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WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!!! I don’t know what else to say. Wow. I am just speechless. The funny thing is that about two days ago my good friend and I were talking about Lost (yes, my friends and I are so cool that we sit around and discuss TV shows). And she asked me if I thought they were in purgatory. I said I didn’t think so, but after watching this show, I may have to reconsider my opinion!

The first two thirds of the show really were not that exciting to me. Yeah, yeah, Jin’s mother was a prostitute. Yeah, yeah, his mom tried to blackmail Sun. Yeah, yeah, Sun’s child is Jin’s. Yeah, yeah, Sun is going to die. But Oceanic Flight 815 was found and everyone on it was dead?! WHAT?! Now that is a plot twist. Wow. I just want to fast forward to next week now. The rest of the show was so uneventful compared to that last bit of information!

So could they really be in hell? Is that what the afterlife looks like? A big island full of horrible things and ghost monsters? Then how can people be dying? I just don’t understand any of it! I hope next week offers at least a few more answers.

So from the very start I knew that this episode was going to involve Charlie’s death and a vision. I am very glad it didn’t go that far, however. But it brought up a few questions. Like would it have been Penny if Charlie died? I just don’t know. But I am glad that Des decided not to be selfish and to save Charlie.

While the “camping” trip was the main focus of the story (and who the heck was that woman?), I found the love triangle a lot more interesting. Obviously Kate still has some feelings for Jack. Jeez, that girl needs to make up her mind! I personally would choose Sawyer, as you probably know by now if you have been reading this blog. He may be a professional con man, but he is just so adorable! And I love how he calls Kate “Freckles”! I mean it doesn’t get any cuter than that, right? Poor Sawyer though. He has to deal with Kate’s indecision.

But then there is there is Jack’s relationship with Juliet. They seem like they would be a cute couple. EXCEPT Juliet is a lying, conniving sneak! She makes me so mad. I wonder what chaos she’ll cause in the upcoming episodes? Can’t wait to see.

Big sigh of relief. Okay, we all knew how it would turn out, but thank goodness Sam is okay. It’s just too early in the show for anything so tragic to happen. Except of course for the fact that we already have a dead mother, a guy who left his true love for 10 years and wrote a revealing novel about his hometown. And of course there’s the twist of the friend sleeping with his best friend’s wife. What am I saying? This show has tragic written all over it. And that’s why I love it.

As a big fan of That ‘70s Show I really enjoy seeing Laura Prepon again. I think she made the transition from comedy to drama quite nicely. And as for Bryan Greenberg – huge fan! Although I am slightly disappointed that this addition to ABC means he won’t be returning to One Tree Hill on The CW. This of course means that Jake won’t be returning to steal Peyton from Lucas, leaving him free for Brooke. Alas, this is a different blog entirely. (One I would love to start, if only they’d show new episodes of OTH.)

So, back to October Road: I hate to say it, but I feel the plot line is a little predictable. First of all, Sam has to be Nick’s son. Right? I just don’t see any other way around it. I was half hoping the accident would have been just a tad more serious and Sam would have needed some very rare type of blood that only his father could match. I know - it’s a little early in the season to spoil that big mystery. But a girl can hope.

And I just know Aubrey’s going to ruin things for Nick and Hannah. I wish she would just transfer schools.

It’s also just a matter of time before Owen finds out about his wife’s affair with his best friend. My guess is, Big Cat’s going to spill the beans next week.

Speaking of next week, what’s with this “Season Finale” business? Six episodes in and they’re going to leave us hanging? If they end up pulling the plug after making us wait around all summer, I swear I’m going to boycott all things ABC. Except Grey’s of course. And Notes from the Underbelly. Okay, boycott off. I just hope they don’t cancel my newest guilty pleasure.

I know it’s in the nature of a TV drama to be emotional, dramatic and not wrapped up in a nice little package, but I felt that this episode was overly unsatisfying. Not to say that it wasn’t the same quick-witted, highly entertaining show I would Tivo every week if only I had Tivo. But I felt this episode, even more so than the three part nail biter weeks ago, left me unsettled with absolutely no closure.

As Derrick sat on his couch and left his ringing phone unanswered, I found myself wishing I could jump through my dusty television screen and shake some sense into him and the other doctors of Seattle Grace.

Are you kidding me McDreamy? After all you and Meredith have been through, you’re really considering her as something that’s just “in the way”?

Christina … are you going to let some cocky old guy who’s not even that good looking convince you that you’re not yourself when you’re with Burke? Maybe the new Christina is better.

Btw, what is with Jane Doe? Her outburst seemed a little out of the blue, especially when Alex has gone out of his way for her every moment since he saved her life. (I’m just going to ignore the creepiness factor of him creating the ‘perfect woman’ for now.)

And if George is ever going to make his friendship with Izzie work in conjunction with his marriage, he has to be honest with Callie about where he’s been. Not that I necessarily think that he should tell her about his rendezvous. I’m not sure where I stand on that yet. I’m still uncomfortable about the whole thing happening.

Yes, I’m aware this is just a TV show and that these characters don’t really exist, so my advice is futile. However, it’s these fictional situations that keep my life entertaining (at least to me). And with Addison’s new spin-off, I’ll have even more to fuel my emotions. I can’t wait.

Speaking of new shows, if you’ve been finding yourself still glued to the television for the hour following Grey’s, check out the new October Road blog.

Finally back from a break that seemed to last forever, Gilmore had a lot of viewer expectations to live up to. In a season that has at best been mediocre and at worst been downright annoying, I can admit that this episode was much better. When I heard Logan was going to Star's Hollow I was prepared for the worst. I figured he would whine and act like the petulant child he so often is, but I was pleasantly surprised by his behavior. Loralei is a scary chick to go up against and I was impressed by, not only the way he carried himself, but also that, for once, he was able to admit his error. You could tell Loralei really appreciated that too.

I never can decide about Logan. One day he's cute, charming and going places and the next he's darting off to Vegas with those ridiculous friends of his, Colin and Finn. He's just never seemed all the way right for Rory to me. Maybe it's just remnants of my high school crush on him, but I admit to always having been rather partial to Jess. I did always hold out some hope that he would come back into Rory's life, but with Milo Ventimiglia's success on Heroes that possibility seems ever waning.

And man, that was an emotional moment there between Loralei and Luke at the very end of the show wasn't it? Loralei seemed to really hit the nail on the head when she said she didn't know why she'd never said her night with Christopher was wrong. She was just so angry with Luke at the time that I think her pride got in the way. But now that Luke is back to being his smiling self, maybe they can get back together. He was being a real punk for a while there.

The question on the mind of all the Gilmore fans out there, however, continues to be "Will this be the last season?" I sure wish I knew! I read in Entertainment Weekly that it's pretty much a given that if Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham sign new contracts, then the show will stay on the air; if they don't, it won't. Scott Paterson (Luke) is also up for a contract renewal, and apparently he's looking for a big raise. It's not looking good guys; it's not looking good. If any new news on this is released I'll be talking about it right here, so check back often! Do you want the show to return or should they quit while they are struggling? Can they get it back together? What would you do differently on the show?

