Top Worst Episodes of Lost

This episode was almost interesting. Do you know what held it back? The fact that all this interesting stuff was happening to two of the most self-absorbed characters ever who were introduced for the first and last time within this episode. That's right, we never met Nikki and Paolo before, and they are barely ever mentioned again. Maybe if these episode starred characters I actually cared about, I might have been interested. But as it stands, I was actually glad to see these two buried alive so that we could finally go back to the regular story at hand.

This is by far the worst episode of Lost ever. First, this episode proved what many were beginning to worry about: the fact that Lost had no actual plan and that none of your questions would ever be answered. Then, they center the entire episode around a mystery that no one cares about: Jack's Tattoos. And of course, in true Lost style, the information we learn in this episode is not only completely irrelevant to the rest of the series, but it is never ever mentioned again. I want my 42 minutes back.

Does anyone understand the relevance of this odd plot twist where we learn that Locke used to live on a hippie commune that grew marijuana, only to betray his hippie friends by allowing an undercover cop to infiltrate the operation? Why is this important? And how does this possibly fit in with everything else we know about Locke?

We learn the origin of Kate's toy plane. The more important question: does anyone care?

Oh, there's a lighthouse with a strange wheel inside with all of the names of the "candidates" on them and if you spin it the right way you can see the house you grew up in? Of course, that makes perfect sense. And is this lighthouse somewhere far off in a previously unexplored area of the island, which would explain why in six seasons of trekking all over the jungle no one saw this thing? No, it's right near the beach where they've all been hanging out the entire time.

I love me some Desmond, but has anyone ever actually tried to piece together his character arc? He's in the army, he's in a boat race across the world, he's painting an apartment with Penny, and now we learn .... he lived in a monastery? What?

Ana Lucia snoozefest. The only thing redeeming this episode is the reunion of Rose and Bernard.