What Kate Left Behind

As promised, I am writing little reviews of my favorite episodes for each character. The first character I want to recognize is my original favorite character, Kate (sorry, Katie, Juliet beat you out in season 3). After rewatching all the Kate episodes, I have to say that What Kate Did and Left Behind stand out to me. Here's why:

What Kate Did: First of all, I believe that this is Evangeline Lilly's best acting to date, in the entire series. She plays so many dynamics: she's "crazy" Kate on the island, and determined Kate in the flashbacks. She has to act like she's in love with both Jack and Sawyer and even at the end of the episode, she doesn't know which she will choose (good episode for both the Jaters and the Skaters). My favorite scene of the episode is definitely when she speaks to Wayne through Sawyer:

"I'm probably crazy and this doesn't matter, but maybe you're in there somehow. But you asked me a question. You asked me why I -- why I did it. It wasn't because you drove my father away, or the way you looked at me, or because you beat her. It's because I hated that you were a part of me -- that I would never be good. That I would never have anything good. And every time that I look at Sawyer -- every time I feel something for him -- I see you, Wayne. It makes me sick. "

Beautiful, right? Evi makes this scene look effortless and we see a new side of Kate that stays with her until the end of Season 3: sentimental/emotional Kate.

Left Behind: I know, I know, a lot of people consider this a useless flashback episode, but allow me to explain myself. First of all, how crazy is it that the only two people that Sawyer has ever loved, ended up being influential in each other's lives? I think it's insane. Cassidy and Kate meeting is one of my favorite connections (besides Christian and Sawyer). The flashback also makes me happy because we see a deep parallel between Cassidy's love for Saywer and Diane's love for Wayne: it didn't matter about all the bad things those men did to them, they couldn't stop loving them.

Enough about the flashback, here is my real reason for thinking that Left Behind is love. Almost the entire on island story covers Juliet and Kate, handcuffed in the jungle. These are my two favorite characters, both trying to "out bad-ass" the other and in the ends, I don't think a clear winner is named. The interaction between Juliet and Kate defines their relationship throughout the season: they hate each other, yet they know they need each other to survive. Sheer brilliance on the part of the writing team.

Thanks all for reading once again! Look out for the next post about my favorite Sawyer episode! And check out my personal blog (link to your right).