If you have yet to see this week's new episode of Lost, "The Economist," it would be silly to wander in here and get all spoiled, because it's superfantastic and shocking. On the other hand, if you have already been so lucky as to bask in Sayid's glory, please do join us for a round of golf and Lost lovin', won't you?

Jen here. Kristin's supersick, so I'm covering for her. The opinions expressed in this commentary are mine alone and therefore I'm the only one who should be sued if I say something wicked crazy that you totally hate. Our fearless leader will be back next week, but for now, on with the show!

WHAT WE'VE LEARNED

Before anything else, there is this: Sayid. Tuxedo. Guh.

I felt like saying grace afterwards, "Thank you for these gifts you've given us."

And then I actually took the lord's name in vain several times.

Because...goddamn that man is fine.

World Turned Upside Down: Sayid, who not too long ago was using a pair of pliers to drag a little truth out of inveterate liar Benry, is now working for him. Killing people, no questions asked, off a list. You remember the lists don't you? So many really, there's Jacob's list, which we don't understand; there's the lists of Oceanic 815 survivors that were turned in to Ben by infiltrators Ethan and Goodwin; and there was the list of hostages Michael was supposed to bring back from the beach.

And now there's a list of people that need to be eliminated, at the cost of Sayid's soul, and Sayid is taking them out, one by one. On Ben's orders! To top off this giant Jenga tower of crazy puzzle pieces, Ben thinks it's "good" now that "they" know Sayid is on the hunt. This show rules the world. (In other news, I would like Ben's awesome secret-bookcase walk-in closet full of secrets installed in my house.)

31 Minutes: So, let's see, what do we know about the Island as of this installment of Lost? No one from the outside world can see it, you probably want to take a submarine if you'd like to visit, and just as a tiny footnote, it runs 31 minutes later than the rest of the world. Based on the equipment he brought and all the professorial mumbling going on, I'd guess that Daniel understands about 75 percent of the Island's mojo. Of course, figuring out the last 25 percent will probably kill him, but hey, life's rough like that.

As for Daniel's warning to Frank to just stay on the heading, no matter what, well, I'll give you a sack of gold coins with a big dollar sign on it if that doesn't turn out to be a compass bearing of 325. In case you don't recall compass bearing 325, that's the route from the season two finale that Ben told Michael would lead to the outside world. I think there's one way in and one way out of that Island, and if you don't stay on the yellow brick road...well, the flying monkeys attack your jumbo jet and crash it into the ocean.

Sonic Secrets: By the way, the 31 minutes was apparently originally 31 seconds in a previous version of this episode. For the dish on that as well as a deleted scene involving Miles, Kate, Sayid, the sonic fence and what I'm guessing are the Whispering People, check out Doc Artz's blog.

Holy Moly: Um, yeah hi everybody, Sawyer totally just proposed to Kate. The mind boggles at the thought of those two playing house. Tune in next week to see what it actually looks like...

Sucks To Be a Six? In the future, it seems that Jack's a drunk, Hurley's crazy, Kate cries about Jack, and Sayid's become something between John Shaft and Shere Khan from The Jungle Book. He's suave and lethal, the bad mofo who gets all the chicks, but he is not a really good guy. Also in the future, Sayid cries sometimes too, but in a more manly "I've just been shot in the chest and dragged myself through the city in a dignified but slightly wobbly manner so that I can have my open wound stitched up by the devil, but don't worry it's all good," kind of way. Is there any chance the remaining two of the Oceanic Six are skipping through a field of buttercups, holding hands and singing folk songs?

Helicopter Shots: Waaay back in the day, when a young upstart named J.J. Abrams directed the Lost pilot, he was very specific about not wanting any aerial shots of the crash site, so as to reinforce the audience's sense of confusion about what the heck just happened. We didn't get our first view of the Island from above until the Losties set sail on that beautiful raft. Nearly three years later, the helicopter shot in "The Economist," with what appeared to be visual nods to the jungles of Apocalypse Now, was nothing short of exquisite, and I think it's the rarity of the overhead view that makes it so haunting and magical. Well-played, Jaybrams! Well-played.

Of the New Sawyer & Other Frienemies: Miles, come sit over here by me so we can have a little talk. No, no, right here, it's safe. I promise the mace on my keychain is just for self-defense. We just need to talk about this "Tubby" business. Until you are actually Sawyer, you need to not ever talk like that to Hugo again. Are we clear? Tell me we're crystal clear. Cool. The rest of ya'll are still on my "tentatively okay" list, but Locke, you are on indefinite probation for talking to Hurley like that. And you should know better, too. You know the younger kids look up to you. We expect you to set a better example. Now run along and have fun. We'll see you next week!

WHAT'S TO COME

Next week is a Kate flashforward, and we'll find out why she wasn't in jail in "Through the Looking Glass," who her in 'he' is from the finale (as in, "He'll be wondering where I am...") and, oh yeah, she'll also tell us if she's preggers! Zoinks!