Before the second season of Kyle XY premieres next Monday, June 11, here's a refresher of where we left off. I spent last weekend watching Season 1 on DVD (available at Amazon), and the special extended-cut version of the DVD has some differences, but I think it works better.At the start of the last episode, Kyle's in the hospital recovering from his seizure on the merry-go-round, which befell him while straining to hear Declan and Charlie’s conversation. While he is in the hospital, we find out that Kyle supposedly disappeared five years earlier on his way to school. He was living in Hong Kong at that time. We also find out that the supposed reason that Kyle has no belly button is because as a child he had several operations to reposition his organs, and as a result, he was left without a belly button.Does anyone else find this hard to believe? First, if they really did that type of surgery, there would be visible scars on his skin that a trained eye, like a doctor, would be a...
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Overheard
Season 1, Episode 9
After Kyle discovers his aural skills are far above average, he and Declan eavesdrop on Tom Foss outside his apartment for new clues about Kyle's mysterious existence.
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Kyle, Lori and Declan visit the University of Washington to search for clues about the missing Professor Kern and his relationship, if any, to Kyle's situation.
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The emergence of Kyle's excellent basketball skills lead to a tryout for the high-school team. Meanwhile, a rare source helps Nicole understand Kyle's unusual situation.
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Kyle's recent nightmares only add to his frustration at his inability to recall his past, while Lori hopes her birthday goes unnoticed.
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Kyle, Lori and Josh have difficult experiences on the first day of school; Nicole and Stephen have an encounter with Tom Foss.
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Diving In
Season 1, Episode 4
Love is in the air when Kyle ponders his attraction to a neighbor, Lori mulls her feelings for Declan, and Josh attempts to take a crush to the next level.
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The police wonder if the discovery of a skeleton in the woods and Kyle's appearance are connected. Meanwhile, Kyle tries to figure out when it's okay to lie and what the varying degrees of untruths mean.
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Kyle is puzzled by society's preoccupation with the passage of time and the importance of sleeping, but his own insomnia becomes a distraction for the Tragers.
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Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1
Nicole responds to the discovery of a mysterious teen, gives him the name Kyle, and moves him in with her family when the detention center he's staying in proves to be too dangerous. But her husband and children are skeptical of the experiment.
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