Yes a bit too obvious.

I don't think they always know where they are going actually, so they keep the options open. Some connections might lead to revelations, others might just work as parallel and echoes.

It's like Locke's father...some people think he might have been the "real Sawyer" since he was a con man. I don't think so because he was a bit too old and I don't see him "doing" women.