The Ashcan

The LOST Interrobang: SAWY<3R! (S6E8)

Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by theashcan in Television, The Lost Interrobang

Knowing that the ingredients for a good LOST episode is a healthy mix of “!!” and “??” Jef and Anupa will be interrobanging the show’s final season every week. As LOST winds down to its conclusion, can its creators dish out all the needed explanations without resorting to exposition? Can they keep up the mystery without succumbing to just more mindfuckery?  Last week we were pleased to discover that Miles was finding stuff to do, so you can imagine our delight when  he showed up early on in “Recon.” Not that this was a Miles episode anyway, but since the majority of this recap will involve exploring the depths of Sawyer’s  ungodly good looks (along with deciphering Smoke-Locke’s intentions and Sayid’s hilarious newfound nonchalance) I figured I should begin misleadingly. SPOILERS after the jump:

Anupa: Sawyer is so hot. I would lick cake batter off his body.

Jef: Haha ok. Yes. Good start.

Anupa: #justsayin

Okay, but really. I enjoyed this episode a lot; for some reason, Sawyer and Miles make a fantastic team.

I really enjoy watching them together… maybe it’s because they are both sarcastic jerks?

Jef: I think we’re switching places from the Sayid episode. I liked this one in parts, but overall it kinda missed me.

But yes, I like Sawyer and Miles as a team. I also liked their break-up scene where Miles throws him into the locker.

It was very Saved By The Bell.

Anupa: Well, with Sawyer I feel like they’re obviously catering to female fans, so the storyline suffers a bit.

Is that wrong of me to say? I feel like it’s the truth in a sense. It’s very..shirtless-scene, big reveal, witty one liner, wry emotion, shirtless-scene.

Maybe I’m simplifying Sawyer.

Jef: Lol don’t get me wrong—I love Sawyer, no pause, he totally owned last season.

This episode just didn’t feel tight.

Anupa: The logical part of my brain sees that but my female hormones are vehemently disagreeing with you.

Jef: That sounds so menacing!

Ok let’s talk some shit:

Do you think Miles can break bread with ghosts in this reality?

Anupa: I was wondering about that. I think that that might be some type of continuity thing; they all seem to retain the vaguely special/significant things about them, and in terms of Miles, aside from his Dad being whats-his-face-with-the-fake-arm, that’s his “thing.”

Jef: Hm yeah you’re right, and that’s a big testament to how thin his character is in Reality Prime.

Once you erase his daddy issues, there’s not much left aside from him calling Sawyer “boss.”

Anupa: And occasional meany-ness.

Since we’re on the topic of Miles, what did you think of Charlotte’s return?

Jef: They even took away his lechery!

“I have a girlfriend.” Whatever!

The Charlotte thing just felt extra to me.

Of course I like the “everyone is connected” bit, it’s one of the meaningful aspects of the show, but I don’t see the point of it with her. That had NO connection to who she was on the island.

Anupa: Right… it was random.

But didn’t you thinking she looked smoking?

Jef: LOL

Anupa: I totally have a thing for gingers.

Jef: I was waiting for her to get a nosebleed.

Anupa: Gross!!!

Also, I felt like she was totally prying and not just looking for a shirt after her and Sawyer did it.

Like, it almost felt like she was up to something…

Reading too much into it?

Jef: Yeah, it was almost like Miles sent her on purpose, which would tie into the “Recon” theme, but they didn’t sell that.

Anupa: OH. That’s totally it.

DUH.

Jef: Naw, they didn’t make it clear. It’s a miss!

Anupa: Can I just add that you don’t go looking in someone’s drawer when they say they’re going to get a glass of water? That is indicative of a prompt return.

If you’re gonna snoop, do it when they take a dump or shower.

That was just bad timing on her part.

Jef: Yeah and I don’t see the big deal about lying about it.

Just be like “Yo, I found this picture you keep in your drawer with your dead parents because you told me go in the drawer to get a t-shirt.”

Anupa: Also, in other Charlotte-related grievances, why would she give him the screwface when he brought her a flower?

I mean, she has got to be fucking some fly-ass men to turn that down.

Jef: Awwwwww, sunflower and a six-pack.

I’m totally stealing that.

Anupa: Sawyer knows what’s up.

But, I think all of this illustrates that Sideways Sawyer’s storyline was definitely a little thin…

We find out he is still looking for his dad, blah blah blah.

Jef: Yeah I was going to say—what’s the point of giving him this big change of heart, but really he hasn’t had a change of heart?

Anupa: I like how they set it up as ‘this is what would happen if he chose the other path,’ but after that, the episode depended heavily on his swooniness.

Jef: At least Sayid was FORCED into a situation that brought him back to where he was. Here Sawyer’s like, “I chose the path of righteousness! But I’m still gonna kill the motherfucker.”

Wanna head to the island for a bit?

First off what the hell is up with Claire’s tent? It’s made scrap metal and shit?

It looked like the end of The Brave Little Toaster.

Anupa: HAHAHAHA Claire is hilarious.

Also I love The Brave Little Toaster.

They are writing her craziness so poorly.

“AND THEN… SHE WILL NEATLY FOLD THE BLANKET OVER HER CREEPY ANIMAL SKULL CHILD.”

Jef: LOL

Also, her attack on Kate was way too random.

Anupa: Yeah the ambush was dumb, especially since it was preceded by Claire holding Kate’s hand.

I loved that scene when Kate walked in to the tent and was like all like “Yo guy, what is dat?” Because it’s what we’re all thinking, and then Claire got all embarrassed by it.

Jef: It sucks because De Ravin is surprisingly good at being crazy. But yeah the writers are wasting it.

LOL she got all sheepish like “Oh..this old thing?”

