Lost: season six, episodes one and two

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"Looks like we've made it." Rose.

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There were some great touches in the planeGreys Anatomy dvds and the airport afterwards – it really feels like we've got to that stage in Mash dvd SeasonLost where we're happy to just watch them bump into each other, oblivious to the lives that we've been watching them lead in the other universe/timeline/whatever it's going to turn out to be. Sawyer - meet Kate! Kate – meet Claire! Boone – meet Locke! Locke – meet Jack! Farscape season dvdJack –Tales from the Crypt dvds meet Des! Des – vanish into thin air!

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Locke's Miscellany and other Lost thoughts

Where have we left them?
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I See Dead People
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Numbers Watch
Did anyone catch sight of any of the numbersGreys Anatomy dvds in play this week?

The Faith v Reason-o-meter
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Polar bear count
Zero, but there was a shark.

What do we know so far?
The Man In Black is the smoke Mash dvd Seasonmonster!

Where does it look likeGhost Whisperer dvd we're going?
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Best lines of the week
"Hello Hugo, you gotTales from the Crypt dvds a minute?" The L Word dvdJacob may have just died "an hour ago", but he's still keeping it pretty calm.
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"I'm sorry you had to see me like that."Farscape season dvdLocke/Man In Black to a very shaky-looking Ben.
"John wants to talk to me?" Richard Criminal Minds dvdcalls Ben's bluff.