*Delayed* LIVE Posting: Episode 3.12-Par Avion

Tonight's "live" posting of notes and thoughts about Episode 3.12, titled "Par Avion", will be delayed until later tonight (maybe around 11:00PM) due to my love of the Mavericks and a prior engagement. The episode will still air at 10/9c on ABC but my "live" posting will not be posted until I begin watching the episode around 11:00PM. Thanks for reading. See you around 12/11c tonight.

11:30PM-Time to start!

6 minutes in-Weird start to the episode. Interesting though. I guess Desmond had another premonition. And Claire thinks that birds can help. It's kind of silly and if it ends up in the rescue of the survivors, it will be disappointing. Liked the sequences between Locke, Kate, and Sayid. "No, I like dogs."

16 minutes in-Poor Claire killed her mom. So maybe the bird idea does have a chance. How much of what the Russian said is true? Did the electromagnetic pulse kill all communications? Surely they had a backup plan because people will fail. I wouldn't want the whole project to lie on one person pushing a button every 108 minutes. How do the Others get inside the boundary they created with the poles? What do the poles do?

27 minutes in-Wow. That was incredibly weird and disgusting yet gripping and amazing. The blood spurting out underneath the ear was interesting. Screenshots from that should be sweet. Why does Desmond not want Claire to catch the birds? Does it relate to Charlie's possible death? How does that tie in? How old is Claire in the flashback? She looks young, maybe teenager. What happened between Aunt Lindsey and Claire to make her not so nice? Perhaps Jack's dad supplied the funds or pulled strings for Claire? Maybe she's his daughter? But the timeline is a little skewed. Back to the show...

36 minutes in-Well there ya go. Claire and Jack are siblings. A theory long discussed has been proven. Why did Locke take C4? Did he know the Flame would blow up thus he blew it up intentionally to prevent the removal of him from the island which might put him back in a wheelchair? Locke is certainly intriguing, I'm liking the mystery around him returning. You think you know him then he does something like this. How are they going to get over the security system? Good episode so far. Solid not amazing...

49 minutes in-I'm not sure I'd have the faith to climb the tree and over the sonic security system that makes you bleed beneath your ear. I guess Desmond is still trying to save Charlie and Charlie seems willing to sit back and let Desmond save him. How long can it continue?

End of episode-How much time has progressed in the hospital? Is Claire's mother still alive as she is on the island? So they found Othersville. How do they plan to enter without endangering themselves? Will they fault Jack for playing around? Can you blame him since that security system is there?

Next week's preview looks amazing, though most of the previews are overhyped, I'm not sure that the preview will be what the episode is but a John Locke episode with answers is more than welcome by me. It appears that Locke didn't go to save Jack but to find the Others. Perhaps blow some of them up? Can't wait for it!

If you missed tonight's episode or wish to see it again, watch a free encore at ABC.com

Next week's episode, Episode 3.13, titled "The Man From Tallahassee", will air at 10/9c only on ABC.