Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
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Cindy, I agree that if Sawyer were a real person, I would recommend everyone back away from him, and fast. But as a TV character? Yeah, I'd do him.
(I don't know if there are any other men on the island I would F but not M. Some, I want to do both to more than others, -- I'd take Charlie before Sayid, and Sayid before Jack -- but they're all very, very pretty. Boone is pretty, but he has too many issues, so I'd do neither.)
I think Sayid is more attractive than either Michael or Sawyer, but he would oddly lose out if I could pick just one F and one M.
F is for the arrogant charmers you don't want to have breakfast with.
The real question is whether there are any characters with sufficient emotional cruelty to knock Sawyer out of his high castle. Assholes do sometimes reform, but it generally requires debasement, a lot of psychotherapy, and possibly a good thrashing.
Or, I have just described Woobie 2.0, and we'll all be desperately sick of the various tender, redemptive name-squish pairings. Sate! Jawyer! Chawyer! Surley! -- see? It wasn't meant to be.
I have to admit, I really like the idea of a character whom nobody really knows, and who can ultimately be known only by her actions. Until we see Kate actually get eaten by a mechasaur, we can't rule out that she might be the one with the secret mechasaur joystick.
The real question is whether there are any characters with sufficient emotional cruelty to knock Sawyer out of his high castle.
I suspect that both Jin and Locke possess it, but not the motivation or ability to use it on Sawyer.
People like Sawyer are the reason F, C, M exists. In the imaginary wonderland that is FCM, you can use Sawyer like a Kleenex and then discard him without repercussions.
I suspect that both Jin and Locke possess it
Oooh. Jin v. Sawyer. Oooh.
People like Sawyer are the reason F, C, M exists.
Yes indeedy. He's like deep fried hot peppers stuffed with cheese and bacon, dipped in ranch dressing. You know it's bad for you when you order it. You know it's bad for you when you're eating it. You feel awful when you're done.
But mmmmmmmmmm, tasty!
F, C, P (love this addition), M?
F-Sawyer, C-Boone, P-Charlie, P-Hurley, M-Sayid
Jin v. Sawyer. Oooh.
or, you know, Jin/Sawyer
Actually, I am thinking, if it's been a month, don't you think that Jin & Sun would have picked up some English? I mean, being exposed to it daily and being required to interact with English-only speakers to survive. Pantomime is all well and good, but it's the nature of the human brain to pick up language.
I mean, the sum total of my exposure to Mandarin Chinese is a handful of subtitled movies, but even so I've figured out a word or two. Yes, Thank you, that kind of thing.
Not to mention, why isn't anybody actively trying to teach them English? I mean, just to pass the time, aside from the part where each of them has something to contribute and a skill others could learn. I am thinking, the Sun Speaks English secret realistically needs to have a very short half-life.
being required to interact with English-only speakers
I wonder how much they are required. They can get their own food and water, after all.
But I've known people born and raised in, say, Montreal who couldn't tell you what the French for "bus" is. Just watching consulate staff indicates picking language up isn't that automatic, especially if you're insular by nature, which Jin certainly is.