*Imagine if this episode aired before the Locke and Oceanic 6 Return episodes. Imagine if we didn't know who Sawyer, er, Lafleur was going out to meet. Imagine if we didn't know with certainty that he was going to be reunited with Kate after three years apart.
Knowing that tinged everything about this episode with delicious (or painful) irony. Sawyer has his shit together in a way we've never seen: respected by the DHARMA Initiative, the go-to guy to solve their problems, at peace in a beautiful book filled home and in love with Juliet. Together, Sawyer and Juliet, looked more in love with each other, and more contented with their relationship, than either ever looked with anyone else. For us three years hasn't passed. It's our natural inclination to want to see things go back the way they were. And that gives what's going on now some added punch: Will Sawyer now leave Juliet for Kate? Will Kate fight for him? Will Kate draw closer to Jack? Will Juliet try to get together again with Jack? It's soap opera, yes, but one that's now got the added weight of time.
*The return of the Four-Toed Statue! Well, as expected that was one hella tall statue. But is that all the explanation we're ever going to get? Who built it? How did those people get to the Island? Will all these references to Egyptian culture finally add up to something more than an Ozymadias/Watchmen inside joke?
*Sawyer makes the comment that maybe whatever started causing pregnancies to terminate early hasn't happened to the Island yet. Might this be the impending arrival of Ben?
*Speaking of which, what will happen if and when the Losties meet Ben as a child? How much debate will there be over whether or not to influence him in some way? Might the Losties themselves ultimately lead Ben to destroy the DHARMA Initiative?
*And finally: JIMMY BARRETT! LOST and Mad Men: united at last.
*In two weeks: "Namaste"
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