Seems like the pace of the plot is slowing down noticeably. I’m wondering if we won’t see the group split in two at some point (two tribes competing on an island 
), with Jack as the leader of one group and Slick-guy (don’t remember his name) as the other leader. Anyway, I’m really digging this show and hope they don’t bring too much supernatural crap into it. Locke has seen the monster. Will he tell Jack at least?
I’m pretty sure that Sawyer’s actual line was, “I made this wish four year ago.”
now THAT’S interesting.
for all the “mad bombers” and “windmills and turbines” theories out there, one interesting theory is that the island is a manifestation of people’s thoughts/dreams/fears somehow.
Could Sawyer have known her and wished he was stranded on a desert island with her?
Could Locke have wished to be able to walk again?
Could Jack have wished for a chance to reconcile with his father?
Could Hurley have wish to be thin, “Drive Shaft” wished to be sober, the black guy to be with his son?
… Kate wishing to be absolved of her crime?
… The Korean man wishing his wife was more chaste and subservient?
… Claire wishing that her pregnancy was complicated?
Interesting idea, Trunk, but I’m not really buying it yet.
Speaking for myself, I will be very disappointed if this show turns into what strikes me as little more than a riff on the Trek episode “Shore Leave” and a thousand similar shows since.
I got that exact sinking feeling while watching last night. As soon as the casket was empty, I half expected Finnegan to show up. “Wooo-ha ha ha!! C’mere, Jimmy Boy!”
It appears that I am familiar with a version of Alice in Wonderland that you are not.
Has this been asked already?
Did they really survive the crash or is this the afterlife?
Kinda like a “Sphere” type thing?
It’s been discussed, and I think the general consensus is that we will feel profoundly ripped off if that’s the case.
Not like that. You can harness the natural respiration process of plants to create a constant collection of fresh water it’s kind of like the “solar still” another poster mentioned. Conventional solar stills are also effective - they work by collecting the condensation from the temperature change when the sun rises. This is a much safer bet than just waiting for it to rain, especially when you have children and pregnant women in your party. I bet those plants could go for longer without water than us puny humans could.
Thanks Juniper and OneChance for the name and link.
So far I’m liking what I hear, reminds me a little of Damien Rice.
If it were, why all the dead bodies? And how would the pilot, the marshal and this week’s swimmer die?
Maybe they are just the ones from the plane that had unresolved life issues and couldn’t “pass on” to the Afterlife, so they are stuck on the island to work out their problems.
Well, I’m not necessarily either, but it is somewhat consistent with everything we’ve seen.
We don’t have the back stories of those characters you mentioned, yet. Maybe Claire had to get away from a guy. Maybe Korean wife was looking for a chance to break free.
But, the back stories we do have – Kate captured by a marshall, Locke wanting a “walkabout”, Jack being tormented by his father’s expectations – would fit into this theory, to a degree.
Clearly, something “magical” is happening. What’s the logic behind the magic? Is it random? Maybe. . .maybe not.
Ok, what is the significance (if any) of Charley’s tattoo on his left shoulder that says Living is easy…with eyes closed?
It is a quote from the Lennon and McCartney song Strawberry Fields.
The next line in the song is “Misunderstanding all you see.” 
I think he said “I made this birthday wish four years ago.” I only took it as Sawyer just being a little pervert and trying to make Kate blush.
Means he likes elbow sex.
What?
Doesn’t everybody?
Oh look! A doll in a pool!
That’s one of Dom Monaghan’s real tattoos. I suppose there’s some significance in their choosing not to cover it up – it’s a neat sort of commentary on the character’s chemical dependence.
Of course, they didn’t cover up the Elvish “nine” tattoo on his other arm, either. Maybe Charlie’s just a geek who likes the Beatles?