But when a girl's life is at stake? Not so much with the politeness.

Seems like you would find out pretty quick if please would word, and could always try the more time-consuming torture afterwards.

I think the problem with "please" was that the first Sawyer knew about the inhalers was Boone going through his stash, without explanation, and it just escalated from that point.

This is what happened. What bothers me is that Jack and Kate, and Sayid for that matter, each strike me as both smart enough and perceptive enough to realize that 'please' would be more likely to be effective with Sawyer than torture. Also, that trying it would be faster. It especially bothered me that Kate didn't try. IRC, she tried using please with Sawyer before, after non-effective begging, to good effect. I can't remember exactly when that happened, though, so I could be wrong on that one.

t Creates a comfy corner strewn with pillows, where everyone who thinks that Sawyer is off in the woods fondling his stash of inhalers and snickering is welcome.

That would be a twist. Twists are good. So are comfy pillows.

t plumps a pillow for libkitty

Does that copy of Watership Downs look like it has been in water, to anyone?

Does that copy of Watership Downs look like it has been in water, to anyone?

No. Not only no, but hell no.

I missed the beginning. That's good to know.

No. Not only no, but hell no.

Not only hell no, but WHATTHEFUCKEVER YOU LYING SON-OF-A-BITCH NO.

Actually, I don't think know whether he had the inhalers. Wonder if someone else took them.

I wonder why no one called him on it. You'd think that they would have thought to make it wet, at least, if they didn't intend people to notice it not being wet. Unless they are like me, and hate to damage books. But I doubt that's the case.

Eh, I don't think he's hiding the inhalers. I mean, yeah, not a nice guy, but ... withholding inhalers from someone who (conceivably) could die without them? I dunno. He doesn't strike me as that kind of evil. What benefit is SnickerBitch's death to him (and I do think he's a cost/benefit analysis kind of guy)? Yeah she's annoying, but I don't think so.

You'd think that they would have thought to make it wet

There isn't a props manager on the planet who wouldn't have raised this question, and damned few actors. I get that CouldBe!Sawyer's backstory supports that he was seeking punishment, but there is still something fishy about his explanation of the book.

Unless they are like me, and hate to damage books.

Wrod. I had a summer job for a book distributor once, where the job was to strip off covers for returns. It literally (pun!) gave me nightmares.