Lost - 6x8 "Recon"
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diandrahollmanRandom thought after backtracking through previous episodes...So Jacob wants Widmore to get to the island but Widmore urged Locke to go to the island because otherwise "the wrong side" would win the coming war? I'm...confused.
And now for last night's episode...
So this season I've been trying to do taste association with each episode of Lost. You know, curl up on the couch with your favorite foods while watching and maybe someday just eating that food will bring back memories of great moments from a beloved show long after it's gone off the air. I'm weird, I know. Anyway, the premier this year was French caramels, the second episode was, I think, Edy's "Take the Cake" (oh, my god, this flavor is AMAZING!). Locke's episode was a Snickers blizzard, Jack's was the cake ice cream again because I can't get enough of it and Sayid's was Jelly Belly's delicious blackberry/raspberry/strawberry/blueberry candies (yes, all of them). Ben's episode was sour gummy worms (ha!). I mention all of this because this (Sawyer's) episode was, appropriately, beer and chocolate. And I'm not talking that waxy Hershey crap. I mean Harry and David samplers and European chocolate with hazelnuts. Which I totally needed with all the half-naked Sawyer in this episode. *pants heavily and sprays face with cold water*
Is this our explanation for Sawyer's absence in the last few episodes? He was looking for Jin? He couldn't have been with the Smokeness Locke Monster (apparently I'm dyslexic) because *he* came back two episodes ago. Also? "I'm with Locke" = words I never wanted to hear coming out of Sawyer's mouth.
Thank you, TV Gods, for making many of Sawyer's scenes in this episode shirt-free. *pops chocolate, splashes face and whimpers as random sideways verse girl licks Sawyer's pecs*
My thoughts during this first scene (after "WHEEEEE SHIRTLESS SAWYER *drool*"): Ha! Sawyer's still his old con-man self. Guess some things don't change. Hee, she called him "Dimples". Wait...this is a sting? Is he serious? Nah, he's bluffing his way out of a con gone bad. Maybe. Wait...is he serious? Okay, but he's just the bait right? He's a consultant or something? A hustler/informant trading information to the police for protection or something? Why is Miles here and why is he handing Sawyer a police badge? Sawyer: "Surprise." ACK!!!!
Okay, that one pretty much threw me for a loop (in an awesome OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS CRAZY SHOW way). It also creates all sorts of fun possibilities for that Alt!Verse Jawyer porn I've been thinking of writing ("you have the keys to these cuffs on you, right?")... But what sort of cop sleeps with the suspect to get an arrest? What? And his safeword is "LaFleur"? What does this name mean to him anyway that he uses it in every verse?
Smokey is actually a surprisingly good leader. Aside from the lying psychopath thing. And awww...Claire holds Kate's hand all sweet-like. Be afraid, Kate. Be very afraid.
Of course my little slashy fangirl mind noted that Sawyer asked after Jack first when he heard about the Temple massacre. :) And he cares about Miles now too because he's obviously channeling the other universe where they are partners (which is totally appropriate since Hurley noted Miles acted like Sawyer 2.0 when he first showed up). And now Sawyer "ain't with anybody". Make up your mind, honey.
And Sawyer is a bad liar when he's talking to Miles apparently. Palm Springs? What? Oh, right...uh...I was drunk. Thankfully Miles isn't stupid and is totally calling him on it, even if he doesn't ask more questions like he SHOULD. Also, the whole cop instead of con man thing might make intellectual sense to me, but it's still weird seeing Sawyer walking around a bull pen with a badge on his hip. It just *feels* wrong somehow. Is it just me?
The "Smoke Thing"? Is that our new technical term for it? The "kill or be killed" argument isn't making a whole lot of sense to me, Smokey. As far as I can tell nobody's figured out a way *to* kill you yet. And why can't *you* go over to Alcatraz and do your own dirty work?
Alt!Sawyer's blind date is Charlotte! Okay, so I knew that because I saw Rebecca Mader's name in the guest starring list. And the fact that Miles set Sawyer up with *his* friend was a clue. Are we throwing random relationships at the wall in the sideways verse to see if they stick? Cause in that case I might have to reasses my prediction of Juliet being David's mother. And yes, Sawyer, I have seen "Bullit" and it was *boring*, but Steve McQueen was pretty and so are you so I'll let it slide.
Okay, the repeated suggestions of Charlotte bringing her Indiana Jones whip to the bedroom are sort of making this work...and giving the plot bunnies more ideas. Oh, who am I kidding, that was hot. And he's still obsessing over his parents deaths, trying to find the original Sawyer (and kill him), but now instead of just a letter scrawled when he was a child he has a whole file of research and leads. The more things change the more they stay the same. I like it. But please, alt!Sawyer, get this overly defensive reaction to people finding out your secret under control *before* you meet alt!Juliet. Or alt!Jack for that matter (hey, a girl can dream, can't she?).
