After the whirlwind that was the premiere "What Kate Does" was a bit of a letdown. Post a second viewing, however, it's easier to appreciate the connections created the plot progressions that did occur.

Being that each episode is following season one's model, Kate had the first character centric episode. In her "flashsideways" the story picks up where the premiere left off. She appears to have many deja-vu moments, including a odd moment where she locks eyes with Jack before escaping LAX by cab. Though she throws Claire out of the taxi during her great escape, it appears that the writers are driving home the fact that these characters are meant to be in one another's lives, and whatever timeline ends up being true (if that's event the case) they will have a connection.

Thought the mechanic who helped Kate remove her handcuffs was far too nonchalant for being held at gunpoint, her discovery of Claire's bag of baby supplies incited a twinge of guilt (and perhaps a memory?). Appearing to be what Eloise Hawking once described as the universe "course correcting", Claire is left with no one to raise the baby but herself when she arrives at the adoptive couple's house only to find out that their relationship has disintegrated and thus they are no longer able to take the child. In obvious emotional distress over this finding, as if on cue, she goes into labor.

Just like the on-island scenario in season 1, Kate is the one present when Claire's baby decides to arrive. Ethan Goodspeed as her doctor was a great reveal. The creepy 'other' is a mild mannered ob/gyn that insists he doesn't want to stick Claire with needles if he doesn't have to. Cheesy, but still funny.

(Side note: If Ethan gets on the sub with his mother Amy in 1977 before the bomb detonates, then the scenario makes sense. Originally, however, he never left the island. This is why he was with Ben when he kidnapped Rousseau's baby and why he became an 'other'. Charlotte and Miles, on the contrary, always left island. They began their life as children part of the Dharma Initiative but left and didn't return until Widmore's commissioned them for his freighter mission. It just doesn't add up right now.)

While Kate was one the run in her 2004 "flashsideways" she also escaped the temple on the island in the present day 2007. Though she was annoyingly selfish in her quest to catch up with James, (i.e. her complete unconcern for Jin and his desire to find Sun) at least she was the conduit to James's epiphany on the sub dock. Josh Holloway's tears were heartrendingly real as he expressed the desire he had for companionship and how he was ready to propose to Juliet. The grief stricken man realizes he's meant to be alone, and I think Kate finally got the hint.

Meanwhile, at the temple Jack swallowing the pill meant for Sayid was a great moment. He's now fully invested in not only his fate but that of his friends. Japanese temple leader Dogen explained that the poison meant for Sayid is necessary because the revived that the Iraqi is no longer himself, but a darkness is overtaking him.

Like always, they saved the best reveal for last. Claire's fate on the island has been unknown since we last saw her in the season 4 finale. With traps set up on the island, she is clearly Rousseau 2.0. With Dogen's admission that she has this darkness, it begs to question, is this darkness the same sickness Rousseau's team came down with after their encounter with the smoke monster? Though Claire killed the two "others" who accompanied Kate and Jin into the forest, would she go crazy and kill someone she knows or love, like Robert almost killed Danielle? That sickness has a very odd manifestation. Like the Man in Black himself, the people infected seem just like their normal selves and then they say or do something that shows that aren't that person. Being that Claire was last seen with her father Christian Shepherd, whose body I believe was inhabited by the Man in Black, I see this as a real possibility.

Well, it wouldn't be Lost if we had all of the answers already. I'm hopeful that tomorrow's episode offers some great insight. After all, if they're following season 1's trajectory, this should be a Locke-centric episode.