Locke was Once 'Lost,' but Now is Found! Plus an 'Idol' Shocker, 'Model' and a Possible 'Invasion' at the CW

Mr. Eko + Locke the Believer + lots of hatch mythology = me back as a big fan of Lost. That's right, I'm back! I know I was hard on Lost last week for the out of left field shootings in the hatch, and just to be clear, I'm still not a fan of that turn of events, but this episode restored my faith in the show like it restored Locke's faith in the island's mythology. In fact, Locke and I have a lot in common. We both fully believed in something than turned out to be nothing more than smoke and mirrors (or shocking shootings simply intended to shock), or so we thought. Locke learned through Mr. Eko that there's more to the island than what it seems on the surface, and I discovered that the show can still tell engaging, complicated stories. So, it was win-win for both of us.

The miracle that Eko investigated in his flashbacks seemed to have more under the surface as well. Was the girl actually dead and then came back to life or did her body simply shut down to protect itself from hypothermia like her father suggested? Maybe a combination of both. Eko ran into the girl at the airport, which is certainly not a coincidence, and she had a message from his dead brother saying that he was doing good work even if he wasn't a real priest. It seems that whether the girl was a living miracle or not is not important because her real mission was to meet Eko and deliver that message from his brother. But we know from Eko and Locke that you don't have to die to get a visit from Eko's brother as both of them saw him in their dreams. Eko's was the most interesting. In it, his brother told him that the work on the island is very important and to help Locke find his way back to believing in the island. So, it seems that Locke is the key, and like you, I'm sure that's more than just a mere play on words. We were also treated to another orientation film. This one was on tape and yet, some of it was a bit messed up. I did manage to ascertain something from the jumbled ending. The film messed up when the instructor was explaining what to do when the team members finished their shifts, but after a few rewinds on the TiVo, it sounded something like this:

"Take a ferry back to the barracks to prepare for your next rotation"

Interesting that there's a ferry, and where exactly are these barracks? Is there another island close by where the "researchers" are gathered? Is that where Locke sent his map? I know one thing; I wouldn't have sent anything up the bank drive-up tube. The new hatch (Pearl) is apparently the most important since it serves as the monitoring center for the other stations. This meant that we got to see Jack at the hatch on security camera, so have the Others or anyone else been watching what's happening in the hatch? If so, did Henry Gale know this and then act accordingly? And most importantly, wouldn't you love to get your hands on those log books that the observers send through the bank drive-up tube? I'm so back in the thick of all of this again! Of course, there were other happenings on the island, most notably Libby's not-so-surprising death. Since I saw this one coming since we learned about Cynthia Watros' new show, I wasn't shocked or saddened. I did, however, feel bad for Hurley. Oh, and Michael was so close to getting caught. I almost screamed when Libby's cry of "Michael" was misinterpreted. TVGuide.com's Mike Ausiello has once again come through with a HUGE scoop and scored an interview with executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse on Libby's death (Is Ausiello on a roll or what? He was the first to talk to both of them last week after Ana Lucia's shocking death, he was the first to talk to Veronica Mars' Rob Thomas about the shocking finale, and now this!). The producers told him that Libby's death was a mere creative decision. "We felt like we had run out of story for her," Cuse explained to the magazine's online site. "On the other side, we thought, well, shooting Ana Lucia is going to be dramatic, but what will really make it incredible for the audience is that it'll be completely surprising if we shoot Libby, too." Libby's death came about before we fully learned her back story, but Lindelof promises that we will get a lot more about Libby through flashbacks next season. "We know she's spent some time in the mental institution with Hurley, and the idea of killing her before she had an opportunity to explain how she got there... we have a master plan for how we're going to tell that story, but it's all posthumous," he says. They also say that we can expect to see Libby again before the season ends. To read Ausiello's full interview with Lindelof and Cuse, click on over to TVGuide.com. And if you missed last night's Lost episode, you can click over to abc.com to watch it for free.


The Idol Moment
I'm still shocked about last night's elimination on American Idol. Chris??? Chris, people??? Really???? I thought the guy had like a gazillion fan girls voting for him over and over again and the backing of just about everyone! I like Taylor and Katharine, but either of them would have been better ouster picks than Chris. The only silver lining in all of this is the fact that Chris now has the ability to make the type of album that he wants without having to conform to the AI standards. I'm hoping he releases a rock album that includes his super awesome rendition of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line." That's still my favorite performance out of all of the contestants this season. It was just that off the hook. So, who do you think is going to the final two? It's hard to say when things like this happen, but I'm thinking it will probably be Katharine and Taylor. Elliot has a lot of support, but the other two seem to have even more. I would say that it will hinge on Tuesday's performances, but if that were the case then you'd be looking at Katharine's picture right now instead of Chris'.


