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I won\u2019t say too much about last night\u2019s episode<\/a> of LOST<\/a>, except that using time travel to put some of the main characters in the time of the Dharma<\/a> Initiative is a brilliant move. Either it allows the writers to tell a back-story that is necessary in order to resolve mysteries from earlier seasons without simply dropping the characters that we\u2019ve come to know and love, or it is something that was planned from the beginning and these characters\u2019 involvement in the past is crucial to understanding what happened to them up until now. Either way it is a brilliant move. [If you\u2019re looking for a recap and speculation, try here<\/a>].<\/div>\n

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My guess is that it will turn out that Hurley became part of the Dharma Initiative in the 70s and himself filled out the requisition for large quantities of ranch dressing.\n
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And now we wait two weeks until the next episode\u2026 <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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