Perhaps if that thing shows up in front of other people, images from their past show up? Didn't this "monster" also meet with Locke way back in Season 1? Because I remember him telling Jack later that he has "looked into the eye of this island", although he finishes that statement with "and what I saw was beautiful".
We'll find out sooner or later I hope.

Maybe they are all smokers and this is a sublinal message that smokers are going to live longer than non-smokers

Maybe they are all smokers and this is a sublinal message that smokers are going to live longer than non-smokers

New episode tonight. It has something to do with Michael, and Locke gets in the middle somehow.

But for crying out loud, he has to get over his phobia's and get with Kate. This is getting ridiculous. Either write her character with Sawyer or do something else.

He was really cold with her in this episode. I don't know how long he can get by treating her like that and them still have a chance. I'm not sure what he's thinking, unless he really doesn't want to create that relationship.

Anyone think Michael is dead?

I dunno, if you play hard to get, sometimes, you have all the luck.

His whole issue is that he has the hots for her, I think, and is a little upset bout sawyer's attention. That and the fact he doesn't exactly have a stellar history with women.

However, Kate still obviously likes him but the way they are playing this whole love triangle/quadrangle thinger just sucks now.

It makes for some good tension, though. Playing hard-to-get is one thing, but being mean is another. The way he told her to stay behind was bad. I agreed that she should stay behind, but he could have gone about it better than he did. Then ignoring her on the way back didn't help the situation.

The characters have set up barriers to prevent good communication between themselves. Neither Jack nor Kate will just come out and say what they feel. I like that about Sawyer -- for the most part he says exactly what he thinks and feels, of course he also avoids being tactful, too.

Ya know, I just had a thought, but at least am not remembering it clearly from previous episodes if there was a flashback. Is Jack still married? Ah never mind, the woman was the one who Jack treated from the injury I think? Perhaps his former encounters with her, has something to do with his reaction in this situation now.[/spoiler]

No he doesn't man. Come on, he is always talking semantics and always has his own reasons. He is never forth-right.

It's been told in previous episodes that he is not married anymore. He did marry the girl he treated. You might get more on this soon...

Sawyer? Well, I agree that he isn't forth-right about who he is and his past, but I was talking about the context of the discussion -- especially in regards to Kate. He doesn't hide that he's attracted to her.