…OK, seriously — I watched the first episode of “Lost” to try and figure out what everyone was raving about, and I have to admit, that whole interaction between Kim’s character and his wife, and the Harold Perrineau character, pissed me off so much that I didn’t want to see any more. It’s nice to know that it got better, but I think it really is important that TV producers/writers think about the hazards of hitting the stereotype buttons as a character’s first introduction. Some viewers, especially those who’ve been burned too many times by this kind of thing, may not stick around to see if the character’s depiction becomes more nuanced.

The question I still have is how did his skin remain in such beautiful condition after all of that bouncing around in the sun and salt water while time jumping and all that? What moisturizer is he using, and can I have some?

(Of course, as a friend pointed out, when time travelling, it helps to bring a skilled makeup artist along…)

Kim is fabulous, though.