Kids don’t want to grow up. Apparently neither do parents.

A daughter collapses and ends up showing signs of strokes, heart failure, PMS, arthritis, and pretty much anything a woman dreads as growing up. And she can’t be more than 7 years old. It’s like the movie Jack with Robin Williams, except this girl doesn’t age externally, just internally. Then her brother keeps hitting on Cameron (what guy wouldn’t?). How come it’s sad when the little girl is aging fast, but creepy when her 8-year-old brother mentally aged as a crazy teenager (at least 17)?

I guessed who the cause was (both of them actually), but would never have thought of the reason. Can it actually work that way? A man tries to boost his libido with a cream at the gym, and passes the hormones through holding hands and just touching his children. No funny business, at least not with the kids. I understand wastes through the skin, but seriously??? I’m never touching anyone again! Hehehe. I’m just happy the kids don’t have anything bad.

Cameron and Spencer’s relationship is pretty straight forward, though Cam is battling her own inner struggles. Cuddy and Wilson’s relationship/date is confusing enough. But Wilson and House’s relationship is really baffling me. Are they friends? Do they want each other’s job or the other fired?

And Cuddy’s final remark explains the moral of the story: how we all function and work. “So many people, so much energy and drama trying to find someone who’s almost never the right person anyway,” you think it would be easier. I think we should all just live our own age and be happy with it.

So WOW! That is all I can say. I had such high hopes for Julie and then that ending! WOW! I cannot believe what a jerk she is. This whole episode was building up to make me like her more and more and then POW! They throw that last clip in there. Julie is a two-timing little jerk. Complete jerk. I don't think there is another way to describe her. But now that we know she is a jerk, what is she doing there?! I mean we know she is double crossing them...but why? And what can she get done so soon???

On the bright side, we learn a little more about Julie and her “Others.” We learn about how she is almost just as out of the loop as the rest of them. Makes it look like Ben is the only one who really knows anything. I would love to see Ben’s flashbacks; that’s for sure. I want to know how he got here and how he was put in control and what he is doing. I mean I guess it is science and they are researching the phenomenon that is the island. I gathered that much from Julie’s flashbacks. And she specifically is doing research on pregnancy. But there are still so many unanswered questions!!! AND WHERE IS LOCKE?!

Hopefully next week will bring us that much closer to knowing what is going on! But WOW, I am so staying tuned!

Ok, totally didn’t expect to turn on this week’s House and the first thing be a 58-year-old woman paying for sexual deeds with another woman. Or that while searching her home Chase and Cameron would have sex… I understand they are stringing along the sexy subplot to create even more tension among our overly stressed crew, but is it really necessary for them to make it that awkward? They could have noticed the cat without that.

And then we have House and Cuddy stuck in an airplane with a dying man no one can speak to and the rest of the passengers showing symptoms, even the usually cool Cuddy. Why must the simplest answer be the correct one? Why for once can’t we actually have a whole plane full of an epidemic? Is this a commentary on how our media/government sets off mass hysteria in the public with every announcement?

It would have been so cool to see a surgery 1000 miles in the air, or that the guy was a mule (ok, so this time the simplest answer wasn’t correct). But the bends? Threw that in at the last minute, didn’t we.

And then our promiscuous matron (two plots in one show, it actually wasn’t as confusing as you’d think) who in the beginning we thought got something from her midlife crisis was actually poisoned by her own home. Punished for coming back to an ordinary lifestyle? Makes us all think about taking a vacation. Just not on a plane.

I guess other people have shared my utter confusion with this show. For those of you fans, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but The Black Donnellys can no longer be seen on NBC. The show that replaced the other failed NBC drama, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, has also been cancelled. According to NBC’s website, only eight of the 13 episodes actually aired, and the remaining five can be watched on the site.

I really enjoyed both of those shows, but with so many tangled webs and so many characters, it is no wonder ratings were low. Who has the energy to follow such detail? I think we’ll all be relieved in a few weeks when we can watch a much simpler show in that time slot: Wedding Crashers!

It is so weird to have them on these two separate sides of the island. It makes it almost feel like two separate shows. I keep having to switch plot lines, which just makes me even more confused.

So now we are back with The Others. Gotch ya. Locke is acting weird again. Gotch ya. Oh wait…there is Sawyer and the camp again. I’m Lost. What’s a girl to do?

I have to say I am still not quite over the whole being buried alive business. Scared me half to death. I keep thinking they’ll dig their way out or something.

Anyway, so Kate’s story is fairly interesting. It’s nice to have the rest of it. Crazy cat fight in there though, and of course more of that supernatural monster business. It feels so out of place when watching this show.

Ok, now back to Sawyer. I have to say I love his sarcasm. I don’t care what anyone else says. It is so funny.

Oh, wait, back to Kate and the monster.

No, no, now it’s Sawyer.

Nope, it’s Kate.

Now we’ve got a flashback.

The show is just moving a mile a minute. I never know what is going to happen next.

One thing I am really confused about, however, is how The Others have all this information about people. It seems a little odd. But then again, there are smoke monsters running around the island, so who am I to say them knowing all that information is weird, right? There are a few other elements I should be worried about.

I do love how the con man got conned. Oh, Sawyer, you are such a funny guy. Sometimes you just got to grow up. That’s the lesson I got from this. I hope Sawyer learned that, too.

But as we switch back to Kate, we can see that soon Jack and the group will be back at the camp, and Jack will be able to return to his position as leader.

Well, I gotta say I love this show. Throws you through so many hoops! Looking forward to what the writers have in store for us next.

Ok, so when this episode started I was really confused. I felt like I hadn’t watched the show in a year rather than just being a week behind. (Sorry, you know how spring break is. No time for TV.) It took me a while to figure out what was going on, but then I got into the swing of things. Still was all a bit crazy, however.

I love how the Lost writers brought this entire story out of the woodwork. It was so crazy to see how it all fit together with the plot we know and love already. It did give a little behind-the-scenes look at everything though. It makes it all fit together even more. I did forget a bunch of stuff though, so it was a bit of a refresher for me. I don’t know if anyone else felt that way, but I thought it was nice.

And again, Sawyer threw in a literary reference to Frankenstein: “villagers with pitchforks.” I love that. He is absolutely hilarious and so adorable in his broken glasses.

Kinda freaky way to die though…buried alive. Ugh. I can’t imagine anything scarier than that. It is probably one of my worst fears.

Overall, great episode this week. A bit strange but incredibly interesting.

I can’t go into too much depth this week, but this was a great episode. The show is definitely getting my attention back. I was lost for a little bit there.

Once again we see that Tommy will do anything for Jenny. No matter what happens between the two, he will always be there for her. I like that. So, I’m starting to like Tommy again.

It is crazy to see how close the four brothers are, but they would deceive each other in a heartbeat - that is when money is involved. I don’t believe that they would ever physically hurt each other, but they definitely lie, steal and cheat each other.

