I watched-and-posted on cleolinda's LJ. They ask better questions over there, like "Why are there so few animals on the island?"

I don't think this is really odd. We are used to animals that know we aren't predators; squirrels running around heedlessly, pigeons barely moving out of our way. You stomp through the woods in a more wild area, and you aren't going to see a lot of animals hanging around where you can see them. You'd probably hear quite a few birds, yes, but I don't think we really need to have them stuffing the soundtrack with bird calls.

You stomp through the woods in a more wild area, and you aren't going to see a lot of animals hanging around where you can see them.

I thought that animals unused to man as primary predator would be more likely to hang around a bit.

Animals have to get to the island, somehow, though. The boars must have been brought by prior residents or visitors. Which implies (to me) that there are probably rats about. I don't see a problem with there not being much else in the way of wildlife.

This episode seriously sealed my Hurley love. I love you he calls everybody "Dude," or "Man." I loved his collapse on to Rousseau, and how she stopped threatening him with the rifle when she realized he was seriously obsessed.

And I really loved Hurley letting the hospital maintenance guy have it "Do NOT do that right now, man. Just leave the bulb for another time."

Although I suppose the tan is faux, anyway.

Yes. It's fake. Between costumers and makeup artists, there's one thing I've learned about movies and TV -- none of it's real. Hair, makeup, clothes? All carefully crated (or sometimes not so carefully) to create a specific image for you.

I'm having trouble divorcing my reaction to this episode from my, uh, life, because I have relatives who bounce in and out of the psych ward for depression, eating disorders, suicide attempts, and schizophrenia.

It wasn't painful to watch, really, just that I'm OMG SO BIASED in favor of Hurley being a patient.

THE CLOTHES AREN'T REAL????

THE CLOTHES AREN'T REAL????

They're completely imaginary. Such is the power of Hollywood.

I loved this entire episode. I especially loved the moment when Hurley was talking to Rousseau about the whole island experience and said something about the huge monster thing on the island that no one seems to be looking for and how weird that is. Also, "pissed off giraffe". Am I crazy, or was that one of the theories the fans put forth early on as a joke? I was wondering if Fury lifted it as a bit of a SO.

In any case, any writer who has manipulated me enough to make me burst into hysterical laughter when I see a suicide jumper falling past an office window in one scene definitely has my respect. Wow.

any writer who has manipulated me enough to make me burst into hysterical laughter when I see a suicide jumper falling past an office window in one scene

That was the moment where I checked to see who wrote it. Sure, I have no idea if an ME-alum made that moment so magical, but I felt validated by seeing the names there.

I wonder if we'll see the office block jumper land (or jump) in somebody else's flashback down the line.