tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post1870373822627812506..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: In Defense of Juliet...Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-60182495069902484862020-07-24T18:42:57.800-04:002020-07-24T18:42:57.800-04:00What I find ironic is that in the end, it was Juli...What I find ironic is that in the end, it was Juliet that Sawyer truly loved and he never got over her death. Poor Juliet. Her insecurity really led her to make the wrong choice.The Rush Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667282586023023623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-63048878745943292622011-07-07T01:49:35.684-04:002011-07-07T01:49:35.684-04:00The problem with this is that Kate loves Jack more...The problem with this is that Kate loves Jack more than she ever loved Sawyer. Even when she was having sex with Sawyer back in late Season 3, she was expressing jealousy over Jack's friendship with Juliet.<br /><br />Love isn't everything. I don't care if Sawyer did love Kate more than he ever loved Juliet. Love isn't everything. He would have never been happy with Kate and he knew it. Juliet was the only woman who could truly make him happy. Unfortunately for Juliet, she wasn't wise enough to realize this.The Rush Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667282586023023623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-69305840515286701712009-06-19T11:39:39.308-04:002009-06-19T11:39:39.308-04:00Maggie Elizabeth: Thanks for your comments! I'...Maggie Elizabeth: Thanks for your comments! I've loved Juliet from the beginning, too. <br /><br />To be honest, I don't think Kate's the bad guy here, either. My original intention with this blog post was to post this one, immediately followed by an "In Defense of Kate" one. But sadly, there ended up being shipper talk in the comments for this post, and when I asked for them to please stop, they just ramped up. I figured if I get into Kate, it'll just degenerate into something I don't want it to. <br /><br />But the way I see it is, since she's returned to the island, Kate isn't interested in Jack OR Sawyer. They are both interested in her, and that's not actually her fault. She hasn't done a thing to encourage either one of them; she tried to break free from Jack; she didn't want to return to the island to be in Sawyer's face... she had moved on. She has discovered a love in Aaron she has never felt for another person, and I think she's so emotionally empty right now after leaving Aaron behind that she has no time to deal with the angst that Jack and Sawyer have over her. <br /><br />That was going to form the basis of my Kate argument. But unfortunately, I thought it was better not to make it. I'll make it in my book instead. :)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-51119053546744781302009-06-19T11:11:50.057-04:002009-06-19T11:11:50.057-04:00You said everything I had been thinking, but in a ...You said everything I had been thinking, but in a much more organised fashion. <br />I'm so glad that you wrote this, because now I can show my follow Lost lovers that I'm not the only one who understands Juliet's decision, as heart breaking as it is.<br />Juliet is my favourite character EVER, and I'm not exaggerating at all by saying I cried for the next hour after the episode. Elizabeth Mitchell's acting was extraordinary, which made the scene completely and utterly devistating. So when I finally pulled myself together, I went upstairs to go to sleep, and I look on my bed and there is my Lost magazine with Juliet and Sawyer on the cover.<br />The tears started again.<br /><br />I think that Kate needs to decide which guy she is going to be with, and just stay with him so that the other one can begin to MOVE ON. She's so fickle.Maggie Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-21608523180254953642009-05-23T17:24:12.547-04:002009-05-23T17:24:12.547-04:00Sorry, wanted to add this, which I think you would...Sorry, wanted to add this, which I think you would agree with NIKKI :) I read it somewhere and found it so apt.<br /><br />TRUE LOVE DOES NOT COME BY FINDING THE PERFECT PERSON BUT BY LEARNING TO SEE AN IMPERFECT PERSON PERFECTLY.<br /><br />Nothing could describe the Sawyer/Kate dynamic better than that and show the real difference b/w his realtionship with Juliet and that with Kate which is why I agree with your blog on the matter because I think it identifies that distinction b/w being inlove and generally loving someone.flexiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004553692541207981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-56460229852076830672009-05-23T15:56:44.861-04:002009-05-23T15:56:44.861-04:00KeepingAwake: I couldn't have said it better mysel...KeepingAwake: I couldn't have said it better myself. Your comment is something I've been thinking for a very, very long time. Anyone who suggests that a good, solid marriage is based on passion and not