LOST: Please Tell Me They're Not in Purgatory

Another theme that's been marinating for a while is babies. The island seems to be able to import human life (from planes, ships, etc) but is incapable of producing it organically. Women who land on the island pregnant can give birth, but women who get pregnant on-island miscarry and die if they stay there. Perhaps the island has a radiation-like effect: a little dose can kill a cancer, a huge does can create it. I don't think this will be the last we'll hear about the island's effects on babies, especially the ones born there.

All thematic motifs aside, the episode got back to the character-driven scenes and good acting that attracted many people the show's first season. The director got tears from actors without it feeling schmaltzy (Sun talking to her daughter on the phone) and that just-right mix of pathos and humor (Charlotte's deathbed ramblings). Quote of the night came out of left-field from Miles, when asked to translate for Jin, "He's Korean. I'm from Encino." So true. And Locke's expression when redheaded, freckled Charlotte started translating instead: priceless. I'm hoping for some Hurley-originated non sequiturs next week, as the off-island folks make tracks to wherever, and whenever, the island currently exists with a little help from Daniel's mum.