Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 860 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Sayid Jarrah And The Falling Star
By Cindy McLennan | Season 6 | Episode 6 | Aired on 2010.03.02
Sayid's eyes are wide, and he starts to back away slowly as he looks at Faucke and his surprising lack of a wound. Faucke closes in on him to return the dagger, smirking as he says, "I won't bite." Sayid wants to know what Faucke is. Faucke is cryptic and manipulative, for starters. Once he learns that the Templars told Sayid that he (Faucke) is evil incarnate, Faucke says Dogen knew Sayid had no chance of killing Faucke and was banking on Faucke killing Sayid (as I said during the commercial). He then shames Sayid for playing Dogen's fool. Who would do a dangerous errand for someone he knows already tried to kill him? "And this wasn't the first time that he tried to get someone else to do it for him, was it?" Sayid wants to know what Faucke is trying to talk him into, which gives me hope that Sayid isn't too far gone, after all. Faucke says he just wants Sayid to deliver a message to the folks at the Temple. Sayid wants to know why he didn't have Claire deliver it. Faucke says, "Because it will mean a lot more, coming for you." Or perhaps Claire is just confused and easily manipulated, whereas Sayid is so much more. Faucke then promises Sayid his heart's desire, but words it such that it's no promise at all. "Sayid, if you'll do this for me... what if I told you that you could have anything that you want? What if I said you could have anything in the entire world?" Sayid's eyes appear more wistful -- more full of regret, longing, and loss, than they ever have as he cocks his head. "I would tell you that the only thing I ever wanted died in my arms -- and I'll never see it again." Nadia? No. She died on the street. Shannon. Nah. She died on the jungle floor. Clearly, Sayid is still missing that spunky, funky chicken. Faucke moves in as he maneuvers to seal the deal. "What if you could?" The glee on his face stands in stark contrast to Sayid's utter despair.
L.A. Reality; Nadia's House: Nadia returns to find Sayid repairing a broken vase which fell victim to a tragic boomerang accident. They chitchat about the kids' bedtime and what Sayid told them about Omer (he had an accident and will be fine), and Omer's condition (he's through surgery, awake and will be fine). Sayid tries to broach the subject of the loan, but Nadia tells him, "No. This is Omer's responsibility. He brought this on himself." Brrrrrrrr. Nadia doesn't want to talk about her husband; she wants to talk about the man she loves. She asks why he didn't want to be with her -- considering he still carries around her picture. "If you cared about me, why did you push me toward your brother?" They hold hands, as Sayid says he's spent the past dozen years trying to cleanse himself of his wrong doing. He cannot be with her, because he doesn't deserve her.