Oh, I would have made noises of disgust (we watched Shrek Friday night — it was the first time I had seen it — and I was aghast that it used "Hallelujah"), but I still think it would have worked with the tenor of the show.

Heh, I think it was Shrek that started that trend. It's the first time I remember it being used, then it seemed EVERYONE was.

The most egregious use I can think of was in goddamn Watchmen. I actually started laughing loudly enough to annoy the people around me in the movie theater.

Heh, I think it was Shrek that started that trend. It's the first time I remember it being used,

Same here. Plus Shrek used the John Cale version which astounded me at the time.

"Hallelujah" would have worked.

Steph,

I would have laughed out loud if they had used it. I'm glad they didn't.

The most egregious use I can think of was in goddamn Watchmen. I actually started laughing loudly enough to annoy the people around me in the movie theater.

That was so OTT that I would say it was a deliberate parody, except nothing else in the movie indicated anyone involved with making it had the self-awareness to make that kind of joke.

When Hurley asked Ben to help him with the whole protect-the-glowy-cave mission, and Ben accepted, The Boy said, "And now Hurley's going to whip a Hot Pocket at Ben's head!"

Don't ask me why I just recalled that.

Also, when Lapidas was getting ready to take off and saw Sawyer, Claire, and Kate, I was unreasonably happy that he got to say "What the HELL?!?" one more time.

I think that was the basis of casting him: ability to say "What the HELL?!?" repeatedly, without it ever getting old.

What also never got old -- Sawyer said "Sonofabitch!" at least three times last night.

The only thing I'm irritated I didn't see is Claire reuniting with Aaron. I would have loved that, but oh well.

Right.

Naturally, I want to see the lives that Claire, Kate, Sawyer and Richard made for themselves post-Island.

And just what the reign of Hurley was like.