# LOST 6.8 "Recon"
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 16, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681 "2010-03-16T19:01:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/1 "2010-03-16T19:01:39Z")
Mouseover spoiler space.
Our castaways are taking sides and teaming up for the most epic game of ping-pong ever (that was forshadowing before). Last week Ben stayed on Jacob’s team and we got another lovely slow motion beach reunion. Richard tried to blow himself up real good. And Jack proves that this season he’s not taking “it’s complicated” for an answer. Let’s watch, shall we?
Episode Summary for tonight:
Locke assigns Sawyer a mission.
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**Here are some interesting external links:**
[The Tail Section](http://www.thetailsection.com/): Excellent site for still frame photos of key scenes, along with some good analysis. But… beware of spoilers!
[Sledgeweb’s Lost… Stuff](http://lost.cubit.net/): Pretty good site, but again beware of spoilers. I use it mainly for the Timeline section, which is an incredibly detailed breakdown of “how long since…?” for almost anything you can think of (pre- and post-plane crash).
[Door Map from Episode 2.17](http://www.thetailsection.com/uploaded_images/cleanwall-707484.jpg). A nicely cleaned up version of the diagram Locke saw while pinned under the lockdown doors. No spoilers.
[Lostpedia](http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Main_Page): The wikipedia of Lost information. Quite a comprehensive site, but beware of spoilers!
[ThEmIsFiTiShErE](http://themisfitishere.blogspot.com/): The Misfit offers his whacky commentary on “Lost”. Is he a nut-case or a clever insider? Careful, though, possible spoilers.
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### Author:  [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/2 "2010-03-16T19:41:42Z")
Hoping for another good one. I assume this will involve a sidestory for
Sawyer
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### Author:  [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/3 "2010-03-16T20:01:43Z")
My understanding is that the side story is
Richard’s!
If so, it’s a must-see!
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### Author:  [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/4 "2010-03-16T20:19:26Z")
> [@Fenris](#):
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> My understanding is that the side story is
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> Richard’s!
>
> If so, it’s a must-see!
Abso-freakin-lutely!
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### Author:  [@ProfessorX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProfessorX)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/5 "2010-03-16T21:00:03Z")
Yes! The history episode I’ve been waiting for!
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### Author:  [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/6 "2010-03-16T21:02:05Z")
> [@Fenris](#):
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> My understanding is that the side story is
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> Richard’s!
>
> If so, it’s a must-see!
I think that’s next week.
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### Author:  [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/7 "2010-03-16T21:15:37Z")
> [@borschevsky](#):
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> I think that’s next week.
I think you’re right.
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### Author:  [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/8 "2010-03-17T00:24:26Z")
> [@Trion](#):
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> I think you’re right.
So, then, was I right in my first post?
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/9 "2010-03-17T00:35:58Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> So, then, was I right in my first post?
Uh, yes, it’s Sawyer tonight and Richard next week, I think.
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### Author:  [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/10 "2010-03-17T01:05:37Z")
Yep, it’s Sawyer. And he’s a cop. Life’s certainly changed for him.
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### Author:  [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/11 "2010-03-17T01:05:56Z")
Whoa, that’s different.
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### Author:  [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/12 "2010-03-17T01:07:18Z")
Oh I love Sawyer! Yay! and Miles!
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### Author:  [@satogata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/satogata)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/13 "2010-03-17T01:07:59Z")
I loved Sawyer’s code word: LaFleur
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### Author:  [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/14 "2010-03-17T01:10:08Z")
Would they really be on Office 2007?
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### Author:  [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/15 "2010-03-17T01:11:14Z")
Miles knows his father.
Cooper…
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### Author:  [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/16 "2010-03-17T01:12:55Z")
Kill or be killed - not the philosophy you want to choose James
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### Author:  [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/17 "2010-03-17T01:14:29Z")
No Sawyer - don’t fall for it.
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### Author:  [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/18 "2010-03-17T01:23:18Z")
What was the significance of the cloth Sawyer was holding?
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### Author:  [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/19 "2010-03-17T01:31:15Z")
Have I told you guys I love Miles?
the cloth - shirt Kate wore when they were in the bear cages
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### Author:  [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-8-recon/532681/20 "2010-03-17T01:36:20Z")
Hey, it’s that guy!
(Thanks to IMDB, it’s [Frederick Koehler](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462735/))
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