Top Ten Cases: Favorite Lost Finale Scenes - #4

4. Sawyer and Juliet Remember



This may surprise a lot of people, but I actually think that the sideways reunion between Sawyer and Juliet was the most anticipated one of the entire season. Unlike other couples on the show, their meeting wasn’t teased and it was left until the last possible moment. If I’m not mistaken, after they were reunited, they didn’t appear in the sideways world again until the final scene. Perhaps more than any other two people, their sideways world existed so that they could find each other. And in many ways, the creation of the sideways world coincided with the conclusion of the Sawyer/Juliet romance. Juliet was the one who seemingly detonated the hydrogen bomb (which we all thought caused the alternate reality), and her final words appeared to be some sort of code for when they come together in another life. So this short scene really was the climax to something that was hinted at within the first few minutes of the premiere.

And not to fan the flames, but this scene accentuated (to me, anyway) why Sawyer and Juliet go together so much better than Sawyer and Kate. When Sawyer and Kate do their flirtatious dance, there’s always this angry, threatening undertone to it. But with Sawyer and Juliet, things just seemed so much more playful. Kate’s passion seemed like it might stem from aggravation, whereas Juliet’s feelings seemed to be based on enjoyment (again, just one man’s opinion). And their banter here exemplified that perfectly. Juliet steps into the scene, catching Sawyer in a precarious situation, and proceeds to playfully chop him down with her typical deadpan delivery. It actually reminded me of the way they interacted with each other in “Through the Looking Glass,” when Sawyer asked what they were working on when he and Kate were being held captive by the Others.

I also have fun trying to figure out at what point these two became “enlightened.” Was it before they went through their coffee discussion, as if they were going through a familiar routine, or was it when they locked hands moments later? Whatever the case may be, I absolutely loved the way their facial expressions shifted as their flashbacks told the story of their romance. At first they seemed jubilant to see each other again. Then they became overwhelmed with the powerful emotions as they suddenly remembered all they had gone through. And finally, they appeared to both be overcome with grief as they recalled Juliet’s tragic end. Between Juliet’s pained expression and Sawyer’s shocked “is it really you?” look, this scene arguably did a better job than any other of capturing the raw, powerful emotions one must go through when being reunited with your soul mate in the afterlife. I really don’t know if I want to smile or cry.

And much like the Jack/Kate sideways reunion I referred to earlier in this list, this is a fun scene where you can imagine what Sawyer’s life was like when he returned to the island. Juliet is dead, but does he fall in love again? Does he help raise his daughter? Does he live a long life? Does he continue his reformed lifestyle? No matter what he ends up doing, when he does eventually pass away, his heart still belongs to Juliet.