Just before he went unconscious, he said something to Mike; I couldn't quite
make it out, what did Sawyer say to Mike and what did Mike say back?

i'm not 100% sure but it was something to the effect of

s: "I would have left you behind
m: "don't worry about this now."
s: "I did leave you behind."
m: "good thing i ain't you."

am i close? just doing it off memory!

Excellent.

s: "I would have left you behind
m: "don't worry about this now."
s: "I did leave you behind."
m: "good thing i ain't you."

yup! and after that michael kinda had a small smile on his face...that was nice.

If you have closed caption on your TV, you can see/read the unaudible

I agree - maybe underneath it all they do like/respect each other. I started to think this during the conversation when Libby asked how Sawyer got shot, and Michael said something about "He got shot when they took my kid," implying that Sawyer tried to help.

that's pretty close to what he said....Is anyone else absolutely thrilled to know that our dear Sawyer is still alive....

I don't mind telling y'all I was really worried about it....of course, no way now is he going to die. I'm pretty much sure he'll be fine now....I really don't think the writers and producers would kill off two major characters in the first 10 episodes.

Any other thoughts?

I'm glad about that scene because for the people who thought Michael wasn't gratetful(which he did seem like but he was so caught up in trying to get Walt) here is proof that, at the least he doesn't want Sawyer to die and he held his head up and made a stretcher for him. Sawyer tried to do the same thing with Jack when he wanted to help him. Maybe he doesn't know how to react when people care about him and he tries to push them away.

Did y'all happen to notice the tiniest little smile on Sawyer's face when Michael said, "good thing I ain't you." It's almost like Sawyer was pleased at Michael's comeback.

Thanks for the reply!

Sawyer probably said that so they would leave him behind; he didn't want to
slow them down. I think the 3 guys do have a bond, and hope it grows
stronger so they help one another with whatever else is coming their
way!

What is Sawyer reffering to when he says to Michael " I did leave you behind."?

I dunno I was wondering the same thing...

Sawyer told Ana Lucia to leave Michael because he wouldn't come back without Walt. Thus, he did leave Michael behind. That's what I assumed he meant anyway.

He was talking about when he stayed behind when Jin went to go find Sawyer. I personally agree with the comment a few replies up - I think Sawyer would not have left Michael behind had the situation been reversed and he just said that coz he didn't want to slow them down. We've already seen tons of evidence of Sawyer's empathy and good naturedness.

Did y'all happen to notice the tiniest little smile on Sawyer's face when Michael said, "good thing I ain't you." It's almost like Sawyer was pleased at Michael's comeback.

I think that Mike said, "good thing I got Chewie." He was referring to Sawyer's nickname for Jin. Jin/Chewy didn't leave Michael behind.

I loved this scene. :)

Sawyer just cant take it when people are helping him and he is the one being helped. On the other hand, on the raft he didn´t leave Michael behind (he easily could have), and I think the reason he let Jin go away was because he was badly injured and weak from that injury.
He isn´t such a bad person he wants everybody to believe.....

..when Sawyer said "I did leave you behind" to Michael" you could see iit was something that pained him...it wasn't having to say it, because he didn't have to, but because it's obviously something he isn't/wasn't proud of...the thing is he understands that Michael knows that:there was nothing he could really have done anyways because of his injury ...and an understanding that despite all the talk otherwise, at the end of day, there's mutual respect if not friendship....

..you know there's some good writing here...instead of keeping the man everyone keeps calling "redneck, "hick" etc..away from our island minorities, they put him smack dab in the middle of them.... turns out barriers are being broken down and those 3 are forming a strong bond...same goes for Michael and Jin...despite differences, they weren't about to leave behind someone everyone else sees as a burden...it was amazing seeing Michael's "stubborness" transferred into confronting AL about not leaving behind Sawyer...

really great episode all the way around....loved it...sad to see Shannon go...don't hate AL for it because if it is as it appears then it was a mistake...and it sets up some potentially exposive storylines now that the 2 groups will meet...btw as mentioned the slide of AL's pistol was back...which occurs after the final round has fired....no way she pulled her weapon out and aimed with it in that condition considering her apparent knowledge of guns...I say the gun was fired, but I'm not sure it was what killed Shannon...only heard one shot though:) ...simultaneous? or somebody being "smart"?
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I really like the bond that has developed between Mike, Jin & Sawyer - and I'm sure the rest of the Lostaways will notice once they're all reunited again. These guys are brothers now. I didn't fully catch what Sawyer said to Mike but I also loved the smile Mike gave in reply.

I say the gun was fired, but I'm not sure it was what killed Shannon...only heard one shot though:) ...simultaneous? or somebody being "smart"? .

