I still liked Charlie's early lines in the ep:

"If you guys have finished verbally copulating, we should get a move on."

and

"Oh. You guys have an inside joke. How absolutely wonderful for you."

Excellent ep, glad I remembered to tape it. One thing I noticed that I hadn't seen in a previous episode--during the opening credits, they timed showing Kate, Charlie, and Locke following Jack through the jungle as the actors' names popped up on screen (since their names are alphabetically in that order). Clever!

I had been spoiled about Sun's English, but I was blown away by her being the Korean Soprano daughter. You have to think that, at the airport, she probably also remembered the fact that he only got into the business because he wanted to be with her. That kind of guilt, combined with the actual love she once had for him, has to be there.

Late, but I have to weigh in on the Sawyer love. Yes he's a jackhole (to quote cleolinda), but I think it's telling that he comes down on the side of good by springing into action with Sayid to pull Jin and Michael apart. He did try to end the Marshall's suffering, and that he bumbled it makes him vulnerable and more human. Plus, very very pretty, with the blowing blond hair and the blue eyes and the dimples... Um, yes.

The actress playing Sun is just incredibly expressive. I almost hate to have her speak English because she's been so readable without it.

And Dom got a few really nice lines this episode, and he's holding the screen very well against veterans like O'Quinn and Fox. If he's as wee a man as we've speculated, then it must be largely a shortish cast, because in long shots he's Kate's height, and nearly Jack's.

I love this show!

I googled. Two sources have Dominic Monaghan at 5'7". Fox shows up in two places as 6' 2".

ION: Based on no evidence beyond the way Kate and Sawyer interacted during the beach versus cave conversation, I think I am joining the Four Years! Tinfoil Hat Brigade. Those two know each other.

Note to self: Never read cleolinda at work.

...and then an anvil falls out of the sky with KATE + JACK 4EVAR painted on it and crushes one of the extras. Fortunately, it's just an extra, so we don't care.

At the end, I didn't get that they were in two different places. It looked like everyone was at the cave. This confused me, but based on some posts upthread I take it I was mistaken?

At the end, I didn't get that they were in two different places. It looked like everyone was at the cave. This confused me, but based on some posts upthread I take it I was mistaken?

Yep. Jack led (among others) Hurley, Sun, Jin to the caves, where Locke and Charlie still were (wonder if they - specifically Locke - will stay? Proabably) Sayid, Sawyer, Michael, Walt and Kate were left on the beach, by the fire they were still hoping rescuers would see. Michael and Walt had a nice moment on the beach, by the fire, and the closing musical montage highlighted the choices made, with special attention to Jack and Kate being separated.

Were you flipping back and forth between the game? :)

I think Locke will stay -- because I think he's really enjoying the island. (I don't know whether he would go so far as to sabotage people's attempts to alert rescuers -- at least, not yet.)

With the matching black and white stones on the dead folks, now I'm wondering what the black bear is up to.

You know there's got to be one, right? Probably watched from the long reeds as his buddy, the polar bear, got shot. "Note to self: the humans have mastered the use of simple firearms. Todo: mourn my friend Poley; exact horrific revenge on humans; buy more Charmin - get the the double roll this time."

Man, I really hope the twist isn't that they're all stuck in a game of "Black and White". I'm not sure I'm ready to see giant animals throw poop at people in prime time.

What is "Black and White"?

When it took so long for Sayid and Sawyer to rush in and rescue Michael, my first thought was, "Bet they were off doing their own rolling around in the sand, but with slightly more sex and slightly less punching."

This is totally Dana's fault.