friendship, well, isn't married. I'm not saying you can't have both, but a successful marriage starts with a friendship and grows from there. You find passion in friendship. <br /><br /><br />OK, I've said this before, and apparently using the English language simply ISN'T CLEAR ENOUGH. I will try one last time. <br /><br />This is a blog post about one character, seen from her point of view. It's not a shipper post, and it's not about any other characters outside of what they have to do with her. <br /><br />No shipper talk. <br /><br />I've said it so many times before, usually only directly to one person (you know who you are) and I'm really serious about this. I don't want anyone on here defending Skaters or dissing Suliets or vice versa. <br /><br />I've had to delete two comments here that seemed to do nothing more than do that. I've never, ever had to delete a comment before that wasn't just spam. So this was a very tough decision, but if I don't stop it now, this will continue to go throughout. <br /><br />Listen, I said in my post that I think Sawyer is in love with Kate, or at least believes he's in love with Kate. So don't come on here defending the "Skaters" as if I was somehow dissing them, because I wasn't, and neither is anyone else here. I was planning on doing a similar writeup as this one for other characters, but if I do that, now you've made it so I have to stipulate no ship talk. I have thousands of readers, and every single one of them seems to understand my only request, my very simple request: no ship talk. My readers don't seem to be that interested in ship talk. So your long pleas about Skaters is falling on deaf ears over here.<br /><br />End of lecture. Please don't make me lecture. ;) Seriously, there are SOOOO many other sites out there devoted to Skaters or whatever you want to talk about ship-wise. Please go there. <I>Please.</I>Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-27601345030534246052009-05-23T14:08:06.747-04:002009-05-23T14:08:06.747-04:00While Juliet no doubt loved Sawyer, she did tend t...While Juliet no doubt loved Sawyer, she did tend to cut him down and undermine his authority (the scene where she gives Kate the fence code in a not-so-subtle attempt to get her away from him comes to mind). <br /><br />He couldn't be the real Sawyer around her, he had to be good little James who must mind his "p"s and "q"s. It was painful to see a formerly self-possessed, confident character reduced to such a state. <br /><br />In stark contrast to the Sawyer we saw around Juliet, the Sawyer in WHH that helped Kate bring little Ben to the Others was exactly the Sawyer I love to see. Confident, in charge, he knew what he was doing and how to get what he wanted, but at the same time he showed compassion to little Ben and was understanding of Kate's feelings about him and Juliet being together. He was even cracking jokes to help lighten the situation as they were being escorted by the Others to see Richard. THIS, to me, was the real Sawyer, all grown up and matured. Not flower-sniffing LaFleur who lets his girlfriend walk all over him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-86311252025266255092009-05-23T12:37:04.408-04:002009-05-23T12:37:04.408-04:00@keeping awake-I don't understand what age has got...@keeping awake-I don't understand what age has got to do with it. I can't imagine at any age anyone should understand what was initially an abusive relationship b/w Jin and Sun. Are you saying that the older one gets the more sensible adultery becomes or physical/verbal violence? I don't think so. I was always and still am interested in Jin/Sun and one of my disappointments this season was that they did not get to see each other.<br /><br />As for Suliet, I respectfully disagree. It's not age. It's the "type" of relationship you like. If you like a "safe" relationship. One of convenience. Built on friendship rather than any deeper feelings, then you would enjoy Suliet. It's like marrying your best friend and I know that is fine sometimes, but most times, its best that you marry who you are inlove with and passionate about and as the years go by, a friendship develops with age. Sawyer and Juliet were like a 75 year old couple.<br /><br />If you like natural relationships. That come with all the drama of adultery, mistrust, fights, commitment issues and so on but whatever the case, you feel at home when with that person, then you would appreciate the Skate relationship. That's my take on it.<br /><br />There is no balance. Sawyer encoraged Juliet to birth Ethan. Before that, Juliet spent the whole time flashing period, calming Sawyer down even when there was no need. Stopping him from asking questions. He could not even get angry as a normal reaction. Before he could frown, she would be, "James. James". Then, she forced him to tell Jack about Phil in the cupboard. She outranked him infront of Jack just because he said "come with us freckles". He needed her permission to get off the sub. He was so used to asking her what to do, he needed her permission to go save Jack in the end. Whats worse, after his fight with Jack, all it needed was for Juliet to change her mind, and Sawyer was down with it. <br /><br />In Sawyers effort to be unlike his parents and not the con man who is unfit to be Clems father or Kates boyfriend, he went to the other side and became a wuss. He had no mind of his own and was on apron strings.