LOST Revisited: Pre-Game for “Dr. Linus”

From what we’ve seen, he’s keeping the whole “Smoke Monster” thing close to the vest. Claire and Sayid don’t even seem to know his true nature, and they’re both kill-crazy. I think it’s important to remember this, since it’s easy to lose track of who knows what. Right now, Sawyer’s just looking to get off the Island, and Jin just wants to find Sun. Neither of them really cares about the conflict, and may only have the vaguest inkling that such a conflict exists. Reasonably, Smokey would want to keep these Candidates segregated from the converts for a little while. I think when we see these two again, it’s going to be a significant revelation as to where they’ve been.