The front lines.

Tension is building for the two-hour season finale of Lost. This is somewhat of an obvious prediction, but it seems to me that Desmond’s future-flashing probably isn’t wrong — things just don’t happen right in a row the way he sees it. Which means that Charlie most likely will still die saving everyone, and then the helicopter thing with Claire could happen at any time in the future, not necessarily the very next minute. Interesting wrinkle! In fact, I have to go ahead and say that Desmond and his weird future/past/logic problems have been the best new addition to this season. Any other highlights you’d like to nominate?

It’s also apparently the end of American Idol for another year. Let’s enjoy the silence for the next six months.

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming: NBC is re-airing that SNL in the 90s show I mentioned a few weeks ago. Animal Planet has a show called Animal Cops: Houston, and the episode title is Engine Kitty. I’m nervous already. That poor kitty! Not nearly as cute: TLC’s Face Eating Tumor.

T.R. — stop holding that dog like that on the cover of The Advocate. It’s totally weirding me out.

Heidi and Spencer tell their side of the story (4 months too late but, you know, whatevs).

Highlights:

I’m working with David Foster with 143 Records under Warner. The album will be out hopefully in September. It’s very pop - hot, fun fresh, young, and sexy. It’s gonna be a lot of entertainment – a lot of dancing similar to the Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears. ~Heidi
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The bottom line about me wanting to move in with her is that I haven’t left this girl’s side since I met her. I’m obsessed with her. Everyone says I can’t get into the clubs anymore, but the truth is I don’t go to clubs anymore because I like to cuddle up in bed with my girlfriend with some DVDs. ~Spencer
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I want to get a blog so people can know what’s going on with Spencer on the daily. Lauren narrates The Hills. Spencer is going to narrate his blog. Imagine if Spencer narrated The Hills… It’s how you skew it. If I’m the narrator, wait to see how much people love Spencer. ~Spencer
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Oh, my God. ~Cristin

Breakfast. (Of the things we eat.)

• The speed skater won Dancing with the Stars.
• Fox is blaming sinking Idol ratings on DVR. Meanwhile, Dial Idol (which is pretty much always right) has determined tonight’s winner. And (sorry, I’ll just get rid of all this AI crap in one bullet), Sanjaya claims that his entire persona was an art project and his name is really Bill Vendall.
• An interview with Alex and Rousseau from Lost inUSA Today. Has plot info — you might want to hold off til tomorrow. I am.
• More Battlestar people are going to appear onThe Bionic Woman.
• Poor kid. Jenna Fischer thanks her well-wishers.
• The 24 finale sucked. The Heroes finale left some big questions.
• Stone Phillips is leaving Dateline. Fun fact: he has been on the show since The New Deal.
• E!’s Kristin (who, by the way, I love) has some Veronica-related tidbits, including a new Rob Thomas project.
• A new Ask Ausiello. If that’s not enough to make you click the link, I’ve got three words: Gilmore Girls movie.
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck talks to TV Guide. No comment.
• What gives with Karen/Rashida Jones on The Office?
• The NY Times likes Harold from Top Chef’s restaurant. I’m thinking about recapping Top Chef this season because, you know, summer’s coming.  We’ll see.