There's some kind of bag that opens up and Hurley has a reaction to it and then someone runs and goes get Jack.

Reaction as in "omg!wt?"

I can fanwank the letter by saying that Sawyer had it but didn't carry it around until after the scam we just saw him try to pull.

I'm with you, Zenkitty. Sawyer may be hot and I like hot men, but he's too much into his self-pity to be likable. Still hot, though.

Yeah, I'm still not feeling the Sawyer-love, either, and I am resisting the attempts at woobiefication. So my Boone theory proved to be false, and I am glad, because I like him even more now after this episode.

You know one thing I like about this show? I am genuinely concerned that someone might die. I wouldn't put it past them to kill off one of the main characters, and there aren't actually any right now that I want to see die.

They could kill Sawyer. Seriously, I'm not into his "don't pity me" BS because that's exactly what he wants. Why else would he sit reading and rereading that damn letter over and over? He wanted someone to ask him about it. There are better ways of looking for redemption. One of them is just being a decent human being instead of a jackhole with a death wish.

Yeah, Sail, that's where I am with Sawyer. The aesthetics are just very, very good. Though, I have snickered at some of his interactions, too. He doesn't make me want to throw things. Well, not a one of them does, actually.

Yeah, Charlie and Claire are very cute.

It looked to me in the preview as if Sayid cut himself down. I got the impression that the torture/needle scene was flashback.

Me to Tom, at the commercial break following Sawyer's stabbing:

"The Sayid/Sawyer shippers will have a field day!rolling around on the ground passionately, penetration, and explosively spurting bodily fluid."

IJS

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and a Mysterious figure (female?) is seen preparing a hypodermic, and Sayid is all "Who are you?"

Oooo. Needle. Torture. Female. I had this discussion back in the movie thread a while back.

Given Locke's insinuation about Sawyer to Sayid, I'm leaning toward Locke being the wielder of the stick that knocked Sayid out in last episode. OR Locke is in league with the mysterious force that doesn't want anyone to get off the island.

Fine, Boone gets a pass in this episode from me. But I'm watching you, eyebrow boy.

I didn't want Sawyer's past to be all woobie-riffic, but ah, well. Gotta admit, that was one of the hottest kisses I had the pleasure of seeing on small screen. Yowza.

I came in at about 8:40. Anyone want to fill me in on everything before the kiss?

I got the impression that the torture/needle scene was flashback.

Ah. It went by too quickly for me. I miss a lot of detail. We'll find out for sure next week! t Rubs hands gleefully.

That was a great episode. Best since "Walkabout."

CHARLIE AND CLAIRE ARE SO ADORABLE.