When Michael crashed his car I thought maybe he was the one who died but no one went to the funeral for. Then of course he lived and I later realized that it wasn't a flash-forward. And here I thought I'd figured something out. lol
I was thinking about the "ghosts" recently and wondered if the island (or Jacob) is manifesting itself in the forms of others.
As for the smoke monster, I'll be glad when they reveal what that's all about. I don't really expect answers on that until next season though. Perhaps in the last couple episodes. We'll see.
After the show Wednesday night, I wondered why Sayid got mad at Michael and brought him to the captain after Michael had just told him and Desmond that he was doing it to save them. That seemed strange to me. I expected compassion, pity and thanks.
