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Tonight's episode of Lost wasn't nearly so action-packed as last week's -- but plenty happened in the way of character relationships...

In the jungle: Claire still has a headache as she and Baby Aaron make their way back to the beach camp with Sawyer and Miles. As they pass through a clearing, Miles hears voices and the names "Danielle" and "Karl."

He stops, asks the others about what he heard, and Claire recognizes Rousseau's name. Miles stoops, brushes away some topsoil and find Danielle's body and, nearby, Karl's too, both just barely buried beneath the surface. Sawyer's warier than ever of Miles now, and Claire is distressed by their discovery and begs them to keep going toward the beach.

Later they stop to rest, and Sawyer catches Miles watching Claire with the baby. He tells Miles to stay away from her because Sawyer's put him "under a restraining order" -- in fact, Miles is not to make a move at all without Sawyer's OK.

After leaving the show in tears last night, Brooke was back to her peppy self during a conference call with reporters this morning. I asked her about the Paula-centered controversy and whether the other singers rallied around Jason before he had to sing his second song that had already been panned.
"You know what? Jason is a very laid-back guy. I think he was OK," she said with a laugh. "He does what he does, and it's great. Live television is very interesting. We call it 'fly by the seat of your pants' television.' Things change and it can be very confusing. Paula, bless her heart, made a little mistake."
Any regrets - things she wishes she would have done? "Just enjoy it more. Honestly, the pressure was gigantic. I didn't even tune into the media, but it's just your own insecurity that you feel through the whole thing. The pressure and the workload are just physically and mentally huge. You have to find a way to enjoy it."
She agrees with Carly Smithson that the guys are more popular with viewers this season: "The fan mail came in and there would be these great, humongous stacks for them, and the girls got like three a day. The boys are very talented and charming, but oh, to be a boy this year! It probably would have been helpful."

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Assorted media notes and comments on Lost...

Entertainment Weekly critic-at-large Ken Tucker explains why Lost is just plain old great TV.

EW.com's Doc Jensen on last week's ep, "The Shape of Things to Come."

And TVGuide.com's Trish Wethman weighs in, too.

E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos reviews last week's show and sneak-peeks this week's.

Lostpedia.com has its usual definitive recap of last week's episode.

And J. Wood has a bunch of good questions on Powells.com.

For a mildly spoilerish advance on tonight's episode, "Something Nice Back Home," go to the jump...