Summary: In 1974, Sawyer's group comes across Amy who is about to be murdered y others. Her husband, Paul, has already been killed. They save her and murder the two others. Amy is part of the Dharma Initiative and she takes the group back to the barracks. Sawyer meets Horace and lies about who they are. Horace wants them to leave the island on the sub, but after Sawyer talks to Richard and protects the truce that was almost broken when they murdered the two others, Horace lets them stay. In 1977, Sawyer, going by LaFleur, brings back a drunken Horace, who started tossing dynamite at trees after fighting with Amy, now his wife, about Paul. Amy is pregnant and goes into labour. Sawyer goes to Juliet who delivers the baby successfully. Sawyer gives Horace advice, suggesting that 3 years were enough for Amy to get over Paul. Sawyer returns home and he is now romantically involved with Juliet. Sawyer gets a call from Jin and goes to meet him. He sees that Jack, Kate and Hurley have returned.
The Good: Sawyer's story in this episode is really incredible. What's most impressive is how the emotional core of his story sneaks into the episode in the final 10 minutes, and yet it integrates everything we have seen up until that point in a meaningful way. Sawyer's story in this episode is about moving on and finding a new happy life in the 3 years that the Oceanic Six have been gone. He gets over Kate, falls in love with Juliet in what is a shockingly organic relationship, and cements a new lifestyle that he is content with. The end of the episode is when this story is driven in because we get to see how happy Sawyer is with his new life. His chemistry with Juliet is excellent, and the scene where he essentially asks her to stay for two weeks just for him is really sweet, and it expertly sets up the reveal of their relationship. But the highlight scene is definitely Sawyer's speech to Horace, convincing him that three years is enough to get over somebody. It's a brilliant moment for numerous reasons. For one, it expertly ties together the extended amount of time that this episode spends on Paul, Amy, and Horace, justifying their presence as a situation for Sawyer to personally relate with. But most importantly, this scene shows us how Sawyer has moved on from Kate after she left the island, and that he found real happiness in his life with the Dharma Initiative. Sawyer saying that he hardly remembers what Kate looks like is both really sad and really beautiful. It's a lovely way to encapsulate the very real emotion of moving on. This idea builds until the final moments of the episode as Kate re-enters Sawyer's world and puts his new life with Juliet in serious jeopardy. We're going to see who Sawyer really is with how he handles Kate's return, and that lingering shot of his face at the end of the episode terrifically captures the inner conflict that has just erupted inside of Sawyer. The rest of the episode is quite good outside of Sawyer. I really enjoyed how the episode was structured, and how it slowly revealed information. The story of Amy, Paul and Horace is expertly told across two different time periods, allowing us to understand these characters and their relationships with each other. It's also very entertaining to follow Sawyer's group in 1974 to find out what happens that gets them to join the Dharma Initiative. I really enjoyed seeing Sawyer use his experience in lying and conning to make peace with both Horace and Richard, and the excellent dialogue is a big reason why. This story is enjoyable on its own as you first go through the episode, but the emotional heft of Sawyer's arc elevates it to something more. Some of the other characters get some nice moments. Jeremy Davies does a fantastic job here. His grief for Charlotte feels very real, and the performance is heartbreaking and memorable in every way. Jin being the one to keep searching for Locke makes perfect sense since he's got Sun to get back too. It's fitting that Jin is the only one who wasn't able to settle in with his new life. Juliet gets a lovely little story in this episode as she finally gets to successfully deliver a baby on the island. It's a big moment for her and you can't help but be happy for her. The Bad: One thing I've noticed is that "Lost" does too many birth scenes. Way too many. We've already seen multiple this season, and they are starting to become somewhat tedious and repetitive. The suspense of a birth scene can only be done so many times. The Unknown: How will Sawyer handle Kate's return? Will this cause trouble in his relationship with Juliet? What was the huge statue that Miles saw? Is it the four-toed statue before it was destroyed? Who built it? When? What happened on the island that made it lethal to give birth? Clearly whatever it was hasn't happened yet. How will Sawyer explain the sudden arrivals of Jack, Kate and Hurley? What happened to Daniel? Where is he in 1977? Best Moment: Sawyer's speech to Horace is beautiful and perfectly captures the emotions of moving on in life. Simply beautiful. Character of the Episode: Sawyer. Conclusion: This was a superb character piece and a really interesting and exciting episode of drama. I'm excited to see where the story goes from here. Score: 76
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