LIVE Posting: Episode 3.17-Catch-22

Welcome to the live posting for episode 3.17 titled "Catch-22". We'll get started in about 15 minutes...

9:06PM-Great start to the episode. Looks to be Desmond-centric. I had a hunch that Charlie wasn't going to die and it was just a flash. A crazy flash. What's the red dot? What's the cable for? Is it the same cable Sayid found? That cable has been a question mark for some time now, perhaps some answers about it. Quite the way for Charlie to "die". You'd think he'd get off the wire or something. Back to the episode...

9:18PM-Where does Desmond's flashback fit in his timeline? I'm guessing it's before he meets Jack since he calls Jack brother and goes on the boat race soon after. And it's probably before his stint in the army/navy/whatever it was. What is the "Catch-22" that the episode title refers to? Will Desmond be able to save Charlie?...

9:30PM-Wow, what a sequence there towards the end. Was it a helicopter that crashed into the ocean? What is the red light? Is it the Others, Penny, or someone/something else entirely? Liked Jin's story around the fire and Hurley's reaction. How is Charlie considered a coward like Desmond mentioned? Back to the flashback, who was that guy that punched Desmond? Can't wait for the rest...

9:41PM-So it's Penny or someone sent by her. Did whoever it is survive? What is wrong with the phone? It said "internal error" not "battery dead". What does that mean? What is the significance of the book? Didn't catch the title, I saw it had 22 in it though. So when will they get to the person? Probably at the end of the episode in true LOST fashion with it being a surprise. When will Charlie trip the trap? Will Desmond overcome his cowardice?...

9:52PM-So he chose not to sacrifice Charlie to keep the flash perfect to see Penny. Does that mean they won't find her or whoever it was that fell? What comes next for Desmond in the flashback? Unfortunately that segment wasn't in HD here in Arkansas but nothing important for screenshots happened. Hopefully the last segment will be in HD and will be amazing...

10:00PM-Not a spectacular ending but good. Who is the girl? Was she sent by Penny? I liked how Desmond and Penny met. Good flashbacks on the whole. Storyline moved pretty well. A good episode. Not amazing, not spectacular but solid. And it leaves you hanging for the next episode.

That's all for tonight. Observations will come later with a few HD screenshots (and, unfortunately, some non-HD because of KATV, my affiliate).

To watch tonight's episode again for free, go to ABC.com tomorrow morning.

Next week's episode, Episode 3.18, titled "D.O.C.", will air at 10/9c only on ABC.