November is the month of sweeps, the all important time of year when networks go ape-shit over how well their respective shows do in the ratings war, so why is it that “Lost” continues to air worthless episode after worthless episode? You know ABC, the show used to be considered a hit about a year ago, but at the rate you’re going, you might just be able to kill your two most promising shows (see also: “Deseperate Housewives”) at the same time.
After killing off Bitchie McHottie (AKA Shannon) at the end of last week’s episode, the series’ creators decided to reveal what happened to the tail-end survivors while Jack was off saving lives on the other side of the island. But in place of the usual episode rundown, I’ll stop myself short by saying, “Who the hell really cares?” Don’t we have enough major characters already? I think the last time I saw Kate as a prominent character was the second episode of the season. Isn’t she, like, one of the top three characters in the major plot line? Why are they even bothering introducing new characters at a time when they’re willing to kill off past cast members?
Don’t get me wrong. Mr. Eko is the coolest dude on the island. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it every week until he lets me down, but the show’s writers are going to have a lot of work ahead of them in order to make Ana-Lucia a worthy favorite. I know, I know, Sawyer was a bad dude at the beginning of the first season, and now he’s one of the favorite survivors, but does ABC really think this formula will work the second time around?
By the way, is it just me, or does the preview for next week’s show look a lot like the merger episode for “Survivor”?
