Official Discussion: 6x06 Sundown

[Hollywood Heidi]

6x06 Sundown

Original Air Date: March 2, 2010
Centric: Sayid centric
Directed by: Bobby Roth
Written by: Paul Zbyszewski & Graham Roland
Summary: Sayid faces a difficult decision, and Claire sends a warning to the temple inhabitants. (tv.com)
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[DarkSideCookie]

5 stars!!!! I freaking loved this episode!! Please don't let me wait too long to continue watching this time! XD

I already mentioned before that I started to really really like Sayid lately, but - holy shit - he was sexy as hell in this one! :-O

In the beginning of the episode, the flashsideway, I first thought he finally was with Nadia but as soon as we learned that was not the case, I felt so damn sorry for him... he really deserves some happiness.

Eh, that Kimi guy. I'm glad Sayid killed him, lol.

I'm also starting to really like the man who locks like Locke! Yah, I know, predictable, lol. And holy cow, Terry O'Quinn is doing such an awesome job!

Emilie de Ravin was also awesome in this one!! How her face expression changed when she heard Kate saying that she took Aaron with her!

Also was glad to see Ben again, and that everyone is reunited, or almost everyone. Looking forward to see Sun and Jin meet again. <3

[Ariel]

Four stars I always feel like the first half of this episode is rather slow, so the second half of the episode is my favourite! Sayid can't seem to catch a break with Nadia, can he? I agree Tony, he deserves his happiness too! Also I know Keamy is an asshole and the absolute worst, but I was surprised to see him in Sayid's flash sideways and thought that his acting was good in this episode. I was scared for Kate when she told Claire that she took Aaron and raised him, poor Claire is such a nut :/ I actually have forgotten how things with Claire resolve, so I hope that changes or she at least snaps out of it at some point. I agree with Tony, Terry is doing such an amazing job at playing Flocke, he truly gives me creepy vibes now but I like it! The ending definitely left me wanting to watch the next episode

[Hollywood Heidi]

4 stars from me!

Poor Sayid. Even in flash sideways, he doesn't get the happy ending with Nadia. He pushed her toward his own brother, thinking he doesn't deserve her for all the awful things he's done and for knowing that darkness within him that makes him capable of the things he's done and will probably do again. As we see when he shoots down Omar and Keamy. Nice to see them back again, by the way! Love seeing people from past episodes!

Back on island, we got to see Cindy, Emma, and Zack again!

Was really surprised to see Jin in that fridge at the end! Something I didn't notice that I read in the companion book, Keamy is wearing the watch Jin had been carrying from his father-in-law to give to one of his business partners in the U.S.! Probably took it from Jin when they kidnapped him. Why did he kidnap him, though? Was he the stand-in for the man at the airport who had warned Jin in the bathroom that he was sent by the father-in-law who knew what Jin had planned to give warning that he cannot run and hide from him? Or an additional man waiting in case Jin didn't heed the warning?

Loved seeing Jack walk by in the flash forward at the hospital!

RIP Dogen and Lennon. Damn, the darkness within Sayid had been tipping heavier and now he has fully embraced the darkness within him. I know Tony loves that, but it makes me sad! He was such a good man, always fighting those demons. He's lost his fight. It was more than a struggle with only himself. So many people in his life talked him into or encouraged him to do the bad things they knew he was capable of.

Claire is creepy AF. The expressions on her face when Kate told her she'd taken and raised Aaron. Obviously, MIB has messed with her mind and made her totally forget that she'd been the one to walk away from Aaron. Her creepily singing "Catch a Falling Star" (a song we've heard a lot in the show but most importantly in this case, a callback to season one as the song she asked the potential adoptive parents to sing to the baby she was going to give up to them) as she walked by all the dead bodies was disturbing and makes me really doubt how she could truly get back to normal levels of insanity. Ariel, I only vaguely remember how things resolve with Claire, so I can't wait to see what happens! Either way, I think she's a long ways off from being responsible for a child. She's got a lot of mental healing to do.

Geez, MIB has managed to get Ben to kill Jacob and now MIB has amassed a following. The scales are definitely tipped toward the dark side. Kinda feeling a bit scared for Kate right now. Especially when MIB made eye contact with her. The look on her face! She seems scared. Don't know if she's following behind because she's too scared to try to walk away at the moment or if she's sticking around to see what MIB is up to. Maybe both. Maybe just out of concern for Claire and hoping to get her away.

I like that I can't remember the final season as well as the previous seasons! I actually still have some mystery left.



Favorite scenes/quotes:

Miles: Right. Claire. She just strolled in here a couple hours ago, acting all weird. Still hot though.


MIB (all casual after Sayid stabs him): Now why'd you go and do that?