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Rooting for the Bad Guys

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Here’s a bit that I enjoyed from season one, and though I’m sure some linguistics major could give me numbers to prove that I’m pointing to a statistically probable occurrence I’ll mention it anyway:
Whenever the castaways talked about themselves with one another they referred to themselves as “The Others” the name which became synonymous with [...]

The Long Con: Who are the bad guys in Lost?

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Confidence games are Sawyer’s trade. Whenever emotions run high people are bigger marks for con artists. And so it’s with great amusement that Sawyer recognizes his opportunity for revenge amidst otherwise peaceful circumstances.
You’d think that after a month of mayhem the castaways would realize that Sawyer only does things for himself, but then you realize [...]