AnthonyDe also asked why the black smoke, i.e. why would the Others make it known they were coming? Which is a good fucking question. Unless it's something as simple as a marker *for* the Others, i.e. we're heading out in the Incredibly! Convenient! Boat, we'll make a fire on the beach, and we'll know where to land when we get back.

The more I think about it, of course, the more the Others are bothering me. Because, hell, they had guns, and whatever was in that bottle that blew up the raft. They couldn't have stormed the beach and taken Walt whenever they wanted? Especially since every night, most people were sleeping?

Lets see.

They have at least one advantage: the boat. They can come by sea. That's probably how they got Scott (engine off). Coming through the jungle they can be tracked. So they've been watching. Maybe even sending prople in to help with the boat.

Waiting. Waiting for their chance to get Walt.

The fire? Maybe it was actually a means by which to spook the raft crew into running scared.

"Perfect." Says the leader of the great unwashed deliverence rejects, "We have them now. He will be ours."

And they did. And they do.

Did anyone notice that Hurley sped by a group of cheerleaders with the numbers on their sweaters?

Oh, and apparently the Redemption Theme from The Shawshank redemption was playing at some point?

Best theory stolen from AICN Talkbacks: "Walt was controlling Hurley with his Gameboy."

Are you sure they were referring to "the Others" and not "the others"?

Yeah because Kimmel was like "but what did we really learned" and they said "you know who the Others are now."

I found this linked on TWoP. Don't know if it's been posted here yet but for those who love Sawyer...

Best theory stolen from AICN Talkbacks: "Walt was controlling Hurley with his Gameboy."

HA! I like this theory.

they said "you know who the Others are now."

Not really. But we do know that they exist as more than just voices.

Maybe, in an as-yet-unshown scene, Hurley gave Walt the Gameboy.

Did anyone notice that Hurley sped by a group of cheerleaders with the numbers on their sweaters?

It was an apparent team of softball players.

Oh, and apparently the Redemption Theme from The Shawshank redemption was playing at some point?

It was actually the Redemption Song by Bob Marley (which earned Sawyer some points from Michael). I'm not familiar with that song, but the lyrics include a line about "pirates coming to steal you away" or something like that (nice forshadowing of what happens to Walt).

I'm not familiar with that song

You need to listen to some Marley. Who doesn't love Marley, man?

Reggae's cool in small doses, but the rhythm gets to me over time. The same...damn...beat...song after song. Just like I can't listen to dance music for too long, either.