"Dude, do you have super powers?"

I'm surprised no one has posted yet, so leave it to the guy who never has any insight. I have to say, I thought these past two weeks were one of the best 1-2 combos of LOST episodes we've had. Why? Because the flashbacks (always a source of debate) are best when they are plot driven, not "mood driven" (example: Jin and Sun's flashback telling us AGAIN that Sun had doubts about Jin because he's kinda crazy and stubborn and over-protective, we know). Last week we got Juliette's recruitment pitch, this week, we have the It's a Wonderful Life-esque inspired Desmond episode. Loved it. The final twist though, haven't they almost killed Charlie like 2 or 3 times? Why do they pick on him?