Land Of The Lost

Entertainment Weekly wonders why Lost's ratings are down this year? They claim it can't be all because it had to go up against American Idol. Of course it is. The ratings were higher than last year before American Idol started, and lower after.

I liked the finale, though the characters still have trouble talking to each other. There are a few seams showing, as the writers try to make everything fit together. One example: we learn Desmond (David Hume--that's a real Lost name) was gonna kill himself till he heard Locke knocking on the hatch. You'd think he'd be grateful and invite the guy in, but in past episodes, he waits till the Losties dynamite the hatch open and then greets them with a gun. Also, he seems to see the vaccine isn't needed, but in the second season opener, he's still taking it.

Another example. The Pearl station was abandoned long ago. If not, wouldn't they have moved the plane off the hatch? But the computer is not only operating, its readouts are still printing, telling Desmond what happened over the past two months.

Then there's Jack's "plan," which is apparently walking into a trap while one guy with a gun will follow later. Even if he has more up his sleeve for the third season, Jack and his band would have been killed if the Others wished it.

But it's still my favorite show. Otherwise, I wouldn't complain so much.