Weren't the caves only like a half mile from the beach? It was dark when she left to get the injections, but light out when she reached them. Ben called it "Ethan's drop off point." Was it somewhere else, farther?

Was Claire not sick during the night but Juliette does not go out and find the medicine until the next day? They don't lynch her in the meantime or was there a continuity error there?
Or am I recalling it incorrectly?

Yeah I brought that up on this thread: http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=75787. Guess no one thinks it's relevant, or we're being too nit-picky! Gotta be a continuity error.

That was the one thing that stuck in my craw as well...I didn't think the caves were THAT far from the beach.

Actually, Sayid going from death threats one night to "I don't do that anymore" the next day was a bit...odd...as well. But that's another thread.

I'm glad somebody brought this up....my wife and I were yelling at the tv, asking how long it takes to get to the caves. It can't be a continuity error, can it? If so, that's some seriously shoddy production work

It was likely late in the day when they returned to the beach, and a lot of time seemed to pass. It was dark when Claire passed out adn I think the caves are a couple of hours from the beach. i just assumed that the sun came up while Juliet was on her way to the caves.

I agree that Sayid was acting strangely.

Since we don't know what time it was when Claire started coughing up blood, not much can be said about it right now. All we know is that it was night, but for all we know it could of been 3-4 in the morning. I'd say they spent a while being all happy that Jack and Kate made it back alive and then explaining what happened, where Locke was (if that was even brought up), eating and general partying.

Yeah it was dark/light, but that's happened so many times on the island I don't even pay attention to it any more. What's more puzzling to me is what Ben said to Juliette. What exactly IS Ethans "drop" point? What was he dropping and why in the jungle?

When they first started to talk about it, I thought Juliet would be going to the medical hatch. When she didn't, I thought maybe there are places in the jungle where the tunnels emerge and the Others can enter and exit easily. Maybe Ethan put the antidote near the entrance to a tunnel. The Others seem to have had this whole thing planned out way far in advance. Now why would Ethan have a drop off point and not just leave the medicine in the hatch? The only thing I could think of is maybe they were accustomed to leaving medical supplies for Kelvin. The vacine he was giving to Desmond had to come from somewhere.

there was something in/on the tree. his drop off point?

What I found more surprising is that she knew the place so well. It's a big island. In Ohtersville, they seem to live a sheltered life, with clean clothes, etc. Don't seem to be adventurous types. So, in 3 years, why should she know that particular region so well?

It's not easy to walk in a jungle at night, even if she had a map in her mind.

The same thing happened before, when Jack was playing cards with Sawyer in broad daylight, then took off to the hatch to find the food drop on the way, in the darkness.

What I found more surprising is that she knew the place so well. It's a big island. In Ohtersville, they seem to live a sheltered life, with clean clothes, etc. Don't seem to be adventurous types. So, in 3 years, why should she know that particular region so well?

It's not easy to walk in a jungle at night, even if she had a map in her mind.
Because Juliet was in on the whole Claire-abduction, and worked together with Ethan while he was still pretending to be a survivor. Probably Ethan dropped off blood samples (wasn't it said in this episode that Ethan took blood samples from Claire often? Even daily, if I remember correctly?). He'd have needed to drop them off somewhere, and who better to collect them than Juliet, who needs to analyse them anyway?
So the tree might be close to one of the tunnels, and that's why Juliet knew it so well.
However, I don't understand the day/night shift, either.

my tihnking on the day/night shift was the it could have taken her a few hours to get to the drop off point. i mean..ethan wouldnt have wanted it really close to the losties camp for fear it would get discovered, right?

This is really frustrating. One is asked to pay attention because this is LOST, "and every detail is crucial", and then you find out it's just another sloppy directing/editing/production.

They're pretty cavalier about day and night, but then sunrise and sunset happen quickly in the tropics.

Juliet said the drop was "near the caves where your people used to live." There still should be a path pounded between the beach and the caves, particularly if the Lostaways use the caves as a water source when the rainfall catch bin isn't enough. Also, Michael's showers should be near the caves.

But yeah, previous encounters on the beach-cave path have given me the impression that the distance is about a mile to a mile and a half, or no more than a half-hour walk.

Juliet may have been shown a map to the drop tree. I doubt that she could have found it in the dark.

I thought the caves were away further based on Season one. Jack wanted everyone to move to the caves based on the water supply and said that making that trek everyday from the beach to the caves for water was unrealistic. makes me think the caves are at least three miles or more (at least hour walk under jungle conditions)

I thought the cavers were at least a 1/2 a days journey from the beach. Like the poster before me said. That was Jacks big argument for moving everyone to the caves.Because it was so far to haul water.

Actually, Sayid going from death threats one night to "I don't do that anymore" the next day was a bit...odd...as well. But that's another thread.

I think Juliet made reference to Basra because she knew Sayid didn't want to be reminded of what happened there: that he tortured an innocent woman by pour boiling oil on her arms.

The woman confronted him in Paris, and forgave him, so that's what he "doesn't do anymore".

Yeah I brought that up on this thread: http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=75787.

It's this same thread?

I don't know, I guess they moved mine to this one? Mine was called Juliet's run for the meds. Anyway, I never know what's significant or what's just an error/oversight. These people are so good at creating a tv show that is like watching a movie, it's kind of fun if you catch a goof, you never expect they can make one! They're so good.

I think that it took longer then it usally took. And the way Juliet insulted Sayid and Sawyer was a little harsh. She like took something that was bad and made it wore the way she said it.