I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME VERY GOOD-LOOKING EXTRAS IN THE BACKGROUND WHO WOULD LOVE TO BE GIVEN NAMES AND PLOTS!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

(I [heart] Jessica bunches)

We did get an eye opening scene though, when Sawyer woke up after Jack had bandaged his arm.

Okay great episode. Two problems, one of which Cleolinda also notice in her recap. First problem - if Sawyer's supposed to be nekkid, why's he clearly wearing pants? Faulty camera work?

Second problem, Locke tells Sayid that Sawyer could have used a time delay. Excuse me? Sawyer lit the rocket in response to Sayid's rocket. HTF do you time delay a response?

Everything else was of the good. And my kittens are now on Locke being the one to take out Sayid. Why else would he be so quick to pin it on a dude WHO COULDN"T HAVE BEEN THERE? And I think Locke has the most to lose if they get rescued. On the island he's the manly hunter. Off the island, he's a cubicle jockey with a 1-900 girlfriend. Not to mention the mysterious malady that keeps him wheelchair bound.

First problem - if Sawyer's supposed to be nekkid, why's he clearly wearing pants? Faulty camera work?

I thought he put some pants on when he came out of the water.

I thought he put some pants on when he came out of the water.

Don't remember him bending down to get pants. Did he have them in the water with him? I'm going to have to rewatch the nekkid scene.

I'm going to have to rewatch the nekkid scene.

I'll do it for you, if you want.

First problem - if Sawyer's supposed to be nekkid, why's he clearly wearing pants? Faulty camera work?

He looked nekkid to me. I may have to rewatch. pity.

Don't remember him bending down to get pants.

I do. t /predictable

(Seriously, though, when he walked out of the water, he was naked. While he was talking to Kate, he reached down and pulled his pants on. Pity.)

However he got them - they're clearly on:

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Been thinking about the power dynamics of this little island society some more, and wow, in the course of the episode, the Cave community totally cut of the arm of the Beach community, wacked it on the head with the severed arm, then stole all its toys. The de facto leader of the Beach community? Gone in a spirit quest born out of a crisis of conscience. The sunny optimistic Earth Mother figure? Seduced away to the caves by blinvisible peanut butter-wielding charms of Charlie. Snicker Bitch and Eyebrow Boy? Moved to the caves for medical purposes and likely to stay. Plus, Walt and Michael had moved there during the last episode already. That pretty much leaves Sawyer and Kate (and a bunch of dialog-deprived extras) on the beach, and that's it.

Also, note that there were some machinations going around for this to come around, especially by Locke. He worked to bolster the confidence of Jack as the leader of the new community--the CAVE community, which was all about staying on the island and making the best of it. He helped Charlie with his addiction, making him a contributing (*and* recruiting) member. He befriended Walt, who brought his father over. And for the Beach faction, he whispered insinuating seeds of discord into Sayid's ear, ultimately leading him to abandon his role of strength. He tried to eliminate Sawyer, who was always going to be a trouble-maker in the budding island society. Like, the dude has been *busy*, y'all. I mean, he's all helpful and constructive and stuff, but he's also totally underhanded and serving his own agenda. I LOVE THIS GUY.