Lost: I enjoyed Sawyer's story, too, just because, outside of his always needing to hold out on people (like when they need stuff), his story's pretty interesting. The beginning, when they showed him as a child, made him even more tortured. I can't imagine what it would be like for a kid to 'witness' his parents' murder/suicide. That he was played by RP was a shock. I thought that the guy who plays Sawyer did really well with that; also his expressions in the bar with Jack's dad. Part of me thought that was heavy-handed and a little too convenient, but while it's still convenient, upon second thought, with the kind of day Sawyer was having, he probably would remember everything that was said to him.

I didn't see Ethan's hand creeping out of the bag! I left the room for a minute-- guess that's when it happened.

Not a word, but Kate is becoming scoffable. You are SO right about her staring off into the distance alot. Pensive, thou are my mood for all eternity. Anyway, she's a bit of a know-it-all, and I would rather watch a main character who seems to be there to serve her own purpose than others'. She's still very 'convenient', too.

I did like Sayid and Charlie's conversation.

When Locke finished his story, Mr. Calm said, "Huh?", and I told him that Locke always seems to know more than everyone else, and was offering an analogy for Sawyer-- that ties in with your mind-reading theory. I do wonder about the dog in his story (the one his foster mom thought was his sister), because it's the same kind of dog that Walt has.

Next week looks chock full o' goodness, and an added bonus is that I think there are no back stories, either!

L&O: Um, it was all right. I didn't like the overdone race card, and like you, I did feel sorry for the basketball player, but he could have pushed the guy away, not snapped his neck. TPTP really need to make up their own stories from time to time, not revamp all these real stories.

Hey, that's a good catch/connection between Walt's dog and the dog in Locke's story! Now I'm wondering if the dog has powers, too.

I've never seen the child actor who played Sawyer (or should we say "James," if that's his real name?). What else has he been in?

Ethan's hand didn't really creep out of the bag. It sort of stuck out. Very gross looking, as you can tell it's been around a few days. The nail grew longer though, as it's supposed to happen with dead people. Nice attention to detail.

I think Kate can be played better by a different actress. Kate is a complex character, with a very rocky past, but she's being played very 1 dimensional. When she flirts it's like she's always played a coquette, and when she stares it's like she does nothing to do but stare. And when she frowns...you see where I'm going. I have to believe there's someone out there who can show her past in her face all the time.

It is convenient for Sawyer to bump into Jack's dad, isn't it? They were all in Sydney but Sydney sounds like a very large city.