Recap: LOST 'Sundown' (S6, E6)

Sometimes being a good person isn't enough, if you're a bad person in just one way. Sayid is a good person. Except he has a nasty habit of seeking violent revenge on those he feels have "wronged" him. It doesn't matter which world or reality he occupies, his name is always Vengeance.
The Revelations:
- Our Flash-Sideways focused on Sayid. And things are much the same, except different (where have we heard that before? Oh right, all the flash-sideways ...)
- Nadia is back, but married to Sayid's brother Omar. She's unhappy, he's unhappy, his brother's unhappy.
- Keamy is also back. And still a douche. Sayid seeks revenge for his brother's sake. Not much different than his "hit-man" days with Ben — ah, the memories.
- Meanwhile back at the Temple — Sayid visits with our friend Dogen, who convinces Sayid to kill NotJohnLocke/Esau with a special knife, with the explicit direction of not allowing him to speak before plunging the knife into his chest.
- Claire appears in the Temple, saying this and that about John wanting in and her baby and blah blah — they put her in a pit where she will put the lotion on it's skin ...
- Sayid attempts to kill NJL, but doesn't because NJL speaks. His also gives Sayid a message to send to the Temple-dwellers. Leave now or die later.
- Kate returns to the Temple, learns from Miles that Claire is there; gives Clairsseau a visit and tells her that she took Aaron off the island. I'm sure this will come back to haunt her, as Clairsseau is completely insane.
- Dogen talk about how he was duped into coming to the island (by Jacob) to save his son (but Dogen would forced to stay forever on the island). Sayid then drowns him. You know, revenge.
- With Dogen and Lennon out of the way, Blackie comes storming through killing everyone in his path. Kate and Miles run; wherein Miles runs into Lapidus and Not-Ana-Lucia, who directs them into a secret compartment in a wall.
- Kate attempts to "rescue" Claire, but she refesus the help (and most likely the lotion) and Blackie goes storming through on his destructive path.
- With nearly every Temple dweller dead, Not-John-Locke/Esau gathers who remains (including Kate and Clairsseau) and leaves ... for ... ?
So, the battle that had been hinted about for a few seasons seems to be coming to fruition. Not-John-Locke has his army and what he probably sees as a free path to — well, that is the quesiton. Does he want to leave, or does he want something on the island? He obviously is not telilng the full truth. Interestingly Ben is not among those on Not-John-Locke's side. And it's up to Jack and Hurley to man some sort of "wall" against whatever Jacob is protecting. What is he protecting is exactly what Not-John-Locke wants.
Is the island the birthright? Are the main characters the embodiment of human foils (greed, lust, gluttony, revenge, anger, cheating, lying, etc)? Where's James? Which reality will prove to be real?
Overall, I loved the episode, it's getting weird and strange and crazy and frenzied. An epic battle which will prove to provide even more answers (though it seems pretty clear many things will go unanswered, and that's ok I suppose).

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This one was good, although very confusing on why someone did what, the end capped it with the epic "we're going to war" look and feel and Kate sort of dumb founded. Next week should be very interesting... it better because I'm going to miss it two weeks from now because I'll be on a job so I need an episode that answers some questions or I will not be able to function...
that last part was a joke... just so you... yeah, well... you know!
by Bobby
∞ Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
I wonder, in passing, if we should be attaching "mythology" significance to the repeated use of "Catch A Falling Star" in the show. Are we looking at celestial beings/bodies incarnated on earth?
by Joshua
∞ Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Umm, what was Jin doing tied up in the pantry of Keamy's Kitchen?
by DK
∞ Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
I think it was made purposely unclear whether Dogen was telling Sayid the truth about killing NJL. Why did Sayid hesitate? He always hesitates. Is he under the same spell that Claire is?
by Mike
∞ Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
"Keamy is also back. And still a douche. Sayid seeks revenge for his brother's sake. Not much different than his "hit-man" days with Ben — ah, the memories."
I wouldn't say getting picked up in van by Keamy's guys is seeking revenge. Sayid actually rarely seeks revenge. It's almost like the fates are throwing revenge in his face and he ALWAYS fails.
"Dogen talk about how he was duped into coming to the island (by Jacob) to save his son (but Dogen would forced to stay forever on the island). Sayid then drowns him. You know, revenge."
I wouldn't say Dogen was "duped." He knew of the sacrifice he had to make. Also it was his fault that his son was dying. Contrary to Sayid's situation, MIB does not tell Sayid of his sacrifice to get want he wants. Every time MIB speaks, I am reminded of Jesus in the desert. "I'll give you anything you want." I doubt MIB will be true to his word where Jacob was. Wouldn't be great if MIB gave Sayid, not Nadia, but Shannon who also dies in his arms. Oops!
Also, why can't they give Sayid noise-cancelling headphones to kill MIB. That would have worked!
What about the theory that Jacob and MiB are the same person? "Every man has a scale within him", which may symbolize that Jacob & MiB are not warring externally, but internally. Maybe this is why MiB is trapped on the island? Seems a little to cerebral but could be fun.
by Renaud
∞ Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Also, does Lost have to pay a royalty to Christopher Walken every time Keamy appears?
by Renaud
∞ Thursday, March 4th, 2010
I don't believe Dogen knew the full extent of what the island would be or do to him; in that sense he was somewhat duped. "Come, to a a tropical island, full of women and magic ..."
No one forces Sayid to kill anyone, yet he always does. He wants to deny who he is; just like Ben said, but even as a boy he's the one willing to kill. Maybe not revenge always; but at the very least violence.
Apparently Esau/Locke speaking is equal to some sort of possession (though Sayid was brought back to life somehow).
I was reading a very interesting theory today (clame).
by Paul
∞ Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Renaud wins. Renaud always wins.
by joshua
∞ Friday, March 5th, 2010