<br /><br />Its almost the same dynamic as the Kate/Jack relationship in the early seasons. Kate hero worshipped Jack so much and believed in him so much that almost everything he did made sense to her and even when it did not, like the Cave or the search for Naomi, she did not really argue the point. <br /><br />Sawyer and Kate are the only couple out of the messy quadrangle who are as equals. They did not have to be anything or anyone else to be together. Sawyer did not have to be La Fleur and Kate did not have to be Monica.<br /><br />They just had to be Kate and Sawyer.<br /><br />Barring Ethan, there is no other time when Sawyer told Juliet to do anything or advised her on anything. He was always the errand boy. Ofcourse a certain shorthand develops in every kind of relationship. If you know someone long enough and are close enough, its only human nature that you understand each other better. THey certainly had each others backs but I do hope that regardless of age, when people speak of their true loves and the person that they are inlove with, feelings are for more passionate and romantic than having each others backs. I have my best friends back as she does mine but when I think of my studmuffin, having of backs is the last thing that comes to mind. <br /><br />Kate and Sawyer dont have to repeatedly say they have each others backs. They just do. As had been shown through out the seasons as their relationship developed and was also shown in the finale when she shot the man who was about to shoot Sawyer as well as help him from undrer the platform before it broke. They don't have to say it. It's a given. It's not one of their admiteddly, many issues.flexiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004553692541207981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-82402941251836440582009-05-23T09:16:45.203-04:002009-05-23T09:16:45.203-04:00Flexible,
I don't look at it as Juliet having 'n...Flexible, <br /><br />I don't look at it as Juliet having 'neutered' Sawyer. They trusted each other and believed that the other had their best interests at heart. <br /><br />You see the balance of it when Sawyer pushed Juliet to deliver Ethan and was the happiest man on the Island when Ethan was delivered safely. <br /><br />As they both said several times, they had each other's backs. <br /><br />After a time in a relationship, an emotional shorthand develops. Neither of you bluntly speaks your piece/gives direction unless it's either necessary, welcome, or both. I think with Suliet, it was both. Neither took offense when advised by the other because they trusted one another. <br /><br />Sometimes I think the wildly divergent opinions about relationships on Lost come down to age and experience. I started thinking this when so many younger fans had no interest in the Jin/Sun marriage, while those of us who are a bit older felt their story to the core. ;)KeepingAwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805933064295248700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-30403271425703698262009-05-23T08:28:04.085-04:002009-05-23T08:28:04.085-04:00Oh, I agree with that Anon. I've been saying she n...Oh, I agree with that Anon. I've been saying she neutered Sawyer. He did not become a "better" man. As far as relationships go he now believes he is deserving of a good one and can be in it. Thats some kind of growth I guess. Everything else about him either remained the same or went to squot.<br /><br />Oedipus complex. She looked like his mother. Died infront of him like his mother. She was a calming influence and he could not do anything without her permission. She cooked and cleaned for him. The one thing he did without her say so, was hunt the returnees down and then when they arrived, decide without her permission, to bring them in. Other than that it was either "James James" Or, "No James". "Tell him James" I know as women we boss our men around sometimes but this was not bossing James around. This was mommying him and giving him instructions on what to do, when to do it and how to do it. Its the tone used to calm him that used to drive me mad. LOL.flexiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004553692541207981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-29559447793096169792009-05-23T08:16:37.220-04:002009-05-23T08:16:37.220-04:00People keep saying that Juliet made Sawyer a "bett...People keep saying that Juliet made Sawyer a "better man". Really? He's still conning people, been conning the DI for three years now, and in FTL he was ready to abandon all of his friends without a second thought. If anything he's an even bigger liar than he ever was before, and more selfish.