The praise for "316" was fast and furious. Lil started of the parade of 10's. "Finally know what 316 means, we found out that Dharma figured out where the island was and confirmed the windows. The island has been moving. Kate did something right for the good of all." RazzleDazzle echoed many comments that "the answers about the Christian shoes alone was worth a 10". I wonder if the producers of Lost knew that putting Christian in white shoes would be such a mystery to the viewers. I agree that I was glad to get the answer to that question. E.S.B gave "316" his first 10 ever. "This episode was phenomenal." Asomdean compared it as "The Led Zeppelin 4 of Lost". I was never a Zeppelin fan, but I understand where he is coming from. I would have gone with the Rolling Stones Exile on Main St. but I digress.

There was no stopping the praise of this episode. Ladybug is a tough grader but gave this episode a 10. "I don't give 10's often. This was definitely a 10." MangoBingo agrees, "There was absolutely no filler. Episode confirms that there is at least one off island Dharma station." This was a big reveal that opens the show up to having more off island stations. Domino praised this strong episode in a strong season as "best written episode this year. Classic Lost in the sense that they answered so many questions and created so many new ones." Mrs. Alpert raised her score from a 9 to a 10 with a second viewing. "This was a phenomenal episode. It was emotionally moving without being overly dramatic." The "Jack:Locke comparison to Thomas:Jesus" pushed her to a 10. Jack finally turning into a main of faith and leaving his whiny personality behind was a relief to many viewers. The beard had to go!!

The few complaints usually involved the new questions that emerged from "316'. The question of where Aaron is really irked some members. Bambi first rated it a 6 but moved it to an 8 after watching it a second time. "I liked the story but did not enjoy having the Aaron mystery thrown at us." Madam P was not thrilled with the acceptance of all the mysteries by the Oceanic 6 and Desmond. "The whole scene with Eloise Hawkins and Desmond. Neither of them seemed quite... right? Did not like that everyone accepted stuff without questions. Get on the plane, where's Aaron, Bloody Ben..." I felt that this was classic Lost. Answer a boat load of questions, but leave us with a bunch more to consume us. There has to be a good reason for Kate to leave Aaron and we will get that story in another fantastic episode in the future. At some point they will explain why Sayid was on the plane in handcuffs and how did Hurley find out about the flight, and get out of jail. This is why we watch! Answer some questions and leave us coming back for more. As Ladybug stated so beautifully in her comment, "love Lost!!!"