Lost

[sistermagpie]

You know, there's really no reason to do more Kate episodes because they all come down to the same thing: Kate manipulates a man and gets her to do stuff for her, in the course of which he will be injured or killed, and then Kate cries and feels bad. The Kids in the Hall used to do a skit about Skura: The Gentle Shark, who maimed and killed people but felt really bad about it. She is Kate: The Sentimental Shark.

In the last minute she'll always do some stunt to prove that she's not a killer and she has a Heart or something (often resulting in Even More Death for Somebody Not Kate!), but Sawyer is still clearly right that basically she cares about herself and anybody stupid enough to think otherwise is going to probably wind up dead. I'd have more respect for her if she just killed people, but this whole, "Wah! Feel sorry for me for putting someone in danger and they died!" is getting a little crazy.

And apparently she's being doing it since before she hit puberty because that pre-teen romance thing was just sad--yeah, Kate was totally in love with little Time Capsule Boy. Uh-huh. Sure. And they were planning their wedding when they were 10--who are these people? This episode did, at least, give us the wonderful information that that toy plane Kate manipulated the men on the island for before belongs to another woman's husband, whom Kate got killed. So when "Rachel" (I think that was what he said his wife's name was) comes home with her 22 month old son for her parents house, she will not only be a widow, but know that her husband spent his last night alive with his twoo wuv since childhood, so she can now question whether her husband wanted to be with her. Excellent! Like Kate said, if she wants your spot, she gets your spot!

There's a cliche where guys always say that girls always go for jerks and don't like nice guys. I think Kate gives me just the barest idea of what they feel like, because Kate's power amazes me. And now she's giving Sun advice?! (I thought Sun poisoning the water was a bit OOC, btw. I know she did it, but it didn't seem like something she would do.) Kate's mother had the right idea--as soon as Kate shows up at your door, call for help. Better yet, change your name so she can't show up for old times' sake and put you in the line of fire because she's decided she can't live without her old Girl Scout badges of great sentimental value.

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Oh, that wasn't the finale (thank goodness). The finale is, I think, on 5/25 and it will be 2 hours.

I was thinking the same thing about Kate's crying, because I don't mind Evangeline Lily as an actress. When she was crying in the car I thought she was quite believable. I just didn't care because Kate cries every five minutes, and always for herself. Kate's not only had 3 episodes, but they're pretty much all the same story.

Uh-hu? Except that now everybody suspects two other persons, who might risk not getting a spot on that raft? The twist that Kate had talked Sun into it was the only thing interesting about the episode, since it means she sort of did do it after all. And I won't buy that she didn't have that ulterior agenda for a second.

That's exactly what I thought about the whole thing. Kate talking her into it was at least an explanation for why she did something she didn't seem like she'd come up with on her own, and what is up with nobody caring when other people are Falsely Accused? Jinn had Michael at his throat for burning that raft, and the poisoned water stunt had Sawyer and Michael saying some pretty nasty things. I was kind of amazed when Kate expected Sawyer to apologize for telling her secret when she had, like he said, practically threatened to steal his spot on the raft. Not to mention she really was the culprit in a way. But it's not like she felt she should apologize to him for giving Sun the idea that got him accused. Frankly, Sawyer was right: Kate really does only care about herself. Interestingly, Sawyer was willing to be tortured for something he didn't do earlier, but Kate seems to spend her own life running from punishment and hurting others in the process. Then she still considers herself an innocent victim, like the only behavior that counts is the one she's falsely accused of.

I hope she does have an ulterior motive for telling Sun what to do--the idea of her doing it out of the goodness of her heart is silly. I think she had good reason for not wanting the raft to go, or for leaving with it, and it's typical Kate that she'd manipulate somebody else into doing her dirty work so that she could still be self-righteous about it.

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Heh, I just keep assuming that all American shows have exactly 22 episodes in one season. But it's great to hear there's more, and that the season finale probably will be more climactic than this. I justt hope that neither of these last episodes will be Jack-centric. They won't be Kate-centric, since she had one now. I'd prefer it not to be Sawyer-centric either, though I prefer him over the other two.

Kate's not only had 3 episodes, but they're pretty much all the same story.

Yeah. Though I'd say the same for Jack's.

and what is up with nobody caring when other people are Falsely Accused? Jinn had Michael at his throat for burning that raft, and the poisoned water stunt had Sawyer and Michael saying some pretty nasty things.

Yeah. But at least when Walt burned the shaft down, Locke managed to get the others to think that none of the plane-crash people were the culpable. But still...

I was kind of amazed when Kate expected Sawyer to apologize for telling her secret when she had, like he said, practically threatened to steal his spot on the raft. Not to mention she really was the culprit in a way. But it's not like she felt she should apologize to him for giving Sun the idea that got him accused.

Yeah, and even more amazing was that Sawyer for some reason seemed to think that he ought to apologise, he just "wasn't the type to do it". Eh, I don't buy that he would in any way feel that an apology would be merited, but I suppose that just adds up to another of those magical effects Kate obviously has on men.

I think she had good reason for not wanting the raft to go, or for leaving with it, and it's typical Kate that she'd manipulate somebody else into doing her dirty work so that she could still be self-righteous about it.

Yeeah, she was awfully quick to ask if Micheal's spot was now open.