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<blockquote data-quote="Remus Lupin" data-source="post: 5110082" data-attributes="member: 12760">This is a good thought, and I like it. It would certainly fit with Sawyer's character to attempt to deceive the deceiver.But, in the case of both Sawyer and Sayid, I think they're acting from despair. They both had some hope of redemption, but it was lost when they lost those they loved.As for &quot;how was Sayid evil?&quot; Well, he tortured people for the Iraqi government, which counts as evil in my book. And even if you grant that Sayid was justified in committing murder to protect his fellow islanders in his collusion with Ben (something about that still needs explaining; where's Whidmore this season, anyway?), it's still cold blooded murder. Finally, whatever Ben may have become as an adult, he was not that when Sayid shot him, and there's a very good argument to be made that Sayid's attempt to kill Ben is what made him into what he became.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remus Lupin, post: 5110082, member: 12760"] This is a good thought, and I like it. It would certainly fit with Sawyer's character to attempt to deceive the deceiver. But, in the case of both Sawyer and Sayid, I think they're acting from despair. They both had some hope of redemption, but it was lost when they lost those they loved. As for "how was Sayid evil?" Well, he tortured people for the Iraqi government, which counts as evil in my book. And even if you grant that Sayid was justified in committing murder to protect his fellow islanders in his collusion with Ben (something about that still needs explaining; where's Whidmore this season, anyway?), it's still cold blooded murder. Finally, whatever Ben may have become as an adult, he was not that when Sayid shot him, and there's a very good argument to be made that Sayid's attempt to kill Ben is what made him into what he became. [/QUOTE]

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