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On the occasion of his 39th birthday I thought I would link back to an article I wrote about his character after the third season. At the time I saw an emerging leader: one who was turning away from the selfish pursuit of personal gain and turning toward helping his fellow survivors. What do you, our users, think? Was I right or way off-base? Or is he going in a totally different direction? What do you think the future holds for James "Sawyer" Ford?


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4x13Review01fixed.jpgThere was so much to talk about in the finale of Season Four that I didn't know where to begin. It wasn't a perfect episode, but all in all I really enjoyed it. So I finally decided to narrow down what I wanted to say to a list of my favorite ten scenes. You may agree with some or all of these choices, or you may think I must have watched a completely different show. After the jump, you'll see what I considered the highlights of all three parts of "There's No Place Like Home."

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4x13_boat_explosion.jpgAs we watched tonight's episode, perched on the edge of our seats, no doubt, as the freighter blew up before ours and our losties eyes. Many of us couldn't help but share Sun's painful screams as she watched her husband, Jin, perish in the ship's explosion. But a closer look at the scene immediately before the explosion appears to show nobody standing near the back of the boat where Jin was last seen. So I'll ask the question...could he have somehow made it off that boat before it exploded? This is lost, and we never actually saw him die. Let us know what your thoughts are on Jin's fate.

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4x13_islandgone.jpg In the Season 4 finale of LOST, Ben uses a frozen donkey wheel to "move" the island. A bright light fills the sky, similar to what we saw with the Hatch Explosion, and then, the island disappears. A "hole" in the water can be seen closing up, filling in where the island use to be. But, where did it go? What exactly is the island, and how does this magical wheel in an oddly frozen underground cave control it? Bigger pics after the jump.

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4x13_bomb_diagram.jpg Continue reading to view some user requested screen captures from "There's No Place Like Home, Part 2". If you see anything of interest, let us know in the comments section.

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4x13_Glyphs.jpg When Ben uses the Frozen Donkey Wheel to move the island, he is in an old cave in which there are some hieroglyphs. Of course, we first caught sign of such glyphs on the Hatch Computer count down doomsday clock. Then, we saw glyphs in Ben's secret cave inside his secret room, inside a secret room. These glyphs seem to be tied to the natives of the island, and the four-toed statue, temple, and ruins we have seen or heard about. Of course, we don't really know what any of this is about... but we have two more seasons to find out. Take a closer look after the jump, and send your translations to us in the comments section!

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4x13_Hurley.jpgThe season finale of LOST continues tonight with parts 2 and 3 of There's No Place Like Home! For those of you who don't have time to watch the recap of part 1 at 7pm Central / 8pm Eastern, here's a short reminder of where we left off last week.



By the end of part 1, Locke was about to enter the Orchid so that they could "move the island" while Ben was standing face to face with dear ole Keamy. Jack and Sawyer were at the helicopter with Frank, and just realized the danger that Hurley was in because he was with Locke and Ben. Meanwhile, Desmond, Michael, Jin, and Sun have come across an awful lot of C4 rigged to the freighter. Tonight's conclusion of an episode that was well liked by SW users and served as a fantastic setup episode for what is sure to be a wild ride of a finale. Tune in an hour earlier than usual for the two hours of action and fun.

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I figured that if Lost was going to take a break, so would I. Now Lost is back and so is the poll review. "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1" received strong reviews earning an 8.38 rating. I was surprised that this episode earned such a high mark since it did not have very much action and was more of a set up for the two hour finale. The SWLS users gave it strong marks with only one low score and 53.2% scoring it a 9 or 10. Even PointPlace gave it an extremely rare 10! Surprised by PointPlace's generosity, some members are demanding he provide a urine sample. Since most agreed with him, he was spared "the cup", for now.

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Part One: Michael by Thlaylirah
I think they have finally broken my brain. Don't get me wrong, I love Lost more than ever. Season Four has been nothing short of a return to greatness in my opinion, but with every answer the writers give us, they raise two new questions. For example, we finally learn that Ben can control the smoke monster, but how does he do it and why must everyone flee from it if Ben is in control? And yes, Claire is Jack's sister, but why does Kate have baby Aaron and why doesn't Jack want to raise him? Christian lives! No wait, now we are showing his funeral, no wait, he lives! This is around the time my brain went kerplooey. Despite all of this and the fact that I now have the I.Q. of a baked turnip, I can't wait to watch the season finale. But to me, the most clarifying moment of the season came in the episode "Meet Kevin Johnson" when Michael was confronted with the walking dead we lovingly refer to as Libby. Normally I am not much into theorizing, but at that moment I knew exactly why Libby was there and what she represented. Libby is Michael's Albatross and I knew it without a doubt.