I also appreciated the flashbacks in this episode. Including the father in the memories brought the show to a whole new level for me (emotionally). There is finally more to the brothers than just violence; there are true childhood memories that have shaped them. I enjoyed seeing that different side of Kevin.

As for Tommy borrowing money from Kate…. SHADY! She is so nice. She has to see right through him. No? I don’t know, but I guess we’ll find out soon enough.

Until next time…

Does anyone else feel like we are introduced to new characters every week just so we can watch them bleed? I do.

Tommy has become such a villain. Women in this show, Jenny, Mary Anne and Kate put nothing but trust in Tommy. He seems like he is being honest with them but obviously being very deceitful. I want to like him, but after all of this, I can’t.

The cynical plot this week turns even worse when Tommy beats up Eddy and then Mary Anne walks in. They both trusted Tommy to be on their side. Nope!

We finally got to experience a new set of emotions besides pure disgust this week, so thank you NBC for that. It was very sad to see Jenny’s father so confused. That just adds another hardship on Jenny. I swear, one episode she is going to have a complete mental breakdown. She has best friends, the Donnelly brothers, who are crazy, a husband who is “missing” that she doesn’t love anyways and now a father who is unconsciously (we think) ruining their business. If that doesn’t lead to a breakdown, then I’m not sure what does!

Jimmy hurting Whitey is not going to prove to be a good idea either. I’m guessing Whitey has “people” like every other character in this show. Hurting Whitey will only lead to another Donnelly brother getting beat up. Shocking.

I’m also not sure what else to say about this week’s episode. Once again, I was confused by so many characters. Thank goodness for DVR. Without being able to rewind and re-watch parts of this episode, I would be lost!

Until next time…

P.S. I’m not sure if the Donnelly brothers can truly claim “the territory” as their own. As long as Dokey has that ax, I’m pretty sure it’s his turf. I’d be scared!

WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! So much happened, I don’t know where to start! Well, they found Jack when we left off last week. Now we learn that Jack made a deal to get off the island, but oh wait…we can’t loose Jack, so Locke has to go and destroy the submarine! Go figure. They put that hope in you and then dash it to bits. Cruel, Cruel writers.

But we do learn more about Locke. FINALLY we are told why he is in a wheelchair. Thank you, writers! Interesting little story there. I can’t believe the irony though on his father being there on the island the entire time. Kind of makes you realize how pointless his destruction of the submarine was.

I am glad that Alex finally knows her mom is still alive. I am very excited to see where that goes. I was a little disappointed that they didn’t have very much of my Sawyer in this episode. But it did seem to go really quickly. I don’t think my eyes left the TV the entire hour. I can’t wait for next week though! It looks like it will be a good episode!

Two twists in this episode, and I’m still bored. It’s getting better, though.

But, the kicker this week was the revelation that Audrey died in China in a “car accident.” Apparently, she was the one who figured out that the Chinese took Jack, and she spent the past year trying to use back channels to get him back. Jack was angry when Marilyn told him (there go my hopes of a cage fight I suppose), but now he has a reason to live. He tells Bill that he has to go out to help stop the nukes from being detonated or Audrey’s death will have been for nothing. This entire season, he has been going through the motions like a broken man, but now he has something to shoot for—to avenge her death. For the record, I’m thinking that Audrey really isn’t dead, but it sounds like a nice mission for season seven to unravel the mystery of what really happened to her. Maybe she is the one who’s in Chinese prison right now. Hmm…of course, Jack can never be happy, that’s just a given of the show, so don’t expect a happy resolution to this one. (Speaking of Chinese prisons, Jack was in one for a while. I think a couple of broken ribs would be a walk in the park at this point. Plus, he’s Jack Bauer…he’ll just reach into his own body, take out the ribs in question and go about his business.)

The other twist was that Nadia was identified as a mole in CTU. The pilot operating the drone carrying the nuke, which was heading for San Francisco, by the way, wasn’t showing up on CTU’s radar, and Morris figured out that someone in CTU was scrambling the signal so that radar couldn’t pick it up and track it. The signal was coming from Nadia’s computer, so they detained her, and Doyle got a bit chokey when he was trying to interrogate her. My question is this: Chloe knew that Nadia was using Milo’s security codes, so couldn’t it have been Milo who was the mole? Chloe never mentioned this, which was bizarre, considering she made a big stink about it in the beginning of the episode.

Although they played the racial profiling of Muslims card with Nadia, we’re still wondering about this still-yet-to-be-identified Muslim country. All we do know is that the VP is chomping at the bit to nuke it. I’m not any sort of national security expert or a high-ranking politician (shocking, I know, but it’s true), but I’m pretty sure that the VP’s behavior would never fly in the real world. I feel like someone would tackle him to the ground, president or not, before he would be allowed to order a nuclear strike on another country. Karen Hayes brought up a good point—what about the worldwide response, particularly China and Russia? As we learned last season, China is no one to mess with. And Russia? Gredenko is the one running the show in terms of the nukes, and I’m pretty sure he’s not the only holdover from the Cold War who would be willing to help destroy the United States. No president, ever, would ever be so glib about launching a nuclear weapon against another country. He kept calling it a “warning shot,” but I think it’s pretty much game over when some brandishes a nuke.

So, now President Palmer is in a medically-induced coma, and he’s the only one who can stop the VP from launching the nuke. Karen Hayes asked his doctor if they could bring him out of it, but he said it might cause brain damage or, you know, death. Are we really going to lose two President Palmers on 24?

What happened to the Logans? Is Charles dead? Is Martha in jail? Are Karen and Tom really going to work together to stop the VP from launching the nuke? (The best line of the week was when Tom said to Karen “I tripped over your ineptitude.” That was Chloe-esque.) What’s going to become of Nadia? What’s the deal with Milo and Doyle? Is this nuclear attack really going to happen? Are the terrorists really going to launch more bombs?

This show is getting the best of my brain. I feel bad for my roommates who watch it with me because I can never follow it!

I think Jenny put it best when she said, “I just make one mistake after another.” I think they all are – every character in the show.

As much as I love Tommy, I began hating him more and more as the show went on. I cannot believe he would steal from Kate, the widow of the man that Tommy killed. I feel horrible for her. She counts on him and has no idea that he is the one who ruined her life! Yes, Tommy is trying to protect himself and his family, but he gets himself in deeper and deeper every episode. I cannot believe he stole that money from her.

Joey “ice cream” says, “Can you live the lies you tell?” Is Tommy going to continue with the betrayal? Is he going to break and finally reveal all of his lies? I would like to know!

As for Tommy and Jenny: who knows what is going to become of them. So far every episode, one of them is interested in the other but the other isn’t. I think it is going to get boring if this happens week after week.

Dokey is also a character we are going to have to watch out for. Are the Italians going to play him and Tommy against each other? That’s the picture I got at the end.

