Unbefreakinlievable! I know a lot of you are not going to like this episode…I can feel it. But guess what, I loved it. It completely switched the tables on us and now we know Charlie is on his way out. Nooooo! Aaron needs a father. We still need Charlie on the island. I still need more Lost. Seriously.

What worked? The sci-fi stuff. Now, I’m a bit confused on whether he really did go back in time with his own mind or whether it was all in his head…whatever it was I don’t care. It was just exceptional. I am not kidding. I think I might die and I’ve still got Grey’s Anatomy coming up on Thursday. What a genius idea.

Now, although we didn’t learn exactly why Desmond was naked outside the hatch, we did learn why he’s been acting psycho. He has somehow gone back in time and realized that life has to stay the way it is. People must die because that’s the path they must take. Desmond’s path is to press the button and end up confused on the island. Just like the guy with the red shows was meant to die. Just like Charlie is meant to die.

I loved the idea of “cross-correcting” and that’s the term Desmond uses when he says that’s what the universe does to fix itself. In this case, he can’t keep saving Charlie…he will fail. Charlie should have died when he was going to be electrocuted. Desmond stopped that. That guy rocks. Then, he was supposed to drown while saving Claire; Desmond saved Claire.

So Desmond didn’t change anything that happened. He just went back and learnt some stuff and then came back. That sounds awfully easy. It feels like to me that he had these flashbacks, but his mind was somehow playing these tricks on him and telling him he’s already seen this stuff before. But how does the old lady fit in though? Sorry, I watched this at eight o’clock eastern time in Canada and no one has seen it yet. I need some help people.

That old woman really freaked me out. I don’t know…she just did. Was this whole episode like Desmond re-living his past just adding his own little scenes in between? I’m guessing he never truly lived that scene with singing Charlie on the sidewalk; that must have been his imagination. Or she was his subconscious. Right? Boy am I lost?

Seeing Charlie with Hurley again reminded me why I loved this show. Was Hurley always that funny? Seriously, I forgot. I loved the scenes around the campfire. That’s something we don’t see too often. Lost has always been so serious. Watching the actors sing and laugh was truly great. Hats off to Dominic and Henry Cusack for making me crack up during that scene. Oh yeah…and I don’t need to mention how funny Hurley was, do I?

Spotlight on…Desmond

-          Desmond is on the floor covered in red paint. He is acting weird. It seems as if he recognizes what has happened. He looks thrilled to be with Penny.

-          Desmond decides to work for Penny’s father. He has a meeting scheduled with him today. He wants her father to respect him. At the reception area, he hears there’s a delivery being sent to 815: two of the secret numbers. He tells Mr. Widmore that he is a set designer for a theatre production. He notices the same bottle of whiskey he had with Hurley and Charlie on the island.

-          He states that he doesn’t want the job. He wants to have permission to marry Penny. Mr. Widmore chases him out saying he will never be good enough to marry his daughter.

-          Leaving the building, he sees Charlie playing guitar outside. Desmond says he knows him. He predicts it will start raining; it does.

-          Desmond goes to speak to his physicist friend Donovan. He asks him about time travel and says he remembers this exact night. His predictions don’t come true though.

-          Penny says she’s with Desmond because he’s a good man.

-          The old woman at the jewelry store tells him that he was destined to press that button.

-          Desmond remembers the picture he takes with Penny. He breaks up with her.

Tales from the Island

Desmond: I told him he was going to die. What else could I have done? He needed to know. I couldn’t keep saving him; he is going to die. But he doesn’t deserve it. No one deserves to die like this…not now. I can’t keep stopping this. He is destined to die and the more I stop this from happening, the harder will it be for me to stop these occurrences. When I saw his face…he was horrified. Knowing you’re going to die…it’s not fun. But what choice do I have? Do I just let him die? Who does something like that? Why was I given the ghastly gift?

Quotable Quotes

-          Hurley: “He’d want us to racksack his tent and steal his stash? Yeah, that doesn’t sound exactly like Sawyer.” No it doesn’t.

-          Locke: “The island killed him.” I’m not one for cryptic talk. Why can’t Locke just say the monster killed him?

-          Hurley: “I’ll tell you how he knows. That guy sees the future dude.”

-          Hurley: “Hey, do you know any songs with drinking and fighting and girls with one leg?” Where does he come up with these things?

-          Saleswoman (old weird lady): “You’ve never done this before have you?” We make it really obvious don’t we?

-          Desmond: “We’re not supposed to be together.”

-          Desmond: “I’m sorry, but no matter what I try to do, you’re gonna die Charlie.” Could that have been any better?

Some Final Notes

-          I loved watching Hurley and Charlie go through Sawyer’s stuff. He would kill them.

-          Sawyer has a porno stash on the island. Someone I guess was bringing porno on vacation.

-          I wasn’t that surprised when Claire was drowning. Damn those Lost Moments.

-          Charlie had the great idea to get Desmond drunk. He wasn’t drunk enough though to not tell Charlie about his upcoming death.

-          I loved the scenes around the campfire.

-          I furthermore loved the apologies between Charlie and Desmond.

-          The bottle of MacCutcheon appeared in my scenes: Widmore’s office, the bar, and on the island. How does a nice bottle of whiskey get on an island.

-          Mr. Widmore really has a problem with Desmond. Here’s what I say to him (pardon the language), “screw you.” What the heck’s his problem with Dezzie?

-          That old woman was so weird. Talk about a weirdo. Here’s what I don’t understand about her: was she his subconscious?

-          I felt bad for the red shoes guy. He was out whatever that old woman could do.

-          Penny slapped Desmond. This girl is definitely hardcore.

-          Hurley was hysterical when he motions with his hands that Desmond is crazy. Classic Hurley.

-          Eko has been buried…and forgotten. Seems like a thousand years ago he died. Too many characters to keep track off.

-          Emilie de Ravin looked really hot today. I love her.

-          What’s next?

Beautiful. 5 stars again.

-          Next episode

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