Anupa: Once again, too cliche, horror-movie scary

HAH

And then the Kate-Claire hug later on….I wished Claire just committed to the crazy and stabbed Kate in the neck or some shit.

Jef: They’re going back and forth between making her lucid and making her totally insane, and it’s not playing well. Just choose one.

Anupa: Exactly.

Jef: What’d you think of Sayid’s level of crazy?

Anupa: I LOVED IT!

It was hilarious. He looked sooooooo nonchalant. And Naveen Andrews plays bored VERY well.

Come to think of it, everyone who is acting crazy is coming off as hilarious so maybe this is more atrocious than I am interpreting it as.

But didn’t you just guffaw a little when he stayed chilling on that log.

Jef: “Are you ok?”

Anupa: * yawn *

Jef: “No.”

I like that his infection is really just making him emo.

Anupa: He needs to borrow Richard’s guyliner.

Jef: It would be awesome if he was like, “I’m BUSY! God!”

Anupa: From there, what is Smocke’s deal?

Jef: Ok yeah, the episode was ehhh for me but thumbs up for the scene with Smokes and Kate!

That “I had a crazy mother” bit is great Lost because it is an answer and a question at the same time.

Anupa: Right.

I also loved the comparison, that now Aaron has a crazy mother.

First, because it was funny that Smocke called Claire crazy, because she is.

Second, because I do not know what it means for Aaron, but I find it interesting.

Jef: Oh yeah, so many things to think about now with Aaron.

Anupa: Is he going to be the next Smokey?

Jef: Remember back when the psychic told Claire that bad things would happen if anyone else raises Aaron? Now Smokes is pretty much validating Kate’s decision to adopt.

I dunno if he’ll be Smokey—maybe! I still have this feeling that Walt and Aaron play into all this in the same way.

And baby Kwon.

Anupa: Well their presence would be pointless if not.

“Bad things” happen to other people maybe. I.e. Claire goes crazy

Jef: Crazy hot.

Anupa: .

Moving on.

I like how Smocke said he would get everyone off the island, but does that just mean he is moving them to Hydra island… i.e. is he playing a game of semantics?

Jef: AHahahah imagine??

What an asshole!

Anupa: “I did take you off the island, but I didnt say WHERE I was taking you!”

Jef: Fade to black.

Anupa: That would be like the No Homers Club on The Simpsons.

Jef: That would be the craziest finale ever.

Anupa: I am actually losing my mind laughing at the No Homers Club right now—that shit was funny.

Jef: “We said no Homersssss.”

Anupa: HAHAHA YES.

Okay but back to Smocke’s intentions:

Is he good or bad…? What sense are you getting?

Jef: What I love about Smokes is that he’s very upfront about shit.

He’s like “Yeah, I’m that smoke thing.”

“You’re right, I’m not Locke.”

So I believe him that he just wants off the fucking island.

Anupa: Well, not really though… he told everyone that the Smoke Monster killed the people in the temple but he only told certain people that he is the Smoke Monster.

If he really was being straight, he would have said that HE killed the people in the temple.

So, he is being selective to an extent.

Jef: Haha yeah, but you know what I mean right? This where the Satan parallel comes in again, because yeah he’s playing mindgames to his advantage, but he ain’t really lying.

Honestly though, if anyone reading this has some sort of Judeo-Christian knowledge help me out:

Is there a Jacob in there with an evil brother and a crazy mother? Because the whole vibe is biblical to me.

Anupa: True say, guy.

Time to read the bible!

Jef: Noooooooo!

Anupa: Widmore: what is his deal and what is in that locked room?

Jef: Shit, I have no idea.

But I HOPE it is Reality 2 Faraday!

Anupa: I hope it is another Smoke Monster and then there will be a Smoke Monster duel!

ROUND ONE…. FIGHT!

Jef: Oh man smoke vs. smoke, that’s like Sub Zero v. Scorpion.

Anupa: LOL

Jef: Who do you think had the better mirror smash?

Sawyer or Jack?

Anupa: Sawyer, because his was a dreamier smash.

Jef: Fair enough.

Anupa: I still do not understand what Widmore wants with the Island, because now it is Jacob versus Smokey versus Widmore?

Jef: Yeah it’s weird because Widmore wants the island, but Smoke doesn’t.

Where’s the conflict?

Anupa: TRADESIES!

Jef: I guess obvs they have a past together and some unsettled scores…shrugs.

Anupa: Does that shrug denote that you are content to passively watch how this plays out?

Jef: Yup. I dunno what’s up with Widmore but I’m confident it’s going somewhere. It’s not annoying me or nothing.

Anupa: It’s annoying me. Also, because the dude who plays Widmore is on, like, every TV show ever.

So he just seems like a random dude to me instead of *DUN DUN DUN * WIDMORE

He was on The OC for shits sake.

Jef: For real? He must be one of those character actors who blends in all the time because I have no idea who he is.

Anupa: Well he is, because I don’t know his name, he just plays some villainous old white dude.

All the time.

He must be the first guy they call when they are casting a villainous old white guy.

Jef: He’s got this diet-Brian Cox vibe, yeah.

Yo, that cliffhanger was SO WEAK.

“We’re taking the sub.”

WOW. The sub over the BROKEN PLANE?

Anupa: Yeah, it was a little Bruckheimer.

Jef: Well shit, let me just spit my food out.

Anupa: Don’t get any on me.

What is your final verdict?

Jef: I’m giving it the side-eye. It wasn’t bad but I didn’t see the point of half of it. Just a ‘lil !. No ?

Anupa: And I give it a <3

Jef: Gross. You should make “La Fleur” your safe word.

Anupa: Whatever papi! I’m out. BTW I’m taking the sub.

Jef: NO WAY!

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