I think Smokey is not Evil. He is just dissatisfied with the contract he signed.
Perhaps the Island is Power, and Jacob cannot give the Island to humanity until they have proved themselves able to choose Good on their own.
Thus, the tests, and "everything is progress" idea. Jacob is waiting for humanity to evolve…

I am with you. This episode was a waste of time, for the most part. The mistake the show makes, from time to time, is to try to convert those people that are new to the show.
People that don't watch LOST throw their hands up in the air when you try to explain what is happening. Those of us that are in it for the…

psssst…

Felt kinda Telemundo for the whole flashback.

If you liked this post, I saw something just like it at:

I had this roommate. The washing machine in our unit was not working right, no spin cycle. My roommate refused to get a new washer, or take his laundry to a working machine.

Atlantis, dude. Get ready.

His acting was pretty uneven in this episode. His drunk act needs some work.

I'm just saying- I just saw "Hitler gets mad and rants at the Ipad" scene from Downfall a few days ago. How long are we going to suffer?

Wait til this gets out of hand, Luhrman-style.

Femme Fatale is to DePalma:
Mullholland Drive is to Lynch

Third Base!

Hey!
The game is SLUG BUG or PUNCH BUG. The dwindling numbers of the VW Beetle gave the slugger the right to really haul off. The shape of the Beetle also allowed for fast confirmation by a witness, a necessary part of the game, lest there be unwarrented Bug Slugging.
Nobody cared about the Jetta, the Scirocco, …