CU shot of eye.
CD is put in CD player.
"Downtown" plays on the stereo.
You see Elizabeth Mitchell who plays Juliet.
Just like the first scene of the last season, you're not sure if you're seeing a flashback or something else.
(This is where my memory gets a bit hazy too.)
Juliet sits in a group and they talk about picking a book. Juliet says she is picking a book Ben won't like. In the midst of that conversation, we hear an explosion.
You see Henry Gale stand up and go outside; other people follow.
Henry Gale looks up and sees a plane split in two. He sends Ethan to follow the front piece; then sends Goodwin to track the tail section.
You realize you are on the island, these are the Others and they have very modern houses.

This is the best scene of the episode. The rest of the episode is very talky, especially between Juliet and Jack. No real big surprises on Jack's flashbacks. Kind of predictable actually.

And I don't care what TV Guide says, but we don't see Desmond at all. We never go back to the survivor's camp or the hatch. All we see is that opening flashback and what happens to Jack, Sawyer and Kate.

Desmond's rich girlfriend trying to find the island

Not only does she have a flashback episode of her own, but the "flashback" will be taking place in real-time (island time)

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