Sayid is pissed off at Sawyer and looking for an excuse to go Lord of the Flies on him. Locke plays into this by quoting MacGuyver at him.

The other possibility, sadly, is that this gets filed in the same folder as "triangulation means locating the source within a triangle".

Kate was in caveland. We only saw Shannon shoot her rocket, and then we saw a rocket go up from where, we assume, Sawyer was standing.

Probably a stupid question, but now I don't remember it clearly- how many rockets did we see go off, and did we see everyone shoot them? I remember Kate, and then Shannon and New!Girl on the beach. Where did Sawyer's rocket go off in that?

Sawyer lit off Kate's. She had run to the Jack-in-the-cave in.

That's right. I remember now.

To be fair, I have read people saying that the triangulation method Sayid used could work. It just uses one more reference point/antenna than was actually necessary to get a bead on the signal.

But yeah, Locke's cigarette fuse theory only works if Sawyer were precognitive and capable of knowing in advance exactly when Sayid's rocket would be going up. Plus, far easier to just not turn the antenna on if he wanted the venture to fail, and then ambush Sayid in the jungle at whatever point suited him best for the personal smackdown.

I'm firmly in the 'Sawyer set off the rocket, and Sayid was too intent on believing on Sawyer's guilt to pay much attention to the illogic' camp.

Hmmm. It also strikes me that, if the island has the power to grant wishes as some of us have theorized, then Sawyer got exactly what he wanted deep down. He's hated by everyone. I mean, obviously, he brought it upon himself by being a fucked-up jackass, but the dude is a con man after all. He could have insinuated himself into others' grace by being a schmoozy charmer if he wished.

Oh, this bit of Cleolinda's recap just killed me:

Kate would like to point out her displeasure with her fist, and punches Sawyer but goooood. Sawyer does not ask Kate if that's all she's got, let's put it that way.

I'm still fascinated by that kiss. Kate got into it a great deal more than she intended, which probably explains why she didn't do it in the first place. (I was screaming at the TV, "come on, give him one dry peck and move on.")

I'm firmly in the 'Sawyer set off the rocket, and Sayid was too intent on believing on Sawyer's guilt to pay much attention to the illogic' camp.

I don't have too huge a problem with this, either, because Sayid really didn't take much time to think it over- he didn't want to. Locke's suggestion gave him enough of an opening to support his anger.

Upon rewatch this morning, I just have to say.... I'd think Charlie about as likely to find a jar of peanut butter as he would of finding an empty, intact glass jar.

Of course, this is the same plane with the filthy fireworks smugglers....