I wouldn´t be surprised at all if it turns out it wasn´t AL who shot Shannon after all. Actually, I would be really surprised if it turns out she DID shoot Shannon......

i'm not 100% sure but it was something to the effect of

s: "I would have left you behind
m: "don't worry about this now."
s: "I did leave you behind."
m: "good thing i ain't you."

am i close? just doing it off memory!

I had closed captions on (noisy children) and remember Mike saying, "Don't even try that." This is off memory too, so I could be wrong...

I agree - maybe underneath it all they do like/respect each other. I started to think this during the conversation when Libby asked how Sawyer got shot, and Michael said something about "He got shot when they took my kid," implying that Sawyer tried to help.

I noticed that--huge difference from what Michael was saying and doing on the raft.

..you know there's some good writing here...instead of keeping the man everyone keeps calling "redneck, "hick" etc..away from our island minorities, they put him smack dab in the middle of them.... turns out barriers are being broken down and those 3 are forming a strong bond...same goes for Michael and Jin...despite differences, they weren't about to leave behind someone everyone else sees as a burden...it was amazing seeing Michael's "stubborness" transferred into confronting AL about not leaving behind Sawyer...

Very good point. I thought it interesting that when Michael confronted Ana he said, "What happened to you people?" Didn't Michael say something similar to that when he and Jin were fighting on the beach?

edit: Found it, didn't remember this well at all, "Well, hey. I don't know how it is in Iraq, but in the United States of America where I'm from, Korean people don't like black people. Did you know that? So maybe you ought to talk to him." Ep 6

You're close - it went like this:

SAWYER: Woulda left you behind.
MICHAEL: Shut up, man. Don't try that.
SAWYER: I DID leave you behind.
MICHAEL: Yeah, well, good thing I ain't you then.


I think what he meant by "don't try that" was that he was on to Sawyer's attempt to make him mad enough to leave him there, and save themselves without feelling guilty. Kinda like when Jack was trying to fix the stab wound Sayid inflicted, and he told Jack he'd "watch him [Jack] die" if the situations were reversed. In that instance, I think it wasn't a matter of trying to get someone to leave him behind to save themselves, I think he just had a death wish then.

Maybe he still does.

i cant wait for the reaction of the fuselage survivors to the tail section people, i just know theres gonna be a real funny scene with hurley and charlie calling ana a witch and what do you think their reaction to eko will be, and you know jack will remember ana but shes not acting the way she was then. and of course rose and bernard.

Ana-Lucia told Eko: This one's on you. (have they been blaming each death/disappearance on the appropriate person the whole time?)

Ana-Lucia told Eko: He's already dead. (referring to Sawyer. has she checked a pulse lately or is she speaking metaphorically?)

I loved the interaction between Michael and Sawyer. Michael's attitude was really beginning to annoy me, and I'm glad they're turning that around now. And I agree that it was great writing to put the 3 characters with the most prejudices on the raft together to see the dynamics there. I can't wait to see how the relationship between the 3 of them develops!

i was wondering about the comment, i liked you better when you didnt talk, did he pull a sun, and pretend he couldnt speak english?

I absolutely loved this scene, my favorite of the night. Partially for Michael's vindication - he's not the angry guy with the one-track mind. He has been giving Sawyer a little too much grief, so it was nice to see his other side, refusing to leave without him.

"I woulda left you behind....I did leave you behind." What a range of emotions. Sawyer just can't bring himself to be a team player unless he doesn't have time to think about it, as on the raft. But, reflecting on how he left Michael on the other side of the island, he clearly feels badly about it, even though he had (and has) his own problems. The beautiful subtext is that we now know that whatever he says, Sawyer wouldn't leave Michael behind in the same situation. After all, he risked his life to save him from drowning on the raft. He's as loyal as the rest of them, but can't admit it, even to himself. Great acting.

Pisces, I'm with you in hoping that when the reunion comes, the "brotherhood" of Michael, Sawyer, and Jin is played up. These guys have been through a traumatic experience together, and that does bond people. I was actually hoping we'd go at least half the season before the two groups met up again.

i was wondering about the comment, i liked you better when you didnt talk, did he pull a sun, and pretend he couldnt speak english?

I would like to know what she meant by this too.. hopefully the next episode about the tailies will explain that.

Sawyer has abandonment issues of his own to deal with thuse he doesn't know how to accept help. This touching sequence shows his make up. "I woulda left you behind" is him trying to piss off Michael and be left thus he is on his own again. When that doesn't work "I did leave you behind" shows his surprise they are helping him though he doesn't deserve it in his own mind. Regardless Sawyer has been a real pain. I've gone back and forth between hating Michael and his one track thinking to hating Sawyer for his stubborn arragance.

