Sawyer and Kate understand each other in a way Jack never can -- they're both con artists, both damaged, both hiding. Their relationship explodes in the bear cages and becomes genuinely tender during the three DHARMA years. But Kate ultimately chooses Jack, and Sawyer finds his real love in Juliet. The tragedy is that Sawyer and Kate are perfect mirrors of each other, but mirrors don't make good partners -- they just reflect your flaws back at you.