I think, if I were going to apply any meaning to anything, that he's trying to explain to his sister why she should help.

Altruism will not appeal to her, she needs to understand that people won't continue to feed and shelter her just because she's sitting there looking purty. If she continues to be useless, she won't be fed. She needs to pitch in, to be useful, in order to receive her daily bread, er, swine.

I don't think you're wrong, Allyson. I just know that, if my brother said that to me, I wouldn't respond well.

At least Shannon doesn't take Boone's abuse - she fights him right back. Next weeks episode will hopefully answer a lot of questions about why they interact the way they do, because I'm not sure if she deserves the crap she's been getting. Yes, she's lazy and selfish, but maybe she was driven into being that.

I would like to point out that that large plant Sun was carrying around? Basil. In flower. Not so tropical.

Pmoon suggests that the polar bears are very fond of pesto.

I just know that, if my brother said that to me, I wouldn't respond well.

But you probably wouldn't also be the other things Shannon is.

Whether or not Boone is driven by external approval, the only time we've seen him get her to do anything was by a dare, and she did it not because they needed food, but because she wanted to show him he was wrong.

It seems perfectly plausible that it's the closest thing she has to a motivator outside physical vanity.

To be honest, I'd rather be stuck on an island with someone like Boone than either Sawyer or Kate.

I think that BooneSawyer gives back what he gets. If Kate had treated him as her shining savior, he'd be Jack by now.

Nah. Sawyer's a soul sucking demon. I'm sure of it. /issues

Well, you definitely C Boone, F Sawyer, and M Hurley.

LOL Betsy! Indeed.

But what about Charlie?