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Oh gawd, promo! Zero on the ticker! Sayid, noo! Jeezy Creezy, when they say "tiger doesn't change his stripes," they aren't kidding, are they?
I loved the interaction between Charlie and Sawyer in the opening scene, Sawyer swaggering up onto the beach the same way he did toward Kate and her backpack of overt fruit innuendo last season. Okay, maybe not the same (YES, the same way!). But I really enjoyed slick, caustic Charlie in that scene. He wasn't biting any of Sawyer's bait, just biding his time until he could share that little insight he knew would get under Sawyer's skin.
However, flash forward to the end, and I'm moaning, "Noo, Charlie," at the screen. Oh, honey, that's just wicked. Wait a sec. *rests chin in hand* I like wicked. Okay, carry on! But Sun... Charlie.... *sighs heavily* I'm so disappointed. I really wanted expected that to be Ana Lucia. Should have known, they were setting that up.
Then again, I expected the Sawyer backstory to end up with the girl conning Sawyer. But then I thought that seemed too obvious. And it didn't happen. For once, the writers might actually be ahead of the audience! Well, those members of the audience who try to avoid spoilers. I can't help but think some of this stuff must have been leaked, as it always is. Still, might have been more interesting if Sawyer had been conned.
And Sawyer, what the hell, man? Territorial pissings and going all renegade sheriff, Southern-badguy-cliché on us. What we've got here is failure to communicate. Don't get me wrong, he was getting too soft... and character redemption never comes that quickly (or shouldn't, if one's aiming for realism). But I'll save the psychological analysis and won't yammer on about why or how Sawyer isn't willing to change.
Did the flashbacks tell us much? Don't really know that they did. But there was towel-tugging, and that was nice indeed.
I think Sawyer may have exceeded his nicknames-per-episode quota.
Thank DOM, more Sayid! How long has it been? TOO bloody long, that's right! Am I wrong to see parallels between Sayid's "I'm venting my frustrations by penetrating coconut shells with my big pointy stick" moment and Charlie's post-hanging/murdering Ethan "I'm also venting my frustrations by penetrating coconuts with my big pointy stick" moment? Let's dissect. What does it tell us? First, it tells us they're frustrated. Which is indeed informative. Second, it tells us they have gorgeous arms. Third, it tells us they like fruit. And fourth, it tells us they are meant to be together. So ends my theorem. I challenge you to disprove it!
Aww, how romantic... "Moonlight Serenade," a warm fire and the beach. Kiss him, Sayid! Kiss Hurley!
If you don't kiss Hurley, I will.
But that was a totally deliberate mindfuck there. Damn writers. Oooh (*spooky, wriggly hands*), from another tiiiiime! No, just kidding, dude. Or are we? No, we are! Or... maybe we're not! Oooooh. *rolls eyes* Cheeky monkeys.
That's all I've got. Good episode. Nice arc to the story, nice payoff. Sawyer's hot, Sayid's hot, Charlie's hot, Kate's hot... umm, everybody's hot. And Scott's still dead, but he lives on in the long running gag. Bless.
Plus, random, unrelated question:
Strapless bras. Do they actually work for women with cup sizes larger than a B? Or is that as much of a cruel joke as it appears? Hell, I don't even know if they're made in C/D.
ETA: Got two new orange barbs today. Thinking of calling them Remus and Sirius. Or maybe Fred and George would be more appropriate, although I already had a George (after Harrison) and Fred was my grandfather's name (not very respectful to name a fish after him!).
ETA2: The short story featured in tonight's episode can be found, in full, here. Thanks to elmathelas for the link.