The Model Moment
Sara (left - photo courtesy UPN) was probably the weakest of the remaining girls, so her ouster wasn't a surprise to me. I was, however, holding my breath because I thought Danielle was going and then I was going to be mad. I get what Tyra's saying about Danielle's accent not working in a CoverGirl commercial, but what I don't get is what she expects her to do about it. Have you ever tried to lose an accent? It's not easy. Why doesn't Tyra get Danielle a dialect coach if it's that big of a deal? To me, Danielle is the best choice to win this thing, so I'm going to be really mad if her accent is what keeps her from doing so since it's something that could easily be fixed with a dialect coach. Anyway, Jade still grates, but what else is new? Joanie is still my second favorite, and I was impressed with the way she took Tyra's criticism about her appearance at panel and fixed it. Attitude wise, she's got the best to win the competition because she's 100% willing to take criticism and use it to better herself. Unlike Jade, she doesn't think that she knows it all already (I don't care what Jade says, she totally thinks that she knows better than the professionals). I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Joanie and Danielle are the final two, but I have a feeling it's going to be Jade and Joanie.

About Last Night...NBC won the first hour of the night with Deal or No Deal, followed by Fox's Bones and CBS' The Amazing Race. At 9, Fox landed in first with its Idol results show and Unan1mous, followed by ABC's Lost and CBS' Criminal Minds. The final hour of the night went to CBS' CSI: NY, followed by NBC's Law & Order and ABC's Invasion. For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.

~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - A final four celebration gets ugly when one survivor blows up at another and quickly divides the camp on CBS' Survivor. Fox airs the 90-minute That 70s Show retrospective That 70s Show: The Final Goodbye. Over on NBC, Bobby Cannavale, Josh Lucas and Bernadette Peters guest star on a super-sized edition of Will & Grace (runs until 8:40 p.m.).

@9 p.m. - A man accused of murdering his wife and co-workers leads the CSIs on a wild chase through a busy Vegas casino and one team member puts his life on the line to save an innocent victim in part 1 of CBS' 2-part, 2-week CSI finale.

@10 p.m. - When a white teen-aged girl and an African-American teen-aged boy coincidentally vanish on the same night, Jack attempts to counteract Vivian's prediction that the media and FBI will focus on the white girl's case on CBS' Without a Trace. Over on NBC, Pratt struggles to get the real story when two abused boys come into the ER with their injured father on ER.

FEATURED FINALES TONIGHT!!!
Everybody Hates Chris (8 p.m. UPN) - Rochelle decides to take the kids out to places Julius would never go after he decides that the best Father's Day gift he can receive is spending the day alone on the 1st season finale.

My Name is Earl (8:40 - 9:20 p.m. NBC) - Earl decides to cross off number one from his list, "stole ten dollars from a guy at the Camden Market," but soon discovers he owes the guy more than ten dollars on the super-sized 1st season finale.

The Office (9:20 - 10 p.m. NBC) - Michael and the Dunder Mifflin crew hold a Casino Night for charity in their warehouse and take some big gambles in the super-sized 2nd season finale.

OTHER FINALES TONIGHT!!!
Smallville (8 p.m. The WB) - 5th season finale
Love, Inc. (8:30 p.m. UPN) - 1st season finale
Eve (9 p.m. UPN) - 3rd season finale
Cuts (9:30 p.m. UPN) - 2nd season finale

To see what else you can catch on television tonight with customized listings for your area (via Zap2it), visit the TV Listings area of PassTheRemote.net.


QUICK CUTS

*The new CW network might be preparing for an Invasion. According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources are saying that the new network might pick up the sci-fi drama if ABC decides not to renew it. So far, neither network is commenting on Invasion or its future. ABC will announce its fall schedule next Tuesday and the CW will announce its first fall schedule next Thursday.

*And finally, Cold Case's Kathryn Morris is spilling about the upcoming third season finale of her hit CBS show to TV Guide. In the May 15th-21st edition of the magazine, she says that Lilly oversteps some boundaries. The episode finds Det. Lilly Rush enthralled with the victim in the squad's latest unsolved case, so much so, that she makes some poor decisions that compromise the case. "Lilly does some things that are not so professional because her heart is so overtaken. She doesn't want to be alone anymore," she explains to TV Guide. The season finale of Cold Case airs May 21st on CBS. And I'll bring you Morris' entire Q&A with TV Guide next week in a special finale preview.

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