OMG, this so is just so bloody good. Last night's eppie was great.
So there is some sort of timeshifting going on? The pilot had to stay directly on course and all w/be find but during the storm, he veered off every so slightly causing Desmond's past/present problem. On another board I read the theory that the island's time 'fluctuates' or 'flickers' back and forth. When Charlotte (or Daniel?) asked Jack how long he thought the helicopter had been gone didn't Jack say something like a day and a half? Then didn't Daniel say 'no, it's only been 20 minutes'. I really should tape the show to rewatch like some of you do. It's not timetravel, per say, but maybe more like a wormhole or blackhole or something? And if it is something along these lines, then maybe they haven't really been on the island for 4 months. Maybe it's been shorter. Thank God TPTB knocked off the nonsense they had going in season 2 and are giving us new eppies each week, consistently.
I loved it when Desmond got Penny's new phone # and was walking down the street and she looked out her window, then it flashed to him calling her now and she answered then it flashed back to his face outside her apt and it all just connected and he knew where he was in the present and he knew Sayid.


) in season 2 w/all the stops, starts and repeats to the season but I stuck it out. So very, very glad I did. I also like knowing that this show won't be cancelled because they have an end-of-game plan. 