Lost: Nobody's Perfect

Cons, lies and coming clean...sounds like my last relationship, but really it was last night's episode of Lost. We were reminded of how effective lying really is when it comes to getting what we want, oh and murder. Is that really so different from real life? We believe what we want to hear and we listen extra hard to the one holding a gun. A constant on and off the island.

"You're the best liar I've ever met" -Smokey

While we were knee deep in James Ford a.k.a. Sawyer last night it was hard not to notice the comparison between him and Smokey. Parallels are nothing new on Lost and for a split second I swear Smokey explained why we are seeing the flash sideways, but more of that later! In a nutshell, Sawyer and Smokey are both extremely good lairs, making them the two best con men on the island. We know Sawyer was a con man before the crash and then joined the Dharma Initiative later (or earlier) when they time traveled, taking the name LaFleur and becoming head of security. In his flash sideways, Sawyer goes by Jim and is a cop...with "LaFleur" being the code for when help is needed. Coincidence? Destiny? Speaking of, Miles is his partner in the flash sideways and sets Jim up on a date (which he later ruins) with Charlotte. Jim lies to Miles in the flash sideways about his past and then comes clean, confessing about the death of his parents and the man, Sawyer, that caused all the misery in his life. Smokey has conned just about everyone to join his side on the island. I want to trust Smokey, but can we? He tells Sawyer that he is the smoke monster, which is true but sometimes the truth can lead into a great lie or con as Sawyer shows us by his twist with Charles Whidmore. Smokey opens up to Kate too but adds in that he is the one responsible for Claire's attack and then dishes out his own parental sob story about his own mother...comparing himself in a way to Aaron. Then Claire gets thrown into this mix! Smokey lied to Claire about Aaron to get her on his side, then tells her the truth causing her to breakdown in Kate's arms only moments after trying to kill her. Con, lie, confess, trust, con, lie....anyone else sensing a pattern?

Breaking up is hard to do!

One theory I've noted before is that when anyone has been romantic with someone on the island something bad happens, just like how trouble seems to follow the rain. Let's take a look at some of the lovers on the island: Shannon and Sayid, Libby and Hurley, Charlotte and Daniel, Sawyer and Juliet...all resulting in the lady dying. Sawyer and Kate slept together though and Kate didn't die, could they be destined to be together? That's cute but please pass the complimentary barf bag. In the flash sideways Jim (Sawyer) and Charlotte slept together on their date. Will Charlotte die? Will Sawyer die? And then that pesky, mind fucking question appears again! What happens if someone dies in their flash sideways?

What up, Smokey!?

Smokey gives us the old "kill or be killed" line, telling us it's the only way off the island. Where will he stop though? He gives a rather contradicting speech about protecting everyone. Can we seriously trust Smokey? I have trusting issues so maybe I'm looking into this a little bit more than the next person...

The Ultimate Con

I'm not sure who is conning who. I want to believe and trust that Sawyer and Smokey are going to team up against Whidmore, but we can't be so sure. Sawyer gets conned himself on the Hydra Island (the island the Others once called home) and is taken upon the sub to chat it up with Charles Whidmore...the man just about everyone hates. Sawyer promises to deliver Smokey to Whidmore (which leaves us to believe that Whidmore knows how to kill Smokey) in return that Whidmore and his people don't harm whoever comes with Sawyer and that they can leave the island. Whidmore has broken a deal before though with Ben (killing Alex was breaking a deal they made), so we know we can't hold Whidmore completely to his word. Sawyer returns to Smokey and tells him the truth, adding in that using Smokey as a pawn will get them off the island. But Smokey gives an intense look when Sawyer tells him Charles Whidmore is on the island. Is Whidmore the one who trapped Smokey? Sawyer and Smokey are practically the same person....so is Charles Whidmore Smokey's Sawyer? Is Smokey looking for that one person to kill in hopes of making his troubles disappear? One thing is for sure, it'll be very interesting to see how this plan works out. There's a plane and a sub on Hydra Island. Frank will be able to fly that plane (hopefully)...but who knows how to drive the sub? Who else is on the sub? Daniel maybe? Desmond???

On a side note, anyone else finding this new Sayid annoying?

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