aw I missed the Shannon/Sayid big sex. Wah. Ah well. (came in about the half way point)

CNN this morning was speculating that Shannon might not be dead and that the missing Cindy could be the actual dead chick. It was more a reporting of internet speculation. That type of mislead would seriously annoy me. They wouldn't actually do that would they?

thinks of another popular JJ show, gets discouraged

Umm, she was all shot and bleeding and stuff.

I get that, but master surgeon Jack and island magic? It just shocked me that the conjecture was out there. No, say it ain't so.

Yay! I never disliked Ana, but for killing Shannon? My favourite Lost person ever who's not a hot guy.

Yeah, I'm deep like that.

I think Ana makes sense. I don't want her on my team, so much, but I do give people points for trying and Shannon spent way too long not (and even now -- dogwatching??? That's her big gig) for me to see the character as worthy, and I think the acting flat.

Sure, her stepmother was a bitch, but sometimes crappy things happen to irritating people.

I think to have her not be dead would be a real cop-out. I mean, they're in the middle of the jungle, far away from camp. And now, Sayid gets to totally hate Ana, not just be pissed at her. Mmm... friction.

Mmm... friction.

That should be the title of the third thread.

sometimes crappy things happen to irritating people.

I'm perfectly capable of disliking Shannon and her stepmother, both at the same time.

Overall, I'd much rather share a cab with "kill 'em all and ask questions later" than "scamming my lovestruck stepbrother into supporting me financially will prove how non-worthless I am! Rawr!"

Ana has the potential of being a much more interesting character than Shannon was. Still waiting for someone to be a badass without a mushy backstory. Maybe Rose can be a sweety on the island but was a serious badass in backstory.

An interesting take on the Tailies from EW.com's review of the ep:

The Tailies and their new friends, Michael, Jin, and Sawyer, were hiking towards Forward-Section camp when they came upon a steep embankment. They began to scale the rise, dragging Sawyer (feverish from his gunshot wound) on a makeshift stretcher. Bringing up the rear of their little caravan were Libby and Cindy. Now here's where things get interesting: By the time they reached the top of the ridge, Cindy was gone, presumably ''taken'' by the Others. How did this happen?

With Libby's help.

I'm calling it: Libby's a plant. She's the Ethan of the Tailies' camp.

First off, go to the tape. Libby's the last one to interact with Cindy. And Cindy's carrying a large blue knapsack. By the time they've climbed to the top, Libby's carrying the knapsack. You're telling me she took the knapsack from Cindy and then proceeded to forget all about her? This is a ridge, not K-2 — you don't just ''lose'' people like that. Also notable: Cindy hands Libby a walking stick of some sort, just before we lose track of her completely. As this handoff takes place, we see a cavelike opening in the background, right where Cindy's about to pass. And it looks as if there's some sort of shape inside.

But here's my best evidence of Libby's treachery: Tonight, she told Sawyer she's a clinical psychologist. Well, who appears to have designed this tropical house of horrors, according to a certain orientation video? A team of clinical psychologists, that's who. Coincidence? What do you think? Is there such a thing as coincidence in the world of television drama? Consult the little Locke on your left shoulder (as opposed to the tiny Jack on your right).