I hate this episode. Sawyer proved, as he will in the future, his capacity for violent and vindictive behavior, all for the sake of petty revenge. And please spare me the therapy excuse. His action was therapy. It was petty and violent revenge. There is nothing therapeutic about that. Locke manipulated Sawyer into committing the murder, because he wanted to be island leader. He was too cowardly to do the deed himself, but had no problems with someone committing the act for him. What a disgusting man. And why on earth did Ben suggest this? How did killing an unloved parent come to being a test of one's ability to be tough enough to be a leader?
The reason I hate this episode even more is that many fans had cheered Sawyer's act of murder. They were so focused on Anthony Cooper's villainy or moral compass that they saw nothing wrong with Sawyer killing him in cold-blood. What many didn't or didn't want to realize that by killing a defenseless Cooper for scamming his parents, Sawyer only proved what a monster he could truly be. If he had a good reason to kill Locke's dad, then any one of his victims from his past as a con man had an equally good reason to murder him.Ranking of "LOST" Season Premieres
"Pilot" (1.01-1.02)
"The Beginning of the End" (4.01)
"LA X" (6.01-6.02)
"A Tale of Two Cities" (3.01)
"Because You Left" (5.01)
"Man of Science, Man of Faith" (2.01)
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