Sawyer

***WARNING: SPOILERS FOR NOV 1ST EP. LIE AHEAD***

Lost is known for killing characters that you might not expect to die. I understand this, and have always taken it in stride. Why? Because every death has seemed to be for a reason. They served the story. Other shows kill characters off during sweeps just for the ratings effect, but not Lost.

Not until tonight....

If there was a good reason why Eko died, I'd like to know what it is. If there was a reason other than a ratings grab in the middle of Fall Sweeps, I'd like to know.

Eko was a fascinating character to me, but it wasn't his death alone...

If there's one thing that bothers me about Lost (and surprisingly, there is only one thing), it is the constant statements, insinuations and hints dropped by the Others to prove that they are the "Good Guys."

My hope of hopes is that the writers of Lost are accurately portraying a group of people who believe they are doing the right thing, when in reality they are doing nothing of the kind.

My fear, though, is that the writers are setting things up to prove to us that the Others are, in fact, good. My fear is that they will reveal an agenda that, in their eyes, justifies what the Others have...

"LOST" FANS ILLUSIONS ABOUT KATE AUSTEN

I just discovered that six years after ABC’s "LOST" left the air, many fans are still harboring illusions about the Kate Austen character. Why? Because she was portrayed by Evangeline Lilly, the show’s leading lady? Did Kate being the leading female character was a reason why so many made excuses for her mistakes and crimes? What exactly did Kate do? Well . . . let’s see:

*Murdered her stepfather Wayne Jensen, when she discovered that he was her real father. Apparently, she could not deal with the reality that she shared blood with him.

*In order...