Great episode!
First episode of the season that really felt like Lost to me. Here's some of my random thoughts, haha:
Super super excited to see Daniel back with his science mumbo-jumbo. I think he's right in his thinking that something is off about the ALT timeline.
I'd always thought the two timelines would eventually bleed together so I was excited to see that start happening. The scene with Charlie in the car was a crazy good way to do it.
I'm really curious about what Eloise meant by this being a "violation." She clearly knows what's going on but why? Is she tied into Jacob/MIB somehow? Is she some kind of off-island puppetmaster like Richard?
Desmond and Penny
Biggest disappointment of the episode: That Sayid didn't shoot Zoe. I was seriously yelling at the tv "Shoot her! Shoot her!" so we could be rid of her god awful acting. I really hope she is killed off before the show ends.
That last scene with Desmond creeped me out. I know he's "seen the light" or something but he seemed rather zombie like. It's one thing for him to be agreeable with Widmore but going along with what Sayid said so quickly kind of worries me.