<br /><br />Anyway, nice, insightful article, I'm glad I stumbled across it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-13925895282463417942009-05-22T20:06:46.950-04:002009-05-22T20:06:46.950-04:00Please forgive all the typos. When I post too muc...Please forgive all the typos. When I post too much, I think my fingers turn to pigs hooves. The evidence is before you.flexiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004553692541207981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-83487274398999700392009-05-22T19:53:35.609-04:002009-05-22T19:53:35.609-04:00@Yorick-Sun and Jin had a relationship where he wa...@Yorick-Sun and Jin had a relationship where he was an abusive husband and she cheated on him to the point of not knowing who the baby daddy was. Desmond and Pen had her father on their necks and he had dreams and visions and sailed off to an Island because of that. Everyone had their drama. Whats mature and healthy about that? NOTHING but it was REAL. I think, in the effort to downgrade the Skate relationship people over talk the Suliet relationship and try to make it what it is not. In my opinion atleast.<br /><br />It was a relationship that arose out of circumstances and lack of options. It arose out of shared pain as EM herself said. It was founded on a con. Genuine feelings of trust, loyalty and love did arise but as adults we all know to love is not to be INLOVE. It was safe. Sawyer was content. Its not the emotional rollercoaster and fireworks of Skate. Ofcourse, juliet is a better woman for him....but Love is not about who is better for you. It's about true feelings and you can't legislate for those. If we could all pick who we truly love there would be no heartache on earth. <br /><br />That bomb was going to reset time. Not kill them. The final look to me looked more like confiriming their loyalty and friendship. I did not expect Sawyer to react any less than he did as Juliet fell to her death. He spent 3 years with that woman and she had more belief in him than anyone ever had. What else was he to do? <br /><br />It does not change the fact that Sawyer did not deny her accusations. He did not even ask what look. Are we saying he could not have reassured her better than he did? Sawyer did not protest as some have said he did. He simply said "I dont care who I looked at. I am with you". Same with "I made a choice and I am sticking with it". He could have said. The look was nothing. It is you I love. It is you I want to spend the rest of my life with. Don't do this. Not "Y are you doing this?"LOL. She has just told you precisely why she is doing it and you did not deny it.<br /><br />Everything started to sound like a duty to poor Jules and she made an adult and wise decision to end it. Juliet was standing right infront of Sawyer when Bernard and Rose said what they did. Sawyers heart led his head for just a second. His instinct was to look at Kate. Had he thought for just a minute, he would have looked at Juliet because "he's got her back". Kate looked at no one. Kate looked at no one at the end either. She was already looking at the scene as were Sawyer and Juliet. They turned to look at each other. Jack turned to look at Kate. <br /><br />Kate has always been ambiguous and remains so which is why I find her complex, flawed, enigmatic and she remains my fav character on the show.<br /> <br />@Alibags-evangeline Lilly loves playing Kate. She gets frustrated sometimes but that is human but she thinks Kate is completely fantastic to play so she does not have those issues you have about Kate and why should she?! Without Kate, lost would be boring to me. <br /><br />I do not think Sawyers feelings for Kate are vestiges of old feelings. There is nostalgia and there is longing. Any Skate anvil has been geared towards the latter. A couple talking about wanting to be together till the end no matter what happens and then Sawyer looking at Kate is not "vestiges of old feelings". He looked at the person that he shared that sentiment about. There is no other explanation fot it. Looking at Jules would have been easier because she was straight ahead :)flexiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004553692541207981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-63295865861093415562009-05-22T17:47:44.620-04:002009-05-22T17:47:44.620-04:00I agree with you Nik, I'm also on Juliet's side. ...I agree with you Nik, I'm also on Juliet's side. I can understand why some viewers judge her and for that hate her. But, can we all rewind and remember season 1? Before we got to know the cast. We all thought Sawyer was a jerk, but eventually, we saw his true colors. Every character on this show has a dark side at some point in the story-and yet we love them anyway.theSwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860670840994934760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-3232285330757924742009-05-22T08:27:47.420-04:002009-05-22T08:27:47.420-04:00EXACTLY. Sawyer