Maybe Sayid really *is* a zombie. No, Kate, he's not all right, but let's distract you with Crazy!Claire for a while so the writers don't have to reveal too much about this plot point yet. Yay for Smokey talking some sense into her, but when Smokey the Lockeness Monster is the voice of reason you know you're in trouble.
Yay Miles, shoving Sawyer into lockers and demanding answers and not taking any of his crap! *grins* I *heart* you, Miles. If I was capable of seeing Sawyer with any guy other than Jack I'd totally ship you two.
Oh, goodie, a new character. Oh, she's with Widmore's troup? Well, that's okay then.
Wait, Smokey and Original!Locke both had crazy mothers? I'm not sure which part is more distressing, *that* or the fact that Smokey had a mother. Is *no one* on this island free from Mommy or Daddy issues?
I'm...not really sure who Sawyer is playing against who anymore, but man, is he good. And he made sure to get Widmore to promise his "people" wouldn't be hurt. *This* is the Sawyer I fell in love with. This is the guy who jumped out of a helicopter to save his friends and sometimes lover. The man who pulls stunts that make everyone hate him but will also do whatever it takes to protect those he cares about (which sometimes involves said stunts). I'm going to miss him. Sniffle.
Claire sobbing on Kate's shoulder was a sweet moment, but really...she's so unhinged and unpredictable Kate had better start walking egg shells around her and keep an eye out over her shoulder.
And Alt!Kate! Running right into Cop!Sawyer. Brilliant. But now this highlights the fact that the exchange between them at the airport makes no sense anymore. If Sawyer was a cop and he saw a woman in handcuffs running from airport security...why did he stand by and do nothing and then ACTIVELY HELP HER ESCAPE? What kind of cop ARE you, Sawyer?
Ah...I see. Sawyer hopes to play both ends against the middle and create chaos to cover their escape. Yeah, that's a bulletproof plan. Also, why are you only talking about taking Kate? You were so worried about Jack, Miles and Hurley and you promised Jin y'all wouldn't leave without Sun. Are you really so over Juliet already that you're acting like it's just you and Kate against the rest of the world again? What? Huh? Who?
Gah. If you'll excuse me I have some plot bunnies to attend to.
And now for last night's episode...
So this season I've been trying to do taste association with each episode of Lost. You know, curl up on the couch with your favorite foods while watching and maybe someday just eating that food will bring back memories of great moments from a beloved show long after it's gone off the air. I'm weird, I know. Anyway, the premier this year was French caramels, the second episode was, I think, Edy's "Take the Cake" (oh, my god, this flavor is AMAZING!). Locke's episode was a Snickers blizzard, Jack's was the cake ice cream again because I can't get enough of it and Sayid's was Jelly Belly's delicious blackberry/raspberry/strawberry/blueberry candies (yes, all of them). Ben's episode was sour gummy worms (ha!). I mention all of this because this (Sawyer's) episode was, appropriately, beer and chocolate. And I'm not talking that waxy Hershey crap. I mean Harry and David samplers and European chocolate with hazelnuts. Which I totally needed with all the half-naked Sawyer in this episode. *pants heavily and sprays face with cold water*
Is this our explanation for Sawyer's absence in the last few episodes? He was looking for Jin? He couldn't have been with the Smokeness Locke Monster (apparently I'm dyslexic) because *he* came back two episodes ago. Also? "I'm with Locke" = words I never wanted to hear coming out of Sawyer's mouth.
Thank you, TV Gods, for making many of Sawyer's scenes in this episode shirt-free. *pops chocolate, splashes face and whimpers as random sideways verse girl licks Sawyer's pecs*
My thoughts during this first scene (after "WHEEEEE SHIRTLESS SAWYER *drool*"): Ha! Sawyer's still his old con-man self. Guess some things don't change. Hee, she called him "Dimples". Wait...this is a sting? Is he serious? Nah, he's bluffing his way out of a con gone bad. Maybe. Wait...is he serious? Okay, but he's just the bait right? He's a consultant or something? A hustler/informant trading information to the police for protection or something? Why is Miles here and why is he handing Sawyer a police badge? Sawyer: "Surprise." ACK!!!!
Okay, that one pretty much threw me for a loop (in an awesome OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS CRAZY SHOW way). It also creates all sorts of fun possibilities for that Alt!Verse Jawyer porn I've been thinking of writing ("you have the keys to these cuffs on you, right?")... But what sort of cop sleeps with the suspect to get an arrest? What? And his safeword is "LaFleur"? What does this name mean to him anyway that he uses it in every verse?
