PERSPECTIVE or OOPS, She did it again

Kate did it again at :48. She has to put in her two cents and silence one of the best comments Sawyer has ever made.

It's good she has appointed herself as Sawyer's conscience. That makes their relationship SO romantic.

PERSPECTIVE

First off, when did Kate change sides?
Second, did Sawyer even notice she was there? I think I saw he blinked when she leaned her head against him. That is so romantic!

Sorry, Had to get this off my chest. I feel much better now. :)

The Best Part of an Otherwise Heartbreaking Episode OR Bullets Should Think

Would it have been too much for the bullet to move 3 inches to Kate's right?

New Spoiler Footage Released in Honor of France's Birthday

Happy Birthday France!
This is as close as we'll come, I am afraid.

PERSPECTIVE

Please Kate, never change. You sound just like Sawyer's mother in that scene. Are you trying to neuter our snarky Sawyer?

Dynamite should think

EVERYBODY LOVES HUGO

Wherein another lady is taken off the show. Again, the wrong one.

AMBIGUOUS KATE FACE

Here is another problem I have with Kate. I call it the Ambiguous Kate Face. These faces she makes are interpreted by the LOST fandom in many different ways, making it impossible for viewers to grasp how the character is feeling. I don't know enough about the craft of acting to determine whether or not this makes Evi a brilliant or inept actress. I assume she is taking her guidance to the scene from the director. Is there any other character in LOST, whose faces can be interpreted in so many different ways, depending on a viewer's perspective?


KATE: No [pause] for Juliet. If I hadn't come after you on the sub, then you two would've left and she would've never died.
SAWYER: It's not your fault she's dead. It's mine. [eye welling with tears] She was sittin' right there, right where you are now, tryin' to leave this place. And I convinced her to stay. I made her stay on this island [crying] 'cause I didn't want to be alone. [deep breath] You understand that, right?
[Sawyer and Kate just look at each other.]
SAWYER: But, uh, [pause] but I think some of use are meant to be alone.
[Sawyer is rubbing a diamond ring with his fingers.]
SAWYER: I was gonna ask her to marry me.
[Kate looks away. She was not expecting this from Sawyer. Still crying, Sawyer stands up on the pier and throws the ring into the water as Kate watches.]SAWYER: You can probably make it back to the Temple by nightfall.
[Sawyer walks back along the pier. Kate begins to cry.] Thanks to Lostpedia for the transcript.

Wow, volatile scene. Sawyer's character is clearly grieving, feeling guilty and responsible for Juliet's death, and wants to be alone in his grief. We can understand what James is feeling.

Kate, on the other hand, is looking surprised, or upset, or beleaguered, or confused, or bewildered, or jealous, or disconcerted, or some combination of these emotions. Then she starts crying. What is she crying about? Did she just lose the person she spent 3 years in a committed relationship with? Does she actually want Sawyer now, of all times, and is upset he doesn't want her anymore? Is she sorry she didn't take Sawyer up on his offer he made before she left the Island? Is she jealous of Juliet, again? Does she realize Sawyer is now James, a person she really doesn't know? Is she upset James could actually move on with Juliet? Is she sorry Juliet is dead? Does she feel responsible for Juliet's death? Does she feel responsible for James grief? Is it fair to say she is feeling a combination of these or only one or two of these emotions? If she truly is a complex character, maybe it is fair to say she is feeling all these things? I don't want to need an advance degree in Abnormal Psychology to understand a tv character. Characters like this aren't complex, they are just indiscernible, and ultimately frustrating, to the viewer and easy for a lazy writer to assign any emotion to. TPTB, please give us a female character we can understand and let the character live. We don't want cryptic characters for six seasons. Kill off those characters after a season or two.

THE WHOLE TRUTH (about why I hate Kate)

This is by no means, an exhaustive list of reasons why I hate canned spinach boiled in cod liver oil, in other words, Kate. As the reader will see, I have truly tried to forgive and move on. But the dark side beckoned too strongly, and I succumbed. Seeing as LOST has inspired this somewhat diabolical loathing, each reason has been labeled with a LOST title.