For those unfamiliar with the term, the word albatross is frequently used to describe a "long-term impediment; burden; curse". The reference is taken from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798). The passage that came to mind was:

'God save thee, ancient Mariner!
From the fiends that plague thee thus!
Why look'st thou so?
With my cross-bow
I shot the Albatross.'

Ok, so maybe Michael didn't literally shoot Libby with a cross-bow, but the symbolism is there for all to see. Michael is literally wearing the specter of Libby around his neck. Libby is Michael's short term problem, a major accident in his life that represents his innermost burden. Most of you are probably thinking that if Mike was to have an albatross, it would probably appear in the form of Walt, but I disagree. What is it that Mike wants the most in his life? His son. Walt is the final goal, the thing that Mike wants the most. Think about it. An Albatross is a great burden because it is so difficult to defeat.


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4x12_dharma_box_01.jpgHere are some requested screen shots from users that so far haven't mandated an independent investigation. See the pictures after the jump, and let us know what you think in the comments.

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4x12_rescue_photo.jpg Part of the cover-up story involving the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 involves the Oceanic 6 being helped ashore by some fishermen on a small remote island in the Pacific. To help convince the public, a fake photo of that "rescue" has been staged and presented at a press conference. Get a better view of the photo by clicking the Continue Reading link below.

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4x12_crash_map.jpg Someone is going to a lot of trouble to keep the truth about Oceanic Airlines under wraps. Obviously, Widmore has something to gain by keeping his staged wreck a secret, but why are all the Losties participating in a cover up? In "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1", the Oceanic 6 attend a joint press conference with Oceanic representatives where a cover up story explains that the survivors washed up on a remote island. Here are some maps showing the cover-up locales. Bigger pics after the jump.

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4x12_Orchidnotes.jpgIn "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1", Dan finds out that Keamy is headed toward the Orchid Station. The news sets off alarm bells in Dan's head, as he realized the backup plan is being initiated. Dan looks up some notes he made on the Orchid in his book, which we get a quick glimpse out. Formulas surround the logo, and some writing, which includes "space like factors", "time like factors" and "Possible!". Get a larger view of the notes after the jump.

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4x12_keamy.jpgThe season finale of LOST begins tonight! Well... sort of. The finale has been expanded to a three hour episode, and we get the first hour tonight, and the final two hours in two weeks. LOST once again borrows from "The Wizard of Oz" with thematically relevant title. Thing are coming to a head quickly between the Widmore Commandos, lead by Keamy, and Locke's group as well as Jack's beach group (not to mention Sayid and the rest of the not-penny's-boat people).

More details after the jump!

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Segment ratings for "Cabin Fever" indicate a slow start, with a slight upward movement up until the last segment, which received a perfect 5.0 rating average. The opening segment featuring Locke's birth was the second lowest first segment of the season. The following segments didn't move up or down significantly as we learned more about Locke's childhood and his failed "recruitment" by Richard Alpert. The low segment ratings are somewhat of a surprise, given the poll results which seem to give favorable marks for "Cabin Fever". However, perhaps the final segment is really pushing those poll numbers, because this segment received a perfect rating average. Locke's conversation with Christian and Claire scored high, and gave us a lot to ponder during the week. As ridiculous as the cliffhanger notion of moving the island seems, it looks like SWLS users loved the final moments of "Cabin Fever". Take a look at the segment ratings for Cabin Fever by reading the rest of this article.
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Sledgeweb users loved "Cabin Fever" giving it the highest rating of season 4. The SWLS faithful graced episode 4x11 with an 8.94 rating beating the next highest episode by just over a quarter of a point. An astonishing 92% gave "Cabin Fever" a rating of 8 or higher. There were 3 votes of 6 or lower and we will address those later in this article. The high rating of this episode got me wondering about which episodes were most liked by the users. The following is a numerical order of average rating of each episode.

#1 Cabin Fever 8.94
#2 The Constant 8.68
#3 Confirmed Dead 8.57
#4 Shape of Things 8.47
#5 Beggining of the End 8.46
#6 The Economist 8.37
#7 Ji Yeon 8.06
#8 Meet Kevin Johnson 7.54
#9 Eggtown 7.25
#10 Something Nice 7.04
#11 Other Woman 6.76

It is obvious that SWLS users enjoy episodes that center on the mythology of the island and the more science fiction aspects of the shows. They enjoy episodes that contain many questions and not a lot of answers. Our posters do not enjoy the romantic episodes nearly as much. Lets see why our users liked "Cabin Fever" with such a passion.

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