My theory is that, because so many episodes of “Lost” are about people conning each other, the producers are conning us with the idea that there could be a rational explaination for the hundreds of odd and seemingly unexplainable things we’ve been shown in the past three years. So when cancellation becomes imminent and the last episode airs, at the very end all the characters break the fourth wall and say “Gotcha’!”
So I thought it might be fun to have a list of all the cons we’ve been shown throughout the show’s run. I am defining “con” as anytime one character deceives another character to get a postive result for him or herself. Hence, Hurley’s tricking Sawyer into believing he was being voted off the beach would be considered a con. Juliet making Kate believe she was unwillingly handcuffed to her was a con. Cassie pretending to be a Bible salesperson was a con. Cassie pretending to spill her soup on Kate’s Mom was a con. Those are four from just the last episode.
You guys have better memories than me and I know some of you have watched the first two seasons on DVD more recently than I, so let’s make a list.
By the way, I saw “House of Games” and know what the technical definition of a “con” is, so just bear with me for the purposes of this excersise.