Plot device. Ilana was a decently-written plot device.

just my inestimable luck
Stuck on a trans-Atlantic flight and the only in-flight movie available was Just My Luck. Needless to say, I slept. Caught just enough to know this film is not worth the celluloid it's filmed on.

@teadoust: you're giving Travolta way too much credit. Or does he get a lifetime pass for Pulp Fiction?

@the Un-Danson: As any married man will tell you, if wifey ain't happy ain't nobody happy.

According to Lostpedia (the repository of all knowledge and wisdom), the inclusion of 42 in The Numbers is a direct reference to Hitchhiker's. All the others were of personal significance to the writing staff. The fact that all six numbers are retired Yankees jerseys is, apparently, coincidental.

Ben: She came just long enough to tell you that you were the Candidates. I guess the Island was done with her.
Umm, Ben… the WRITERS were done with her.

we gave up
Mrs. Fhtagn and I decided to give this a miss, with Idol, Glee, Lost, and Parenthood on we just didn't have room on our DVR. First time we skipped an episode and it won't be our last.

Loved his face in the Vogue video, he nailed it. And his twitter-pated reaction to Finn's Hello I Love You was hilarious.

Does she sometimes forget her middle name?

not a library
They sang in a Borders-like books and music store. There were lots of older onlookers, including an old beardy. Besides, who puts a piano in a library?

Oh come on, that was a fun shot-for-shot recreation.

Get out of my office.

there's a difference
Does he 'know' or does he 'just know'?
As in holding out hope: "I *just know* he's gay!"

Sadly I know this pronunciation is right from an episode of Judging Amy.

Poor, poor Sheldon: he's 0-2 v. Wil Wheaton, 0-3 if you count the initial convention letdown.

…sigh… I guess it had to be said.

True Lies was actually funnier with Tom Arnold.

You and your bloody Masonic handshakes.

D. Gibbons' real identity
So wait a minute, D. Gibbons is Dyson Frost? Which guy is he? And he's not Uncle Teddy, mostly 'cause he's dead? I'm really trying to keep up, really I am.
Last night during a commercial break, Mrs. Fhtagn accused me of hating on this show despite not giving it a chance. I contend that I gave…

nice work, Mr. Bahn
Thanks for a very thorough recap of a great show. Fundamental childhood viewing as well as a bright spot in today's shows that are family-friendly.