The Man Behind the Curtain: Our first really deep look at the man who leads the Others, Benjamin Linus, and what a look it was…

The Brig: Looking back on this one, I found myself thinking a lot about Locke and Sawyer (obviously), and the respective paths that they took after Sawyer kills Anthony Cooper.

I thought Australia was the only one.

So I guess they'll be voting out someone every day now? Didn't think it was already Day 33 and there's still eight players left, so one each of the next five days gives us that final three…and with Zeke going out earlier than I thought, no idea who that last three will be.

Jay has the other one.

"On the other hand, maybe it's better that the Island just sinks out of view of public consciousness?"

I don't know if we've discussed this before, but do you think Jacob saved Locke knowing that he would almost immediately be drawn to the Man in Black (without realizing it, of course)?

@avclub-387212ba9644c8b7f3d7178512148235:disqus and I have been keeping the lights on for over a year. I do the reviews, she sparks the discussion. It's been fun, even just being the two of us. :-)

There's certain shows I can understand never watching again, because I have done it as well (How I Met Your Mother, House, and Psych come to mind), but to me, if you loved a particular show, why wouldn't you want to revisit it?

Good point, that is the flip side to everyone playing harder now, they push themselves to the breaking point and sometimes it's just too much. But I still think tonight showed how excellent the show can be when we see the reasoning behind everyone's strategy.

I really did enjoy this one more on this rewatch, but there's some episodes that I find difficult to write about, and this was one. You may notice too that I repeated myself about Locke's overcompensation in the next episode.

These two hours were so insane that I was almost surprised that Jessica's eyes didn't actually pop out of her head. And man, did everybody look shell-shocked after the drawing of rocks, even Jay and Ken who were immune before the revote.

I think it just shows how badly Adam has been playing this game. Zeke said it best: this Tribal Council is just theater, and Adam fell for their acting hook, line, and sinker.

"Blowing up the Flame was bad enough, but killing off Bea Klugh, just ugh."

D.O.C.: Sun's journey to becoming a mother was definitely not an easy one. Attempts to start a family with Jin proved unsuccessful, and her father putting Jin to work for himself certainly didn't help matters either. Now they find renewed love on the Island, and Juliet tells Sun that she'll die if she stays on the…

Catch-22: In what was a more traditional flashback for Desmond, he along with Hurley, Charlie and Jin have a fun camping trip, as things begin to ramp up before the finale. Desmond's flashes show him the possibility of rescue but it's going to come at a price: Charlie's death this time comes in the form of being…

I think we can all agree that you can't go wrong with either one.

I don't think we heard one word from Ken this episode, but the camera cutting to him when Taylor talked about stealing food seemed to represent how the group felt about it as a whole.

One of Us: Juliet has two groups that she's trying to become a part of in this installment: the flashbacks where she joins the Others, and the present where Jack has welcomed her to join himself, Kate, and Sayid as they head back to the beach.

Left Behind: This is still one of my favorite episodes of Season 3, as the show hit on two strong combinations that they would keep going back to in the future: Kate/Juliet, and Hurley/Sawyer.