Well... this was an... ok episode. Some neat twists, but really I found myself almost bored with it at times. We see that Sawyer is really smart and really bad. He makes a very skilled con man. I think this was mainly a build-up episode, since it set up so many different levels of tension -- Jack and Locke, Kate and Ana Lucia, everyone and Sawyer (especially future conflicts between Jin and Sawyer and Charlie). Also, this episode seemed to succeed in again flip-flopping our perception of people. For example, Locke is now good again, and Sawyer is again bad.
Anyhow, here are some random notes I took during the episode. I'll add more when I've had a chance to browse the fan boards some more.
Combo to the safe room: right 7, left 11, 33?
Sawyerism: "that's like getting Ghandi to beat his kids" - referencing Locke hitting Charlie
When Hurley is talking to Sayid the first time, he makes mention of the song "Lime in the Coconut" by Harry Nilsson. We also learn from Hurley that Bernard is a dentist.
Jack won't tell Ana Lucia the combo to the gun room.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I had a feeling from the start that Sun's abduction was an inside job since Vincent didn't bark. I wasn't expecting it to be Charlie, though. Evidentally you can see Charlie's watch when he grabs her, though.
During the jewelry con, one of the guys at the gas station is apparently the guy Ana Lucia shoots. Can't wait to see some
screen shots of that to verify.
Jin is quite pissed off and demands Jack get "gun... gun". He's not going to be a happy camper when he finds out Sawyer is behind all this. Nice payback for Jin carrying him across the island, isn't it?
What was Locke looking for in those books when he was "starting the damn dewey decimal system"? Perhaps searching for more film clips, like Eko found in that Bible? Lock was holding the book "
An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge".
Another Sawyer nickname: "Tokyo Rose", in reference to Sun
Locke was very humanized in this episode. He looked almost scared when Sawyer was telling him that Jack & Co were coming for the guns. Instead of fanatical, like he's been the past few episodes, Locke again seemed good. Ex:
1. He gave control of the guns (and his trust) to Jack.
2. Gave a good reason why kept the statues whcih was in everyones best interest.
3. Took responsibily for Micheal
4. Felt bad about Micheal
5. His moving the guns was for the good of the group.
6. Waited for Jack like a man after he moved the guns
During the meeting with his con partner (Gordy?), we again hear Sawyer referred to as "James".
The waitress at the coffee shop is Kate's mom. At least that's what the boards are saying. Yet another thing I'm waiting to see the pictures for verification.
Sawyer: "There's a new sheriff in town". I certainly wasn't expecting to see him
Sawyer said "the devil's in the details" -- twice. What details are we missing? He made mention of the color and weave of the hood. That's pretty detailed.
Cass was the long con. Question: where is Gordy when Sawyer takes the money? Where was the other bag that Sawyer ended up swapping with the "real" bag of cash? What did Sawyer do with the $600k between those flashbacks and the plane crash?
Sawyer to Kate: "You run... I con. A tiger don't change his stripes."
Hurley finds a manuscript in a suitcase called "Bad Twin".
Hurley and Sayind tune in the song "Moonlight Serenade" by the Glenn Miller Band (1940's). Hurley asks if the broadcast is close and Sayid talks about bouncing off the ionospace and "It could have come from anywhere.", Hurley added, "Or any time."
Charlie is the one who attacked Sun, and he did it to make Locke look bad.
Sawyer offers Charlie a statue and he refuses, saying he didn't do it for that, that he did it to make Locke look bad. Those two have another showdown coming.
Charlie asks Sawyer what kind of person thinks up that sort of plan, and Sawyer replies "I'm not a good person, Charlie... never did a good thing in my life."
That's it for now. Next week looks good. We shall see. Can't wait to read the boards some more tomorrow and see you what you guys come up with. Comment away!!
