Pet Peeves About LOST

Well, it's two thirds the way through season 3 and there are a few issues. LOST has barely held onto viewers, despite a noncompetitive time slot. Here are some pet peeves from a loyal fan.

1. Nobody's got the 411

Pooling information would seem to be the most logical thing to do, but the survivors of the plane crash seem to never sit down and share anything about their lives except a few syllables a week. Facing these dangers, you'd think someone would start stringing some clues together. Or some nouns and verbs.

People have given birth, been killed, exploded, gifted with supernatural abilities, chased by monsters and psychotic weirdos, and healed, but nobody barely trades enough information to fill out an address book. Hurley knows about the radio tower, Kate knows about the medical hatch, 3 people know about the Question Mark hatch. The sailboat is back. But pooling info never happens.

People in my office crowd around if someone comes back from lunch with a shopping bag. These people are risking death yet play campfire with marshmallows with each other. Doesn't anyone have the strength of mind to lift themselves out of the stupor and get to the bottom of things?

2. Safety in numbers

Safety is a relative term on the island. People tend to wander around and do what they want, despite guns, killings, explosions, missing people, and unexplained phenomena. Since many dangerous altercations with the Others have happened, shouldn't there be at least a buddy rule?

With the tree mashing and the smoke monster, why do people sleep in tents on the beach? I can't sit on the beach one day without extreme discomfort and need of a shower. But polar bears and other things roam at will. The hatch is gone, these people should grimy and in rags. There's no formal defense system, patrol schedule, or plan in case of attack.

3. Project Runway

Women who have kids have less than perfect figures. But Claire remains a size 4 and Sun looks like she's actually lost weight. Pregnancy must be a state of mind, not body on the island. Juliet and Kate are knockouts. Is this a clue the island isn't real?

4. Spectators SRO