The curse of the idol is broken!

I finished the first Dexter novel and proceeded immediately into the second. Good stuff. The ending of the book was a bit of a surprise, especially what happens with his sister and the Lieutenant.

I finally remembered to watch Back to You again. Doesn’t look like I’ve missed a lot, storywise, and I came in at a good time as they tell the changeling daughter who her father is. The flashbacks were funny, too.

LOST was once of those necessary episodes that get us from point M to point N without really being mindblowing. I’m so disappointed in Jack — was he driving a gas-guzzling Hummer? More behind the cut.

This one fits in between Kate’s trial and the S3 finale, obviously, and marks the beginning of Jack’s decline. I am still curious about why Jack was averse to being around Aaron to begin with. I was so pleased to see him and Kate happy together — it made the last bit of the show all the more devastating. And it would seem that the apparitions (Charlie and Christian) are the motivators to get people to want to return to the island. Fascinating.

So, we know now that Danielle is gone. And we know that Sawyer chose to stay on the island. And that the redhead speaks Korean. The writers made some comment a while ago about the significance of who heals on the island and who doesn’t. Ben doesn’t, and Jack has in the past (his original injuries after the crash seemed to heal quickly) but now he gets sick. The preview for next week looks fascinating, with Horace’s declaration about being dead for 12 years.

Amanda rocks! She did such an excellent job of acting dejected at tribal council until the point where Jeff asked for the idol. Then she lit up like a beacon and could barely contain her delight once the news sank in for everyone else. Cirie was smart to work things out the way she did—her statement to Amanda that she would be with her if it weren’t for the danger that a tied vote would put her in may help her now that the favorites have a plurality again. Erik was so funny when his brother showed up. “That’s Jeff Probst. Jeff Probst.” What did Jeff say? Something like: “You’re a crazy man, Erik.” I liked Alexis, but it was probably good for her to go and get some treatment for her leg. She never would have survived a physical challenge. I’m not usually a fan of extra online content, but I really like the video segments for Survivor, especially getting to see the full voting video.