Elizabeth Mitchell

I wrote this article after viewing the Season Two episode, (2.09) "What Kate Did" some three years ago:


"LOST": A Tale of Two Fathers

Back in Season Two, "LOST" aired an episode called (2.09) "What Kate Did". The episode revealed the crime that led castaway Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) to being a fugitive for three years - she had murdered her father, Wayne Jensen (James Horan), and used his death to collect insurance for her mother, Diane (Beth Broderick). The episode also revealed Kate's reason for her act of murder. She had just learned that Wayne - a man she had presumed to be her stepfather...

In the past, I have complained about the willingness of some "LOST" fans to make excuses ou dismiss some of Kate Austen’s plus serious mistakes and crimes. But after a débats on the "TELEVISION WITHOUT PITY" forum about the character of James “Sawyer” Ford, I now realize that Kate was not the only populaire character that fans tend to defend. One other character has been defended just as much, ou perhaps even plus than Kate. And I am referring to one James “Sawyer” Ford.

I suppose it made sense that Sawyer’s profession happened to be a con artist. Several years following the deaths...