I guess we’ll find out soon enough. Until next time…

When The Chief asked Dr. Bailey if she'd heard of the term "fragging", I'll admit, I quickly turned to my not-always-reliable friend Wikipedia for assistance. And this is what I found, for those of you out there who share my ignorance: Fragging is a term from the Vietnam War that means to kill an unpopular officer from one’s own unit - much like the patient in this episode who had a bullet lodged in his back for over 50 years. The Chief was comparing this to the way the doctors of Seattle Grace were competing with each other to take his place and not working as a team during their operations.

In Mark and Derrick’s cases, this was almost detrimental to their patients. I thought it would have been interesting if Preston and Addison (yes, I’m on a first name basis with all the MDs) were put in similar situations, and one of the doctor’s lost their patient as a result. Not that I’m a fan of surgeries gone wrong… I just think it would have helped put the whole thing in perspective for everybody. Of course, a replacement has not been decided on, so you never know what might happen.

I really hope it’s not the new guy, Dr. Colin Marlow, however. I really don’t like this new twist, and I think he should just go back to wherever he came from. I’m sure there are plenty of fresh college students he can grope in the hospital corridors back home.

Christina sure didn’t put up a good fight with Burke. All it would have taken was an “it’s different with you,” and “I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together.” But, no, she had to say she found the idea of marriage a joke. Wrong answer. I hate to say it, but if Colin doesn’t go home soon, I foresee a breakup in the near future. :(

As weird as it sounds, Derrick and Meredith seem to be the most functional and happy couple at the moment. He was really great with the whole dinner thing. He even had some drama of his own going on, but he was still a very supportive boyfriend. Props to Derrick. I hope Meredith doesn’t screw it up. Unless of course Chris O’Donnell comes back. Then I might be willing to accept a McSwap.

And of course, there is the big, glaring truth that was this episode’s drama: Izzie and George.

All I can say is … I’m speechless. Go to any Grey’s Anatomy forum, and you’ll find endless discussion over the O’Mizzie/ O’Callie debate. To tell the truth, the whole thing makes me a little bit queasy. Give me a week to gather my thoughts.

In the meantime, tell me what you think.

Well, Clair was once a brunette. Who’d have thought? What a rebel teen. I guess it goes along with her unwanted pregnancy and everything. She’s definitely got the moody teenager attitude down cold. But seriously, Jack and Claire are half-brother and sister?! Or did I mess that one up? It just keeps getting crazier and crazier.

It was nice to learn more about Claire. I don’t understand who the father of her child is, however. They never really went into that. They just like to let these things dribble out, don’t they? I think we could all relate to Claire in this episode though. The moodiness of being a teenager and hating our moms while loving them at the same time is something just about everyone goes through. Getting in fights and accidents that “weren’t our fault.”

On the other hand, the Others keep getting stranger with their lists and knowledge of those on the plane. None of it really makes sense. How do they know everything about these people? It is all getting a bit too supernatural for me, a little too conspiracy theory-ish.

Locke is getting a bit weird, too. But nothing was as weird as seeing Jack playing football with an Other! What an ending!!!! Is it just me or are these shows never long enough?

One word to describe 24 this week: awful.
Two words to describe 24 this week: really awful.

We find out that Martha Logan was institutionalized (again), but to avert CTU’s assault on the Russian consulate, Charles claims he can get Martha, his ex-wife who hasn’t spoken to him in two years, to use her close friendship with Anya Subarov, the first lady of Russia, to convince her husband that Markov is a traitor.

This is an absolutely absurd plan. Why would President Subarov listen to his wife on this matter? It’s like the people who listen to Grandma on Deal or No Deal. They end up winning $1 because Grandma is nice and makes good cookies, but what does she know? Oh, but wait. This plan works. President Subarov says he supports the U.S. use of force on the Russian consulate, and it took all of eight seconds to convince him. Some president.

Logan shows up at Martha’s bungalow, and I really wanted her to start throwing ninja stars at him when he walked in the door. I made this comment totally off the cuff, but little did I know that MARTHA WAS GOING TO STAB THE BEJESUS OUT OF HIM! After angrily chopping some kiwi in the kitchen, Aaron (her new boyfriend) warned her to not get all “stirred up.” I was wondering who really gets agitated chopping fruit, but apparently it got her riled enough to STAB HER EX-HUSBAND. I don’t know what sort of mental illness Martha is supposed to have, but I can’t think of one whose main symptom is the thirst for flesh, both of the fruit and human varieties. So, this episode ends with Logan being rushed to the hospital and looking like he might die. Are two presidents really going to die in one day? (Well, apparently not, because the VP says President Palmer will make a full recovery, when, last week, he was on his deathbed.)

But, even though Martha shanked her ex-husband, Aaron still put her on the phone with Anya Subarov to diffuse the international crisis with the Russian consulate. Yes, this situation is totally plausible…in CRAZY WORLD!

My other beef with this episode is the fact that Tom Lennox is going along with the VP’s plan to frame Assad for planting the bomb in the assassination attempt on President Palmer. The VP tells Tom that he has to tell the ambassador from Assad’s country that he saw Assad plant the bomb and that if his country doesn’t cooperate, the U.S. will attack his country. WHAT COUNTRY? This part of the show made we want to throw my TV out the window. For a show that tries to convince everyone that it isn’t biased against Muslims or Arabic countries, it is infuriating that the writers have refused to name which country this ambassador and Assad are from. This makes a pretty sweeping generalization that all Muslim countries are the same and that they all harbor terrorists. All countries, Muslim or not, are totally different, and to imply that they are all so similar that it’s not worth their time to name a specific one is a gross oversight on the parts of the writers. Of course, they are probably trying to avoid offending a specific country, but in the real world, there would be a specific country attached to this ambassador and to Assad. But, as I already established in this post, the writers of 24 are operating in CRAZY WORLD!

A few random notes:

We meet Mike Doyle, the new head of CTU tactical operations, who, apparently, has some sort of history with Milo. I’m hoping for an epic slap-fight between them, in addition to the Marilyn-Audrey cage fight.

Jack was in about three scenes this episode. In one, he takes a Russian couple hostage, and orders them to find a phone for him to use. These people don’t have cell phones? Seriously? Is the Russian consulate located in a time warp that puts them somewhere in the vicinity of 1993? Details, details.

When the CTU team does storm the Russian consulate, everyone except Mike Doyle is decked out in SWAT gear and, you know, stuff that you would wear to engage in a gunfight. But, Boy Wonder is wearing a spiffy mock turtleneck that Mommy probably bought for him last Christmas. Yes, this will protect you from a gunshot wound…in CRAZY WORLD!

AND, while we’re on the subject of the consulate raid, the CTU team shoots Markov. Yes, they shoot him, the one guy who can give them more information on Gredenko. Smart. I think it’s because they weren’t wearing their mock turtlenecks like their fearless leader.

Meanwhile, back in the desert, Fayed and Gredenko have armed the drone that’s going to drop the next nukes. I’m convinced they have been standing in the same exact spot for the last four episodes or so, but I could be wrong.

And finally, I am going to start answering my phone “Martha Logan’s bungalow,” mostly because this episode made me angry enough to show a kiwi fruit who’s boss and then stab the nearest man.

