Episode Report Card Daniel: B+ | 317 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Power play
By Daniel | Season 2 | Episode 13 | Aired on 2006.02.08
Sawyer spots something hanging on a branch, and it's a hood -- just like, Kate notes, the one the Others put over her head. "No, it's not. This one's black, different weave. It's all in the details -- and they're wrong." Yes, it's odd that the feral tribe on the deserted island don't have a matching set of kidnap hoods to use, but I'm sure they get by, Sawyer. Kate seems to buy this nonsense, though: "Well, if it wasn't them, then who?" Sawyer just looks at her. She's incredulous: "What are you saying, one of us did it? Who the hell would want to go after Sun?" Sawyer says there's not much "upside" to scaring the crap out of 46 people. "Unless you're trying to con them into joining an army." And they stare at each other, without either of them answering a fairly crucial question: Exactly what does Ana-Lucia gain by having more people train with her and Jack?
Flashback to Sawyer scribbling $1,299 and $1,399 on price tags attached to some crappy necklaces. At some point, I forget when, we learn that this woman's name is Cassidy, so I'm just going to start calling her that now. She's quite the pessimist, pointing out that the necklaces are junk. "A five-year-old could tell that." Cassidy, you're coming dangerously close to figuring out what a "con" actually is. Sawyer: "They ain't going to be looking at the necklaces; they're going to be looking at the price tags. It's all in the details, Dimples." Sure thing, Stubble. Cassidy wants to know what happens if they get caught, but Sawyer says they won't, as he puts a Band-Aid on across his nose. "Anybody goes to the cops, the only thing they're going to remember is a guy that looks like he's been in a bar fight." Cassidy admits that she's a little scared. "Well, here's the good news, baby: everybody's scared. The thing they're scared of most is missing an opportunity." That's some real deep bullshit, Sawyer.
We're at "Eric's Expert Service," and apparently Eric believes providing "expert service" means "self-serve," which is what one guy's doing, pumping gas into a red convertible, and his buddy (or perhaps life partner) is coming out of the store with bags of chips and whatnot. Sawyer furtively approaches, asking them if they want to buy some necklaces. He shows them the necklaces, draped across jeweller's velvet. One dude asks where Sawyer got them. "Where do you think?" snaps Sawyer, but I guess politeness isn't really a necessity in his line of work. Sawyer asks if they want to buy them or not, but they're unsure, so Sawyer says to forget it and starts walking away.