The glow that illuminates. The glare that obscures.

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Tuesday's episode was what many called "polarizing". While I agree that it was a tad (okay a lot) fantastical, I understand that we needed this. Two reasons: One, this episode benched all the cast regulars to make way for the mythology 'meat' of the season. Two, maybe we all needed less emotion after last week's bloodbath. Let's face it, some of you are still a little dehydrated.

So what did we learn? 1.) Jacob is a mama's boy, and the Man in Black is justifiably pissed off. 2.) The Island has been beckoning people towards itself for a long time. 3.) At the Island's core, there is a light, and it is beautiful. Apparently it's not just electromagnetism, it's a life force. It is this source that is now at the literal and figurative center of our story. It is a way off the Island, a means to an end. And it's physical representation, the smoke monster, is this close to meeting that end. All while following his fallen brother's rules.

(Skipped a day yesterday because I was too tired too function properly. You know that feeling when you're so sleepy that you've lost your fine motor movements? Like you're too tired to operate a mouse? Anyway I've inundated you all with a bunch of backgrounds for two days straight that one day won't kill. It's more a personal goal than anything else. Namaste.)

It's not an island

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Pretty simple stuff. I personally like the black one better. We learned on Tuesday that not only is it a place where miracles happen, the Island is also apparently a cork. Yes folks, it keeps the bad stuff swirling around inside it. At least according to Jacob. To Richard, though, the Island is hell. So what is it really?

Meanwhile, if there's any graphic designers out there, does anyone know the official Pantone color of LOST (if there is one)? Even a hexadecimal? You've all seen it; it's this deep teal they use in all their atmosphere backgrounds. Comment if you have any idea.

Don't tell me what I can't do

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So what did you think about last night's episode, "Ab Aeterno"? Longest flashback ever, but I think this is my favorite episode of the season. Probably even the best since "The Constant". And it must be said, I *heart* Nestor Carbonell. Something about his performance spoke to my heart. His character is so tightly woven into the mythology of the show, and this emotional, human side to Richard was a welcome change to the usual stoic we always see.

Do not mistake coincidence for fate

Here's a typography background with one of the more iconic quotes from the show. This is a non-tiling Twitter background; set you background color to black.

I've done one similar in theme to this before; you can check it out here.

Retro Locke and Typography Twitter backgrounds

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The producers have told us several times that this final season will feel a lot like the first. That said, here's a couple of season one-inspired Twitter backgrounds. As always, they are non-tiling on a white background.

A throwback to season one. Fitting because in the end, you can't help but think about the beginning. With that in mind, if you haven't been following LOST exec producer and lead writer Damon Lindelof on Twitter, then you missed this message yesterday:

He's talking of course about the finale. Yes folks, the finale. I assume this means it's being written as we speak. Which means by the end of the week (or however long it takes to write a finale; I'm not familiar) the end will be out there. The end of LOST will already exist. That's huge.