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naomi was the leader of the infiltration group, and the only person with military training among them. and her military training probably enabled her to play dead till the time when she comes back and change the rules.

besides Sayid’s insistence on removing her body to the ship might indicate that she’s got something to do on the ship, otherwise the writers would just forget about her, or let her be burried in the island.

and not to forget the “tell my sister I love her” trick which indicates that her acts might not always mean what they seem at the first glance.

What’s the confusion surrounding the Oceanic Six? It’s Jack, Kate, Sun, Sayid, Hurley, and Aaron.

We see what we want to see. While some might look at Mr. Friendly’s partner and write: “…the less said about Arturo, the better,” I see that line and wonder just why the writer thinks that. Knowing this blog I’m sure I’m reading too much into it, but it’s hard to take it seriously when someone talks about how poorly females are treated is willing to discount Mr. Friendly’s new gay love because “the less said… the better.”

Then again, we see what we want to see.

The Verizon mini-episodes can be easily found on YouTube. I was VERY surprised at one in particular that features the moments just before Jack awakened at the beginning of the premiere:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GBYVvgiMSo

As for Mr. Friendly, he’s dead, but the whole timeline should suggest that he managed to come back with the sub before Locke finally blew it up. It was Christmas time when Michael was in the hospital, so Mr Friendly met Michael shortly after that.

I doubt that Rousseau is truly dead, the island wouldnt let her die so easily. As for the shooter, I see two options: There’s Mikhail, but how would he know who to shoot? The second option is the assault team from the ship. The helicopter was gone, so it would make sense that a team was sent to finish the job, and as such, kill everyone they came in contact. But since Alex shouted being Ben’s daughter, the assault team could use her to get information. And it would make for a nice plot twist.

Anyway, I don’t Ben will be with the group that returns to the island.
I think he’s in the coffin.

The funeral was only attended by Jack. It was someone both Jack and Kate knew, but not someone any of the Oceanic Six was interested in wishing farewell. Michael Dawson is dead, “Kevin Johnson” is alive (in present “island time”) and is not one of the Oceanic Six.

Last night’s episode made it clear neither Walt nor Michael’s mom wants anything to do with Michael, so they wouldn’t be at his funeral. The guy in the coffin is most likely “Kevin Johnson”.

We certainly could have done with more Walt. I want cool awesome pyscho-power Walt by the end of the season. You know, the Walt that controls the smoke monster.

I think part of the problem with the female characters is they seem to be taking care of the male characters more than pursuing their own agendas. Juliet was on the hunt in her episode, but that was interspersed with scene’s in which she was dallying with Godwin who wanted to get away from his shrew of a wife, so her aggressive actions were somewhat diminished. I agree we need to see the female characters just doing their own thing a bit more.

You might have it there - I can’t remember if the Looking Glass was the source of the beacon, but that sounds about right.

On the other hand, how the heck could Ben hide the fact (from the other Others) that the submarine was missing for all that time?

Of course, the Others would still have that documentation if Ben staged the wreck. If I remember correctly, all those invoices were connected to shell companies, so nothing definitively said Whidmore did it. Y’know, unless you trust Ben/Tom’s word.

The fact that Michael couldn’t kill himself disproves the whole “the island is a manufactured timewarp meant to save humanity from the world ending in 2015″ or whatever. There is DEFINITELY a mystical element to all of this.

I was on board with that too, but it’s occurred to me that something’s wrong in the time line.

Michael left the island on the day the sky went purple, and we’ve been told that since that day the Others haven’t been able to return to the island once they’ve left it. If that’s not a lie, then there’s no way Tom/Mr. Friendly could have had his New York escapades and then come back.

That’s not the first time this season I’ve seen what looks like a contradiction and though you can’t just take that at face value with Lost, I’m starting to wonder a little. Before you know it, I might just refuse to press the button or something. And you know how THAT works out.

I think it’s Ben.

Someone needs to start a pool.

After hearing Michael’s story, Sayid better have a darn good secret plan behind squealing to the captain. What was up with that?

Also, I must confess, a lot of my dislike for Kate and Juliet has to do with the actors that play them. They’re so… dislikable.

And I’m totally with you on the new show vs. old show! So much better now that it’s focusing more on the sf elements!

Since Rousseau is like a female Locke, she might pull through. I’ve heard rumours of an upcoming Ben backstory episode, so at the very least we might get filled in on her past relationship with him. The timing would be right. If she IS dead, then she’s going to haunt the crap out of Ben, you watch.

When Rousseau, Alex and Karl stopped for their break there was a moment when I thought Cerberus (smoke monster) was going to get them. It’s overdue for an appearance.

It’s notable that when the show started all sorts of personal dramas were set up — Remember Sayid and Shannon and Boone? — and now it is really a science fiction show with just enough soap opera to keep people motivated.

Much prefer new show!