It would have been fairly startling, if I wasn't so numb...
The thing that bugs me about LOST is every time someone asks an important question, the respondent gets this 'faraway' look and woah - don't flash back, man.... stay here. Answer the question! - oh - man, here we go... Anyone want another beverage while I'm up?
meanwhile...
Yeah...suddenly there's a whooosh, and then...
Yeah.
And I still don't understand the Others' logic. Or what they think passes for logic. Why not just *ask* for help, maybe even in trade for some of the stuff you have stockpiled, rather than playing endless mind games?