(Previously on Lost: “The Shape of Things to Come“)

Well, obviously I never got around to writing an actual recap of this episode (training for a new job has ways of keeping one’s mind occupied) but I did get far enough along to search out the above screen cap, and I started outlining a recap of the Jack-centric “Something Nice Back Home.” Maybe it’s because my thoughts kept drifting back to several scenes of Kate sans britches. Anyways, since episode 4.11 just aired a few hours ago, I’m going to have to start processing my thoughts on it, so here are the questions that I started to use for last week’s episode. Discuss, and I’ll be back tomorrow with a recap of “Cabin Fever.”

• Why is the Island letting Jack get sick?
• What was Kate doing for Sawyer and why was she hiding it from Jack? Did it have to do with Clementine?
• How is Christian appearing to Jack?
• What was meant by Hurley’s message from Charley: “You’re not supposed to raise him, Jack”?
• How is Christian on the Island?
• Did Miles really see him or see him as an apparition?
• Where did Christian and Claire go and why did they leave Aaron behind?
• How did Keamy and Co. survive the Smokey attack?
• Does Jack know that he’s related to Aaron?
• Beeping smoke detector: subtle clue (Smokey) or random coincidence?
• Why does Charlotte know Korean? Is she possibly working for Paik?