I thought the previous episode was awful, but this one redefined the word for me. I'm actually getting annoyed with myself for watching this series.

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Jack: "what's in the pill?"
Fu Manchu: "Poison!"


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Gruff But Lovable Mechanic: "Why were you in handcuffs anyway?"
Kate: "I'm wanted for murder."
Gruff But Lovable Mechanic: <shakes head and smiles> oh, you crazy kids these days

You would imagine the cops wouldn't have too much trouble finding a yellow taxi.

Especially when it's parked right out in front of the freekin' hospital.

These haven't been the strongest of episodes but I've still enjoyed them. I hope they get better though.

I've had no problems with any of the episodes thus far, but I do think this past one is the awkward episode where they transition out of the big premiere event and start setting the table for the rest of the season. Throw in the fact that its a Kate episode (which many people tend to think are the weakers ones) and there you go. Still very excited though.

kind of meh so far. i guess it's good the show's winding down.

Thoughts on last night? The season seemed to rev into high gear with last night's episode. I expect more or less a breakneck pace for the rest of the season.

- Everything about Locke's sideways story was great. Loved seing Helen show up.
- Josh Holloway is awesome: "Well I guess I need to put some pants on"

Yeah, last night was good. Really looking forward to seeing how the Sawyer/FLocke thing pans out. Also thought that the parallel Locke story was pretty good, considering.

I gotta see it again online. Baby woke up and needed feeding for the last 20 minutes of it.

Correct me if I'm wrong, when they were burying Locke, and Ben gave his eulogy, did Lapidus quip "This is the strangest shul I've ever been to"?

If Jewish jokes have made it onto the island now, I'm out.

Nah, I heard "funeral".

The lack of outrage directed towards Ben was kinda funny.

"Oh, you murdered him? Oh... OK."

Sawyer had dookie britches...

This cracked me up too. Also, loved the Raw Power.

That was alternately awesome and really cheesy.

i thought of obner during that sequence for some reason. get out of my head.
i imagine lost's music budget is quite low, being on an island, so spending can be high when the occasion arises. nirvana, stooges...

I was in meetings all day yesterday and didn't get a chance to post these:

1. SMOKE MONSTER CAM!!!

2. Did you happen to notice that Sawyer was listening to “Search and Destroy” by The Stooges when The Locke-ness Monster (stole that one from Doc Jensen over at EW.com) stopped by on his recruiting trip? Very subtle, Lost writers!

3. While I would have expected to see more Hurley in an episode aired on Fat Tuesday, having Ilana scoop Jacob’s remains into a Crown Royal bag certainly was a clever nod to Ash Wednesday.

4. Rose isn’t gonna let terminal cancer keep her from living life to the fullest…by managing a temp agency! YOU GO, GIRL!!!

5. I thought it was very odd that Peg Bundy wanted to invite Locke’s dad to their wedding. He must have not pushed Locke out that window in this re-booted world. I’ll bet it was that douche Randy!

6. Hey, Richard Alpert…that hammock does NOT look comfortable!

7. What was up with that random kid in the jungle? The last time I saw a boy that age dressed like that on a magical island, he had a talking flute in his mouth.

8. Sorry, Locke, but you can’t really expect me to believe that you prefer that light green fabric swatch over the dark green fabric swatch. DON’T TELL ME WHAT I CAN’T DO!

9. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed by all of the complex imagery and symbolism that permeates Lost. I mean, it will probably take me YEARS to figure out what was meant by having a black rock and a white rock balancing on a scale. I’m afraid I just don’t get The Locke-ness Monster’s “inside joke.” C’mon, Lost writers, give us something to work with here!

10. I don’t know about you, but when I saw Ben Linus as a school teacher, I immediately thought “SPINOFF!” They could call it “To Surly, With Love.”

I am repeatedly bothered by the plot hole that is Ji Yeon.

1) Story of the Oceanic Six. Maybe this is covered by those bonus features on the Season 4 DVD, but doesn't anyone think it's suspicious that Sun was impregnated while she was supposedly trapped on a deserted island. Somehow the baby is fully Korean, but Jin died in the crash. Doesn't anyone question this?

2) Jin would not allow the nuclear bomb to go off on the island to undo the plane crash. This would undo the EXISTENCE of his daughter. His big concerns have always been the safety of Sun and the safety of his daughter, regularly putting these concerns above his own well-being. I would think he'd shoot Jack in the face before going along with this plan.

Mac from 'It's Always Sunny" !!!! score!

He was pretty bad, though.

bad ass, correct!!!


yeah, he went out rather weakly, but still...I like when these guys are in front of bigger audiences!

1. Somebody call Casey Kasem and send Jack a Long Distance Dedication of “Cat’s in the Cradle.”

2. “Hey, Claire, we’re really sorry about abducting you and branding you and just generally being such jerks. Whaddya say let’s bury the hatchet?”

3. Jin’s English has gotten so good, he’s actually started doing impressions. I particularly enjoyed his Tommy Flanagan: “Yeah, Kate took your baby, Claire. No, wait, it was…MORGAN FAIRCHILD…yeah, that’s the ticket!”

4. I would have given anything for Jin to pull an Elaine Benes right there and tell Claire, “MAYBE THE DINGO ATE YOUR BABY!”

5. Miles kinda sucks at Tic Tac Toe. C’mon, dude – you’re playing Hurley, not Kasparov!

6. Maybe it should have occurred to the almighty and all-knowing Jacob that in addition to a pen, he probably should have also asked Hurley to grab some paper so he wouldn’t have to write on his constantly sweating hamhock of a forearm.

7. Not sure exactly what Samurai Pharmacist said to Hurley after their whole, “Go back to the courtyard.” “No, why don’t YOU go back to the courtyard.” exchange, but I’m guessing it was probably something along the lines of “well played, fat man.”

8. What the hell was that in Claire’s bassinet?!? It looked like the skeletal remains of a pygmy javelina or something.

9. I got a kick out of Kate’s cameo in this episode: “OMG JACK I ALMOST SHOT YOU LOL!”

10. Jack’s Mom is a real piece of work, isn’t she? “Dammit, Jack, why couldn’t your father leave the will with his lawye–ooh, here’s a crapload of scotch, want some???”

Damnit Bob

I know that was tongue in cheek, but what Dogen apparently said was : "I don't know who's protecting you, but I guess you're lucky. Otherwise I'd have cut your head off."

That Dogen sure is one surly sensei!