LIVE Posting: Episode 3.18-"D.O.C."

Sorry I'm a little late. Had some technical difficulties...

9:16PM-Not gonna lie, I'm kind of tired of Sun-Jin flashbacks. They're interesting but I just don't like them too much. Interesting one here though...Silly Hurley launching the flare...Mikhail?!?!?! Are you kidding me? Is he alive? I thought it might be a moment in the past with Desmond but he has the scars...

9:26PM-Wow, how on earth is Mikhail alive? Perhaps Jacob healed him? Can he save the girl? Will Desmond stick to his word or turn on him and keep him hostage. I'd have to say I'd probably try to keep him and lie...Wow, Juliet was eerie there. Can Sun be saved?...

9:40PM-So did Mikhail save the girl's life? That was quite gruesome...Back to the medical hatch we go. Nice hidden room. I wondered where all that went. Wouldn't be too fun to haul that around the island...I still can't get past how Mikhail is still alive...So is Jae the father? Is Jin the father?...

9:52PM-So Jin is the father but the baby is from the island. Can Sun be saved? Will we see if she'll be saved? I mean we've seen 90 days in 3 seasons, can we get to the end of her pregnancy by season 5? Maybe the last episodes will be a time advancement after rescue or whatever happens?...Can't believe Desmond let him go. Maybe Mikhail will spare him. Maybe Desmond saw a flash and needed Mikhail to vouch for him. Why did Mikhail want the phone? Can it work?

10:00PM-Wow, what a finish. Juliet leaving a message for Ben. I liked her "I hate you" remark after the message...What's the girl talking about? Is it the work of the Others to prove the flight crashed and no one survived so no one would find the island? What will happen if Michael gets out and can prove he survived the crash and that there are other survivors?...

Great episode tonight. Better than I expected. I had some lower expectations just from reading the description and seeing the preview but it was a good episode. I think it's just the beginning of some great season enders. The ends of the seasons always seem to thrill and not disappoint.

Next week's episode, Episode 3.19, titled "The Brig", will air at 10/9c only on ABC...

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Only three episodes + the finale remain...

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Observations: Episode 3.17-"Catch-22"

On the eve of tonight's episode, I figured I'd finally post the observations for last week.

Some HD screenshots and, unfortunately, some non-HD screenshots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincburns/tags/catch22/

I'll keep it short this week...

1) Who is the girl that crashed on the island? Does she speak English? Is she related to the Portuguese guys in the lab at the end of season 2?

2) What happened to the helicopter/jet? Why did the girl need high altitude gear for a helicopter? Was it a helicopter or was it a jet?

3) Did Desmond mess something up by saving Charlie? What will be the ramifications of that decision?

4) How does the flashback head monk know the lady from Desmond's past flashback? Are they in it together? Are they with Dharma? Is there a large plot against or for Desmond?

That's all for this week. Live posting begins in a few hours for this week's episode "D.O.C." which airs at 10/9c only on ABC...