Favorite episode of the season so far. I may be biased however, as I love Desmond. But still, it was an amazing episode.

SO....SPOILERS if you haven't watched the episode yet...

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I love time travel. That is probably a huge reason why I love the Desmond character. NOT the only reason, but one of them. So this episode was great in that it really gave us some more insight on how his flashes are working. Daniel Farraday is obviously experiencing the same thing, as at the end of the episode we find he had earlier written (and now just discovered this) that Desmond would be HIS constant - someone that is in the present time and his past/future. Now I saw past/future because isn't it possible Daniel is flashing to the island from the future, or vice versa? Doesn't have to be the past, as in Desmond's case. Hrmmm...i can't wait for some flashbacks or flashforwards from some of the freighter people, if that will happen.

Although if you KNOW it will happen - don't tell me!! I hate hearing spoliers from FUTURE episodes. I mean, guesses are fine, but when you KNOW something I can't stand to hear it.

Anyway, back to The Constant after that mini rant on my pet peeve...(not that anyone reads this blog anyway!!!)...we started out thinking or being led to believe that the people from the freighter now on the island were somehow in charge. It seems obvious this is not the case. There is some sort of boss - the captain maybe? - that we haven't seen and hopefully will shed light on what is happening. But the way Frank is being bossed around by the men on the freigher, or the way Frank scolded Daniel about hanging up right away if Minkowski answered (in a previous episode) lets us know that there are some issues with these people. They are either not all on the same team or there is dissention.

So what will follow from this? Will we see Penny soon in a rescue mission? Will Desmond be allowed to stay in the "real world" where Penny can find him or will he be sent back to the island? If he does go back to the island, will it trigger his "time jumps" again? How long before we see Ben's man on the boat? How long before we figure out exactly who wants Ben and for what purpose? Will any (or all) of the 'Freighter Four' remain on the island for good?

I'm sure I have a lot more questions, I'll post again if it feels worth it. But I cannot wait for next week - I really feel this so far is a more exciting season than the previous ones!