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I got an email from Andy. Some of his comments about this episode were:

One of my big questions was answered last week and another HUGE one was created (how did Kate end up free and why is Aaron off the island when Claire isn't?)

I am puzzled about who could be the remaining Oceanic 6. We know that Jack, Kate, Hurley, and Sayid are the first four. They can't be counting Aaron...can they? I think we're gonna find out Sawyer got off...but that leaves one more. I suppose they could make it be Jin and Sun and leave Sawyer on the island.

Yes, is was nice to have the question about Kate's freedom answered. Aside from that, I can't say that I was much interested in the flashforwards until we learned about Aaron (I must say that I guessed that it was Aaron about 5 seconds before she said his name). Does that mean that Claire dies? And why does Jack not want to see him? Does he feel guilty about Claire's death?

The big question now is the identity of the last two. I am not sure they are counting Aaron, but I don't think we can exclude him. So there are one or two left. If it is one, It may be Sawyer. If two, I am hoping for Sun and Jin. I think Desmond may be getting off the island as well, but since he was not on Oceanic 815, he wouldn't be one of the "6".

We also know now that Ben eventually gets away from Locke, so we may be seeing him pulling of some coup soon.

In the flashback the previous week, Miles was using his ghost whisperer skills to get money hidden by a dead man. Now in this episode, he is extorting Ben for 3.2 million dollars. I wonder what he needs the money for?

The Economist

Some interesting developments in this episode. I don't know what they all mean, though...

What was the significance of the bracelet Sayid took from Naomi?

Interesting experiment with the projectile, and a 30 minute time delay. Anne, it look's like you are on to something with the mixed up time flow around the island. Probably ties in to the fossilized polar bear in the desert. And Desmonds' flashes, too?

What's the deal with Jacob's moving cabin? It moved once before, too. When Hurley was running away from it, and then it was in front of him. I noticed that Locke seemed to have a renewed confidence since his encounter with Walt. But when the cabin was not where he expected it to be, that confidence was shaken, and it showed. Ben piked up on it, too. I'm sure he will exploit it later.

Random thought. The people on the boat are not with Penny's people. I assume they are enemies. The boat people are also enemies of the "Others". Does that mean that Penny is on Ben's side? Or are there three, or more, separate groups.

What is it that Ben has on Sayid, to make him kill for him? I assume that he is holding some people hostage? And did Sayid go back to the island when he got shot, or did Ben leave the island? Something that I figured Ben would never do. And what about Nadia?

Sorry Beck. I haven't got a theory to tie all these questions up yet.

Confirmed Dead

I must admit, I am a little confused about tonights revelations. From the flashbacks, we know that the new-comers had their suspisions about the fate of flight 815. But Oceanic 815 was not the reason for their mission. And yet they stumble across the survivors while on their unrelated mission? I was out of the room at the time that Naomi was discussing the team members, so I may have missed something there. Did they say why those people where chosen for the mission? Was it because of their convictions of the 815 crash?

An interesting side note. That polar bear skeleton they found in the dessert, with the collar from Dharma on it. How old was that skeleton? It seems time travel might not be such a stretch on this show. Oh yah, and ghosts are real, too, since Miles was talking to them. So maybe that's what Jacob it?

Interesting that Ben didn't know what the monster was. Did he even know that there was one? He didn't seem to know what Locke was talking about (although he is an expert liar).