Lost - "Greatest Hits"

How can a show be both so entertaining and so completely dumb all at the same time? [Note to self -- don't act like you've never watched TV before!] Now that I'm no longer concerning myself with the overall mythology and have sworn off any and all interest in the big "game changer" the show is more fun to watch, but still. Once it was over I thought to myself, what a completely dumb sequence of events.

• Not content to just come up with a plan involving dynamite, Jack must demonstrate to everyone else his mastery over exploding trees (and Danielle let's him! Yeesh).
• Booby trapping the tents? Why not just blow up the whole beach?
• Isn't Charlie like a really bad swimmer?
  
• Had the Looking Glass been flooded, Charlie would most certainly have run out of air before he'd found the yellow button.
• Plus, based on the preview none of it works anyway. Doesn't anyone remember the last two season finales where the Others pulled the old-switcheroo at the last second.
  
• Obviously the whole raid on the beach thing is a trick. Ben knew he couldn't trust Juliet and he knows how gullible Jack is when he plays leader.

But to be fair, that was an incredibly fun episode to watch and Charlie was brilliant in every scene. He really had you choked up as he went through his five greatest moments, ending with meeting Claire on the beach. His goodbye to Hurley was nice as well. Every moment of his swim was completely believable and suspenseful: the determination, the panic when he couldn't find the moon pool, the relief when he swam up for air, the cry of joy at being alive. Awesome.

Overall a great episode, and I really need to let go of my need to make everything logical. It will probably drive everyone crazy, but next week's two hour finale is going to be huge.

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Update

After seeing the previews, Lost fans are declaring the spoilers for the finale to be foilers. It's hilarious. Their battle cry is SHENANIGANS!