WTF?!

That was cool. Now another character has a link to Jack's dad!

Locke definitely has his own agenda. It looks like we'll find out more next week.

CP and I couldn't remember where exactly we last saw Jack 2 episodes ago. Anyone?

Operating room on the "other" island.

But what was the last emotional state we saw him in? What did he say, what was said to him? I'm drawing a blank as to whether seeing him playing football followed logically from the last time we saw him, or if it implies that he, say, had some quality time in Karl's brainwashing room-o-fun.

Oh um. I think the last time we saw him was when he made Kate promise to not come and find him. It doesn't follow logically that he would be happy and playing football. I'm not sure if I would go so far as to say he has spent time in the brainwashing room-o-fun (though it is highly possible) or has just become complacent to his situation.

No, there was the whole Thailand/tattoo episode with Juliette's trial and Jack in the cage.

Oh ya. Then um. I got nothing. But I have it recorded.

I still don't think he was in a place where playing football was the next logical step.

Quite possible. He went willingly in the boat with the Others to return to their camp from the satellite prison island.

He could be brainwashed, or he could be faking it in order to learn more about them. He's smart enough to know when he might need to bide his time and wait for escape another day.

Aaaah, right. Yeah, I was trying to remember if there was something where he seemed to at least be cooperating, and, yes, the trip on the boat would be that moment. So yeah, it could go either way: brainwashing or biding his time.