Sawyer’s bicep. Sayid gets up and Dr. Jack removes the knife, as blood spurts out coupiously, sickening Kate. Dr. Jack breaks the bad news that Sawyer got an artery, and could this be the end of Sawyer? Sayid goes to get Dr. Jack’s stuff from the cave, as Dr. Jack can’t answer Kate’s question of if he can make it stop.
And now, a word from our sponsors…wow. Right in the ol’ bicep. Great stuff. Anyway, Shannon’s dead and Sawyer probably is too. And to think, I had those two pegged as possible lovers because of Sawyer’s rugged influence on her.
We’re back, and a blood spattered Sayid runs up as Boone looks over Shannon, grabbing Dr. Jack’s leather pack as Boone asks whose blood is on Sayid’s undershirt. Sayid tells him the truth, and runs back to the jungle. Boone can’t believe that Sayid went after Sawyer and didn’t inform him, and Boone tries to run off to see the demise of Sawyer, but Shannon just can’t be left alone and she makes that clear. Boone sticks behind as Sayid stands there for a few extra seconds for no good reason, and then jets off again. Sayid blows past Michael and disappears, as Sun comes up and makes sure that Michael got the right plants. Sun confirms this in English…but Jin is there, perhaps within earshot. He says something in Korean, which we get no subtitles to, of course. To Jin, this looks terrible, of course, since it seems like Michael is giving Sun some flowers or something similar. No subtitles continues as Sun says nothing and just walks away. Jin turns towards Michael: “Don’t, man. I’m tellin’ ya. Don’t.” Michael walks away as well.
Back at the Jungle Torture Spot, as Sawyer is still very bloody. Sawyer tells Dr. Jack to let go, since he knows that he wants to, but Dr. Jack tells him to shut up. Dr. Jack has been waiting for a chance to be a hero again, according to Sawyer, but he’s already made out with Kate, so what else is there to live for? That’s news to Dr. Jack. Sawyer tells Dr. Jack that if the tables were turned, he’d let Dr. Jack die.
Flashback time, as Sawyer informs David that they’re in the oil business, and that they get the money back a week from tomorrow, tripled. David asks if Sawyer is going to skip town, but Jess finds that offensive. Sawyer just smiles, because Jess informs him that David and Jess could’ve just ran off with Sawyer’s money. And here comes the child, looking at the three of them in the room. Oh my. The child wants to be read to, but Jess will do that in a second, since there is company now. Sawyer looks very distressed at the sight of the kid, who is staring a hole through him. David asks if Sawyer’s okay, and Sawyer says that the deal’s off. David says Sawyer can’t just walk away, and Jess is shocked at why Sawyer is acting like this. Jess starts spilling some of the original plan, but tries to stop herself, but she’s let too much go. Sawyer simply drops the suitcase and walks away, drowning out the yells behind him.
Sawyer awakens in his Pad, as he looks at the tape wrapped around his bicep. Kate is there as well, telling Sawyer as he wakes up that he’s lucky to be alive. Sawyer asks about Dr. Jack, but he’s at the caves to check on Shannon. Kate tells Sawyer that she’s read the child’s note over and over again, wondering why Boone was beat up instead of Sawyer just telling him he didn’t have his sister’s medication. Well, Kate keeps coming around to Sawyer wanting to be hated. So then she looked at the envelope. America’s Bicentennial. Sawyer was only a kid. He didn’t get this letter sent to him. He wrote it. Sawyer isn’t actually Sawyer. That’s the name of the confidence man, who romanced the un-Sawyer’s mother to get to the un-Sawyer’s father’s money. The Un-Sawyer wrote that letter in hopes that one day he’d find the real Sawyer. That’s not the sad part, though. When he was nineteen, he needed six grand to pay off a group that he was in trouble with. So he became a confidence man himself, and came up with the money…he became Sawyer. The Un-Sawyer doesn’t want Kate to feel sorry for him, however, and snatches the letter from Kate’s hands. Un-Sawyer tells Kate to get the hell out, and she does, eventually.
And now, a word from our sponsors. Wow. Just wow. Home stretch.
We return to find Sun using the plant for Shannon’s health, making it into a makeshift Vicks. Boone explains the situation to Dr. Jack as they both walk up to the scene. Dr. Jack is able to identify the plant, and then laughs at himself for not thinking of it sooner, finally thanking Sun. Sun nods in understanding, but Jin is there AGAIN to dampen the mood.
Back with Charlie and Claire, as Charlie is packing Claire’s stuff? Why? She’s moving to the cave! Claire can’t believe that Charlie got some peanut butter, but he did. As he pulls out an empty jar. Claire notices this right away, but Charlie decides to get cute and pretend that it’s full of peanut butter. Talk about desperate. I would’ve pegged Hurley to do this before Charlie. Claire decides to join in on the…fun?
Kate is STANDING on the Sand Dune of Reflection for a change, as she looks out on the ocean, as Sayid walks by. Kate stops him, but Sayid says that he can’t be on the beach anymore, since there are other things to fear than the monster in the jungle. He swore not to torture someone like that after the Republican Guard. Kate says there’s nowhere else to go, but Sayid says that someone has to map the island, and he’s the only person he can trust. Sayid hopes that they can meet again as he kisses Kate’s hand goodbye and walks off.
J.J. Abrams Musical Montage time, as we see Charlie and Claire head off for the caves, Shannon all better as Boone brings some water, the Un-Sawyer reading his letter…and trying to burn it…but closing the lighter before it can happen. We take one more look at Sayid taking off as the beautiful song comes to a close…
And the ominous LOST tone hits.
END SHOW!
So, will we ever see Sayid again? I hope so, because it’d be awesome to follow him as he treks the rest of the island alone. If not, then it was fun while he lasted.
What is the deal with Jin and Sun? Subtitles would surely help, but I’m sure we’ll get a little more insight as time goes on.
Why does the Un-Sawyer not want off the island when he knows that he can find the real Sawyer if rescued and try to bring closure to a life that is so messed up? Who can say? It’s hard to see what’s up with Un-Sawyer, which is what makes him so awesome. Dr. Jack is going to have to fight hard to keep from losing Kate to the Un-Sawyer.
Better question: In all of the past flashbacks, the characters have had some connection to Australia, either being in the terminal where the plane is about to take off for it or something else. Why is this not the case for Un-Sawyer? Was he even on the plane? Has there been any concrete proof of him actually being on the plane? No one has said that they’ve seen him. Was all of his flashing back to Jess and David and the little kid just his imagination?
