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Henry Guerrerro's first words on the podcast will be "Wasn't Nikkie Hot?"....just a prediction. Razzle Dazzle.

A Lost clip show will be on 7-8p!

Henry says that this episode is supposed to "jump the shark" -- I wanna slap him for that phrase....but you know what it means!

Paolo really needs to invoke his XERXES character from 300 in this scene with Nikki

Johna and Henry (Doug is skiing in Montana!!) discussing the latest "Lost" episode.

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A compelling flashback, intriguing character interaction, new revelations and some forward momentum -- what's not to love about this Locke-centric episode?

What stood out for me:

The sleazebag dad: It's unsurprising that Daddy Dearest was involved with Locke's injury, but wow, I was shocked that it was that sudden and direct. I figured him more for someone who would hire a thug to attack Locke, or slam into him with a car.

So here's yet another handy lesson from sad-sack Locke: If you're dealing with a known sleazebag, especially one you suspect of murder, don't confront him alone. Non-island Locke was such a schmo, it's understandable -- if not necessarily forgivable -- that he wants to leave that life behind.

This theory has been floated, and I'm a believer: Daddy Dearest has just got to be the same con man who destroyed young Sawyer's family. His scumbagginess is far too vast to be confined to just one storyline.

And now Daddy Dearest is imprisoned on the island. Which makes me wonder:

What a great episode.

We found out that most likely Jack doesn't have a "twin", but wow, his character did seem like a totally different Jack. I guess making a deal with the devil (Ben) could be a bit sobering.

We found out that Locke still loves his pyrotechnics and AGAIN managed to be conned into doing something that benefited the Others.

We found out that maybe there is a "box" that can bring anything you wish for to the island. My guess is that you wish for it, or the Others already know what you wish for and they bring it to you from the real world as part of whatever manipulation they are performing. Maybe that's how Jack's dad appeared on the island, Hurley's "imaginary" friend showed up, Kate's " horse, etc. This "box" Ben speaks of - and I'm just guessing - isn't magical at all.

Ben so admires Locke because Locke has been totally sucked in AND he is so easy to manipulate - perfect candidate for Dharma I'd say.

I did love how Locke went flying out that window - that was pretty incredible. I do have questions on whether he was really paralyzed or not or of it is some sort of psychological problem instead. Which brings me to how these Others know everything about the Losties: perhaps they have all spilled their guts in some sort of session with a shrink? We know that they all have "issues" and some have definitely been in mental hospitals. Maybe that's how Ben and friends have all the dirt on these people? Again, nothing supernatural, just gut-spilling by the Losties.

I also read a really interesting blog that guessed that maybe the island is a giant pot-farm or drug-producing farm...Locke was working on a pot farm, we have the dead heroin dealers.....hmm. Maybe it is a drug farm and they are producing lots of hallucinogenics as well. That could explain Desmond..all the weird sightings of things past..etc. And it would explain the extreme measures they take to protect this sacred island from outsiders. But they need test subjects so they have to bring people to the island - Manchurian candidates if you will..Locke is a perfect one so far. I dunno - but I liked it!!

And I didn't write last week, so I wanted to add that Claire's comatose mom really looks like Penny to me....take a look again and let me know what you think.

Other cool things:
- Locke's dad drinks Macutcheon whisky - pours two, but doesn't offer Locke one - just tries to kill him instead

-Jack's dad has popped up in Claire's Jack's, Ana Lucia and Sawyer's flashbacks -- maybe he has a lot more to do with this than we are being led to believe - he wasn't found in that casket after all

-Locke's therapist tells him " I don't want to hear what "you can't do" - which is very close to the mantra we heard Locke say often in the past...."Don't tell me what I can't do"....Jack has said that too if you remember.

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Last night's episode, "Par Avion," had some nice revelations... including the most obvious one: Jack has (may have) a sister named Claire.

I thought the rest of Claire's flashback was tedious.

The security fence was cool, but did it really cause Patchy's death? I didn't buy into that at all. It seemed like he could have easily popped a cyanide pill right before and offed himself as per "others" instructions (titled: "What to do when captured").

I would have also used Locke's C4 stash to blow down the fence. But, that's me.

OH, and Jack playing football... does anyone remember the web-hidden script page, from season two, that had Jack coming face to face with his twin in the jungle? The scene never materialized, but could we NOW be seeing Jack's clone that was mentioned in the deleted scene?!

Next week's Canadian promo seems to support my theory:

Enjoyed it. Not as mind-bending as the Desmond episode (a high point of the season in my mind) but some really good stuff overall. Some impressions:

Locke, you're breaking my heart: For heaven's sake, if a computer told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it? Seems like he is still the patsy every time he interacts with a computer. I can understand his attempts to link to communication, but it seemed a bit much to just blindly key in every single number intoned by lab coat guy. Please, tell me there is something subliminal going on in these orientation films that is causing people to be so malleable.

And seriously, who walks away from the dangerous prisoner to play a computer game? We get one episode where Kate manages not to be used as a hostage, and now we've got Locke bumbling around instead.

Sayid's journey: As far as the flasbacks, I believe that Sayid was telling the truth to the woman when he apologized and said that he had been haunted by her face. If it does turn out that he was not her interrogator, my take would be that he apologized to her in recognition of the pain that he caused so many others that are not in a position to confront him.

I really enjoyed "Enter 77." I liked it MUCH better than the last two episodes.

Just when I think flashbacks are going to be a complete beating, they become interesting again.

My questions:

• What's up with the cat and cat references?
• Was Patch-Man trying assume someone else's identity. What was he reading?
• What's up with Ms. Klugh? Why does (did) she seem so evil? What was the point of Patch-Man shooting her?
• What was up with Sayid's change of story when confronted about the torture? Was he lying?
• We're almost certain there are/were two groups... the Dharma group and the Others. Three if you count the survivors.
• What was "the Purge"?
• Wasn't that explosion cool?