Happy Lost Day! Take a Look at This, Freckles

By James Poniewozik | @poniewozik | February 2, 2010 | +

On his Twitter feed yesterday, Star-Ledger critic Alan Sepinwall posted a link to this voluminous, two-part YouTube collection of one of Lost’s biggest pleasures: Sawyer’s nicknames:

We can talk mythology and literary references and theories all day long, but this is why I really love this show: it’s just incredibly, joyously fun, and while that’s not the only thing that matters, a show can’t be truly great without a sense of humor. (This is true of novels, too, by the way. Ulysses? Hilarious! I’m not kidding.)

What are your favorite memories of our favorite con man? If you need your memory refreshed, part two of the greatest-hits video is after the jump:

Who are we to argue with Taller Ghost Walt?

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mimsysnark

I love him for giving one of the greatest deliveries of a commonly used phrase ever: “Son of a bitch!”–always delivered in the most exasperated way possible. It never gets old!
denisemorris

Sawyer is my very favorite. I love his storyline–I love seeing how he’s softened but still kept his edge.

Taller Ghost Walt is my favorite line of his. I also like when he asks Juliet and Jack if they’re arguing over who’s their favorite Other.
Dave

I absolutely loved seeing Sawyer with Juliet. Two excellent characters with excellent actors in a happy place, content with where the Island has taken them. If Juliet dies (or Sawyer thinks Juliet dies), I’m really looking forward to some angry/bitter Sawyer action.
shara says

Sawyer is my favorite too :) and Sawyer and Juliet were awesome. Taller Ghost Walt was, indeed, one of the cleverest things the character has ever said :)
Matt

My favorite “funny” Sawyer moment – teaching English to Jin in “Tricia Tanaka”
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2nd fave – the great frog hunt (I’m blanking on the ep)
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Favorite “serious” Sawyer moment – the aftermath of his killing Cooper (“The Brig”)
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2nd fave – When Juliet falls (“The Incident”)
popculturehaiku

I love the many sides of Sawyer: funny/sarcastic, conning/menacing, and heroic/poignant. I especially loved him in Follow the Leader. He was totally willing to take a beating to protect his comrades, but then didn’t hesitate to sell them all out when Juliet’s safety was directly threatened. Even though you knew it wouldn’t work out, it was still satisfying to see him bid “good riddance” to the Island and tell Juliet they’d be free in the real world. Sigh.

Favorite funny lines (besides “taller ghost Walt”):
“Let’s just say, something was burning, and it wasn’t from the sunshine.”
“I requested that cage, but whatever.”
antilles13

His “chat” with Carl after escaping from the Hydra Island.

And: “Thank You, God! [Flash] I take it back!”