Can anyone specifically remember when Danielle indicated her child was a girl? I only missed about 1 3/4 episodes and I have no recollection of the childs gender being mentioned. I know early on we speculated that 'alex' could be Ethan, so maybe that's why I've had male stuck in my head. Also, did she ever indicate how long ago her 'baby' was taken?
I don't think we should assume the 4 on the boat are the only 'others' out there...and what in the heck would they want just a kid for anyway (I mean, why increase their group with only children)? How could they know about Walt's abilities, if most of our survivors don't even know...especially since it's not clear exactly what his abilities are. I suppose the others could be acting on what the ISLAND wants....kind of like Locke has supposedly been doing. Anybody think they might not know what they may be getting into with Walt? Sick a polar bear on them, Walt!
Also, we were supposed to get a glimpse or idea of why the plane went down....they only thing I can come up with is that Hurley made the flight!