Can you take Benadryl™ for that?

As you may have noticed, I haven’t posted my “Lost Observations” for The Variable yet. Well, I’ve had a lot to do, and I’ve had some other things that needed to post before it. And, well, I’m not even here.

Wait. What!?

And, odds are, I missed the episode last night, and I’m going to miss the finale.

I’m sorry…what!?

Yeah, when I scheduled this trip, the dates were what they were. There is no way to adjust for a television show.

It will be okay.
No, for real.

This vacation means more to me than any show ever could. Plus, we have DiVO. And, we’ll have a long, sad NINE MONTHS (The new season starts in January 2010, right!?) to watch them over and over if we so choose.

I hate being spoiled, but I’m not sure how to avoid it. The odds of me finding out who dies or doesn’t die or how they leave us hanging are quite high, but I’ve come to terms with it.

I would break out into hives, but I don’t think you can take Benadryl™ for Lost-induced emotional issues.

So, while you’ve already seen the next episode, here are my thoughts about the last one, The Variable:

• This episode was amazing in how nonchalantly they confirmed a bunch of information. For example, Widmore staged the plane at the bottom of the ocean. Widmore is Daniel’s father. Eloise Hawking is Ellie, The Other.

• So, is Dan dead-dead, as in really dead? You already know, so don’t tell me.  I would believe anything at this point.

• Did Ms. Hawking remember shooting her own son? It was, after all, her “past.” And, if so, how hard would it be to know that you eventually kill your own son?

• What are her motives for doing any of this?

• The previews eluded to Jack and Kate trying to follow through with Daniel’s plans. He’d said that if they changed things, Oceanic 815 would eventually land in Los Angeles. If that happened, what would become of JiYeon?

• And, if what happened, happened, but they changed things, what happened would still have to happen to change things, but it can’t happen if they changed things. Right?

Here’s a tissue. Your nose is bleeding.

To catch up with people who are actually present and accounted for regarding Lost discussions, be sure to check in at Therese’s blog.  You know it will be one of my first stops back when we return to civilization…but not after we’ve had a marathon 3-hour viewing session.