'Lost': Yep, that's a cliffhanger

I'm feeling a little bit used right now. The producers of Lost promised us a cliffhanger before the show went on its three-month-long hiatus, and to be fair, they gave us a cliffhanger, in a pretty pure sense of the word.  Here's the thing, though. If this was a cliffhanger until, say, next week, I think... More »

For several weeks now, CBS has been preparing reporters for that ever-so-magical day when Criminal Minds would beat ABC's Lost on Wednesday night. After several false alarms and several weeks where Criminal Minds won in the nebulous "households" measurement, but not in the much-less-nebulous "viewers" category, that day is now. On Thursday (Nov. 2), CBS... More »

I'm of two very separate minds about Lost this week. On the one hand, best episode of the season to date, with an illuminating flashback, some heavy island juju and a nice mix of the campers and the Others. On the other, though, Eko is dead. And because of that dramatic choice, the show has lost... More »