The way this was written, the intrigue that almost everyone else felt by Claire's flashback, the huge cliffhanger that let everyone's jaw hanging by a thread and the way they managed to give everyone in this episode a substantial part. It all made this the most outstanding of the season.

Congratulations.

The first time I saw it I totally agreed. The second time I didn't like it as much but it is still prolly one of my fav eppies (I think Hearts and Minds took its place as the best though)

I just watched this episode again last night, and I'm now convinced the psychic was authentic.

:ohwell: well, i won't know for sure b/c abc was more interested in playing the whiny kids show than letting us re-see ALL the epi's (i had to miss the regular season-- grad school forced me to NOT start a show i wouldn't be able to commit to every. single. week, & THIS one, you've gotta see it all. dangit!)

(i am of the understanding that abc had no problems with doubling up on episodes of the bachelor, tho'...)

:ohwell: well, i won't know for sure b/c abc was more interested in playing the whiny kids show than letting us re-see ALL the epi's (i had to miss the regular season-- grad school forced me to NOT start a show i wouldn't be able to commit to every. single. week, & THIS one, you've gotta see it all. dangit!)

(i am of the understanding that abc had no problems with doubling up on episodes of the bachelor, tho'...)

Many of us (me included) have been griping about this, and the best reasoning I can come up with is that they want to save out some of the bigger shocker repeats to sell the DVD series.

I had really wanted to see this episode, I missed it the first time since I'd had a baby, and this second time we were moving :frown:
I'm thinking I'll get the DVD since now I can't see it where we live...unless we get satalite tv but I don't know about that....

I had really wanted to see this episode, I missed it the first time since I'd had a baby, and this second time we were moving :frown:
I'm thinking I'll get the DVD since now I can't see it where we live...unless we get satalite tv but I don't know about that....

If you really like the show I'd recommend the DVD set anyway--especially with a baby (congratulations by the way! :) ). The odds of getting to watch any show uninterrupted on a network's schedule with a baby in the house are slim to none. Besides, those rainy weekend view-a-thons are nice every so often.

If you don't buy the DVD set, I'm sure you can rent out the individual DVD you want at your local video store or borrow it from your library. That's how I caught up on the early Sopranos episodes.

hmm, best episodes made so far i still think is Walkabout and In Translation

Raised By Another is my second favorite behind Walkabout. It almost edged it out but Terry O'Quinn is just too great an actor. He totally knocked it out of the ballpark but Emilie did pretty darn well.

Walkabout was a great episode, oh yeah I forgot about that. Probably ties favorite with this episode. Hmmm, I forgot I posted this SEVEN months ago! Whoa!

I had missed this one last season ... It explains ALOT!

Man that baby was totally going to grow up to be a serial killer if he went with those people...the foster parents were soo creepy. The psychic was totally authentic, I wish he would have said what was going to happen to the kid.

This was a really great episode. Especially with the cliffhanger at the end. It gave me chills...:biggrin:

Many of us (me included) have been griping about this, and the best reasoning I can come up with is that they want to save out some of the bigger shocker repeats to sell the DVD series.

Netflix baby! ;) I'm sooooo glad we have netflix....we would never have bought the set probably....but having been able to rent and watch the first season...straight through- fantastic! :) I'm so hooked now! :(

I'm so hooked now! :(

Is that a bad thing? :biggrin:

every episode gets a point but l'd vote twice for all the best cowboys have daddy issues, confidence man and the season ender:cool:

Has anyone made a connection to Claire's psychic's quote, "blurry is bad" and the Lost logo at the opening of each show? You know. The spinning blurry "Lost" that comes into focus then goes out of focus again?