For the record, the Others are living in yurts and they look sturdier and more homey than the lean-to's on the 815's beach.

Toddson and I watched together last night. We were both tired from the all day travels and our bodies were on east coast time.

It could have been that I was just tired, but the episode seemed very disjointed to me. It didn't flow well and I didn't learn anything new.

All in all, we maybe should have chose sleep. (The company was good though!) Waste of time episode. Getting tired of being told how exciting things are going to be.

So does mean that capping Ana-Lucia was Michael's call, and not a request (besides the one from ABC most likely)? Methinks Captain Sanity is no longer driving the tugboat.

It could have been that I was just tired, but the episode seemed very disjointed to me. It didn't flow well and I didn't learn anything new.

It seemed that way to me, too. I think it's one of the reasons I got tired of watching it and just kind of spaced.

So does mean that capping Ana-Lucia was Michael's call

It loooks that way to me too Frank. I'd feel bad for Michael if I wasn't so annoyed with him for being easily manipulated. It's no wonder that Walt's mom stepped all over him.

I mean for God's sake man, can't you see that Other dude's beard is fake!?! They're not going to give you back the kid.

If Michael's blood is "special" and has something to do with Walt being unusual then we're going to see Mike turned into a sperm bank to produce super kids. Or something. Oh wait, this isn't SciFi channel is it?

I think it's all a head game.

I think it's all a head game.

That's what I was thinking - that the list was an arbitrary group of names to see if Michael could get just those four to come with him.

Did we know everybody's last name, BTW? I couldn't remember if we'd known Kate's last name was Austen (and how 'bout that spelling).

Also, it didn't occur to me before, if I'd heard it, until I saw it written, but James Ford is interesting in that Jesse James was shot and killed by Bob Ford. Well, ineresting to me at least.

Very very sloppy writing last night wrt the list of names. Having the list of 4 people he was supposed to bring just happen to be the four people in the room with him at the time -- how freaking lazy is that?

Jack, Sawyer, and Kate, whatever -- they're pretty much around all the time no matter what. But Hurley? What was Michael's plan B, just in case Hurley hadn't been planning to go on a picnic with Libby, forgotten the blankets, sent her to get them, and then come looking for her? WhatEVer.

Very very sloppy writing

Sloppy, or a plot point? *du du DUH!*

Yeah, I know - with JJ and Co. in charge, sloppy writing. With potential for it being sloppy writing turned into an asspull a plot point.

That's what I was thinking - that the list was an arbitrary group of names to see if Michael could get just those four to come with him.

I was meaning the blood and the questions about Walt, but yeah to what you said, too.