Lost: 20 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes And References You Must See
10. James "Sawyer" Ford Is... Han Solo
Episode: House Of The Rising Sun When it comes to Lost, Sawyer pretty much served as the Han Solo-type character for the length of the show; not only are both men cocky and womanising former criminals, but they're both secretly caring and nowhere near as apathetic as they put on. Not only that, but they share dialogue cues, as witnessed by the example in House Of The Rising Sun That reference? Why, Sawyer outright quotes Harrison Ford's iconic Star Wars hero when he talks to Kate about moving everyone to the caves during the episode. The line? "Well, that's the real trick, isn't it?" And it's in delivered in the same sarcastic way that Ford delivers it in A New Hope, as Han talks to Obi-Wan Kenobi about ways to avoid the Empire and the Stormtroopers as they plan to escape from Tatooine.
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