Well, we were promised a suspenseful episode this week, and we definitely got it. Aside from being filled with suspense, the irony in episode three was overwhelming.

In short, Tommy agrees to host Huey’s wake, but Tommy is the one who actually killed him. And if that isn’t ironic enough, Tommy killed Huey to protect his brother, after Huey had told Tommy — when he was a young boy — to do anything to take care of his family.

There’s more… Huey’s widow, Kate, and son, Matthew, want Tommy to stand next to them during the funeral (obviously they don’t know Tommy killed Huey), and we see a flashback of Huey being there for Tommy and his brothers when their dad passed away. Does that give us a sign that Huey killed the Donnelly brothers’ father? Confused? I am, too.

Amidst all the irony, Dokey, Huey’s brother, is determined to figure out who killed his brother. Dokey thinks he has it all figured out, but Tommy turns Dokey’s story upside down and saves himself and his brother.

Aside from the main storyline of the funeral and wake, we are left at the edge of our seats whenever Jimmy is in the picture. He is always messed up and always getting everyone into a lot of trouble.

I was let down in the end when Jenny left with the other guy in the middle of Tommy’s speech. It seems as if it is the one thing he wants that he cannot get.

Watching this episode I was scared for Tommy, felt sorry for Huey’s family, laughed at Jimmy’s repeated stupidity and confused about the connections between the different mob groups. I definitely appreciate the mix of emotions you can feel while watching the show, so let’s hope that next time Joey “ice cream” will add to the storyline, but stay clear of adding more characters. There are just so many! Until next time…

So they find the man they saw in the observational hatch. What’s with the eye patch? I was so excited at first because I thought we were going to learn more about DHARMA, then Lost goes and breaks my heart by making him an “other.” Just when I think we’re getting somewhere! Now I am just as confused as ever. And what is with the cat? It is kind of like the horse that Kate kept seeing. Weird.

And then there was my favorite, Sawyer. They can’t talk away his nicknames! They are part of what makes Sawyer so darn cute. I do like how they used Sawyer and Hugo’s ping-pong game as a sort of comedy break in between the dealings at The Flame.

I feel like we learned things about DHARMA, but I am not sure how much is true. It is all a bit blurry. Which things were about the “others” and which are about DHARMA. I think the one thing that this episode established was that the “others” are not part of DHARMA.

I can’t say much more about this episode other than that I would have liked to see what was in all those binders! I knew before John entered the numbers what was going to happen. I was practically jumping out of my seat to stop him! And then I realized it is just a show, and John can’t hear me. Too bad.

Man, I was hoping Natasha would be going home. Not that I think Samantha has what it takes, but Natasha really, really bugs me. She's not a very nice or intelligent girl, and her lips are just too big. I respect the fact that she's not quite familiar with American modeling, but then maybe she shouldn’t be here.

I was excited to see Jael do so well tonight after being in the final two last week. However, I think she needs more confidence to make it much farther in the competition. Apparently she gets some bad news next week, which isn’t very promising. I don’t see her as being the type of girl to overcome something horrible and model through it. She didn’t handle being sick very well last week.

And in case I didn’t make myself clear in my last post, I am sick of Jaslene. She’s pretty, but definitely not among the best looking on the show. The judges made a huge deal out of her photo shoot, but I don’t think it would be that hard to hide behind all that makeup, hair and the hooded jacked and give a fierce look. She didn’t even give that many different poses, which is what they’re always asking the other girls for. I would love to see her go home.

Shocking moment of episode two: Sarah’s flashes a large group of high school students, then calls Brittany’s trophy ‘redonculous’. (How do you even spell that? My spell check thinks I’m a moron.)

My prediction is still Felicia, but I’m not placing any bets until the makeovers next week.

Who do you think is going to win?

Where to begin? The first episode back since Idol kidnapped its spot, House was definitely a shot of adrenaline. Or was it confusion?

First, we have Dave Matthews playing a severely retarded musical genius who was in an accident 25 years ago. BTW, he used a hand double, and that condition really does exist. Anyway, our crew goes through the usual menagerie of tests and hypotheses to find out he can be cured of his problems easily and go back to his normal piano-playing life with his father. Yet, if he gets part of this right hemisphere removed, he could “grow up” mentally, but will never play the piano again. What a question to ask a father!

Could you do it? Sacrifice the one thing your son loves to “heal him”? Is the better life the naive one he has or the more normal one he has never known? Can a parent logically make that decision?

And then they lead us to believe the entire episode that House has inoperable brain cancer and is going to die!? Ok, you knew it couldn’t be true, since this isn’t the last season. But we’ve seen him battle drug addictions and other complications, it wouldn’t be surprising. That could be an episode in itself, no need for a side plot!

I was very put off by the real reason he was going to Boston. Come on House! I thought better of you! The entire staff did! I hope the issue is touched on better in the next show. Oh, and good kiss with Cameron. The show has been missing a little of the love stories we saw in the early seasons (in my opinion).

I believe it was Wilson that brought up a good point. Most cancer patients go through their depression because they are afraid of dying alone. House is faking it, has everyone around him concerned for his well-being and even hugging him, and he pushes them away. The mind games are difficult to follow.

But even with the confusion and the disappointment in the plot twist, I would have to say this episode was a great way to pick the show back up!

I used to have a rule when I watched 24: No moving. Ever. Not even during commercials or if I had to go to the bathroom. No moving. That’s just how it worked. The show was that good. Another rule: No channel surfing on commercial breaks. To miss one precious moment of 24, even if it was the split screen with the time on it, was just too much to bear, like leaving the last bit of cookie dough in the bowl. You don’t leave it. You lick that bowl clean!

But, up until the last 20 minutes of this week’s episode, that rule was suspended. I’d check my e-mail or get up to go to the bathroom. I even ventured to flip channels during commercials. I felt dirty, actually, committing such transgressions against Jack Bauer. I half-expected him to come charging in, slam me against a wall and demand to know why I had flipped the channel in that gravely voice of his. That would have been more exciting than the majority of these past two episodes.

Last week, for the eight billionth episode in a row, President Palmer and Assad are preparing to address the nation. Tom Lennox is still tied up in some ominous pipe room, and Reed (Chad Lowe) as a villain is just not believable. He looks like he’s about 12 and still fighting bullies at school for his milk money. But, he does help Carson, a mysterious “analyst,” slip into the president’s bunker, mix up a bomb disguised as a tape recorder and plant it at the president’s podium, where he is practicing for this eternally forthcoming national address. The thing explodes, killing Assad and injuring the president. The sad thing is that when the bomb went off, I didn’t even flinch. Oh, President Palmer might be dead? Eh. I have 135 friends who have recently updated their profiles on Facebook.

