Really? I thought the scene where Sawyer *spoiler?* kills his namesake was a lot more powerful and riveting- and meaningful. Honestly, the entire deal with Juliet is one of the reasons I didn't like the start to this season; one of the worst parts about LOST is that they are constantly -cough- removing -cough- characters for the sake of actors that need or want to move on to other projects, and they do it in the absolute dumbest ways possible. Just look at Ana Lucia (Michelle Rodriguez only signed for one season, so naturally they have to bring Libby in, too?). Same with Eko and Shannon. And now Juliet. I don't know why, but it really detracts from the show every time they off a character just to free up an actor's schedule. In fact, the ONLY deaths in LOST that have ever seemed truly necessary and really affected me were Boone's and Alex's, the latter being by far the superior scene.

I forgot to mention Richard Alpert. He's a cool character that I hope will get some more screen time next episode.

I've also always felt extremely sympathetic with John Locke and I'm a little sad that it looks like he's lost his chance for a happy ending (although who knows). Even if he hasn't always been my favorite character he's never lost that side of him where you can understand why he does what he does, even if it isn't necessarily agreeable. It's kind of the same with Jack, although I have a more negative opinion of him overall.

Dogen and Lennon do look like nice enough adds, but I refuse to become attached to them since I'm not sure what kind of staying power they have on the show. They're already at a disadvantage being introduced in the very last season; I fully expect one or both of them to meet their maker at the hands of Smokey before the show has run its course.

Heh, but yeah, all of this has been a long time coming for me. Six years of my life have been wasted waiting for this season- I don't know how they'll top last season's finale, but whatever happens, it better be good. O: