Official Discussion: 5x08 LaFleur

[Hollywood Heidi]

5x08 LaFleur

Original Air Date: March 4, 2009
Centric: Sawyer centric
Directed by: Mark Goldman
Written by: Elizabeth Sarnoff & Kyle Pennington
Summary: Sawyer perpetrates a lie to protect the remaining survivors from the mistakes of the past. (tv.com)
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What did you think of the episode?

What expectations or theories did you have that either ended up right or wrong?

Who was your favorite character in this episode and why?  Least favorite?

What scenes or situations did you like best?  Least?

What were some of your favorite quotes?

How do you rate this episode compared to the rest?


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What do you think of the episode now that you've seen the whole series?

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[Hollywood Heidi]

4 stars from me! Another amazing episode and the ending, seeing them reunite, gave me chills!

I love Juliet and Sawyer together. Finally, I can add more to my argument of why I'm not a Skater. I feel so bad for Juliet though. Seems Sawyer still has feelings for Kate.

That statue! So crazy that we finally got to see the full statue right before the last time jump. Makes me wonder how far back they were and how that statue eventually is only left with it's feet and legs. Also, who built that massive thing?

Looks like Sawyer is using fake names again! LaFleur. His real first name though. It makes me happy to see that he's head of security. My how far he's come as a person since we first saw him.

So crazy that they're stuck in 1974! But it's so great to see the actual Dharma Initiative in full swing.

Amy was able to have her baby and both remained healthy. I wonder when it is that the problems with the pregnancies started and what, exactly, started it? Obviously, Sawyer, Juliet, Jin, and Miles have been living in a lie. Why else would Juliet be working on cars and not making use of her talent and education as a doctor? There must be a reason for all that. She and Sawyer had to argue about her helping at all, mentioning something about a promise to keep who they really are a secret.

Loved seeing Richard again! Love that dude. I laughed so hard when Sawyer referred to him as "your friend with the eyeliner". So great! And Richard's expression when Sawyer starts doling out all the info about the bomb and Locke... that was so great!

Poor Daniel. He's totally heartbroken over Charlotte. Just kinda a shell of himself right now. Quiet and distracted and just lost in his grief. Speaking of Daniel, where is he in the three years later parts? We see him when they first arrive in Dharmaville but I don't recall seeing him in any of the "three years later" scenes...

This episode didn't have much going on in it so I think that's why I went with 4 instead of 5. It's an important episode though. I shows how the crew has been established in the DI. That ending though with Hurley, Kate, and Jack reuniting with Jin and Sawyer was such an emotional scene and one that makes me really want to continue soon!


Favorite quotes/moments:

Jack, Kate, Hurley reuniting with Jin and Sawyer


Daniel: The record is spinning again. We're just not on the song we wanna be on.

[DarkSideCookie]

5 stars from me! Maybe this episode didn't have much going on in it, but I really enjoyed it!

I'm wiser now and left the Skate community for I've become a shipper of Suliet! <3 They seem to be perfect for each other! As it yet again has been a while I've watched the recent episodes, I'm not sure what was happening in this episode and what in the next that I've already seen as well. But I wanna say that I already felt there was something between Sawyer and Juliet forming already in some episodes before.

Sawyer is a great leader actually! And he's gotten so caring for his people, that it's almost like watching a completely different man with a look back at season 1. I like both versions though, lol.

The time traveling plot is so awesome! For me, it adds to the addiction to that show!

"Your friend with the eyeliner"!!! XD That conversation between Richard and Sawyer was the best! Also, seriously, men with eyeliner are hot, lol. You know Lucifer is using eyeliner as well.

And yes, that ending was so great!!!

[Ariel]

YES!!!!! Suliet is finally out of the bag for Ilona!!! This makes me happy. I feel like Juliet brings out the best in Sawyer, something that I believe Kate could never do because they were so similar. Sawyer and Juliet are so sweet and really they are the coupling I never thought I needed until I saw their chemistry together <3. His character development from the beginning all the way to LaFleur is astonishing to me and his story is simply one of my favourites!