Confidence Man (Lost)
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"Confidence Man" is the eighth episode of the first season of Lost. It focuses on Sawyer's background, and was directed by Tucker Gates and written by Damon Lindelof. It aired on November 10, 2004 on ABC.
Plot
When Shannon's asthma becomes a problem, everyone becomes convinced that Sawyer is hoarding some inhalers from the wreck. Jack and Sayid torture him, but he only agrees to give up the inhalers in return for a kiss from Kate. She kisses Sawyer, after which he reveals that he doesn't have them after all. Sun helps Shannon by making an eucalyptus salve to clear her bronchial passages.
In flashbacks, we learn that Sawyer is a confidence man. His parents were ruined by another grifter named Sawyer, whose name he took as an alias when he entered a similar life of crime to pay some debts. He hates himself for this, which explains why he seems to go to such great lengths to make everyone else hate him. At this point we do not know his real name, but later episodes reveal it to be James Ford.
Despite pleas from Kate, Sayid sets off to explore the island's shoreline in self-imposed isolation, needing time to come to terms with his actions in torturing Sawyer. Charlie convinces Claire to move to the caves; they seem to be striking up a close relationship.
| Lost | |
|---|---|
| Production: | Episode List | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 |
| Main characters: | Ana-Lucía | Boone | Charlie | Claire | Eko | Hurley | Jack | Jin | Kate Libby | Locke | Michael | Sawyer | Sayid | Shannon | Sun | Walt |
| Secondary characters: | Bernard | Desmond | "Henry Gale" | Rose |
| Organizations/groups: | Oceanic Airlines | DHARMA Initiative | Hanso Foundation | The Others |
| Miscellaneous: | Lost Experience | Island stations'' | Soundtrack |
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