hmm. I didn't realize that dice rolls in backgammon can have the following notation:

"Dice rolls are shown either as "4-2" or "42", denoting a roll of four on one die and two on the other."

(from wikipedia on backgammon notation)

What if the bomb going off on top of that pocket of energy changed the timeline in a different way than we have been assuming? Because that energy-pocket messed with time when it was released by the button not being pushed, so maybe the island was sunk earlier (or later) than we think.

If Sun gets to the temple and Jin is out in the jungle looking for her and they still don't reunite I will be so mad.

I've seen speculation on another board that Sawyer's parents are not dead. If that's the case, maybe it's tied to Locke's changed relationship with his father, since his father was the con man that caused the death of Sawyer's parents.

rewatching season 3 and my goodness, Juliet is so very awesome. What a rich character. It's so sad Elizabeth Mitchell doesn't have equally good material to work with on V. Same goes for the actress who played Penny who is now on Flashforward.

Tried rewatching the second season but couldn't do it. I think that was the WAAAALT!!! season as well as the Shut Up, Charlie season. 3 is a bit of the latter, but not as much as I remember.

Am currently entrenched in the notoriously bad Bai Ling ep, which I never actually watched.

coffee: the badness, oh it burns!

The island stuff is fine. But, Mrs. Tyler and "then put it on me" is just awful.

more coffee: didn't realize how much they'd started to seed Paolo and Nikki into season 3. It's retroactively annoying.

Is nobody else both massively excited and somewhat bored by the fact that our key 'players' - the 'candidates' - are THE NUMBERS?!

Too many loose ends here (although still a very good episode). Locke's accident being one of them. I was wondering whether it's something to do with Jacob not having visited him (and ergo the others) in this reality. If Jacob doesn't help Locke after his accident, perhaps Helen has to? On the other hand, being invited to the wedding, as someone pointed out above, may suggest that there was no throwing out of windows this reality.

Personally I loved the 'weird island' stuff. I love that we don't quite know how much 'Esau' is lying to get himself off the island, and how much he's right (e.g. about the island not needing protecting). I assume he's trying to get Sawyer to take his place and that's how he'll be able to get off the island. Sawyer's not going to be the new Jacob, but the new 'Esau'. Either way would be rather cool, given Sawyer's lack of interest in the island and its politics for much of the show.

Toast, 'cause I forgot something.

The Girl thinks chess is the wrong metaphor. Reason being that they are both playing with the same pieces. I may or may not agree. We might find that some of the 'players' have belonged to one side or another throughout. Or they might all have been used for different sides' purposes at different times.

now wishing i had learned backgammon.

backgammon is fun, but I kind of feel like the better metaphor should be reversi/othello.

I feel like having the "candidates" be the numbers is an ass grab. I'm biding my time, waiting to see how all this plays out, but I'm skeptical right now. The alternate universe stuff is interesting for me but it still feels a little self-indulgent on the writers parts.

Apparently it is IMPORTANT that Ben is a teacher in this timeline. (rolling my eyes).