[hooskins]

The friend is no friend. She is some kind of psychiatrist on the island with the original "others". For this episode they have been have flashbacks for her, not flashforwards. The chick meets with Juliet when Juliet first gets on the island with the others and Juliet doesn't really like her.

Last flashback Juliet had that encounter with the chicks husband who I think died last season? Not sure, but perhaps Juliet has an affair with the dude...