I need to learn just to enjoy, not to analyze. Distraction is bad.

I was trying to avoid this. I don't want it to be so totally obvious that I love a tv show so much because I talk about it all the time. You know, subtle. I need to be subtle. Moderation in all things. I've got much more important things to do than sit in the shower for 35 minutes trying to figure out why Claire's boyfriend, father of Aaron, had the same painting in his apartment in 2004 that Whitmore had in his office in 1995. These are the things that plague me.

So I wasn't going to post anything about this media phenomenon of our times; to show the world I'm okay without the island. I'm perfectly content to live my life without fabricated anticipation and intrigue. { THis all started with Twin Peaks. I blame it on Agent Dale Cooper.}

However, I've gotten a number of polite email requests asking what I think about this weeks episode. So let's. face. facts. I have been drawn in by a society of very intelligent media manipulators who know exactly how to get you to forget about all that's real and lovely for a total of 2. 1 million minutes per week to make themselves a bunch of money. Because they can. I'm a victim.

Richard is fantastic. His story was better than I expected. Hurley is even better; he's going to save the world. I think the producers are making too much of an obvious comparison between good and evil here. There's a twist coming. duh. They wouldn't just spoon feed us that symbolism without a twist. What is with the similarity between Samurai guy's instructions to Sayid killing Locke and Smokie's instructions to Richard killing Jacob? Stab him in the heart, and don't let him speak or it's over. Hmmm. Maybe they're just symbolic of everybody's sub-conscience or something. It's too much for me to handle. Why doesn't Smokie just kill everyone else and get himself off the island? why can't he kill the candidates? Why does he need to recruit them?

I just don't even have much to say. I keep researching my Aaron theory, but I need to stop because I might be wrong and I don't have time to think about it anymore. BUT...remember when Claire appeared to Kate in her house in LA and told her not to bring Aaron back to the island, rather harshly, like black smoke harshly? But she didn't refer to him as Aaron. And Charlie came to Jack and told him he can't raise Aaron. Except he didn't refer to him as Aaron either?

Okay. I'm letting go.

I'm going to saturate my mind with the important things so as to leave no room for Hurley. Or his impending doom.

done.