Smokey is actually a surprisingly good leader. Aside from the lying psychopath thing. And awww...Claire holds Kate's hand all sweet-like. Be afraid, Kate. Be very afraid.
Of course my little slashy fangirl mind noted that Sawyer asked after Jack first when he heard about the Temple massacre. :) And he cares about Miles now too because he's obviously channeling the other universe where they are partners (which is totally appropriate since Hurley noted Miles acted like Sawyer 2.0 when he first showed up). And now Sawyer "ain't with anybody". Make up your mind, honey.
And Sawyer is a bad liar when he's talking to Miles apparently. Palm Springs? What? Oh, right...uh...I was drunk. Thankfully Miles isn't stupid and is totally calling him on it, even if he doesn't ask more questions like he SHOULD. Also, the whole cop instead of con man thing might make intellectual sense to me, but it's still weird seeing Sawyer walking around a bull pen with a badge on his hip. It just *feels* wrong somehow. Is it just me?
The "Smoke Thing"? Is that our new technical term for it? The "kill or be killed" argument isn't making a whole lot of sense to me, Smokey. As far as I can tell nobody's figured out a way *to* kill you yet. And why can't *you* go over to Alcatraz and do your own dirty work?
Alt!Sawyer's blind date is Charlotte! Okay, so I knew that because I saw Rebecca Mader's name in the guest starring list. And the fact that Miles set Sawyer up with *his* friend was a clue. Are we throwing random relationships at the wall in the sideways verse to see if they stick? Cause in that case I might have to reasses my prediction of Juliet being David's mother. And yes, Sawyer, I have seen "Bullit" and it was *boring*, but Steve McQueen was pretty and so are you so I'll let it slide.
Okay, the repeated suggestions of Charlotte bringing her Indiana Jones whip to the bedroom are sort of making this work...and giving the plot bunnies more ideas. Oh, who am I kidding, that was hot. And he's still obsessing over his parents deaths, trying to find the original Sawyer (and kill him), but now instead of just a letter scrawled when he was a child he has a whole file of research and leads. The more things change the more they stay the same. I like it. But please, alt!Sawyer, get this overly defensive reaction to people finding out your secret under control *before* you meet alt!Juliet. Or alt!Jack for that matter (hey, a girl can dream, can't she?).
Maybe Sayid really *is* a zombie. No, Kate, he's not all right, but let's distract you with Crazy!Claire for a while so the writers don't have to reveal too much about this plot point yet. Yay for Smokey talking some sense into her, but when Smokey the Lockeness Monster is the voice of reason you know you're in trouble.
Yay Miles, shoving Sawyer into lockers and demanding answers and not taking any of his crap! *grins* I *heart* you, Miles. If I was capable of seeing Sawyer with any guy other than Jack I'd totally ship you two.
Oh, goodie, a new character. Oh, she's with Widmore's troup? Well, that's okay then.
Wait, Smokey and Original!Locke both had crazy mothers? I'm not sure which part is more distressing, *that* or the fact that Smokey had a mother. Is *no one* on this island free from Mommy or Daddy issues?
I'm...not really sure who Sawyer is playing against who anymore, but man, is he good. And he made sure to get Widmore to promise his "people" wouldn't be hurt. *This* is the Sawyer I fell in love with. This is the guy who jumped out of a helicopter to save his friends and sometimes lover. The man who pulls stunts that make everyone hate him but will also do whatever it takes to protect those he cares about (which sometimes involves said stunts). I'm going to miss him. Sniffle.
Claire sobbing on Kate's shoulder was a sweet moment, but really...she's so unhinged and unpredictable Kate had better start walking egg shells around her and keep an eye out over her shoulder.
And Alt!Kate! Running right into Cop!Sawyer. Brilliant. But now this highlights the fact that the exchange between them at the airport makes no sense anymore. If Sawyer was a cop and he saw a woman in handcuffs running from airport security...why did he stand by and do nothing and then ACTIVELY HELP HER ESCAPE? What kind of cop ARE you, Sawyer?
Ah...I see. Sawyer hopes to play both ends against the middle and create chaos to cover their escape. Yeah, that's a bulletproof plan. Also, why are you only talking about taking Kate? You were so worried about Jack, Miles and Hurley and you promised Jin y'all wouldn't leave without Sun. Are you really so over Juliet already that you're acting like it's just you and Kate against the rest of the world again? What? Huh? Who?
Gah. If you'll excuse me I have some plot bunnies to attend to.
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Date: 2010-03-17 05:30 pm (UTC)I can barely think at all with all the twists and turns and double meanings and WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN ANYWAY-ness in general. The pylons are just a minor WTF to me.