(Must... not... read... synopsis...)

I did it again. Set the timer to record from 7:59 to 8:05 instead of 9:05. I was so concerned about not missing the last few minutes in case they extended the hour (as they've done several times) I set the concluding time wrong.

Well, here's hoping someone posts it on YouTube...

PAL. Previes made it look like Hurley fell off.

The big Libby revelation also explains her attraction to Hurley, which even Hurley himself (via Dave) has trouble explaining.

Influx: I do that too... 8:55 to 10:05. However, this episode specifically ran 5 minutes over (Time Warner showed it as 9:00 to 10:05 PDT).

I noticed that about Locke's reaction. Speaking of reactions I loved seeing Hurley pummel Sawyer. And Jin sure looked like he was in a hurry to go help.

This whole episode messed with your mind compleately. As from a Certain POV what "dave" (They shoulda named him Tyler ;-) )told Hurley about how the island worked and all actually made sense. (You dont think they would actually do that for the finale or something do you?)

I thought Sayid and Anna where going to do the whole good cop/Bad cop (or in their case bad cop/worse cop) routine on henry. So god cant see the island either? Interesting comment. Also looks like deliverance guy is not the top of the food chain. And whoever is at the top is even scarier.

Yeah PAL peeved me as I thought this was the end of hurley when i saw them. Makes you wonder about next week.

Speaking of reactions I loved seeing Hurley pummel Sawyer.

Looked like most of the Lostaways loved it too.

Deliverance Guy aka Zeke is not really a Deliverance type. See "Maternity Leave", where we see him in Claire's flashback, plus Kate finds his fake beard.

I know what you mean Scottn. If it wasnt for Sun I wonder how long it would have taken for HUrley to calm down or sawyer to get him off or someone to do something.

Speaking of Locke I am not surprised by his reaction to the offer of the wheelchair.

I had forgotten that his "name" is zeke. I knew about his fake beard from the med lab hatch( collect them all) but couldnt remember what if any name they gave and deliverance guy was as good a designation as any i could think of then.

Actually, it's not Zeke, either, it's "Zeke" (with quotes), since that's what we all call him thanks to Sawyer.

I hated seeing Hurley throwing all that food around cuz he thought the island was making him eat and stay fat, which if true would explain why he's never seemed to have lost any appreciable amount at all. Now if only they'd explain how Shephard manages to keep his buzzcut without benefit of an electric shaver and someone else to do a perfect job of it on him, either, and I mean before they opened the hatch and saw that it's got electricity and other goodies.

R: Yeah PAL peeved me as I thought this was the end of hurley when i saw them. Makes you wonder about next week
Nah, if it were the end of Hurley, abc would have told us "Tonight!! Someone will die! On Lost!!!! Tune in!" for at least a month now.

So, does anyone believe "Henry" when he says that he never punched in the numbers?

Okay "ScottN" I'll remember that. ;-) Name, name, whos got the name?
I forgot if anyone called him anything else during maternity leave.

MarkN They borrowed Gilligan's shaver, the professor's toolkit and Ginger's makeup case.

Josh Yeah and there would have been a large full coverage spread in TV guide.

Jesse: I'm not really sure what to believe when it comes to Henry anymore. I do think he is one big Mindfruck going on and thats his main job.

R, "ScottN" actually *is* my real name (look for really really early posts in the Trek boards). N is my initial.

So there! Neener Neener Neener!

If you are who you say you are and if you really exist and I'm not lying in some bed somewhere making all this up and you arnt really the part of me that isnt a part of me....*sigh*.......... Did anyone see a bald guy in a bathrobe go by here? I think I need a drink...............

\jedi-mind-trick{I'm not the droid you're looking for.

I can go about my business.

Move along!!!}

Y'know, I had been beginning to wonder why we had not been getting info on Libby. Here she was, one of the new additions to the cast, and yet she hadn't gotten a flashback episode for her, even though Rose and Bernard are slated to have one. She was mostly a cipher, and lo and behold, this ep begins to answer my concerns! Good ending.

Btw, did anyone else notice that she seemed a bit more glammed up in this ep, in particular the lipstick she had and the way her lips looked a lot fuller and more prominent in this ep?

Influx, if you need me to send you a tape, let me know.

R: Also looks like deliverance guy is not the top of the food chain.
Luigi Novi: They actually indicated that in Maternity Leave.

ScottN: Actually, it's not Zeke, either, it's "Zeke"...
Luigi Novi: Or, as the credits call him, Mr. Friendly.

MarkN: I hated seeing Hurley throwing all that food around cuz he thought the island was making him eat and stay fat...
Luigi Novi: I didn't like seeing that too, because the other Lostaways could've benefitted from. What is it with all that hording they do when they find the cache of Dharma food? Can't these people just share? With the exception of Sawyer, haven't they mostly been doing just that up until now?

