I thought Michael was going give Henry the gun, let him escape.

Pretend he survived Henry's escape and stay with the survivors.

"The brainwashing idea is far fetched because how could he be brainwashed to get the gun that ana lucia got from sawyer who took them all in a coop?"

The brainwashing probably didn't include specific instructions on getting a gun. He was probably brainwashed into getting Henry out and killing the person responsible for killing one of the others. He was just lucky that she happened to have a gun. If there were a pipe lying around he probably would have clubbed her at the opportune time.

"And couldn't they have gotten Henry back themselves?"

Not without the combination to the safe. Also, they may not have wanted to get Henry, but rather test Michael. Remember, these people are heavily armed and highly trained. They have the capability of killing everyone on the Island. There is some plan they have that has yet to be revealed.

1) Jacks dad said "she's my daughter", he did NOT mention having another son.

2) Libby told Hurley that she would get the blankets and that HE should get the wine.

3) I TOTALLY agree that "The Bad Twin" refers to Michael! Wow!

4) Why are they killing Libby? Her story just started! I am so confused! Is Hurley going to eat himself into oblivion now?

5) I LOVE that Anna Lucia pulled a con on the island's #1 con-man! But the scene seemed weird, like a lesbian being forced to have sex with a man.

Anybody catch the numbers of the squad cars at the beginning of Anna Lucia's first flashback?

15, 16, 23, 42...

The numbers are bad! The numbers are bad!

1. Was this a theme? jokingly, I observed that Mike just killed off two hot chicks while on a deserted island with a bunch of dudes. There are only three left, and good luck getting at Sun. Plus, I had the same feeling when Jack grabbed the manuscript and burned the ending. There might not be much reading material left on that island, and he burned it. Fucking dick. It sounds like a joke, but instead of preserving the most important things, they're burning and killing them. Honestly, stranded on an island, the things I'd want most would be a woman and reading material.

2. I'm surprised nobody's talking about henry telling john he's one of the good ones. I don't know what that was about, but I'd be interested to hear what others think it was... even if you thought it was clear;)

3. My interpretation of Michaels behavior was that he was trying to quicken the war by making it look like Henry escaped. The brainwashing idea is far fetched because how could he be brainwashed to get the gun that ana lucia got from sawyer who took them all in a coop? And couldn't they have gotten Henry back themselves?

4. The fact that Libby had wine seemed extraneous until you guys pointed out that that's what may have looked like blood. How could they start her backstory and then kill her off?

5. Is it possible they named the show this week in honor of the arrests? More importantly (OK, I'm completely making up conspiracies here, but this is a Lost blog, after all) how much would it cost to bribe a cop to arrest an actress for drunk driving as a publicity stunt? Is that too elaborate for this show of phony commercials? Of course an actress might agree - A. she'd still get paid. B. They haven't been convicted as far as we know. (I don't think that 'clearly' happened, I'm just throwing some fuel on this fire)

Finally they bring up the Manuscript. I've been waiting for this. Check it out on Amazon. Sounds interesting...maybe Locke has a twin brother, thats EVIL!!!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401302769/104-8959220-1109540?v=glance&n=283155

The manuscript Sawyer was reading was titled "The Bad Twin"...a foreshadowing of Michael(?)

Bottom Line.

Micheal is now bad. He is now an other.
Henry Gale is the leader. (Don't believe a word from Henry, except for the Locke comment.)
Locke is wanted by the others as henry said.

Some of the survivors may stay at the end, when ever that will be? 4 seasons? 5 perhaps?

Spin offs after Lost ends?
Hurley get his own show? Hurley Happy Hour?
Sawyer : New version of "Let's Make a Deal"?

Thanks for acknowledging that Joel.
But just a clarification: I wasnt implying that Shannon was an other. What I meant by my comment is that the others themselves (in the plot further on down the line) may try to recruit the losties who have a special-ness to them and that Shannon could have been considered special b/c she was the only one seeing Walt. Sorry if I was not clear before. But I think Scott was right; I think Ana did kill a woman other when the tailies were attacked on the beach one night and all the kids were taken.

Dre: check out comment #54I already laid claim to that theory. : )

Nah, I think you got this wrong. Michael didn't do it because he had a deal with the Others. I think he did it to push people to war with the Others!! I mean, Jack was gonna go with him...possibly with a few others(A-L, Sawyer, Kate maybe) but that's it. By killing 2 of their own this has the potential to piss a lot of people on his side.