Sigh. It's a Barbie-scaled set that Mattel built. However, it is not available to the plebes - not even ones who spend $75 for a sexy doll that wants a proper place to prowl. Mattel is expert at making wonderful playlands that only Barbie can have. It's their weird way of making us all want to be Barbie.

I thought they'd put the love triangle behind them - Jack and Kate seems resolved, Sawyer is grieving, and Kate finally found Claire. Shame on Lost if they go back to that stupid well.

How did French Rousseau end up in LA with Alex? That part was a big goofy stretch for me.

That was driving me crazy. This man has no dick just made it worse. It was someone mentioning Darlington up yonder when it finally clicked. Man, it's been a long time since I've seen Real Genius.

Agreed. I'm trying to approach Lost the same as I would a Lynch film. I worry less about every little clue, and what it could mean
(although that makes excellent sport), and I hang back to get a sense of what the story is actually saying. Darlton have been saying that it's about the characters. Their development…

Maybe David Wallace. Since his layoff from Dunder Mifflin, his wife would be glad for him to have something to do.

I haven't been thrilled with the Kate or Jack episodes, but I have been intrigued by the flashes-sideways. The 815-ers have been sharing information and working together in the new 2004, and we've seen that a few of them are no longer struggling with their big issues. Kate stopped running to help Claire, Locke is at…

As King fans, that was a direct callout to The Shining.

It's Tina, the now raven-haired minx.

I'll call your Murphy Brown and raise you a Bosom Buddies. Heck, I'll throw in the TV version of 9 To 5 for fun.

Buddy might not call me, but since I paused the comercial, I now have his phone number. I have been calling him constantly.

Has anyone checked out the rules of Go? It's another game with black and white stones. From the Philosophy section of the Go Wikipedia entry: A comparison of Go and chess is often used as a parallel to explain Western versus Eastern strategic thinking. A similar comparison has been drawn among Go, chess and…

That's why the island gave him cancer.

I got the impression that the Temple Others were more concerned about having new dead bodies to keep track of, rather than concerned for anyone's safety.

Remember that Spanish trailer for this season, with scenes set against a chess board? I felt like that was pretty on the nose, and wondered how they got away with doing something so blunt.

Jacob touched them both at their wedding, their holy union. It indicates that they are tied together and comprise one number.

I don't know if Jacob is rotten. The white garb and his light coloring indicate that he's good. It looks like he has a "wait and see" attitude toward people, believing in ultimate goodness. But he has made lists, and the Others kidnapped those people with extreme violence. Also, bringing people to the island…

Christian has Locke's knives.

The Temple Others didn't save anyone out of the goodness of their hearts. They did it because Jacob directed them to. I still think they're rotten. Or at least, many of them are inclined to violence instead of wisdom. Anti-dharma.

Everyone except Artz and Frogurt have been more agreeable in the new 2004. They all seem to have mellowed some, or are at some kind of peace. I buy Kate being sympathetic while on the lam. But I also want to believe that Locke and Helen are together in the new 2004, but she had to stay home with their baby.