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

Busted!

(actually, my TV has picture-in-picture, so it was my eyes that were flipping left and right. And FAQ girl was wondering the same thing as me)

I would so watch the Sun and Jin show. Their story is fascinating. I want to know what Jin did before going to work for Sun's father, and if she never knew what her father's business really was, and if someone is taking care of her dog.

So, does every episode begin with an eye opening? Couple that with "living is easy with eyes closed" and we get a bunch of people who now have to open their eyes and learn to make hard choices on the island.

I'm in the corner with people who don't get why sentries can't maintain the fire on the beach while everyone makes their base camp the fresh water source. if roughly half the people stayed on the beach, that's over ten gallons of water that has to be shlepped out to them every day. One gallon of water weighs 7 pounds. Imagining myself as the water-shlepper, that sounds like a lot of wasted effort

(actually, my TV has picture-in-picture, so it was my eyes that were flipping left and right. And FAQ girl was wondering the same thing as me)

Well, it was dark when they were going back and forth between the two camps, so if you were looking at it in the little picture, then I can see how you might not get the differences in location.

If Lost was in the big picture though, then I suspect you may have been distracted by the presence of FAQ Girl...

Must've been the latter...

"Black and White" is/was a PC game.

Basically, it's a "god" game - you're trying to get villagers to worship you. One of the unique features is the "creature" - basically a giant animal (bear was one of the options, I think) that you train to do your bidding by appropriate rewards and punishment. Which, from what I hear, usually degenerates into getting it to throw poop at the villagers. Or throw the villagers at poop.

Also want to know what Black & White game is. And how it relates to bear poop. (oops, xpost with the husband)

And, I don't think that the refusal to leave had anythign to do with logic (i.e., posting sentries, schlepping water, etc) and everything to do with emerging island politcs. I don't think that Sayid and Sawyer want to follow Jack anywhere- I think that would definitely cement Jack as the leader. Also, even if someone was tending the fire while everyone else nested in the caves, that definitely points to settling in for a long haul - and I don't think that the people who stayed on the beach are able to deal with that yet. They want to keep believing that theory, therefore, can't physically move. But I think it has more to do with not wanting to follow the leader, or at least protesting Jack's de facto leadership. (at least for Kate, Sayid, and Sawyer). I'm interested in why no one brought up the monster as a deterrant to going inland.

Regarding schlepping water- I wonder what will happen when those who control the water cut off the supply. You know it's going to happen. And, I wonder why it will happen. Wheee!

I want to know what Jin did before going to work for Sun's father,

He was a waiter, wasn't he?

and if she never knew what her father's business really was

I think she got a pretty good idea when Jin came home all bloody.

I think she knew before- I got a horrified vibe when he told her that he had to work for her father.

I did too -- plus she was trying to warn him about her father when he told her that he was going to ask him for permission.

(Wasn't that incoherent?)

and if someone is taking care of her dog

She asked the lady who was setting her up to escape to take care of the dog. That worried me from the moment Jin gave her the puppy. Who's dog sitting?!

I liked how they used the dog going from wee pup to grown to show the passage of time.

The breaking the group into Cave vs. Beach dwellers seemed too contrived to me. I'm with the ones thinking it would make more sense to all go to the caves but have several people guarding the fire in shifts.

Hurley pissed me off this ep. First, still calling Jin "the Chinese guy" and then playing his discman while Charlie was playing guitar. Rude! I wonder when will get his story.