I thought this was a great episode. *gives zombs the stink-eye*

1. Locke's mom reminded me of Reese Witherspoon.

2. Anyone ever notice how prominent rain is in Locke's life? Mom runs out into rain and gets hit by car. Alpert visits Locke for first time when it's raining. Locke seems to be able to sense when it is going to rain on the island.

3. Alpert's testing of Locke was quite interesting. I wonder what was in that bottle. Was it soil from the island? I definitely think that Locke has been fighting his destiny for his entire life. The drawing of the smoke monster was tres cool.

4. Ben is really playing up his weakness as a leader; yet, that does not match up with the flashforward Ben. Methinks Ben isn't quite as weak as he appears.

5. The cabin encounter was interesting. I think that the island/Jacob is manifesting itself as Christian, as it did last night as Horace and at other times as Boone, Walt, etc.

6. I can't explain Claire, but I'm not thinking she's dead. That doesn't fit with the psychic's claim that she has to raise Aaron. Maybe the island was manifesting as her as well.

7. WTF was that thing on the bad dood's arm? It looked like a kill-switch for a bomb, but that doesn't make sense. He can't kill everyone as a suicide bomber.

8. If I were Jack and something fell out of a helicopter, I would have run the other way. But that's what makes Jack so hateable as a character at times: he does the opposite of what is smart.

9. I'm waiting to see the Others at the Temple. That will be cool.

Bunnies eat nerds.