Meanwhile, Jack pays a visit to President Logan who is under house arrest at his California compound. He swears he’s changed, that he’s found God. He even quotes some Bible verses. Apparently Logan knows someone at the Russian consulate, Anatoly Markov, who knows where Gredenko is. Oh, and Logan also has incriminating tapes that implicate Markov in selling the deadly Centox gas to the terrorists that Jack was trying to stop last season, so he can easily blackmail Markov. The president granted Logan a furlough (before the bomb went off, of course) to go talk to Markov, under Jack’s supervision. For 24 to work, you have to suspend disbelief, but this season has just left too many unanswered questions and required too many leaps of faith for it to be good. Markov’s not suspicious that Logan is coming to see him? The guy has been locked in his house for a year, and Markov’s not wondering who sprung him and why? What’s more, is that he doesn’t even bother to ask. Also, where did Jack score that Secret Service suit on such short notice? (Markov, for all you Lord of the Rings fans also played Denethor in Return of the King.)

Logan shows his hand and tells Markov that he has the tapes to blackmail him, but Markov maintains that he doesn’t know where Gredenko is. Logan knows he’s lying (it takes one to know one, I guess), so Jack gets Chloe to cut power to the consulate so he can go back in and get Markov to talk. He ends up taking Markov hostage at gunpoint, and he actually announces it to the other Russians. UGH. Didn’t Jack learn his lesson from the Chinese consulate? And, 24 writers, don’t you think you could come up with something different for Jack to do besides storm the embassy? The Chinese prison basically stole Jack’s soul/will to live, so, short of killing him, I don’t know what else the Russians could possibly do to Jack. I guess we’ll see, though. For the record, though, Markov was lying, and he contacted Gredenko to let him know that CTU was on to his involvement with the nukes.

Of course, Jack gets Markov to talk, only after he threatens to start amputating his fingers with a cigar cutter. (Between that and the drill that Morris took to the shoulder, this season has been heavy on the torture with everyday objects. Jeez.) Markov says that Gredenko is in Shadow Valley (AKA: the desert) preparing to launch aerial drones for Fayed, which will deliver the remaining nuclear bombs over U.S. soil. Before Jack can call CTU with his new intel, the Russians storm in and capture Jack. Of course. What else is there to do? Jack tries to get the Russian agent who is watching him to call CTU and give them Gredenko’s location, which he is actually in the process of doing, when another mysterious, presumably Russian, man pumps two bullets into his head. (Interestingly, Jack gives the Russian agent a real phone number—310-597-3781—instead of the typical 555 numbers you see in movies and on TV.)

Back at the White House, President Palmer is unconscious, not dead, and the secretary of defense tells the VP that the duties of the president are now his. I’m pretty sure that the secretary of defense doesn’t make this call by himself (see the 25th Amendment), but okay, 24, I’ll bite.

Finally, someone cares that Lennox has been missing, and the VP finally orders the Secret Service to go find him. Carson and Reed are on to the Secret Service, so they release him before the agents find him bound. Immediately, Lennox turns in Reed and Carson for their plot, which was a surprising move for Lennox because he seemed so potentially evil from the get-go. Lennox remands himself into custody, and while he is being questioned, it is obvious that no one believes his story that he did all he could have done to prevent the attack.

But, the VP (who looks as sketchy as President Logan ever did) comes in to tell Tom that he needs him to help initiate his sweeping security measures to catch any terrorists in the U.S., the same initiatives that prompted Karen Hayes’ resignation, which she rescinds in this week’s episode. (Side note: We see Karen Hayes this episode at the airport waiting for a plane. Are you kidding me? Post 9/11, a nuclear bomb GOES off on American soil, and she’s getting ready to hop a cross-country flight to L.A., where the bomb WENT OFF? These little details that the writers keep neglecting are absolutely infuriating.)

Basically, the VP tells Tom that he’ll get him out of hot water as long as he helps him squash every civil liberty in the U.S. for the sake of national security. The VP finally addresses the nation and breaks the news that President Palmer was injured. (The media didn’t know something was up? Unlikely.) The VP says he will be pushing forward an “aggressive agenda of national security” that will “suspend certain civil liberties” because it is the “price of war.” Basically, 24 world is about to get a dose of USA PATRIOT Act on steroids.

Overall, this week’s episode was just as boring as the past few weeks have been, but the last 20 minutes were promising. The season still has a long way to go before it can redeem itself, but at least the writers are steering away from the predictable, such as Lennox actually turning in Pollock and Carson, even though he knew about the plot to assassinate President Palmer in the first place. And, President Logan seems like he’d be a better president now than he ever was when he was actually in office. Is he really a reformed man, or is he just getting better at hiding his devious schemes? What do the Russians do with Jack? Who is the guy who shot the Russian agent who was trying to call CTU? (The episode ended awkwardly with that moment, so I’m thinking he’s important.) Will President Palmer recover? Will the VP and Lennox succeed in implementing their hardcore plan? And, will we ever see the president’s sister (Regina King) ever again? (That whole plotline ended pretty abruptly.)

But, if the plot itself doesn’t get better next week, at least we have the reprisal of (cue the hallelujah chorus) Jean Smart as the former first lady, Martha Logan. Her is-she-crazy-or-not shtick was fabulous last season, and if that weren’t enough, we also get Aaron Pierce, the faithful head of the president’s Secret Service, who, besides Jack Bauer, is the only character who has appeared in every season of 24. (How’s that for useless TV trivia?) Maybe these solid characters can revive this dull season. Plus, we meet CTU agent Mike Doyle (Ricky “Don’t call me Rick” Schroeder). Mmm…eye candy.

They’re killing. They’re stealing. They’re lying. They’re doing everything wrong that can be done, but we’re still on their side. These four Irish brothers are the newest mobsters on primetime television, yet I still can’t help but love them. You have to root for Tommy and his quest to save his three troublesome brothers. I feel crazy writing that, but it’s true, and I know that most of you feel the same.

I feel bad for Tommy. He gets one brother out of a mess only to find that another brother somehow added more to the situation. It’s counterproductive, to say the least. And yes, Jimmy does belong in jail because if he isn’t there, he is going to get killed. I just hope that Kevin doesn’t ruin that by bailing him out.

As for the love scene with Jenny and Tommy: How disappointing was that? It was obviously going to happen, but once again we are left feeling bad for Tommy. After all, he is going to school by day, “running the city” and protecting his brothers by night, and now he's being turned down by the girl who confessed her love for him the episode before.

Nothing new really happened this week, and the episode moved a little bit slower than the pilot. But I didn’t mind because it was easier to keep track of what was going on.

The series premier left me counting down the minutes until the next episode. This week I wish more would have happened, and I just hope that narrator Joey “ice cream” has some new and suspenseful information in store for episode three. Until next week…

NBC, as usual was really hyping up this episode, promising some answers to all of us waiting fans. And, as usual in some ways they totally delivered, and in other ways they left us with more questions than ever.

So Hiro finally got his sword, and just as he was hoping it did bring back his powers, though it took him to the scary future — that future is not a nice place, and Nikki has a lot more control than Jessica seems to think, which is definitely a good thing, but the biggest questions I have about this episode surround the questions of who is, and isn't, dead.

