"Lost" - Massacre on a Sub

Between "Jaws," "Titanic," and now "Lost," I am absolutely terrified of anything having to do with the ocean. There are so many ways I rather bite the dust than drowning. "Lost" also did what "Titanic" did - kill pretty people by drowning in claustrophobic conditions. Can we stick any more phobias in there? Maybe drowning in a small room filled with spider-covered clowns holding needles in the dark? Well, I guess the dark would hide the scary images, so the lights would have to be flickering on and off ominously.

But on a less disturbing note, this week's "Lost" thinned out the herd a little. I fully expected some character deaths, but not such major characters all at once. For so long, we had the mentality that the Oceanic 6 at least were safe. Then I thought Jack would be right, and the bomb really wouldn't go off. But couldn't they have just jettisoned it out through a missile hatch or something? Or would that have set it off? Probably. I certainly wasn't expecting Sayid's sudden change of heart in a final act of self-sacrifice. (Except I rather blow up instantly than drown horribly). Then all hell broke loose as, of course, someone got hit in the head and someone got pinned down under something heavy. I wasn't too heartbroken about Sayid, since his character has been basically killed all season long anyway. I was more hurt by Sun and Jin dying. They finally reunited and then this happens. And after Desmond came back to the island and his future with Penny was jeopardized, I wanted at least one loving couple to end up with their happily ever after. I guess I should be happy that Sun and Jin at least reunited and died together.

Oh, and Kate getting shot! That startled me. I thought she would be the one to die initially. I wouldn't mourn her too much, I've never been a big fan of hers. But then Aaron would be orphaned. But then again, they orphaned Sun and Jin's daughter! I'm uncertain about Lapidus. He was knocked out, but I'm going with the TV rule of not accepting that someone is dead until their body is shown.

I'll be honest, I always cry at sad things in movies/TV. I wasn't crying, though, until the survivors on the beach mourned the dead. That does it for me. Hurley sobbing as the realization hits him that those people died on the sub? I was done for. Well, RIP Sun, Jin, and Sayid. I suppose your storylines were played out, but it's sad nonetheless parting with original castmembers. Who knows what will happen in these last few episodes. And who knows who will survive. (As long as Desmond survives, I think I'm good. And UnLocke dies. I'm retroactively missing Jacob just because we need someone who is good and knows what the hell is going on.)