All right people. We have put up with Sawyer getting beat up weekly.  We had to stomach Barbie and Ken appearing out of no where.  Tonight, we had to try and believe that all of a sudden Locke and Sayid (a TRAINED SOLDIER) are going to let them tag along on their journey.  BUT, TO KILL EKO AND KEEP KEN AND BARBIE? THERE HAS TO BE A LINE!

What was up with all the cheesy diaglog? “Oh Barbie, why would you go on a dangerous mission when you have so many fashionable things to do here at camp?”  “What, are you a wuss Ken? You want them to include us but have just been invisible for so long why not take the chance?”  “You’re right, Barbie! But first, let’s dance!”

Why oh why kill such a cool character with so much potential for backstory and mystery and keep the plastic characters with perfect hair and white teeth?

Ugh, thoughtful and long blog to come but need to seeth over this episode for the night.  Lots of good things happened (hello, can anybody say Mr. Locke’s Special Wacky Paste? And field of poppies again?) but I just need a moment to look back and remember why I *used* to love this show and at the end wanted more next week, not at the end wanted to see people DIE next week!

Tonight, it is being shown in the previews that someone is going to die.  PLEASE let it be Barbie or Ken!  Why do we need these new characters?  Why are they so pretty?  Let them be the fodder of the Others and send Sawyer back to camp!