The first season had pretty boy Boone tumble to his own death, and now, his stepsister Shannon looks to have shared the same unsavory fate. Before you know it, the show’s writers will have weeded out all of the characters who no longer serve a purpose to the story by way of an ill-fated death scene. And the cause of her death, you ask? A gunshot wound from a trigger happy Ana Lucia who somehow managed to confuse the well-kept rich girl for one of the supposed savage Others. Nice detective work there Nancy Drew.
Meanwhile, another character seems to be drawing closer to his end of the line, namely Charlie, who has traded in his A-Team badge for a chance to play Mr. Mom to Claire’s baby. What the heck was all that fuss about? It’s pretty obvious that Claire is unfit to be a mother, heck she didn’t even want the darned thing in the first place, so why did Charlie have to go all psycho on her? Maybe he’s back on the crank, and that’s what’s driving him over the edge, or maybe he’s just trying a little too hard to impress Claire. Either way, he’s completely lost my respect as a meaningful character on the show until he shapes up and re-enlists as part of the A-team; his interactions with Hurley were the best, and now the big guy has no one else to hang out with but Rose, who will surely leave him in the wind as soon as she catches word of her husband’s arrival at camp.
And in one final note, Mr. Echo might just be the coolest new character on the show, and I cannot wait to see what happens when he hooks up with Locke for some serious “Lord of the Flies” jungle action. These guys are definite survivors in Darwin’s book, but it’ll be interesting to see who gets the axe next. JJ Abrams and Co. have made it pretty clear that no one is safe from here on out.