Simone: They almost had me fooled, especially because they showed that clip of her saying "Do you want to shoot me again" in all the ads for this week, but yes, it does appear that poor Simone is just one more casualty of the show. I completely blame Isaac for her death, and not Peter. Let this be a lesson in gun safety to all those viewers out there.

Mohinder: Yeah I definitely think he's done for. I mean that was a lot of blood dripping on Peter's head, and we haven't seen a hero yet who can heal other people. And now that he's figured out how his father made the initial list, he might just have outlived his usefulness.

Bennet: He's definitely in some trouble, especially because, like Mohinder, he doesn't have any special powers. How is he going to get away from all those big bad men? With Claire in New York with the Petrelli's I don't know who's going to be able to save him.

And most importantly, my favorite hero of them all, poor Peter, has fallen into quite the predicament. Now I do have faith that maybe he can gather the strength to stop Sylar, but we all know this show will do just about anything to make audiences jump out of their seats. But Peter? Noooo!!!

America's Next Top Model 2-hour season premiere began pretty much like the other seven seasons. The girls strutted their stuff, screamed at least once every five minutes and cried when they saw Tyra up close.

One interesting twist this season is that there are two plus-size models in the final 13, make that final 12. In a surprising twist, Tyra chose both full figured women to join the others in the house. Now, Diana and Whitney will undoubtedly be battling each other for the unconventional spot on ANTM. What do you think the odds are that Tyra and her posse will keep one of them there until the end? I have my doubts.

I was really surprised at the final two it came down to tonight in the elimination. Although Jael isn't your typical model and seems to be too concerned with pleasing others, she did win the Goodwill challenge; she rocked it in fact. I thought this would have secured her a higher spot with possibly a small warning from Tyra. I was happy to see her move on, although I doubt she'll make it much further. She reminds me a lot of Meg, my favorite model from last season, who was knocked out pretty early.

I was also surprised to see Kathleen go. I didn't think they gave her much of a chance.

As for the others: I can't stand Natasha, Sarah or Jaslene. And for that reason alone, they'll probably be the last three standing.

I can't wait for the makeovers. I think that's when the potential winners start to stand out.

My premature prediction for winner: Felicia

Ok, am I the only one who thought there were more commercials than actual show with this episode? Especially with all the storm interruptions. I felt like I was watching the news rather than Lost. It also made me feel like I missed a lot. I might have to re-watch it tomorrow.

In reference to the show, however, we learned more about Hugo and those “evil” numbers. I thought it was interesting though that he looked way more Hispanic as a kid than he does now (even though the guy who plays Hugo does have the last name Garcia). I never realized he was anything more than a chubby white guy until this show.

Also, it is nice that Sawyer and Kate are back. Sawyer is so great with his random literary references. I can’t imagine him ever watching Little House on the Prairie. Pay attention, and you can catch them in every episode.

I thought the whole car deal was interesting. Kind of cute in a way. The boys were playing with their toy while drinking beer. I thought Charlie was going to die there for sure, though.

Never made the connection before about Alex being the long lost daughter…woah. That’s a twist now. Can’t wait for next week!

If you missed this week’s episode, go to abc.com to catch up.

I have heard a few people say that Heroes can't compare to other serial dramas such as Lost when it comes to emotion, but I have to say that this week's Heroes - in my mind anyway - totally proves those critics wrong. This episode was raw and scary and focused on just a few characters, unlike so many of the early episodes that tried to cover like 10 characters' story lines. We got a real glimpse into Bennet and what he is willing to do for his family (I never truly believed he was a complete bad guy)

And I can admit to being surprised that Claude (the invisible man) was Bennet's original partner. How he got involved in such a thing is beyond me, but wasn't it funny when he retorted to Bennet's comment that he used to believe in what they did by saying that he "used to believe in the tooth fairy."

And I had read that Hiro's father (George Takei of Star Trek fame) would be playing a bigger role in the show, but isn't it cool to sees him as the big-bad boss man? The real question now is: Does he really not know about his own son's powers when he was so interested in Claire's?

And that Ted is one scary dude. He has the capacity to do a lot of harm. But there is solace to be had in the fact that when Claire was all burned up from his radiation, at least her hair still looked fantastic.

So if anyone has any theories as to what will happen next on this ever-changing drama, comment and let me know!

24 has consistently been one of the smartest shows on television, but Day Six has been completely melodramatic. The past few episodes, this one included, have been predictable at best. Marilyn and Milo fight off the hostiles on their tail after Gredenko’s fake safe house blew up. Jack shows up, of course, to save the day, and he bullies Marilyn into admitting that the phone call she took in the car was from Phillip Bauer, who is threatening to kill her son, Josh, unless she helps him find Gredenko. Apparently, Gredenko knows that Papa Bauer was involved with the assassination of President David Palmer. Gredenko swipes the nukes that Bauer’s company was supposed to dismantle and is using them to blackmail him. He sells the nukes off to Fayed so that the Arabs could take the blame for destroying the U.S. and the Soviet Union could rise again.

Meanwhile, back at the White House, Reed Pollock and Tom Lennox are still scheming to remove President Palmer from power, but Lennox has a change of heart and wants to tell a Secret Service agent. Before he can make it to his meeting, though, Pollock takes a Maglite to the back of his head and stashes him a utility closet. Who is Pollock working for? Are they going to succeed in getting rid of President Palmer?

The real drama in this episode comes from Jack and his father. The whole season has had Mafioso undertones to it, and this scene is no exception. Papa Bauer tells Jack he shouldn’t have turned his back on the family, that he was wrong to leave to join the military. Jack’s on his knees, ready to for Dad to shoot him in the head, and he tells Pop that he didn’t want to turn his back on the family, that he had to go his own way and that he wasn’t ever good enough for him. And as Jack spills his heart to Dad, Pop slips away. See, this is why Jack can’t open up to anyone. Jack runs out to see where he went, and he finds…a cell phone. The twist: the phone number Papa leaves for Jack is for none other than ousted President Charles Logan. Instead of looking like Nixon this season, he’s sporting the post-2000 election Al Gore beard (also known as the “I-don’t-give-a-flip-about-politics-anymore beard”). Of course, we all know that C-Lo is in this for something, maybe a new razor, but, who knows? And, where did Papa Bauer slip off to? Is President Logan really going to help Jack?

Overall, 24 gets the action right, but not the politics. A nuclear bomb has just gone off in the United States, and the president is hanging out in the basement of the White House like it’s some giant, secure rec room? No, a post 9/11 president would be on Air Force One, a VW bus, a pogo stick, whatever, to get as close to ground zero as soon as possible. But, President Palmer’s plan is to put a known terrorist on American airwaves? Really? A terrorist?

Jack and Marilyn. Oy. Apparently, there’s some sort of romantic history here, but we’re not sure what. And, now there’s the gentle caress of her hair and the lengthy gazes setting up for a romantic subplot. But, because The Nine got cancelled on ABC, Kim Raver, who plays Jack’s main lady, Audrey Raines, might make an appearance this season. Maybe Marilyn and Audrey can have a cage fight over Jack’s affections. Hey, it this show is on Fox, right?

