Last week's Sayid-centric episode, "The Economist" had quite a few nice twists and turns. The opening scene on the golf course, the Hurley-as-bait move and Elsa's romance scam switcheroo were all classic Lost to me.  By that I mean I practically jumped out of my seat from the unexpectedness of those scenes. All in all I thought it was great, with one minor exception. I could personally have done without some of the flash-forwards. I mean, I got it; they needed to show the time Sayid and Elsa were spending together and how there were feelings developing, or at least the appearance of them. I will admit that until he pulled the trigger I believed Sayid had fallen in love and would be unable to kill her. I was glad I was wrong. No, my main objection was all the kissing scenes. It was bringing back bad flashbacks of the Shannon relationship. Every time they started smooching I would begin yelling to my TV, "Get on with it! We have questions that need answering!"

I personally gave this episode a 9. I don't know if it's because I view every episode through rose-colored glasses, I just enjoy every new little bit of Lost that I can get even if I don't like (mushy) parts of it. Almost 80% of the users who voted in our poll gave this episode an 8 or above.  However, in our new Segment Episode Ratings it was evident that members of SWLS found the middle part of the episode less than stellar. As for the rest of the country, Lost placed 4th overall in the weeks Nielsen Ratings. On the one hand, that was better than it's season average, which is 9th. On the other hand, while I can understand that no show can compete with the juggernaut of the two American Idol shows, to come in just after The Moment of Truth? That hurts.