They can kill anyone (except the hot chicks) they want as long as we get more shots of Kate in her panties.

Desmond is fast becoming one of my favorite characters on the show. Hope they don't off him.
Loved Jin telling the ghost story and the fanboy discussion of who would win in a race - Flash or Supes. Fitting, since Brian Vaughn (a big time comic book writer) wrote this episode.
I have to watch it again to double check, but I believe the picture on the monk's desk (that we see briefly) is of him and the lady from the store in Desmond's other flashback episode. The one that knew all about his "destiny" or whatever.
It was her. I didn't catch it while watching, but thought they lingered on the picture for too long and there must have been a reason. Saw a few scene captures this morning and she was in the photo (a horrible photoshop job I might add).
Next few weeks should be intense.