mrv3000 | Hey, is that Chaka?

So Lost. It was pretty cool. I did get a slight headache at the overly jerky camera work, especially inside the plane when they were crawling up in it. Yeah, I realize they were trying to create an unstable feeling but it was making me nauseous.

And it was really bad of me -- when the character played by Dominic Monaghan went along on the little trek, my first thought was, "I'm so glad they have their own hobbit for their quest. You can never have too many hobbits." And my second thought was, "Is that Dom or Billy?"

I have a very bad feeling that whatever the monster is, it's going to be a disappointment. I'm thinking it'll either be some genetic experiment gone awry (like a big-ass dinosaur or something) in which case it'll come off feeling very sci-fi/fantasy, or it'll be something ordinary and disappointing. Hey look. A really fast, pissed-off elephant.

I suppose there are a couple other choices. This whole world could be in someone's mind. Or maybe it's *really* fantasy and they're all dead and this is the afterlife. Or maybe the monsters are aliens in training who are bit unclear on how exactly their anal probe device works. "Goddammit, Carl! You turned another one inside out! You're not doing it right - let me do it!"

I was talking to

nandamai about it yesterday - she has reservations because of the creator's history with Alias. I have reservations because just how long can you sustain a show like this no matter who's in charge? I mean, without hauling out the coconut radios? Right now the biggest draw to tune in next week is the monster mystery, but how long can that go on?

Well, I guess I'll keep watching right up until we find out it's a mutated giraffeabear.