To be honest, I viewed it the same way you did. I'll have five characters on the island, and, from how I understood it, would only have one who would be notably, predictably effected by it, because he was planned to be involved from the get-go (Hi, Chad!). So I'm with you here. I do think things got a little...miscommunitated? To make it seem to some like noticing might be more mandatory.

I'm sometimes notorious for missing things, too, especially with how busy I've been, so I don't know.