I can fanwank the reading of the Dread Pirate Sawyer's letter to be "DPS always wanted to let someone read it. Having her say it out loud was a way to make sure she actually read it, because he's become a cynical soul."

That's my fanwank, open to modification.

I don't need any fanwanking (just typed "fankwaning") because the immediacy and dramatic value of Kate's having to read it (and hence deal with it) out loud was so awesome.

Can someone explain the time-delay fuse thing so that it makes sense? I still can't wrap my head around it.

You light a cigarette. Put it on the ground next to whatever you want to catch fire. When the burning end of the cigarette reaches the thing that's supposed to catch fire, things happen.

Assuming the cigarette doesn't go out from not being smoked, that is.

Assuming the cigarette doesn't go out from not being smoked, that is.

Apparently unfiltered not-packed-down cigarettes work better for this, as the tobacco is loose enough to allow air to get at the ember.

I got that part. I meant how Sawyer could have rigged a time delay to set off his bottle rocket right after Sayid's rocket went off.

We'll probably get a nicotine withdrawl-y Dread Pirate Sawyer ep at some point...

Oh. He couldn't. Locke was lying.

I think you're right, Wolfram. They are ignoring the part where it was a response to the other flares.

I got that part. I meant how Sawyer could have rigged a time delay to set off his bottle rocket right after Sayid's rocket went off.

I don't think Sayid thought about it that clearly.