Every Man for Himself
- Episode aired Oct 25, 2006
- TV-14
- 43m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
5.6K
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The Others perform a sadistic medical procedure on Sawyer in order to prevent him from causing any more mischief.The Others perform a sadistic medical procedure on Sawyer in order to prevent him from causing any more mischief.The Others perform a sadistic medical procedure on Sawyer in order to prevent him from causing any more mischief.
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
- Mr. Eko
- (credit only)
Naveen Andrews
- Sayid Jarrah
- (credit only)
Daniel Dae Kim
- Jin-Soo Kwon
- (credit only)
Yunjin Kim
- Sun-Hwa Kwon
- (credit only)
Terry O'Quinn
- John Locke
- (credit only)
Kiele Sanchez
- Nikki Fernandez
- (credit only)
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Did you know
- TriviaEpisode was named after the disputed last words of Captain Smith of the Titanic.
- GoofsNear the beginning of the episode, when Desmond offers to help fix Claire's roof, just before Desmond starts speaking, baby Aaron can be seen in the lower left corner of the frame, but is obviously a puppet.
- Crazy creditsThe producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the people of Hawaii and their Aloha spirit.
- ConnectionsFeatures A Corny Concerto (1943)
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Dark struggles
When 'Lost' was in its prime, it was must-watch television. Remember first watching it, found it remarkably easy to get into, was hooked from the start and was on Season 3 by the end of one week. The general consensus is that the final season is a disappointment and cannot disagree.
"Every Man for Himself" is a big improvement over the disappointing "Further Instructions", without being one of the best episodes of Season 3 or of 'Lost' in general. For me it was very good and nearly great, and unlike what "Further Instructions" did for Locke it does Sawyer justice in one of the higher-faring Sawyer-centric episodes. Nothing here is done terribly, just that a couple of things have been done better in other episodes before and since and it lacked the extra something and wonder of other 'Lost' episodes.
The cliff-hanger was well done and interesting but for personal tastes didn't have me jumping out of my chair, there are more shocking ones on 'Lost'. Ben's con agreed is fallen for too easily, but it does provide some nice tension.
However, a lot is done right here. It sets new ideas up well, there are a few interesting and surprising reveals, the character of Colleen is worth rooting for and love still the chemistry between Jack and Juliet (still interesting). Desmond has a fun role in the episode, the island events are nice to watch and The Others are suitably sinister and brutal.
People may have reservations over the predictability of the flashbacks, for me they added a good deal to Sawyer's character and his struggles and felt relevant to what was going on with his very dark complex struggles and what was happening to him in the present. Sawyer is written in a way that's intriguing and relatable and Ben is up to this point in 'Lost' at his most Machiavellian.
All the acting is very good, especially from Josh Holloway and Michael Emerson.
Can't fault the stylishness and atmosphere of the visuals, nor the effective use of music, mostly taut writing and the tightly controlled direction.
Overall, very good and almost great. 8/10 Bethany Cox
"Every Man for Himself" is a big improvement over the disappointing "Further Instructions", without being one of the best episodes of Season 3 or of 'Lost' in general. For me it was very good and nearly great, and unlike what "Further Instructions" did for Locke it does Sawyer justice in one of the higher-faring Sawyer-centric episodes. Nothing here is done terribly, just that a couple of things have been done better in other episodes before and since and it lacked the extra something and wonder of other 'Lost' episodes.
The cliff-hanger was well done and interesting but for personal tastes didn't have me jumping out of my chair, there are more shocking ones on 'Lost'. Ben's con agreed is fallen for too easily, but it does provide some nice tension.
However, a lot is done right here. It sets new ideas up well, there are a few interesting and surprising reveals, the character of Colleen is worth rooting for and love still the chemistry between Jack and Juliet (still interesting). Desmond has a fun role in the episode, the island events are nice to watch and The Others are suitably sinister and brutal.
People may have reservations over the predictability of the flashbacks, for me they added a good deal to Sawyer's character and his struggles and felt relevant to what was going on with his very dark complex struggles and what was happening to him in the present. Sawyer is written in a way that's intriguing and relatable and Ben is up to this point in 'Lost' at his most Machiavellian.
All the acting is very good, especially from Josh Holloway and Michael Emerson.
Can't fault the stylishness and atmosphere of the visuals, nor the effective use of music, mostly taut writing and the tightly controlled direction.
Overall, very good and almost great. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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