As a die-hard, devoted, mildly crazy skate shipper, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed seeing Sawyer kiss Juliet. And now I've got conflicted feelings! I think what I liked so much about Sawyer/Juliet was that Sawyer finally has someone who loves him. Really loves him. And I know that Kate loves him too but she's always had this annoying tendency to flip flop back to Jack and run away from her feelings and never fully give herself over to Sawyer, who deserves love more than anyone! And in Juliet he's found someone who will actually tell him those words-- "I love you"-- back.
(Plus, Juliet/Sawyer just seems like the perfect revenge for Kate daring to go jate during her off-island time. Like a nice big "EF YOU, KINDLY" for her going over to the dark side. Can't not appreciate that aspect of it.)
It's weird, because I've always been in the minority as a Kate fan. Everyone hates her and wants her to diaf, but as soon as I saw Sawyer kissing Juliet it was like something clicked in me. Like, Yes, this is nice and sweet and how in the world could Kate be dumb enough never to have given that to Sawyer? I've never felt protective of Sawyer like that before but "LaFleur" brought it out in me.
Then again, by the end of the episode I was squeeing just like any other skate shipper when Sawyer got his first look at Kate again in three years. The idea of them reconciling and bringing back old feelings and being together again! Oh the possibilities!
But this brings up another conundrum. I really like Juliet, as a character. And just like Sawyer deserves love more than anyone, Juliet is the least deserving of being dumped by the wayside. It's sad but-- and this is particularly heartbreaking to me, as a skater (yes, heartbreaking!)-- Sawyer shouldn't desert Juliet just cuz Kate showed up. It isn't fair. For some reason Kate's appearance alone just came off like, I'm here now! We can be together again! Drop everything for me!
So, in conclusion, I'm still conflicted. I love Skate. I do believe they're the otp of this show (and very possibly the skeleton pair from the Season 1 caves), but this is a complicated situation that I don't think will leave anyone unscathed. I don't want Juliet to get hurt but I do want skate together again. Jack can just cry himself to death in a corner somewhere.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Lost's "LaFleur": Suliet or Skate?
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I haven't even seen the episode yet but I already know I will be on board with everything you said.
ReplyDeleteI've shipped Skate every since s1, but I also really like Juliet. I just don't want to see Kate running to Jack ONE more time because then I'll officially pull out my gun and shoot my last of liking of Kate all the way to hell.
I'm really curious to see where this goes...
spoken like a true jater
ReplyDeleteOh you!!! *waves fist!*
ReplyDeleteI've been on the fence with skate ever since mid-season 3. However, that won't make me a Jim/Juliet shipper. Notice I said Jim, not Sawyer. After watching it again, I got the overall feeling that I was no longer seeing the Sawyer I knew. He became Jim LaFleur. He and Juliet were sweet and lovely together and all that jazz, but that's something that Lost has never been about. I give them till the end of the season before it all blows up. Hopefully, they don't trash any character in doing it. *fingers crossed* Where that leaves everybody in this geometry from hell I have no idea.
ReplyDeleteYou make a good point about "Jim." But either way, there's no easy way to make any of this right :( Which sucks.
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