It's unlikely Hurley had any condition that made it necessary for him to take medications beyond the treatment phase. Mostly because there has not been one instance of forshadowing for such a thing. Whereas there has been for other aspects of his personality.

They've supposedly dropped the psychotropic meds running out storyline (which would have been a Boone arc), but maybe they decided to transplant a history of mental illness to Hurley's background in the wake of that? I definitely got a former patient vibe off the flashbacks, but reasons for hospitalization can be so varied in form and severity that I don't think we can jump to any conclusions about schizophrenia.

Oh, and it was Frederick Noonan that Amelia Earhart disappeared with. Chalk me up as another viewer who'd love for someone to stumble across the wreckage of the Flying Laboratory under some vines in an episode.

I don't think making Hurley a former psych patient is that obvious a storyline.

Oh, I don't think such a *storyline* would be obvious; I just think that *if* Hurley is a former mental patient, the way in which it was revealed last night was a little too obvious for the show.

Matt, you might want to edit your first sentence. (Are plot threads that haven't happened yet and never may spoilers?)

I'm still hoping that these turn out to be Amelia Earhart and what's-his-name.

Her partner, Captain Noonan. (I've been earwormed with a folk song about AH and her partner Captain Noonan for 15 years now; I will likely carry his name to my grave, long after I have forgotten my own.)

Loveloveloved the episode. Love Garcia's acting chops. Got all heart-twisty when he clutched at Rousseau and hugged the stuffing out of her. Loved "She says hey." Loved Jack's private, delighted grin. Even loved Charlie's minor dickishness, because it was small and petty and in-character.

And Locke with the cradle was unbelievably sweet and gentle, and yet this is still the guy who handed Sayid a knife and dosed Boone and has a largely unknown agenda. The cognitive dissonance resulting from contemplating Creepy O'Quinn, Birthday Cradle-Maker really shouldn't be as enjoyable to me as it is.

In short, go team Fury! And the other guy.

And the other guy.

Brent Fletcher, who oooh, now I know why the name was familiar. I just watched that commentary. He wrote "Soul Purpose."

Matt, you might want to edit your first sentence. (Are plot threads that haven't happened yet and never may spoilers?)

I would ordinarily argue that they aren't, if the "not using this storyline" info came directly from staff. But as they were filtered through Wrongda in this case, it's entirely possible that the producers fed her a line and are actually going to use the story after all.

He wrote "Soul Purpose."

Go, team ME-alums!

With "Walkabout", "Special" and "Numbers" under his belt, I think Fury can probably claim the mantle of best staff writer on the show.

Got all heart-twisty when he clutched at Rousseau and hugged the stuffing out of her.

Me, too. That's the part that made me teary -- when he was just so *relieved* that someone agreed with him.

I'm guessing Sayid forgot to mention that Rousseau was battier than a bedbug. Or he doesn't mind validation from the certifiable, which seems unlikely, given his reactions to Charlie's language.