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

CHARLIE AND CLAIRE ARE SO ADORABLE.

I don't feel sorry for Sawyer. I think he genuinely is "screw the world and all the people in it," and I don't actually think he wants pity. He's, you know, fine with being a jackhole. I suppose they'll go for more than that -- and maybe they were even trying --- but I kind of wish they wouldn't. I mean, there are a lot of jackholes in the world, so why try to redeem this one? Sometimes you just have to deal with them, so let the islanders have to deal.

ETA: which is perhaps confusing, because I do think the whole "can't screw the kid" moment was too gooey. But, but ... it was really more about himself than the kid. He was feeling sorry for himself-as-kid, so there's exactly one scenario in the world where he won't go full throttle. Not really all that sympathetic.

Now, of Sayid? I'm a fangirl.

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

LOL

Um, there will likely be a recap up, somewhere....

Cleolinda will have her recap up soon, one hopes.

I mean, there are a lot of jackholes in the world, so why try to redeem this one? Sometimes you just have to deal with them, so let the islanders have to deal.

Oh, yeah. I'm all for leaving him unredeemed, at least willingly. And, not soon. NO WOOBIFICATION!

Shannon couldn't breathe because of her asthma. Her extra inhalers were in the same bag as Watership Down, so Boone accused Sawyer of taking them. Then Jack accused Sawyer of taking them. Then Jack and Sayid accused Sawyer of taking them, and tortured him to find out where they were, but Sawyer would only tell Kate. If she kissed him. Meanwhile in this week's flashback, Sawyer was running a con game on Dom DeLuise's son and a woman who looks remarkably like Emma Caulfield.

Charlie and Claire are very cute. Have they said when Claire is due?

Really, really good kiss.

Also, Charlie made a deal with Clair that if he could find her peanut butter, she would then move up to the cave. Charlie was sure Hurley was hoarding peanuts, because he hasn't lost any weight since getting on the island. There were no peanuts left, though.

Thanks, DXM. What did the letter say?

When Kate said that Sawyer was the kid who had wrote it, I thought she meant literally -- like, he had been a child until he got to the island and was now in a whole Tom Hanks-in-Big world. Which, actually, I thought would be really cool, until I figured otu that wasn't what she meant.

Ah well, I can wait for the transcript/detailed recap.

Really, really good kiss.

Yeah. Damn. And Evangeline Lilly looked hot in that new outfit.

Also, I don't think Sawyer was crying for pity. I think he was doing that thing where he was mad at himself for becoming so vulnerable in front of Kate.