We watch season one, episode 21, "The Greater Good," and are damn impressed by how Sayid handles Shannon's demand that he kill John Locke. We also talk to the writer of this episode, Leonard Dick, who explains how he developed Sayid's politically fraught backstory and why he considers himself the "Vice President of Sayid Inc."

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