Is Love a Losing Game on LOST?
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On a certain remote island, love seems to be a losing game. Indulging in a spot of hanky panky seems to be the forbidden fruit in Lost, as many couples have danced into the fire having shared that fatal kiss.
The romantic hook-ups among the crash survivors are certainly plagued by peril. There was barely a dry eye in the house when poor Charlie scribbled his farewell note to Claire and plunged into the afterlife after disabling the jamming signal on the Others’ underwater station. The pair had overcome so much - mainly the Brit rocker’s drug habit and the emergence of baby Aaron - but ultimately Charlie couldn’t defeat the grim reality of Desmond’s morbid visions. Soon, the distraught Claire was leaving her baby in the bushes and running off with her dead father - hardly a conventional part of the grieving process.
The increasingly miserable Hurley’s eyes lit up when Libby revealed her fondness for the lottery winner. The last time he was so excited was when he discovered the Dharma Initiative’s food store and built up a secret stash. Yet before the pair could develop their relationship, up popped Michael Dawson to put a bullet in the young lady in exchange for a reunion with Walt.
Similarly, Sayid’s blossoming courtship with Shannon was cut off in its prime by a gun, also with a Walt connection. The blonde extortionist had set off into the drizzly jungle in pursuit of the missing Walt, whom she had seen in various visions. The trigger-happy Ana Lucia leapt onto the scene and shot Shannon, having mistaken her for one of The Others. Alas, for poor Sayid this wasn’t to be the last time a loved one was bumped off, as highlighted by the recent flashforwards and the slaying of Nadia.
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