"We have to go back" as the drunken rant of a desperately unhappy man, or man who is going to fix things the right way this time?

Lame = not enough 'splosions!

Kelvin has always itched at me. Why would the DI recruit just one guy for the Swan? If they were recruiting, shouldn't there be other DI folks from the 90s? Not that I doubt his story, but there's missing narrative there.

Jack has reset his purpose. Now that he's not defined by being a doctor, or even a survivor, his character is coming into a new phase. The island, and the story as a whole, is not done with him.

I loved the stars fading in, but then was annoyed when I saw what it really was. What a way to poo where you eat.

We still don't know how he found out about the Ajira flight, either.

Saul Goodman
Homophone for "It's all good, man" … but it's not even close. I love how this show takes a pattern for an episode and repeats it throughout. We keep thinking we know what's going on, but we're not even close. Fortunately for our anti-heroes the DEA wasn't even close this week either.

From the voice, I think Glasses Guy is Nathan Rabin.

It's wrong to ask children about romantic love. As a responsible internet, we should all be calling social services.

It's a bad day for revolutionary thinkers. Hoping he pulls through.

Didn't he coin the word "autogeddon" with Crash? Great book, good film adaptation. I really liked Concrete Island, Atrocity Exhibition, and Rushing to Paradise, too. Thanks for giving me things to chew on, Mr. Ballard.

Badger as a king … trust the Midas touch.

nausea
Interesting point about the nausea, Donna. Maybe the theme of reactions that can't be controlled. Biology isn't the same as chemistry, and as biological entities, we don't lend ourselves to reliable reactions. Or, visceral reactions to the messiness of the lives they are in.

Dune!

I gotta admire Zack's honesty. I think the AV Club, and the greater world area, is a much better place with him in it.

Rear Window was my favorite when I young, after I grew out of The Parent Trap. I even made my little friends watch it during a birthday slumber party.

Isn't he technically France's greatest treasure?

He is pretty dreamy. Did anyone see him on Graham Norton recently? He was game for some razzing and general ridiculousness. I started liking him a little then.

The NY Times had a piece earlier this week on this book, talking about how zombies speak to this particular time (there's a monster that fits each troubled time period). The gist of it is that zombies are popular right now because zombies are a metaphor for the complete collapse of society.

The Zombie of Dorian Gray