The editing was really tight, too, especially as the switches between past and present became more and more intense.

The editing was fantastic. I loved the transitions between the two times.

And it's interesting that not only is the Desmond/Penny thing really sweet...but also it's basically the reason the Lostaways are going to get off the Island.

Count me among those who thought last night's was one of the best episodes in at least the last 2 seasons.

Me too. Had just the right amount of Jack (3 seconds?), and Kate and Sawyer (0 seconds).

I really enjoyed last night's episode but would not have watched it if I didn't read here that it was so good. I disliked last week's episode that much.

Except for the 'You just totally Scoobie'd me, didn't you?" line, I was bored and bored some more.

Kate doesn't move me unless she's being heroic and last week...especially in that startling make up, the character did nothing to engage me.

So, yay y'all and your squeeing, because I adore Desmond and felt like this episode actually had something to say. Ya know, answer-wise.

I felt bad for Fisher's sad, and short lived (or is he?) character arclet. But, oh my, the pay off of the Penny love really made me happy.

I think we are going to see Fisher Stevens in flashbacks. They couldn't have bothered to hire him for such little screen time.

Okay, I watched the episode.

Two nitpicks: the accents were bloody awful. Also, the scene at the beginning on the helicopter - you can see the green screen! I don't just mean slightly - there's loads of it and it's bright green.

That said - it rocked. I can see exactly why it rated low (I suspect a portion of the audience was probably very confused), but it was very well put together. The 'constant' idea was wonderful, and the final phone call was nothing short of beautifully done.

Now I'm looking forward to the repeat. Lost is not a show I watch more than once, but the popups have made it fun to do so.

Me too, Laura! The popups are such a great way to get filled in on stuff missed, forgotten, etc. Also, using my mother as barometer as an average intelligent person, she has a really hard time following what's going on, and even hearing what is being said. [I think one reason why Donald Sutherland is so terrific on DSMoney is that he e-nun-ciates, unlike so many actors who are shooting for Sean Penn verisimili-mumbletude and just make people who can't hear what's going on quit watching. Hello, aging population!] The popups are invaluable for her, too.

I wonder if the ratings drop isn't due to Survivor. They get people away for the lead-in/pop-up show, and then people don't tune it. Or something. What a weird world it is when 12 million people watching isn't "good" though.

Somebody at TWOP pointed out that the whole Penny/Desmond thing was a tribute to The Time-Traveller's Wife.

I'm amazed that nobody pointed that out here given how often it was brought up in conjunction with Journeyman.

Heck, I loved that book and I didn't bring it up and I didn't really see it so much with Journeyman.

Somebody at TWOP pointed out that the whole Penny/Desmond thing was a tribute to The Time-Traveller's Wife.

Oh yeah, I do recall seeing a similarity there. I kept waiting for Daniel to tell Desmond he had chronodisplacement disorder.