I love the phrase "all explainy"! :) And yeah, right after an episode my head is too full of "wtf?" and "I LURRRRRRVE SAWYER!" to remember all the other little details. Thank goodness for DVRs and second viewings!

I have been very, very mad at Jack ever since his fight with Kate. I thought he was arrogant and downright insensitive to the huge sacrifice Sawyer made for him and the others. And GAH, taking all the credit for it?! Jack, SHAME on you! But he's in the middle of a nervous breakdown, poor man; I'm not sure how much of his behavior he can be held responsible for right now. He's hit rock-bottom emotionally. He's kind of in the same place Sawyer was back at the beginning, when Sawyer had just killed the wrong man and was so full of self-hate that he behaved hatefully toward everybody else. He's redeemed himself now, and I guess it's Jack's turn to begin his redemption journey. I'm just gonna try to be patient with him, and maybe when he gets back to Sawyer, Sawyer will save him! (Hi, this is me, always looking for the silver lining!) ;)

I'm sorry you're feeling emotionally distant from Lost, but I'm sooooo glad you're still here in the fandom! *hugs*