Every Man for Himself (25 Oct. 2006)

The Others perform a sadistic medical procedure on Sawyer in order to prevent him from causing any more mischief.

Director:

Stephen Williams

Writers:

Jeffrey Lieber (creator), J.J. Abrams (creator),

Stars:

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Mr. Eko (credit only)
Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah (credit only)
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Desmond Hume
Emilie de Ravin	...	Claire Littleton
Michael Emerson	...	Ben Linus
Matthew Fox	...	Jack Shephard
Jorge Garcia	...	Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
Josh Holloway	...	James 'Sawyer' Ford
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Jin Kwon (credit only)
Yunjin Kim	...	Sun Kwon (credit only)
Evangeline Lilly	...	Kate Austen
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Juliet Burke
Dominic Monaghan	...	Charlie Pace
Terry O'Quinn	...	John Locke (credit only)
Kiele Sanchez	...	Nikki Fernandez (credit only)

Storyline

Sawyer discovers just how far his captors will go to thwart any plans of escape he and Kate might have when they forcibly and surgically implant a pacemaker in his heart which will detonate if he tries to escape again. Jack is called upon to scrub up in order to save the life of one of "The Others,", a team leader, named Colleen, who was shot by Sun during the theft of the sailboat. Meanwhile, Desmond's behavior begins to perplex Charlie, Hurley, and the rest of the survivors when he starts construction on an unknown device outside Claire's tent.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Episode was named after the disputed last words of Captain Smith of the Titanic.

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Goofs

When Sawyer is taken back to his cage after the operation in several shots his heart rate monitor is replaced with a watch.

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Quotes

Sawyer: Did you just kill that bunny?

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Crazy Credits

The producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the people of Hawaii and their Aloha spirit.

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Connections

References Father Knows Best (1954)

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Soundtracks

"Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by J.J. Abrams

User Reviews

What 'The Long Con' should have been.

'Every Man For Himself' is easily one of the best Sawyer-centric episodes. It contains both elements of Sawyer's deceptive past and elements of exactly what the Others are capable of. This episode proves once again that the first six episodes of the third season mean business. They didn't exactly follow the normal Lost season opener time-line, which EMFH proved. Sawyer's struggle between escape and the dark clutches of Ben had me on the edge of my seat during the entire episode. Ben and Sawyer showed wonderful chemistry episode, because of their opposite mannerisms and intentions. Watching them try to top each other led to one of the best hours in television history.

Another beautiful, jaw-dropping hour of Lost.