Yes, the wife and I just finished the episode and we are both thinking Nora made it up. She finally accepted that sometimes it's OK to tell the "better story."

I have so many thoughts on why Tuan's plan was ill-conceived, but it's late. Can you reply to this reply around 6 p.m. Thursday and remind me to write a lengthy explanation?

Now that you mention it, I guess we all should have seen season 5's drastically different tone coming when the opening episode included 28 minutes of silent hole digging.

Nope, crap theory.

I think so. I believe one of the aliens quickly exits the staging area and one stays behind to save Louise and Ian. So I think the one that stayed behind must have been Abbott.

The aliens made ink blots by farting out their octopus hands and Amy Adams saved the world.

Exactly. And Tuan's "evil' act is being carried out at P&E's behest, yet they get a pass? They're monsters. Professional monsters, but monsters nonetheless.

Not sure - I think Tuan's demeanor became happy go lucky when they turned the corner and were now in sight of the car watching Pasha's house. They all started putting on the happy family out for an evening stroll vibes at that point.

Very interesting idea and it would tie Oleg's story to the Jennings and Beaman in a way that I've been anticipating yet didn't know what form it would come in.

She moved on by marrying a man who essentially needed her to revert back to her futile role as a therapist. I think everything we've seen of Laurie indicates that she never actually stopped being suicidal, she was just able to repress it for a while.

Yes, the glimpse of the machine tonight reminded me of the one they blasted Desmond with on season 6. Then I thought HOLY SHIT, are Lost and the Leftovers taking place in a shared universe? That'd be tremendous.

And you're not divorced yet???

Remember the cartoon with the gummy bears? They bounced around and had adventures?

Whisper? Not whimper?

Or, at the time of the scuffle with Nora, Laurie was already suicidal and her plan included giving the lighter to Kevin as a departing gift. That could explain why she fought Nora for it yet was willing to let Kevin keep it.

Nah, he dead.

Ohhh, "beads."

I assumed it was a report on the Pasha situation and prompted her to approach the mother and start planting seeds regarding and safe and welcome return to Russia.

Bees??

YOU take it to the bank!