I think some sort of jungle rot is a distinct possibility, what with them all living in a dank cave system right by an active spring and getting sweaty and/or rained on constantly when they're out and about.

One good (?) thing is that with so many mouths to feed, they're unlikely to run into food preservation problems.

Don't know much about Ethan yet, but I really liked the Rash Guy. (Does he have a name?)

Ebola Jones, according to cleolinda, which might be my next favorite nickname after Snicker Bitch.

I think Andrews is trying an Arabic accent, but I have no idea how good it is.

My housemate saw him on... some show recently, and said his real accent sounded different. (Actually, she thought he sounded Australian, but I'm pretty sure he grew up in London, and I'm guessing he's of Indian or Pakistani descent. Anyone know what his ethnic background is, exactly?) So he is attempting an accent, but I don't know how successfully, since I wouldn't have the first clue what an Iraqi accent should sound like.

Also, this episode made me like Boone a bit. (My default position on Boone is that he needs his ass kicked, and often.)

Yay! It was starting to get lonely here in my little corner. I like Boone's character a lot (and, okay, it doesn't hurt that he's very pretty too), though I agree that a couple of ass-kickings would not go amiss. The sibling rivalry cracks me up.

I'm pretty sure he did recognize her. He did a double take when the guards were first bringing her in. Perhaps he was hoping she wouldn't recognize him.

I was thinking that he did recognize her. In my script the reason he felt responsible for her death went back to childhood. If only we had done this or that differently our lives would have taken us on a better path, perhaps together. t /sap

I'm still stuck on the Sayid/Nadia thing. I think he did recognize her. So how far back is the "childhood" we're talking about? I wouldn't recognize people I went to grade school with, but maybe that's just me. So if he should know she wasn't called Noor, that means she changed the name (to something Russian!) when she was a child. I really need to know her backstory now, and I'm quite sure we aren't going to get any, because she's just there to be the reason for Sayid's guilt complex.

On a semi-related note, does anyone know if "Noor" is a unisex name, or only a girl's name? I have a fanfic character who insists his name is Noor. It's set in the future, though, so I'm likely gonna use it anyway.

On a semi-related note, does anyone know if "Noor" is a unisex name, or only a girl's name?

My only knowledge of the name is that it's the name of the queen of Jordan, who, IIRC, is from the US.

I think he recognized her when she walked past, but couldn't place her. When he walked into the interrogation room, all he could see was her back, and her name didn't ring any bells. I think he didn't fully recognize her until she chided him about it.

I think that Nadia is also an Arabic name in addition to being a Russian name.

I thought the actress did a wonderful job of portraying someone who was resigned, bitter, and hopeful at the same time. The lack of desperation in her character was a good touch.

There are one or two childhood friends I might recognize now, if I were given some sort of prompt. Perhaps Nadia/Noor overheard Sayid being addressed by name as she was being led past, and that was all she needed to figure out why the guy seemed so familiar.

My only knowledge of the name is that it's the name of the queen of Jordan, who, IIRC, is from the US.

I think her birth name is Lisa, and Noor was the name she took upon marriage. IIRC, it means "light." I don't know if it's also used for men.

There are one or two childhood friends I might recognize now, if I were given some sort of prompt.

Me too. Plus, she had a crush on him, which would make it more likely she'd remember/recognize him.

From an Arabic name dictionnary-

NADYA (2)   f

Usage: Arabic

Possibly means "the first" in Arabic, or it could be a variant of NADA.

My name dictionary also traces Arabic Nada/Nadya to a word meaning morning dew, which by extension means generosity. There's also Nadida, peer or equal; Nadira, rare or precious; Najia, saved or rescued; and the man's name Nadim, companion (especially drinking companion).

And says that Noor/Nur is commonly applied to either males or females.

As for people one recognizes, but not to put a name to, it wasn't till ten minutes of my staring at Allyson's business partner, and our comparing our life histories, before we figured out that we had gone to high school together (and even been in a play together). It being an encounter in LA, I started my recognition subroutine with, "Is this a famous person?" Which I would probably not do if I ran into her in an Iraqi prison.