Jesse: So, does anyone believe "Henry" when he says that he never punched in the numbers?
Luigi Novi: Actually, he confirmed what I already suspected when he told Locke that he had punched them in in Lockdown. I don't know why, but for some reason, I thought he was lying.

R: If you are who you say you are and if you really exist and I'm not lying in some bed somewhere making all this up and you arnt really the part of me that isnt a part of me....*sigh*.......... Did anyone see a bald guy in a bathrobe go by here? I think I need a drink...............
Luigi Novi: Nah, don't drink. Just return to your mathematical equations at Princeton University. You're a GENIUS, R!!!

Nah I have to drink its the only way I can understand those mathematical equations.

Yeah I forgot about it in maternity leave being mentioned that he (indicating friendly zeke's boss) wouldnt be happy. Though Henry seems to be downright terrified of this big boss other. (If hes a short fat man in a white suit I'll be very disappointed, i think)

I'm not sure why people are hoarding other than they have been without the comforts of civilization for so long that they are scared of loosing them again or even sharing. Either that or they're just plain shallow and greedy.

And I hadntnoticed Libby being more glammed in this episode as I was distracted by her being more glammed in this episode.

ScottN: Actually, it's not Zeke, either, it's "Zeke"...
Luigi Novi: Or, as the credits call him, Mr. Friendly.

Pick, pick, pick

Luigi Novi: Actually, he confirmed what I already suspected when he told Locke that he had punched them in in Lockdown. I don't know why, but for some reason, I thought he was lying.

If that's the case, then the implications for the whole code business are monumental. I wonder where they're going with that....

A B C D LSD, Gummy bears are chasing me. red ones green ones pink ones too, freaking blue one stole my shoe. A B C D LSD gummy bears are chasing me.

R: Nah I have to drink its the only way I can understand those mathematical equations.

R, not to get too offtopic here, but I'm curious about what you do. What's this about Princeton? Do you attend there or teach there?

Read the last quote-and-response exchange from my last post above. R was making a reference to imaginary friends, much as experienced by Princeton mathematics professor John Nash, as seen in A Beautiful Mind. I carried on with that metaphor by mentioning Princeton and math.

Influx, if you need me to send you a tape, let me know.

Thanks, but I already read the synopsis. I'd still like to see it though. Any chance you can convert it to mp4? Even highly compressed, small window would be OK.

I see that ABC/Disney will be offering downloads of their episodes for free soon, but you won't be able to skip the commercials. Fine by me, if I can catch an episode I missed!

Sorry about that Jesse. I was running with the joke/reference Luigi made since I'm just a good ol redneck mechanic/farmer/computer geek/jack of several trades poor person from southwestern Ohio but not a mathematitian the best way I'd be able to understand higher mathmatics ala princeton level would be to be drunk and have some bottled inspiration.

Although his comment about me being a genius is rather correct, just not a methematical one.

I think the reference was to the movie A Beautiful Mind, about real-life Princeton professor John Nash.

Um....I just said that exactly twelve hours before you did. (Down to the minute, in fact, it seems. )

Influx: Thanks, but I already read the synopsis. I'd still like to see it though. Any chance you can convert it to mp4?
Luigi Novi: mp4? What in the world is that? Is that like the video equivalent of an mp3? Wow, I feel so ignorant. How about a vhs cassette?

Pretty much, yeah.

So happy to introduce Luigi to a new term! I hadn't heard of mp4 until a few months ago -- then I got a PSP (PlayStation Portable). I had to learn about converting movies and videos to a format that will play on it. I found that it compresses the video enough to make it viable to send in email (or post on YouTube) much easier.

There are a few free conversion programs available (links are at home computer.)

So would you like a VHS of the ep?

MP4 refers to "MPEG Layer 4". It's a highly compressed video format, that's actually not particularly popular, due to patent encumbrances. AVI with the Indeo codec tends to be a bit more popular, and of course .MOV (QuickTime) is immensely popular, but it's patent encumbered as well, though all Mac users have a license included in their system cost.

So would you like a VHS of the ep?

Thanks, but I can always wait for the rerun.

VHS Tape? How Quaint.

MarkN They borrowed Gilligan's shaver, the professor's toolkit and Ginger's makeup case.

Oh, well, that explains it, then! Now I'm just wondering how those items ended up on this island, unless of course, it's the exact same "uncharted isle" as Gilligan and Co. were stranded on?

I also noticed that Libby was glammed up and looked much better for it cuz I for one was tired of seeing her all grungy, though she was still kinda sexy that way, anyhow. Let's also hope that she and Ana Lucia don't find a hidden stash of booze and a perfectly operable car somewhere on the island cuz they'll probably most likely just get smashed and then go off on a drunk driving spree!

And for anyone who doesn't get that reference it's about those two actresses having recently been busted for DUI some months ago.