I knew going in that Harold Perrineau had better acting chops than anyone on the show except maybe Terry O'Quinn, and it was so nice to see Fury make use of that to good effect. Everything just sort of clicked into place regarding Michael, and much of it was done without being overtly spoken. Here's hoping he starts getting credit in the media for the great job he's doing after this episode.

I was thinking last night of fun theme songs for the various characters, and came up with the following:

Jack — "Jumping Jack Flash" by the Rolling Stones for all the cliff diving and jungle flailing and stripping.
Shannon — "The Bitch is Back" by Elton John. They should have played this over the closing credits of "Hearts and Minds."
Sun — "Silence Is Golden (But My Eyes still See)" by Frankie Valli.

Any suggestions for the other characters?

I'm curious when in the shooting process they did the Michael flashbacks, because while I can guess plenty of things they could do about the hair difference, I've seen Harold Perrineau in enough stuff to know that he's not wearing a fake beard on the island.

Haven't seen HP without facial hair since SMOKE that I can recall. It really does make him look a lot younger.

Here's hoping he starts getting credit in the media for the great job he's doing after this episode.

Wordy McWord Word. He was great in the aforementioned SMOKE, but I think that's still the largest film role he's had (maybe Mercutio counts as close). I'd like to see him get more to do than back up Morpheus or get eaten by grizzly bears.

I think that's still the largest film role he's had (maybe Mercutio counts as close

I'm pretty sure it counts, considering that's both what the TWoP recapper and cleolinda call him. And how I remembered him. I need to see that movie again, because I think I was tired and fell asleep the first time, but I did remember really liking the Mercutio, especially since he's probably my favorite character in the play.

A pox on both your houses!

I'm pretty sure it counts, considering that's both what the TWoP recapper and cleolinda call him. And how I remembered him. I need to see that movie again, because I think I was tired and fell asleep the first time, but I did remember really liking the Mercutio, especially since he's probably my favorite character in the play.

It WAS a pretty memorable Mercutio (wasn't he in drag for part of the movie?). And, yeah, best character in the play. Also, pretty much the only one who isn't an asshat.

A pox on both your houses!

Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.

"Bryan said you could have Vincent." HA! That was awesome.

I *LOVED* that bit. Asshole admits he didn't really want to raise your son after all? Asshole loses his dog.

Why was he so against Walt hanging out with Locke, anyway? Because Locke was a little creepy at first, then it became an issue of not backing down when Walt continued to hang out with him?

Because Walt had already been taken away from him once by another father-figure, and he wasn't about to let Locke become Brian II. And the whole knife thing.

Exactly. I also think that he's trying to act as if the father-son bond that would have been there if he'd been a part of Walt's life was actually there.

That killed me. I felt really guilty for assuming that Michael just didn't want to be a parent. (Which is of course why we loves the Fury.)

Ooh! Someone on TWoP pointed out that according to IMDb, Emilie de Ravin is now a regular. Yay! I don't recall seeing her name in the credits last week, though.

I'm pretty sure it counts, considering that's both what the TWoP recapper and cleolinda call him.

I realized I was getting all wierded out in some scenes because I kept expecting Michael to have Mercutio's dreads.

Gah, I just about wept for Michael trying to rebuild a relationship that once seemed to come naturally but is so removed now. That instinct is still there, though - especially the moment when he told Walt that taking him away from Bryan was his call, and there was nothing he or Bryan could do about it. Starting off their relationship by setting himself up as the bad guy to protect Walt from knowing the real story. I really hurt for him, and I totally get why he was a bit territorial with Locke right off the bat, even before the creepitude became apparent.