I liked last night's episode, even though I felt it was "filler" at times. I enjoyed the focus on the female characters, although Claire annoys me a little (and has from the beginning). It was good to see Rousseau (again) show her mettle. Of course, this ep set up more conflict that it resolved. Questions emerging:

1. So the whole "Zeke as mad pirate" angle of the Others is just a sham? Kate found what looked like costumes in the lockers. Are the Others kicking it in some beach cabanna's on the other side of the island? It looks like Dharma is still working on things on the island and the Others are part of it.
2. Henry Gale is manipulative, even if he's not a plant. Trying to turn Locke against Jack, eh? My thinking is Locke was angry (at the end) not at Jack, but at himself for being manipulated like that. Maybe Locke believes Henry is an Other now.
3. What was up with Ecko's confession? Does he think Henry is an Other and wanted to confess that he killed Others to an Other? Or did he just want to tell someone not connected to the plane people?
4. Anyone catch what Sawyer was reading on the beach? I got The Brother's Karamozov was given to Henry. Having (embarrassingly) never read it, I cannot say of that text is significant or symbolic to the situation, other than it set up the Dostovesky/Hemingway Jacke/Locke conflcit perpetrated by Henry.

I guess a lot did happen after all; it was just subtle. Setting up future conflicts and revalations. Unfortunately, I think we have to wait 4 weeks before we get a new episode.