Of course, 24 is always unpredictable, so the writers might be trying to lull us into the sense that we know what’s coming before they reach into their bag of tricks that will keep us fixated on the show. And, there are always those connector episodes that you need to advance the plot but that aren’t very exciting. Hopefully, these past few episodes are the flukes of this season in how lame they are.

Let’s step back from the hectic lifestyles we have all become accustomed to revisit one of the great fables of our kindred years: The Tortoise and the Hare. You remember that one, right? The two are in a race and the speedy bunny harasses its slower counterpart, but the steady reptile wins out by staying its true self.

Of course, this time the hare is the FBI and our triumphant tortoise played by Mr. Monk. A street musician has met his unlucky end, and a note is pinned to his jacket from “the Six-Way Killer.” So, obviously it’s a serial killer and the government needs to get involved (let’s not bring logic into this, shall we). Monk is pulled away from another homicide just to be overstepped and mocked by the men in black, who are using all their high-tech gadgetry to solve the case in 36 hours before the next murder is committed. There’s no room for a “dinosaur” such as Monk.

It’s about time the show discussed Monk’s rift from the technological age. No James Bond here. We’ve seen his problems on the farm and his adventures at a rock concert, but has the man ever seen a plasma or used a computer? Apparently not. He is more comical than my parents learning to use the internet. It definitely made me “LOL out loud.”

The show itself was one of the better ones this season, bringing back larger roles for Captain, Randy and Dr. K. It went back to the original formula for the show, which is ironic because the show’s message was that you have to follow your own beat and sometimes go back to a previous age to solve the problem. Great job Monk team. Let ye who keeps an open mind cast the first stone, or BlackBerry, whichever is in-hand.

Can we please have a moment of silence to remember the talented, hardheaded, vicious and insensitive Ellis Grey? She was the one person the Chief could open up to (even if it was just about dying his hair) and the one person who could break Meredith (in fact, she almost did these past couple weeks.) But that moment in the afterlife hospital, when she told Meredith she wasn't just ordinary, made all the bad feelings I've had for the woman disappear. When she hugged her daughter, I had a sudden urge to pick up my phone and call my own mom. (In fact, I still may as soon as I'm done writing this.) And since Meredith says it will be okay, Ellis, rest in peace.

Let's also take a moment to reflect on Denny and thank the heavenly writers for bringing him back into our lives, if only for just an episode. He's even more soulful, compassionate and gorgeous now that he's dead. When he was explaining the feeling he got when Izzie and he were in the same place at the same time, a tear fell down my cheek, and I looked at my own boyfriend in disgust. They just don't make 'em like that in real life.

Okay, enough remembrance, let's focus on the people who are still alive. While tonight's show gave me quite a bit of closure, I still think they left one major question unanswered. Why did Meredith let herself drown? They made a point to keep mentioning the fact that she was a great swimmer and that she didn't even try to fight. We even saw her give up at the beginning of last episode. And then there was the bathtub thing. So the question is why?

It could easily be explained by the fact that her mother called her ordinary. It was a very harsh, emotionally unsettling scene. But I still think there's something more. She seems unsatisfied in her relationship with Derek. Unfathomable, I know. In perhaps one of the biggest 'will they, won't they?' relationships since Ross and Rachel, they finally have - and I have a feeling she's going to screw it up.

And what about Izzie and George? I for one, like Callie O'Malley and think she has a positive effect on George. I'm not sure where all of Issie's hostilities are coming from. Yeah, yeah, she misses her friend, but really, is Callie that bad for him? And now with George mad, it will be interesting to see how long he snubs Izzie. Afterall, he perfected his silent treatment with Meredith after they slept together, and she said it was a mistake.

Speaking of sleeping together, what's with the bet between McSteamy and Addison? I thought there was some serious chemistry brewing between her and Alex. Now that he finally seems to have a heart, I really don't want Alex to get hurt. I've also heard rumors that Addison is leaving Grey's to do a spinoff. Do you think McSteamy will go with her, or will she swear off men and focus on her career? And how is Derek going to react if she goes? Drama, drama, drama.

After tonight's episode, there was no preview for next week, which means a possible rerun. After the intensity of the last three weeks, I think I might be ready for a break.

If you haven’t seen Lost before, stop right now. Go to Blockbuster, and rent season one. It makes more sense if you start at the beginning. That’s how you fall in love with the show.

That said, this episode mostly just confused me. Sure, Sawyer and Kate are free, whoop-de-doo. Ben’s alive and kicking, which I’m not sure is a good thing. But the whole Jack’s tattoo flashback stuff was confusing. We still have no clue who the “others” really are and I don’t feel like I learned anything about Jack from that either. Maybe it will come up in a later episode? I feel like they left me hanging more than ever before. Last week’s was more interesting in some ways, though a little more supernatural.

That there, in a nutshell, is the whole confusion that is Lost. It has this hugely supernatural element with invisible monsters, smoke that kills, people who read minds, people’s magically recovering from illnesses, etc. etc. I mean is that why Julie, a scientist/doctor who deals with pregnancy on the island? Because the government discovered some strange powers there? If so, why did Ben still have the tumor if everyone else is getting cured? It doesn’t flow.

Then there is this whole part that makes you think that it is part of some huge government experiment. I mean just what is the DHARMA Initiative?! Just because they blew up the hatch does not mean they can just drop it.

And of course there is the age-old question: where the heck are they? I can’t even begin to guess this one. I don’t think we will ever know this either because if they knew where they were, they wouldn’t be “lost.”

Lost needs to work on tying up some of its loose ends. I’ll give them a break though since it is the beginning of the new season. Hopefully next week will leave me a little more satisfied. Just as long as they don’t kill off Charlie…

If you missed this week’s episode (or any past weeks), go to abc.com to watch them. I might go back and re-watch tonight’s just to make sure I didn’t miss something important. You never know what will show up in later episodes.

That sure is a catchy new slogan NBC came up with for this week right? Though I could have told you it would be Peter that would fly.

This is the only show on TV right now that can make me gasp out loud at least once in every episode, and tonight was certainly no different. I'm sorry to see poor Simone die, but to be honest I was hoping it would be a hero, that would have been lots more dramatic.

Some of the biggest questions I want answered seem to be kind of slow to come, however. Hopefully we'll get some answers soon, especially because next week will be the last of the all-important February sweeps episodes.

What are Bennett and the rest of the Primatech paper gang really up to? Are they giving them powers like radioactive Ted seems to think? They don't seem as powerful as they try to portray. They can't even catch Peter much less Sylar.

And how long is it going to take for Mohinder to realize something's not right with "Zane" also known as crazy serial killer Sylar?

And as for Peter: He's starting to get really powerful. Maybe he'll be the one who's strong enough to kill Sylar, though a show called Heroes definitely needs a good villain.

If you can't wait until next week you can watch back episodes for free at http://www.nbc.com/Video/rewind/full_episodes/heroes.shtml

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