In an earlier post I said that dream sequences are a writer’s crutch. They can mean everything and nothing all at once. Weird for its own sake is the realm of the art school film. Thankfully, the dream sequences in ? were very effective.
For one thing, they were literal. No BS symbolism or esoteric nonsense. [...]

Confidence games are Sawyer’s trade. Whenever emotions run high people are bigger marks for con artists. And so it’s with great amusement that Sawyer recognizes his opportunity for revenge amidst otherwise peaceful circumstances.
You’d think that after a month of mayhem the castaways would realize that Sawyer only does things for himself, but then you realize [...]