If it was Locke, how did he know what Sayid was doing and where he was? Strengthens the case for him under the thrall of the magic island.

Same question would apply to anybody else, other than Kate (alibi) and Sawyer (apparent alibi). Sawyer could have done it if he was able to jury-rig some kind of timer to fire off his rocket at the appointed time. We'll call that the "Sawyer is MacGuyver" hypothesis.

Of course, somebody could have just been spying on the triangulators. Including somebody from outside the known survivors.

Just thinking out loud.

I adored DM's portrayal. Dear lord, he has the most incredibly expressive face. Love.

t sharing in the love with Jen

Of course, somebody could have just been spying on the triangulators. Including somebody from outside the known survivors.

It was Betsy. "Ya' don't need three points to triangulate, pretty boy. Take that!!"

I rolled my eyes at every single thing that Hurley said SO HARD

Aw, man, I was just feeling the Londo co-like with Nora in Natter. Can't have everything, I guess.

Also, I think the moth speech scene would have been bad if it had been any two other actors, but Terry O'Quinn and Dom played it pitch perfect. (Though

I don't think it was Locke who whacked Sayid on the head. He was busy preparing Boar!Dinner all day. I think it will be a nice surprise when we find out who it was.

I also think Sayid thinks it was Saywer, which is why he's all gung ho to go to town on Sawyer with a knife and his Mad Republican Guard Skillz.

our differences will make us stronger, Jen...

t romantic "in the corner" music plays

sniff, brings a tear to my eye...

I didn't think it weak, cliched or heavy-handed. If it was cliched, I thought it was good use of the requisite cliches, in such a way as to save it from after-school-special land.

I agree. Or rather, I think it was pretty heavy-handed, but in a "Gee Locke, lay it on a little thicker, will ya?" way rather than in a "OKAY WRITERS WE GET THAT MAGIC IS LIKE CRACK!" way. It was diagetically anvilly, which I liked rather a lot.

I think it might have fallen flat if Dom were less of a great actor, but he totally pulled it off.

Or rather, I think it was pretty heavy-handed, but in a "Gee Locke, lay it on a little thicker, will ya?" way rather than in a "OKAY WRITERS WE GET THAT MAGIC IS LIKE CRACK!"

I hadn't thought about it that way but it makes sense. I hope you're right.

I was pretty meh on the episode. I love Dom and I love Charlie but I thought his backstory was predictable and boring. I'm hoping we'll get more complex versions of the backstory as the seasons progress. Like, why was he so religious?

Nice Irish Catholic boy. And it was clearly part of the basis of his personal morality.

Or rather, I think it was pretty heavy-handed, but in a "Gee Locke, lay it on a little thicker, will ya?" way rather than in a "OKAY WRITERS WE GET THAT MAGIC IS LIKE CRACK!" way.

Yes, this.

I think it might have fallen flat if Dom were less of a great actor, but he totally pulled it off.

Also this. Any other actor and I think I would have been in the Ew, episode stinky, get it off me.... corner.