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Tony Rossi has reposted some of his reflections on the show and its religious themes on the blog Christopher Closeup<\/a>. Of course, there is a\u00a0lot<\/em> of blogging at Exploring Our Matrix about LOST<\/a>, although, since most of it is from before the move to Patheos, it doesn\u2019t have the convenient tags to help you find it. See also the recent post about J. J. Abrams\u2019 \u201crules\u201d regarding time travel at IO9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why is it worth thinking about LOST at this particular time? Because it will distract Doctor Who fans from thinking about the fact that, after Saturday, we\u2019ll have to wait half a year<\/a> for our next fix of new Doctor Who\u2026<\/p>\n

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