Because it's 2004, and America is ga-ga for torture! In our entertainment AND in our foreign policy, we can't get enough of seeing people beaten until they tell us what we want to hear!
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| An Iraqi and a French woman in a Mexican standoff. |
THE ISLAND
Sayid is still on his walkabout from last week, looking mournfully off into the ocean, like they do on this show. Then he trips over a giant cable leading out of the ocean and into the jungle. Because there's something that you have to remember here, this island is fucking weird. Sayid follows the cable deep into the jungle, but someone has set up a trap along the path. But Sayid is no dummy. He a former soldier, he sees the trap a mile away and carefully steps over it. Into another trap. So he goes flying up into the trees, gets thrown around up there for a bit, then gets bonked on the head until he loses consciousness.
When he wakes up, he's tied to a bed, but not in the fun way. More in the "I'm going to zap you with a car battery for a while" way. And the woman won't stop zapping him until he tells her where Alex is. She's not a very good interrogator, though because she doesn't learn anything and Sayid finds out this is the French woman from the radio a few weeks back. He manages to gain her trust though, by fixing her music box. That's when she starts dropping some exposition on us. Her name is Danielle Rousseau, and she was part of a science team who's boat crashed on the island. Then everyone else got "infected" so Rousseau just had to kill them. So basically, this chick is crazy.
Luckily, that's when the Monster decides to go stomping around outside and Rousseau leaves to go check her traps. And Sayid quickly runs in the opposite direction. They meet up in the jungle one last time, Before she lets Sayid go back, Rousseau drops a little more backstory. Alex is her kid and was kidnapped by The Others. She's never seen them, but you can hear them whispering in the jungle. Sayid is thankful to be free of this obviously crazy person. Then he hears a bunch of creepy whispering in the jungle.
The rest of the episode is mostly just checking in with the other characters. Jack is still an angry control freak. Sawyer is still a charming asshole. Michael is building a shower, to make it easier for him to peep on Sun. The charming young man Ethan is helping everyone out, because he's such a good guy. And Hurley is hanging out in the background working on a project and giggling. He reveals that he's been building a golf course. It's not enough to survive. They need to relax and have fun too. So, people start putting and sand wedging, and placing some friendly wagers. But when Sawyer tries to get in on that action, everyone is suspicious. He gets a look on his face that basically says "Aw shucks, I know y'all don't like me. I'll just be on my way then." It's actually a nice moment for the character. Hey, guess who ruins it? Yeah, Kate takes his bet. Then everyone else is like "Well if Kate, the best person ever, likes Sawyer, then he can't be that bad! We're all best friends now!" Kate ruins everything. And climbs trees.
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| No! Don't pull the plug! You'll drain the ocean! |
THE FLASHBACK
Yup, we're flashing back to Operation Free Freedom Forever Free. As Chief Interrogator for the Republican Guard, Sayid has done such a good job torturing people that he's going to be promoted to Executive Vice President in Charge of Waterboarding. Everything looks great for this hip, young, go getter. That is until a beautiful woman from his past walks back into his life. "Of all the torture chambers in all the world, why did she have to bleed all over mine?" Sayid and Nadia were best friends as children, and now she's a rebel, he's a soldier.
A month goes by, and Nadia still hasn't talked. Probably because instead of burning her with acid, Sayid keeps bringing her food. But he's the professional, I'm sure he knows what he's doing. When Nadia is up for execution, Sayid decides it's time to bust her out of prison. But just like a broad, she's got to write some gooey love crap on a photograph and gets them caught. So Sayid, shoots the guard, then himself, then tells Nadia to cheese it.
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| Daredevil is about to beat the shit out of Sayid. |
THE RANDOM THOUGHTS
- The Others, science team, Black Rock, Ethan, the monster isn't a monster, Alex. This episode sets up a lot. And it all pays off! So, fuck you people who can't follow a TV show!
- That said, there's not a lot of plot this week, but who needs that when there's torture to be had!
- Good gravy, that decade was just horrible.
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| Heidly-ho, neighborieeno! |
THE CATCHPHRASES
- You'll find me in the next life. (variant)
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