Okay, you know a show is good when you have dreams about it afterward and are seriously bummed out when a semi-minor character dies.

I said to Sarah during the show 'I hope Sawyer doesn't die." I don't like Sawyer, but think he serves a vital function on the show -- as the "bad guy" and foil to Jack. I didn't realize how bummed I would be that Shannon (apparently) died. Her flashback did a good job of developing sympathy for her and I like Said, so I was pretty unhappy when she got shot at the end.

How come I did not notice Jack walking in the background when Shannon comes to the hospital? Apparently, Jack does not save Shannon's dad so he can save the other woman in the accident.

Well, I guess I should say apparently shot. There is all this internet speculation and screen shots about how Anna was right handed but the gun is in the left hand (wait, Jack's left handed!) of someone in one scene. Or that maybe Shannon wasn't shot at all, but stabbed by an Other and then the person shot at the other, or even that the two groups didn't even meet yet since they were never shown together. Sometimes, I hate the internet regarding stuff like this. It gets a little silly.

Sarah and I were talking about the Apparitions (Walt to Shannon and Jack's dad to Jack. Maybe there are more but I have not finished Season 1 yet). In each case, the apparition appears to help someone work out some deep emoitional pain. In each case, the apparition also leads to the person dying. Jack falls off a cliff, but gets saved by Locke. Shannon gets shot after she gets Said to believe her about Walt and believe in her becuase of his love. I was toying with the idea that the Island is some sort of Purgatory where people have to work out their issues (I've heard this from somewhere else). When they work them out, they "die" on the island and are thus set free. This only really works with Shannon, I guess, so it's probably not the best idea.

I had this dream last night that "I" was on the island (in most of my dreams I'm never really me, just some person that has some of my thoughts and memories, but looks different and sometimes acts different. In this case I was Said but not), and we had found my mom's house. We were exploring my mom's old house and "Shannon" got lost underneath it. What the hell is that supposed to mean?