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October 11, 2006
Lost: What They Did vs. What I Would Have Done
Skip this one if you're not up for hearing some Lost plot developments.
1. SCENE: Sun's dad (in flashback) walks in on her and Baldy.
WHAT THEY DID: Sat there stunned.
WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE: Well, deadbolt the door in the first place, for one thing.
2. SCENE: Sayid suggests sailing up to the "abandoned" dock, saying "of course it's safe".
WHAT JIN DID: Sailed up to the dock.
WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE: Realized that 40% of the human race's last words involved some variation of "Of course it's safe", and high-sailed it away from the place.
3. SCENE: Sawyer's been warned about the punishment for slacking off while breaking rocks in the hot sun, and tasered several times. But Kate's bending over a lot, and the sweat's making her dress awfully clingy.
WHAT SAWYER DID: Leaned on the shovel, and stared at Kate's butt for a few minutes.
WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE: Can't top that, really.
4. SCENE: Sawyer's got the rifle, Kate's got Blondie's gun pointed right at her.
WHAT KATE DID: Nothing. Just stood there and watched Sawyer surrender his advantage.
WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE: Figured that at worst, The Others were going to work me to death or kill me in some other horrible way. And at best, they're just a bunch of dead-eyed suburbanites who are having a picnic while I'm doing their slave labor, and watching Sawyer mow them down is probably worth my life.
5. SCENE: The lady in the boat tells Sun that she's not an enemy, and that shooting her will only make them enemies.
WHAT SUN DID: Shot her.
WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE: Asked for some no-nonsense, non-cryptic, no-bullcrap explanation of the previous statement. Said something to the effect of "With friends like five armed frogmen climbing onto my boat, who needs enemies?" Probably shoot her.
6. SCENE: Henry/Ben shows the 2004 World Series' final groundout to Jack as proof that The Others have contact with the outside world.
WHAT JACK DID: Considered Henry/Ben's offer.
WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE: "Henry/Ben, I will cooperate with you. But not until I've watched every second of those 2,110 minutes on the 12-DVD set."
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