I actually had my own idea for a story where Kate, Claire and Sawyer don't make it to the plane in time and have to go back to the main Island once Jack has corked the Source again.

It's probably not necessary to have the spoilers anymore; it's just you and me discussing this, so unless a random commenter stumbles upon this, I don't see how we're spoiling anything.

I feel that there's a pretty simple explanation for why Jacob is so angry with Richard. When he's talking to Richard afterwards, he tells him that the Man in Black has been killing everyone who Jacob brings to the Island. So for Richard to come to Jacob and try to kill him after just one conversation with MiB, shows…

We'll show Matt Rose! Especially for that purple monkey dishwasher remark!

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Zing, zork, kapowza. Call it whatever you want, in any language it spells mazuma in the bank!

"Bart's got something you can't learn in school - zazz."

Hurley was definitely talking about both Sayid and Claire when he spoke to Sawyer. And good point about the banyan trees, I didn't consider that but they have always been a safe place to avoid Smokey ("Pilot" and "Left Behind" are two examples that come to mind).

Happy to keep writing, although it has been more challenging to write about Season 4-6 than I feel it would have been about the first three.

The Package: For the first time since the Season 6 opener, both groups are featured, as a result of Jin and Sun still being separated. There are plenty of reminders of Season 1, starting with Jack finding Sun at the garden. Jack wants Sun to understand that there's a reason why all of them are back here, but Sun…

Tasha's definitely still in a good spot, but can she really claim middle ground any longer and have it result in a victory? I don't want to see her blindside Jeremy or Spencer, but that's probably the kind of move she needs to make if she wants to take some credit at the end. And even then, I don't know how much…

I so wish I had picked Spencer instead of Savage, but still a decent shot at finishing top 4 as long as Jeremy and Kelley use their Idols correctly.

I think Kimmi's going to be next out, when she got a confessional early in this hour, I figured that was her death knell. But I don't think Tasha's on board with the girls' alliance, she knows Kelley has a good case for the million and I'm betting she doesn't want Abi anywhere near the end, even though she would beat…

The editing is super sharp this season; they always do a good job even in the weakest of seasons, but for some reason, it's really standing out this time. The Jeremy/Val reunion, Joe with his dad, the immunity challenge, all great scenes. If Joe wasn't the All-American guy we've seen week after week, I wouldn't have…

I know it's a great strategy to get to the end with someone you can beat, but I have a great respect for how Joe plays this game. If you're a competitor, you can't help but play this game hard, and if you lose, so be it. I really would have liked to see Joe get to the end, and this episode only made me want to see…

Ab Aeterno: Richard Alpert is a tough character to get a handle on. From the first time we saw him in Not in Portland, he always seems to be playing both sides. Juliet didn't think she could come to the Island unless her ex-husband was hit by a bus, and BOOM!-hit by a bus shortly after. John Locke can't kill his…

So I read it this afternoon, and I did like it…what's funny though is that after reading it, I got to thinking about another Hurley story I read on there, "Stay with Her". As it turns out, you wrote that one as well! I was really interested in where that one was going, but as you said when you started posting again,…

I'd be interested in reading that fic if you'd like to share, and once again, all great points about the flash-sideways as it relates to Jack.

Let's say Joe does win the rest of the immunities…will we cry foul if the jury gives him the votes, or do we say "well played, Joe"? He will have filled the criteria of outplay/outlast, I'd say, and would certainly be a popular champ. I wouldn't have a problem with him winning this based on what we've seen so far. …