Lisa you kill me- awesome article! Completely agree with you on every point and you are so right: "The only couple I was excited to see reunited in this ep was Sawyer and Hurley. They belong together like Han and Chewie" . Why have I never thought of that analogy?? (well maybe because it's mean to think of Hurley as a wookie but still). The only thing that really annoyed me in this episode was a recurring pattern I see in the writing where they seem to be writing the scenes based around the commercial breaks. There is always the perfect little end cap and button for each pre-commercial scene and it is driving me bonkers! Anyway, the Richard/ Sawyer scene was my favorite and I love how they threw in the joke about Richard's eyeliner (Nestor swears its natural!), showed Sawyer's true evolution into a leader. He has bloomed like a flower! La Fleur! did I really just write that?

Ooooh Joss!! Congrats!! You must tell him how you know the lead of his next series and that I studied martial arts because of my love of Buffy! OK Just kidding (well not really) but ask him why he thinks (along one of the topics of my blogs) that female lead TV action series like Buffy, Alias and hopefully Dollhouse tend to succeed better than female lead action/comic movies like Electra, Catwoman and now his dead in the water Wonder Woman. Is it as simple as audiences find it easier to connect and emotionally invest in female characters over a longer story arc or is it something else??

Taryn aka Webgirl

Happy Birthday Lisa!! I'm proud to be a fangirl of your site well because it rocks and you and John are the real deal. Love all that you cover and the unique way in which you serve it to us to be digested. And it means a lot that you guys are fans of the show. Hope you have a great day- well deserved!

Taryn (apparently mysteriously logged in as webgirl)