Right, when I saw it was blond, I thought, "Yep, Sawyer's." Just like they wanted us to! Dammit, I got played! But I'm just relieved that the bad fanfic angle was just to throw us off to who the baby actually was. Ahh, Lost loves it some twists.

And Locke is bona fide nuts. I'm kind of hoping he blows himself up spectacularly before the season is out. I don't see him ever getting off the island, for obv. reasons.

I guess I'm relieved that the bad fanfic angle was mostly a dodge to distract us from the fact that it's Aaron and not an original production by Kate and Sawyer! I really don't think that Kate would have Sawyer's child and call him Aaron! That's too soap opera even for Lost! Er, at least I fervently hope so!

You missed some hot sawyer moments. :) And Jack looking fine in the future. (Which obv. still takes place before the events of TTLG.)

Oh yes! I was thinking, "Great, if it's blond, it's Sawyer's, if it has dark hair, it's Jack's." Even though I've ficced Kate taking care of Aaron, I didn't go there until she said his name. I'm just glad she didn't join the ranks of Lost's Most Knocked-Up Women.

Ahh, I wouldn't put it past them to make Jack all pissy about Kate having Sawyer's baby, I honestly wouldn''t. :-/ I guess you have more faith in the writers than I do!

Hmm, I was so busy being relieved that Kate didn't actually get knocked-up, I didn't think of the "raising a baby redeems her" angle. I don't know that we should consider her redeemed. Her mother forgave her, more or less, and Jack still loves her, but I don't know that she's redeemed so much as just "surviving," a la Sawyer. Why, for example, isn't she as guilt-ridden as Jack about where things stand?

It's very hard for me to say where my sympathies lie after a Kate ep. I feel like I have to go through all the text for the subtext that will actually make it work for me. It's kind of like reading a fanfic with a scenario you weren't keen on, except that this is canon. It's weird because post-island Kate (with or without Jack, jail or a baby) has been ficced so much. It's weird to see the "definitive" version. And hey, I'm used to rejecting their reality and substituting my own!

I really think Claire must be dead. I can't imagine a scenario where she gets left behind but if she did that would definitely eat away at Jack. Color me very curious as to how the actual rescue happens and why there's such a deal with the devil being made! Possibly as an "or else everyone dies," kind of thing.

I don't know that they're going to honor the psychic's predictions anymore, at this point in the game. They usually feel free to ignore past canon when it doesn't suit them anymore (like Charlie not being able to swim!) But, we shall see!

And hee, I'm sure I'm not the only one who's ficced Kate raising Aaron!

Nearly!naked Sawyer and Jack in leather were the definite highlights. Now we just need to get them into the same scene!

Locke is ca-razy but at least he's not openly trying to kill all of them. I guess it's the devil they know vs. the devil they don't know. They all seem a bit cozy (and unafraid and not-grieving Charlie) than you'd think.

And yes, Des and Sayid next week should be good!

Ahh, that makes me smile! Probably it's been ficced before, though!

And yeah, it really did seem like bad fanfic last night. I am so tired of the triangle, at least the way they write it. Kate's character always suffers the most. I want to keep liking her but they make it so hard!

I agree, Claire is either dead or they think she's dead. I had totally pegged her as one of the Oceanic Six too, but it doesn't seem like she has a story apart from her baybee and Charlie, poor thing. And being Jack's half-sister.

Locke is totally a loon. I love that Sawyer actually called him Col. Kurtz! I don't get why he's still helping him, other than it beats *certain* death elsewhere. It's like playing with dynamite though. You know Locke's gonna blow sooner rather than later. And he would absolutely sacrifice them all. He's got that madman's gleam in his eye.

I'm a bit disappointed that's not the last of Miles. He's so boring/irritating. I guess 4 mildly interesting new characters was too tall an order to fill!

Ahh, yep, they went there! Which, I have to say, I do prefer to Sawyer knocking up Kate. j

I really don't see any way that Kate would kidnap Aaron from an unwilling Claire - it has to be with Claire's blessing or because she's dead. I just don't see a sinister angle there at all, just a sad one.

And yeah, Sawyer's really the only main character left (besides Locke, who we know is never leaving if he can help it) to stay behind.

Sawyer was smoking hot. MMMM.

No happy endings for anyone here, looks like. Does not look good for Claire, does it? I am waiting to see how Jack and Claire realize they're related. Man, I hope it happens on the island and not, say, when Jack's back, without her. :-/

And ha, great icon!

Hee, thank you, hon!

I don't know how to read Jack there I really can't see him leaving Claire behind but he sure is damn guilty about *something!* I could imagine that he's sad over her death and that's enough to keep him from wanting to see Aaron. Then again, the main points of that scene were a) to keep Jack and Kate apart, again and b) to keep the idea alive that the baby was Sawyer's and that was Jack couldn't face it. Although it would be awfully petty of him, if true, so I'm glad that's not the case! (Unless, you know, Sawyer was the love of his life, LOL! )

As soap opera-esque as this was, it could have been worse, definitely!

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who got played! And that it's not as much of a soap opera as it could have been.

I totally thought Sawyer and Kate had had sex and if you look at those caps -- well, damn! She looks pretty damn satisfied. We'll just have to insert our own idea of what they got up to without going the baby-making route. ;)

Interesting theory about Sayid and Desmond!

And aww, poor, hon. I hope you get some sleep soon. *hugs*

I really don't see who else of importance can be left behind at this point. :-/ No one would miss Locke!

Well, we know Sayid makes it out okay, at least!

Awww, thanks! I do think there's nothing sinister about Kate taking care of Aaron. She certainly never *wanted* a baby.

But yeah, the way they write Kate. Urgh.

And oh yeah, they've been planting the "is Kate pregnant" thing for ages. I'm glad this is the payoff because we've had quite enough knocked-up women on Lost!

Yaay! Glad we're not alone! It does rather suck to read someone's review where they say, "Wow, it was SO obvious." So I was pleasantly surprised. I totally wouldn't have put it past the show for Kate to have Sawyer's baby.