The Beginning of the End
A fond nostalgia sweeps over me whenever I rewatch season one and two of LOST. Those were the good old days when I could still watch Kate Austen and smile simultaneously. Early season three found her in the polar bear cages with my favorite sexy, southern con man. As much as I hate to admit it, they did have a certain chemistry.

Born to Run
About four days after seemingly making a commitment, not running, but staying in the cages and having sex with Sawyer, Kate decided it was now necessary to run after Jack. Not to mention, Jack specifically told Kate not to come back for him. Kate obviously has trouble committing and/or focusing, whatever. When she returned to the beach camp, Sawyer was happy to see her, I was pleased for Sawyer and forgave Kate.

Tabula Rasa
Two days after returning to the beach camp, Kate was using Sawyer for physical and emotional comfort because she was feeling rejected by Jack and jealous of Juliet. One conversation and two ping pong games with Jack is all it took for Sawyer to figure out what Kate was doing. For whatever reason, Sawyer forgave her again and she still seemed to make Sawyer happy. Indecision plagued me, but if Sawyer forgave her again and offered her his unconditional love, I could give her a clean slate.

Hearts and Minds
Kate rejects Sawyer’s offer to live together. OMG! Stupid, stupid girl. Need I comment more?

Catch 22
Kate told Sawyer she didn’t trust him. Hours later, she proceeded to use him again for a con. Now, Sawyer is a big boy and he continued to put up with this behavior from Kate. All I could do was sit back, and hope he’d open his eyes soon. I must admit, I was reminded of the saying, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.”

Maternity Leave
Sawyer and Kate have a pregnancy scare. Kate slaps Sawyer cause he is happy Kate isn’t pregnant on an Island where a pregnancy can kill you. Not to mention, why would Kate want to be pregnant by a man she doesn’t trust (her words) or want to commit to?


Raised By Another
Kate ends up with Claire’s baby, Aaron, great surprise twist to the end of an episode, terrible choice by Kate. How can an adult take it upon herself to make a life altering decision for a child one isn’t related to and has ended up with through happenstance? Isn’t that called kidnapping or abduction? I can understand taking Aaron off Island, events were chaotic and Claire disappeared. Keeping Aaron to raise as her own, knowing Claire’s mother was grieving the loss of her daughter is what I find morally reprehensible. What a beautiful gift Kate could have given to Carole Littleton, a vibrant, beautiful living piece of her “dead” daughter. Instead, Kate chose to keep Aaron. Then we find out a season later, Kate makes the wrong choice because she was using Aaron to fix her heart, supposedly broken by Sawyer. A broken heart that the audience never saw once on screen. Sawyer’s baby mama had to retcon this information to Kate as well as most of the LOST audience. And almost 3 years and a path of emotional destruction left in Kate’s wake, she finally makes the correct choice and gives Aaron to Claire’s mother. Too little, too late. Kate is dead to me.

You know...

I've been thinking about this since this past episode, seeing Kate yet again sticking close by Claire. She owes Claire and she knows it. She shouldn't have taken Aaron, and I think she's regretting it now, which is showing that she is finally beginning to mature. Good for her. It saddens me that it took this long, but I'm actually proud of her. Yes, I said it, I'm proud of the emotional progress she's making. Good for you Kate, keep it up. One day soon you may even be worthy of Sawyer's love again.
Please don't shun me. I still hated who she's been for the past 5 years, but I think she's showing us that she deserves to be given a break. I've been debating whether or not to post this, but I just had to get it off my chest.

Whatever Happens, Happens....

Just please, let it happen soon. And let us see it. We've waited patiently.

Those three words (well, two I guess, if you want to get technical :D) were so beautiful!

Tell me I'm not the only one hoping to see Claire go crazy on Kate's baby-snatching-behind! Sad that it's taken this long!