Well, for those who have seen tonights episode, you probably understand the shows title (Not in Portland). A company that is looking to hire Juliet as a fertility specialist wants to relocate her to Portland. She explains that she cannot because of the control her ex-husband has over her, and that the only thing that could change that is if her ex-husband were hit by a bus. Well it turns out this company has reach beyond our understanding, because they somehow twisted fate and made it so, her ex-husband was ultimately hit by that bus, and she was able to take the position, which turns out, was Not in Portland. Instead, it turns out it is on an island no where near Portland(Oregon or Maine). The man that offered Juliet the position is going to have a bigger part of the show in my opinion. It seems to me that he might turn out to be Jacob (remember Jacobs list, the list that Pickett mentioned last season?).

Another thing that I noticed tonight - If you are a fan of Grey’s Anatomy, you might have caught this a while ago, but tonight, there was another reference to Grey’s Anatomy. Obviously there are 2 Dr. Shephard’s on Grey’s Anatomy, and then there is Jack Shephard. Well, Dr. Preston Burke from Grey’s Anatomy now has his very own LOST counterpart, Dr. Juliet Burke. Interesting, isn’t it? I don’t know that it was intentional, but it’s there all the same. Interesting that they are all doctors to.

Juliet was a major part of tonights show, she was in nearly every scene. I can’t complain, I like Juliet. She surprised me when she said “if you have to… kill them”. I knew that she was going to say that from the previews, but, I didn’t know that she would immediately dismiss Jacks attempt and go straight to threatening Kate and Sawyers life. She also shocked me when she shot Pickett. I figured she’d give him more of a warning, but I guess she understood how unstable Pickett is, and that she probably wouldn’t convince him otherwise, so shoot first ask questions later came into play here.

Overall, the show was very good, it was all I had hoped it would be. We were given a good amount of information tonight, and it was a nice change to get some background on one of the Others. It was also interesting to find out that Juliet was being held on the island against her will. They built up to what Ben had said to Juliet in the operating room with a bit much drama, I actually expected to find out what Ben had said to her to be a bit more revealing. Especially with all of the drama that led to her telling Jack. I’d bet Jack was pretty disappointed that he didn’t ask her a better question, cause the answer, though slightly revealing, really didn’t satisfy my curiosity.