So, who else is watching the Sci Fi Channel’s “Lost” marathon? It’s an easy way to catch up on the show before the new season begins in January - every Monday, they run four episodes back-to-back. It’s about as much Lost as the human brain can absorb at one time, so I think it’s perfect.

This week’s dose consisted of “Solitary,” “Raised by Another,” “All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues,” and “Whatever the Case May Be.”

“Solitary,” of course, is the first time we learn more about Sayid. We also get to meet the French woman, Danielle Rousseau, who is crazier than a box of crazy rocks. OR IS SHE? In typical T.V. fashion, yes she is, but she also knows a lot of what’s going on. She is the first to identify The Others, and she also has a thing for that French song “La Mer.”

Despite the fact that it reveals a mystery that’s been floating around since the first episode, “Solitary” isn’t all that interesting. Maybe it’s that Sayid’s story reminds me too much of a B-plot from 24. Plus, Danielle just makes things more confusing.

In “Raised By Another,” it is heavily implied that Claire’s unborn baby might be the entire reason for the show. But, knowing Lost, it will all come to nothing in the end. I have to give them credit for finally revealing something, though. A psychic put Claire on the plane, knowing that it would crash and she would be forced to raise her son alone. Or adopt it out to one of the Islanders. Whatever.

Mad props to Hurley for making an effort to figure out who’s actually from the flight and who might be a sinister, mysterious figure lurking the island and trying to steal the fruit of Claire’s lovely, lovely womb.

Is it true that “All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues?” I’m not sure, but Jack’s daddy had a drinking issue and it caused him to kill a patient. To make a long story short. I feel like I’ve seen 5,000 hours of Jack Flashbacks, or Jackbacks if you will, and none of them are interesting. The search for Claire comes to nothing, of course, blah blah blah. Moving on.

“Whatever the Cast May Be” plays on one of my worst phobias: Kate and Sawyer swimming happily around in a waterfall, la dee da, then BAM, bodies underwater. Ughggghhgh. Anyway, they find a case, and the case has a tiny model of an airplane in it. That’s it. That’s what Kate robbed a bank to get. A tiny model of an airplane.

Screw you, J.J. Abrams.

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