About last night...

I can't say I'm sad to see Mr. Ecko die last night on Lost. Of a cast of unlikeables, he was my least favorite character. I'm glad the show finally integrated what's happening on both sides of the island, rather than just focusing on one group. I think it was way too much of a coincidence that Jack, a spinal surgeon, miraculously fell out of the sky, two days after Ben was diagnosed with a tumor on his spine. This further proves my theory that these people were chosen to be on that plane and there is a connection deeper than just being the victims of a plane crash. Juliet's videotape scheme was brilliant. I'm starting to like her more and more, and her flashback is the one I'm most interested in. And wow...Juliet looks strikingly similar to Jack's wife? Who knows? They say that everyone has a twin! Next week is the last episode of Lost before a "winter hiatus" to make room for Taye Diggs' new show, Daybreak. I'm not a Taye Diggs fan, but the show does look interesting. I'm willing to give it a shot.

The Nine was one big snooze. I literally grunted at the TV when "Hour 1" flashed on the screen during the bank robbery scenes. Are you kidding me? We're like 6 episodes deep into the season and we're still on the first hour of a 52 hour ordeal. Not impressed.

I skipped the filler-montage show on America's Next Top Model to watch the season premiere of The O.C. on MySpace. Since it's up against Grey's Anatomy tonight, I wanted to see the episode in it's entirety, rather than flipping back and forth during commercial breaks. I like where The O.C. is going. The characters are growing in very real, tangible ways. This ain't 90210: The College Years. I was a bit creeped out when Ryan met Julie at that seedy hotel - I figured they were carrying on some illicit affair, but thankfully, that wasn't the case. I could have done without Ryan's "Fight Club" moments, but he's moving back to the pool house and is out for revenge on Volchek. I was surprised to hear that Ryan didn't attend Marissa's funeral. Summer has really changed, and as much as I love her and Seth together, I think that relationship is doomed, but Che...come on, he looks like he hasn't bathed since he stepped foot on Brown's campus. It's cute how the circle continues with Kaitlin being stalked by Luke's twin younger brothers. I noticed it a bit last season, but of all sister pairs on TV, Mischa and Willa actually do look like real sisters.