The Lost Survivor

So, for some of you LOST fans, you have already heard the bulk of this, but there is something very important that I need to post about (actually, this is just another TV post, Ry). We all know by now that no show compares with 24. There are two shows, however, that will come back on the air next week. The most famous returning show is LOST, the complicated story of a bunch of survivors of a plane crash stranded on a mysterious deserted island. Karina and I got into the show during the first season. After a while I joked with her that the show bore a certain resemblance to Survivor, which we both enjoy. When I said it, I didn't know how true it would become. Please follow me through this journey.
When I first joked that LOST was very similar to Survivor, I joked that the survivors were going to find out that there was another tribe at the other side of the island, and that they would end up coming together and doing competitions against each other. Well, as you may know, in the second season it was revealed that there was another group of people on the other side of the island. This follows the basic format of Survivor. The competition between the two separated tribes was, basically, the "others." Of course, the main tribe did much better than the far tribe in these opening competitions. Many of the far tribe's members were lost to the others. So, when the tribes came to together (the merge, much like Survivor) the far tribe came in without the numbers. They were short. In a normal Survivor season, the result of this would be that the stronger, bigger tribe would pick off the weaker tribe's members one by one. As you may know, this happened on LOST, culminating in Michael killing Anna Lucia and Libby. And finally, Echo died. Now, normally Echo would have been taken out first, since he was the strongest and the biggest threat to the main tribe. However, he made himself valuable, and, in essence, kept winning individual immunity. His time finally came, though.
Maybe all of that is not convincing to you, but let me continue. The most recent winner of Survivor, Yul, bears a striking resemblance to Jin, from LOST. Just take a look:


















Now, you might be thinking, "They don't look that much alike." But they are both good-looking Asian guys, who are physically fit. And, come on, they do look a little alike. With some creative make-up work, Jin could be revealed to be Yul, and he could just be playing them all. If you watched Survivor: Cook Islands, you know that Yul is a slick character.
So, maybe that last one was not my strongest point, but let me continue. In Season 1, the big mystery near the end surrounded "the hatch." Everyone wanted to know what was in the hatch, what the hatch meant, if there were other hatches. Do I need to go on? Are you seeing where this is going? Who is the most famous Survivor contestant of all time? It is the original winner. And what was his name? Richard Hatch!

Are you gonna tell me that this is just a coincidence? If you were like me, when they blew up the door to the hatch you knew that it was only a matter of time before Richard came strolling out to tell them the key to getting off the island. Believe me, he's coming. He's going to be the swing vote to blindside Charlie. It's coming. Of course, Richard Hatch will not win LOST. He's just too big a threat. After a couple of betrayals, he's gone. He just doesn't have the history with the tribe.
If you are still not convinced, here are some other connections between the shows: (1) Fire and torches have significance in both shows, (2) the LOST tribe argued about where to build their shelter, as happens every season of Survivor, (3) each show has a cast of diverse, good-looking people form different backgrounds and professions, (4) both shows bring out the best and worst in people.
Now, the only question left to answer is, "Who will win LOST?" Not a tough one. You want to know how it will go down? After Hatch ousts Charlie and Claire, and then the tribe turns on Hatch, Locke will be the next to go. His annoying rants about the meaning of life will be his final demise. Jim and Sun will be too obvious about their alliance, and will be voted off in sixth and fifth place, respectively. Hurley will be kept around until the final four because he is not a physical threat, but he will finally be cut loose in fourh place, after he loses a fire-making challenge against Sawyer. The final three will be Sawyer, Jack, and Kate. Kate will be in prime position, because either guy would take her to the final two. Sawyer will win the final immunity challenge (an endurance challenge, of course) because he'll get Jack so riled up that Jack will take himself out of the challenge to try to fight Sawyer. As soon as Jack loses, Kate will "accidentally" lose so that she won't have to be the one to make the decision of who to bring with her to the final two. Sawyer will vote off Jack, but Kate will win the jury's votes in a landslide, 7-0.

Kate, LOST's sole survivor


At this point, Kate would have a million dollars and Jack and Sawyer would be waiting to see which one she was going to choose. But then Desmond would sail up in his ship, she would run over and hop on, and they would sail off to Australia to live happily ever after.