Were we exposed to some new answers? Not as much. Were we exposed to some interesting stuff? We sure were. I loved the return of our faves to the island: Shannon, Boone and Mr. Arzt. I really missed these guys. I also liked the detective/mystery storyline. As for the death of Nikki and Paulo, that was alright. I still don’t care about them though.

          It’s not like it’s their fault I don’t like them. It’s just there was no point to having them on this season. I blame the writers for that. Who brings two new characters in and just has them killed after we’ve only seen them in two scenes. It’s that stupid. I will say though that the writers did well with what they had. Poor Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro. They join a hot show and get battered by the constant hate. Then, they just end up dying…or buried alive.

          That, I think, is the most gruesome death you can ever experience. Paulo and Nikki were both bitten by Medusa spiders. They are deadly and one bite from them will cause the bitten to go paralyzed. It was fitting when both of them died because of greed. Paulo couldn’t bare tell Nikki about the diamonds he had found underwater and Nikki couldn’t bare let Paulo get away with any of this. They aren’t good people. Both of them lied and cheated their ways into getting the diamonds. Oh those diamonds meant the world to them.

          Like most treasures, these diamonds represented exactly what human nature was all about: greed. It’s what everyone wants. They want power and money. And in most stories, greed leads our characters to their downfall. This was the case here. Paulo kept the diamonds away from his “true love.” You don’t do that. I wonder if Paulo really did love Nikki though. Did he mean what he said? She was obviously with him just so she could get her hands on the diamonds. But was he? He knew that giving her the diamonds would drive her away from him. He wasn’t ready to lose her. Now it seems like they’ve both lost each other.

          I loved how their stories coincided with everyone else’s. There were some great “revisiting” moments in the episode. I loved the pilot scenes where Nikki is running everywhere looking for Paulo. I also loved the return to the “White Rabbit” episode where Jack delivers his influential speech to the rest of the Losties. I loved the interaction Nikki had with Dr. Arzt even if his character slightly aggravates me from time to time. I loved how they revisited the classic locations our core characters visited: the lake with the dead bodies, Yemi’s plane, the Pearl…Now I do have a problem with a few of the flashbacks. How could Nikki and Paulo find another hatch and not tell anyone what they found? That makes no sense to me. Wait, Jack and Kate did that.

          I really did enjoy the whole detective game Sawyer, Hurley and Jin were playing. Hurley was so excited to play “CSI.” He almost freaked when he saw Sawyer dump the water out of the bottle. It ruined the evidence. That’s something stupid I would say. I liked how the blame was put on Sawyer at one point. I have to count every time someone comes to ask him a favour while he’s reading a book in those ridiculous glasses. I crack up every time I see a scene like this one.

          The truth about Sun’s kidnapping finally came to the surface. It was kind of underwhelming really. Why did Sun find the need to just punch out Sawyer when Charlie was evidently the one who did it? Is it because he’s an easier target? I also thought the whole reveal was stupid. Charlie didn’t have an inch of remorse on his face. It seemed sarcastic and out of character. At least in Fire + Water, the audience could see he regretted every minute of that day. Now it just seemed he wanted to piss her off. I’m glad Sun didn’t tell Jin though. Although I was looking for a little bit of conflict, it was the right thing to do. With a punch, she did a better job than Jin could ever do.

Spotlight on…Nikki and Paulo

-          Nikki is shooting a tv show. She has just been killed. The producer, Zuckerman, asks her to stay on, but she is not passionate about it. They kiss.

-          84 Days Ago: Nikki is eating breakfast at Zuckerman’s home. Paulo is the chef. The producer suddenly dies and Nikki swipes the key off his neck. Paulo and she definitely killed him. She uses it on the safe and opens up a doll.

-          80 Days Ago: Nikki and Paulo have gotten away with everything. They are waiting in the airport. Paulo says he has quit smoking. They meet Boone and Shannon. The next moment, Nikki is on the beach looking for Paulo. He’s looking into the sky. He has forgotten about the bag.

-          75 Days Ago: They argue about the monster. Ethan comes and asks if they need anything. Nikki comes to listen to Jack talk about contributing. He found fresh water.

-          Nikki walks up to Dr. Arzt, topless. He says he’s trying to discovery new species of insects. She asks him to draw the trajectory of the plane. They find the yellow plane as well as the Pearl. She doesn’t want to go down.

-          48 Days Ago: Kate says she found a stash of guns in a lake. Nikki tells Paulo to go see if their bag is inside. He finds it but lies to her.

-          32 Days Ago: Paulo wants to bury the doll. Locke tells him to not bury anything on the beach because of erosion. He returns to the Pearl and hides it in the toilet.

-          Nikki says she’s going with Locke to the Pearl. It’s her first shot to participate.

-          12 Hours Ago: Paulo tells Nikki that losing the suitcase has brought them closer. As he gets up, she finds his nicorette gum.

-          8 Hours Ago: Nikki brings Paulo out to the jungle. She asks for the diamonds. He doesn’t give her anything. She throws a poison spider on him and he gets bitten. He’s paralyzed. She then gets bitten and is paralyzed too. Before she falls, she tries to bury the diamonds but she fails.

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Quotable Quotes

-          Hurley: “You said it’s best of five.”

Sawyer: “Not it’s best of seven.”

-          Hurley: “Dude. Nikki’s dead.”

Sawyer: “Who the Hell’s Nikki?”

-          Nikki: “I would have loved it if I didn’t have to eat the same food as him.”

-          Hurley: “What do you know about tracking?”

Sawyer: “Well, I know what a footprint is.”

-          Zuckerman: “He’s the Wolfgang Puck of Brazil.”

-          Sawyer: “You’re all next.”

Hurley: “Dude, that’s not that much better.”

-          Hurley (about Expose): “It’s Baywatch but better.” Loved this one.

-          Juliet (about the Pearl): “Can we get out of here. This place gives me the creeps.”

-          Hurley (to Desmond): “As far as super powers go, yours’ just kind of lame.” This one was great too.

-          Charlie: “I didn’t mean to hurt you.” This was lame.

-          Sawyer: “Villagers got themselves some torches.”

-          Sawyer: “I’ve got a better idea sister. Why don’t you go stick your head in the water and cool off?”

-          Paulo: “I’m sorry.”

Nikki: “You’re only sorry because you got caught.”

Some Final Notes

-          The show Nikki was staring in was called Exposé. Like Hurley, this show was right up my ally.

-          Sawyer and Hurley were playing ping-pong again. Hurley is still winning.

-          What was Paulo staring at in the ocean? That was weird.

-          Shannon hinted that Boone might be gay. I don’t think she meant it like that. He in fact did love her.

-          I missed watching Shannon yell like a madwoman during the crash.

-          Nikki met Dr. Arzt during the crash. She then crossed Boone who was looking for a pen. Everything is so consistent.

-          Nikki was the one who took Paulo’s shoe off and threw it in a tree. She also unzipped his pants. Who puts diamonds in their crotch? Wait, on second thought…

-          Jin thought the monster killed the couple.

-          Paulo found the walkie-talkie in the Pearl. Again, why didn’t he tell anyone?

-          It was really creepy when Juliet and Ben walk in the Pearl. This was obviously prior to his capture. Juliet said the hatch gave her the creeps.

-          Hurley says Desmond’s super power is lame.

-          Vincent was ripping off Paulo and Nikki’s death blankets.

-          I’m glad Sun have the diamonds back to Sawyer. She was better than that.

-          Sun’s punch was beautiful.

-          I can’t believe Nikki opened her eyes just when the dirt was poured on her. That was very creepy. It was actually scary.

It was good, but it wasn’t. No rating this week.

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