often resents and rejects attempt...EXACTLY. Sawyer often resents and rejects attempts to reason with him, mocking the opposing viewpoint and prolonging the argument at all costs until he wins. Juliet's simple, direct style of presenting clear commands to break this cycle is all too familiar to parents, I'm sure!humanebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717844158635399246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-702650858495079392009-05-22T08:12:46.043-04:002009-05-22T08:12:46.043-04:00Anonymous: Ask any woman who has a successful marr...Anonymous: <I>Ask any woman who has a successful marriage if she ever talks to her husband like a child. If they're honest - they'll admit they do!</I> <br /><br />LOL! Actually, I wasn't sniping at her for it, just echoing what a lot of people have said, because I am absolutely guilty of this. <br /><br />"Did you wash the dishes like I asked you? HELLO... I'm talking to you! OK... one... TWO... you don't want to see me get to three..." <br /><br />Hahahahahahaha! And I'm rewatching the beginning of the season right now and Sawyer's acting like a bit of a buffoon... and a child. There's a reason she occasionally talks to him like one. He puts her in that position.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-43839892231071366742009-05-22T07:52:18.938-04:002009-05-22T07:52:18.938-04:00Hi All,
Just wanted to highlight how good the acti...Hi All,<br />Just wanted to highlight how good the acting is and the writing must be for everyone to be talking so deeply about something thats....now I am going to have to say it .....NOT REAL !....its the biggest complimant we as fans can pay the LOST cast & crew. I'm going to be gutted when the show finishes....;-(M9 EGOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953944098834603403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-6058094330052057752009-05-21T22:23:13.464-04:002009-05-21T22:23:13.464-04:00@Nikki - thank you so much for starting this level...@Nikki - thank you so much for starting this level headed non-shippy discussion about a Lost relationship!<br /><br /><I>And the best part of the shower scene: that she never looks down, like it's not even worth doing so. Ha!</I> <br />Lol! Totally agree with how awesome Elizabeth Mitchell was in this scene. Juliet's had Sawyer for 3 years, why on earth would she look at Jack?<br /><br />If I was Evangeline Lilly I would be getting mighty frustrated with the character I was having to play.Ok - she has the men making goo goo eyes at her, but other than that........not a lot. There is no longer any reason why these men are so in love with her. Apart from her hair. And that's not really enough to keep love going through plane crashes, gun battles and nuclear bombs exploding.<br /><br />Juliet on the other hand, is hot AND formidable.Ali Bagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826228234954697951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-8449161912897901442009-05-21T21:38:05.403-04:002009-05-21T21:38:05.403-04:00Ask any woman who has a successful marriage if she...Ask any woman who has a successful marriage if she ever talks to her husband like a child. If they're honest - they'll admit they do! (Oh sure, you can be the "cool girlfriend" but a married woman knows that crap only gets you so far). Look how much better Sawyer is after Juliet- he is no longer a piece of crap con-man anymore, not a remote, emotionally unavailable, tedious bastard. Miracle of miracles, he can admit when he is wrong and apologize! Stupid Kate. She doesn't even want him (when Sawyer looks at her during the Rose and Beardnard *credit to Ack* thing - she stares at the ground!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-49820512643204624582009-05-21T17:23:16.695-04:002009-05-21T17:23:16.695-04:00Juliet also didn't take into account what this wou...Juliet also didn't take into account what this would do to Sawyer. The Sawyer she knows is 10,000 times a better man than the one that would land in LAX on Sept. 22, 2004. She's much the reason he is a better man. Does she really want him to revert to that?? She did not think through her decision any more than Jack did.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222080960587312722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-20710723079152895832009-05-21T16:39:53.830-04:002009-05-21T16:39:53.830-04:00The big problem I have with Juliet's 180 is that i...The big problem I have with Juliet's 180 is that it still doesn't ring true to me. I can make a case for why she was so insecure about Kate's return, sure. But I don't see how that translates into suddenly deciding that detonating the bomb is the best idea since sliced bread.