I loved Michaels "Dont even try it" remark cause I think it speaks volumes about their relationship. Both Michael and Sawyer are stubborn guys, not wanting to back down, but underneath it all, they care and understand one another. I think Sawyer was trying to Make Michael blame him for leaving him to go after Walt. But it was Michaels choice and Sawyer knew that he couldn't physically handle the situation so he played it off like he didn't care. It was so sweet to see Jin and Michael care for him like that--it was one of the highlights of the epi for me. :)

girlsyp15 - good point

It was so sweet to see Jin and Michael care for him like that--it was one of the highlights of the epi for me. :)
Yeah, wasn't that a great exchange:

"You're going to carry him?"
"Yeah. We're going to carry him."

Michael rules. And his "can do" attitude is on full display here as he deputizes Eko to help him make a stretcher and sends Bernard to gather poles.

I wonder if ALs power over the group is coming to an end. I mean her group is already down to 4 - Cindy's gone. Eko helped Michael and took the jungle shortcut. Bernard is going to meet up with Rose. It's down to Libby and Ana. AL, not much of leader!!

If this was survivor, when the two groups merge, the tailies need to adapt and know their place or get voted out.

I think Eko's going to take a quiet leadership.

Sawyer has abandonment issues of his own to deal with thuse he doesn't know how to accept help. This touching sequence shows his make up. "I woulda left you behind" is him trying to piss off Michael and be left thus he is on his own again. When that doesn't work "I did leave you behind" shows his surprise they are helping him though he doesn't deserve it in his own mind. Regardless Sawyer has been a real pain. I've gone back and forth between hating Michael and his one track thinking to hating Sawyer for his stubborn arragance.

I agree. I think that Sawyer can't deal with people having strong, positive emotional feelings toward him. Whenever he gets confronted with it (Jake, when Kate figured out he wrote the letter), he tries to drive people away.

I don't think a little boy who is in the house where his parents are murdered could grow up without abandonment issues. Sawyer's got more baggage than the plane had.

I think that Mike said, "good thing I got Chewie." He was referring to Sawyer's nickname for Jin. Jin/Chewy didn't leave Michael behind.

I loved this scene. :)

I agree with you dietcoke, I think he said "good thing I got Chewie". Mike knows Sawyer calls Jin Chewie. It makes sense he'd make that comment.

I agree girlspy, especially Jin. He was constantly worrying about Sawyer's wound, and adamant about helping him, and wouldn't let Michael help. :( I loved that part . . . and I'm glad to see it looks like Sawyer will have some actual friends now - ones he hasn't kissed! :lol2:

That was my favorite scene, too. I kind of wished Sawyer was conscious when they were carrying him, so he could feel the love.

I'm pretty sure Michael says, "Good thing I ain't you," after Sawyer says "I did leave you behind."

that's pretty close to what he said....Is anyone else absolutely thrilled to know that our dear Sawyer is still alive....

I don't mind telling y'all I was really worried about it....of course, no way now is he going to die. I'm pretty much sure he'll be fine now....I really don't think the writers and producers would kill off two major characters in the first 10 episodes.

Any other thoughts?


I think that eventually many of the characters we've grown to love will be killed. "It's a dangerous place," Javi has said.
Why else have so many survivors? They're there to eventually replace all (or most) of the ones we have now. Hey, if they were willing to make us think Jack was the star, only to kill him off in the pilot (that's what they planned originally), they're (the writers) are likely to kill any character at all--no matter how well-liked s/he is.
I just hope that Locke survives...good or evil. I like his style.

Sawyer has abandonment issues of his own to deal with thuse he doesn't know how to accept help. This touching sequence shows his make up. "I woulda left you behind" is him trying to piss off Michael and be left thus he is on his own again. When that doesn't work "I did leave you behind" shows his surprise they are helping him though he doesn't deserve it in his own mind. Regardless Sawyer has been a real pain. I've gone back and forth between hating Michael and his one track thinking to hating Sawyer for his stubborn arragance.

This was probably my favorite scene in the episode. I really love Sawyer, and his issues with Mike were frustrating me. He definitely has abandonment issues, too. Did anyone else notice: beginning of the eppy, right after Sawyer tells AL that Mike is nothing to do with him and Mike returns, he says"glad you feel that way" Then Sawyer kind of mutters, "I didn't think I/we were going to see you again" He then gets this real pain-filled, guilty look on his face. I think he had been trying to mentally prepare himself for Mike's death, and that's why he was all "every man for himself" He is just afraid of making connections that are going to be broken. I get the feeling that other people he liked/loved (besides his parents) have also died.