Lost - One of Them

Read the synopsis at:
http://www.filmfodder.com/TV/lost/archives/002270.shtml

Thoughts on this episode:

• This is one of the better episodes of the season. I like the fact that the series is getting back to doing back stories on the original cast, and Sayid is one of the more interesting characters on the island.
• Sayid's back story takes place during the the first Gulf War.
• The writers did good in not making any stereo types about the war (i.e. U.S. bad; Iraq good or vice-versa), but rather the episode shows people in the war and the crazy, difficult, ethical decision that have to be made by them on both sides. Still, torchure is never an alternative, unless the consequence of not torchuring would directly cause the loss of many lives. This situation did not come close to that requirement.
• Sayid is forced to torchure his own superior to get information on a captured pilot, but the decision is made easier for him after he finds out that his superior poisoned a village (either his home village or a village of people dear to him) with chemicals.
• Meanwhile back on the island, it seems pretty clear that the captured man is one of the others. I think we are going to get a lot more juicy info real soon!
• So that picture was Kate. I missed that one. Who was her step father?
• One interesting note regarding last week's episode is that I read a blog that surmised that Charlie was not as hideous as he appeared to be when he tried to kidnap Sun. It turns out that she did not suffer her concussion from a beating from Charlie; but rather, in her panic to escape, ran into a tree and knocked herself out. I still do not think this act is something Charlie would do, but that makes more sense.