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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe
And yet, there have been times when James/Sawyer hasn't had time to think, and he has to act on his gut. Likewise with Locke. And there have been times when Jack has put a lot of thought into what his next move is.
I think one of the great strengths of the show is that it has shown every character to be multi-faceted and complex... and that is something everyone can identify with as an observer; no one is one-dimensional or otherwise easy to pigeonhole as a certain type of person. No one is "good" all the time and no one is "bad" all the time.
No one is smart all the time... no one is stupid all the time, etc.
Look at all the many facets (or stages of development?) of John Locke we have seen.
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AHA, but, note that when Locke has to act quickly, he always follows his beliefs. I am thinking about situations when Jack wouldn't let him "push the button" until he gave him the combination to the gun room: he believed in the importance of "pushing the button" so strongly that he had to act quickly, and immediately picked the button. He's also done things like throw knives at complete strangers in a tight situation based entirely on his belief system.
Sawyer almost never acts impulsively. Every time quick decisions are needed, he asks prodding, annoying questions (I am thinking of Farraday trying to explain why they need to find the Orchid Station) in order to think about the best solution. I suppose this is the bread-and-butter of a con man!
Jack HATES being put into situations in which he has to be patient and think it out. Hence why he didn't want ANYTHING to do with the button.
There are probably exceptions, but the writers have been very consistent with the characters' personality traits.