<br /><br />The reason she gives-to save herself the pain of losing Sawyer-is inherently selfish. That's not Juliet. <br /><br />Time and time again we've seen Juliet put herself, her safety and her happiness aside in service to someone else. Her only actions that fall on the selfish side are dating someone else's husband. <br /><br />(BTW, I've always been a Juliet fan.)KeepingAwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805933064295248700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-62372481363103675882009-05-21T11:04:20.338-04:002009-05-21T11:04:20.338-04:00I find it a bit strange that people question Julie...I find it a bit strange that people question Juliet smashing the bomb, as well as questioning her motives. All of the losties trapped in the past decide to sacrifice themselves, but the minute the bomb doesn't go off they should give up and go home? I actually wondered as Juliet fell if she would live and set off the bomb herself, then thought "nah, she won't survive THAT fall!" oh well. So Juliet finishes the suicide mission that everyone signed up for, and somehow she is selfish? Her earlier motivations may not be so altruistic, but when Jack drops the bomb everyone is ready and waiting to die. How does a 2 minute delay change anything (except in relation to time and Jacob, who seemed to be protecting the timeline from the future since only after he died did the bomb go off)?dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-77766874095611996982009-05-21T09:05:33.276-04:002009-05-21T09:05:33.276-04:00Very good insightful post and I enjoyed reading it...Very good insightful post and I enjoyed reading it. However, I take issue some what that Kate is totally innocent in attracting Sawyer's attention. Just when you think Sawyer and Juliet are going to make it off the Island and their future together is secure, here bops in Kate again. Not uncalculated on Kate's part I imagine. Kate has always done what's best for Kate.Nashville Beatlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468527491790624665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-84319358076988296352009-05-21T02:44:42.107-04:002009-05-21T02:44:42.107-04:00I don't think Sawyer loves Kate, but I think he is...I don't think Sawyer loves Kate, but I think he is obsessed with her. Sometimes when an old flame reappears into your life, you have to sort things out. And Sawyer I think had only 3-4 days to do that in between "LaFleur" and "The Incident" ... Nikki, what did Sawyer's actions tell you in his last two scenes with Juliet? When the chips were down and Jack dropped the bomb, Sawyer's eyes were only on Juliet, not Kate. Had the bomb gone off, her image would have been the last thing he saw. Juliet saw that and smiled. Don't you think then she realized his heart was with her and she had overreacted? And if not then, his refusal to let her go at the very end? That was the most heartbreaking scene I have ever seen on any media.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222080960587312722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-45672092731091907122009-05-20T21:54:02.443-04:002009-05-20T21:54:02.443-04:00redeem147: I completely agree that Sawyer's react...redeem147: I completely agree that Sawyer's reactions were based more on the vestiges of his old feelings. Especially after reading Nikki's post, I understand how Juliet's history would cause her to just assume that he loved Kate more. But I do feel like it was a mistake, and that the fairest response would have been to allow Sawyer a reasonable amount of time get his head back on straight. It had to be disorienting for his old world to come crashing into his new one like that. We have to keep in mind, though, that it was just as disorienting for Juliet, so I don't blame her any more than I blame Sawyer for a few absentminded glances.<br /><br />Nikki: I actually did feel the chemistry right away. I loved how supportive Sawyer was of Juliet in delivering that baby, and that image of them cuddled up asleep made me feel all kinds of mushy.<br /><br />But you're right--his heart certainly was ripped out when Juliet fell. Sawyer may have looked at Kate when Bernard mentioned the importance of being with the one you love at the end. But when the end seems to be actually coming, Sawyer only has eyes for Juliet. She's the one who gets the nickname, and Kate is just someone who may be able to help him save his Blondie. <br /><br />Also notice that Kate works just as hard to save Juliet as Sawyer does. Though Kate's storyline has dragged for me a bit, I do like how, other than a doubletake at Sawyer and Juliet's living arrangement, Kate's dependence on men for validation seems to have eased up. She really seems more concerned now about doing right by other women. She developed a very respectful friendship with Sawyer's ex, she let Claire's mother have Aaron, she's dedicated to saving Claire, and she didn't try to sabotage Juliet's relationship with Sawyer. I have a feeling that Kate is going to come back in a major way next season.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224748072789873249noreply@blogger.com