Pardon me while I scrape what's left of my head off my living room walls. Last night's episode of Lost was exactly the kind of episode I love—with so much to process and think about, and just enough "What the?" moments to keep us perplexed for another week. "Happily Ever After" was a Desmond episode, which means we have a lot to discuss.

The greatest gift "Happily Ever After" gave to Lost viewers was the long-awaited tie-in of the side-flashes that have been puzzling us for so long. It may have come about seven episodes too late, but it's finally here—so thank Jacob or Man in Black or whoever else is playing God, because my patience was wearing thin with this "What If?" universe.

Of course it was going to be Desmond to make the breakthrough between the realities; we've seen him blow our minds in "Flashes Before Your Eyes" and "The Constant" with his consciousness-traveling, which he did again last night. Man, I love Desmond episodes... when ABC decides to sell out Lost for a remake in 2027, I hope Damon Lindelof Jr. or whoever creates it makes Desmond the focal point.

But back to the "alterna-reality." Charlie, during a near-death experience he suffered after swallowing heroin (you're doing it wrong), had a vision of a hottie blonde that we all assume is Claire, Charlie's unofficial Constant. Through that vision, Charlie became Desmond's super-cosmic, self-help guru and ended up convincing Desmond that there's more to everything than we're led to believe. I'm still trying to figure out exactly why Charlie steered Desmond's ride into the ocean, but whatever, it worked and Desmond had his own vision.

After that it was classic Lost mind-F'-ery as these two universes—once painfully separated and the force that drove away Lost fans this season—began bleeding together. I can't tell you how relieved I was when Desmond flashed to see Charlie's "not Penny's boat hand." Am I a little peeved it happened this late in the season? Yes, but "what happened, happened" and it's time to move on and look forward to the rest of the season. All is mostly forgiven.