"Lost" in frustration

So I don't know about the rest of you people, but I felt like I was going to lose it after that ridiculously ho-hum episode last night.

Was it just me or did half of it feel like a rerun? Maybe it's because there was nothing else on so I had the TV on for the actual rerun before the new episode, but good grief, we ended up at exactly the same spot we did last week in the hatch-house with Desmond, Jack and Kate.

Ok, so now we know where Kate is, but we didn't really get anywhere did we? I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm relieved that Sawyer, Mike and Jin are alive too. But hello, it's the guy from the stadium from like years before in the hatch-house! What the heckfire?!?

All in all, the whole hatch-house twist is pretty nifty. So I'm going to reserve judgement and continue to believe the whole thing won't end up completely ridiculous and disappointing like The X-Files. (Yes, I'm still bitter.)

So it turns out that the sociopathy running rampant in the psych ward continues to escalate out of control. We actually have a patient who is attempting to stockpile Wellbutrin. To catch all of you up on exactly how pathetic this is:

1. It is quite common for psych patients to attempt to cheek meds in an effort to stockpile them so that they can later (a) try to sell them, (b) get enough so that they can crush them up and snort them to get high, (c) get enough to try to kill themselves by O.D. or (d) remain crazy.

2. Wellbutrin is an anti-depressant. i.e. not a stimulant. not an anti-psychotic. slow acting. not lethal (ok, unless you had like 100 of them and chased them with a bottle of vodka). available in sample packs by the dozen at any doctor's office.

To make it even simpler: (1) there is no street value. (2) there is no way to get high on this drug. (3) you're more likely to kill yourself by choking on them than swallowing them in an attempt to O.D. (4) it takes like 2-3 weeks to reach its full effect so taking them isn't going to make a dent if you're crazy. (5) if you're crazy, you wouldn't be given this drug in the first place.

And yet, this dude is attempting to cheek the things. Why? Because he thinks it's funny to play mind games with the staff. What he doesn't realize is that it just makes us all hate him. Which, I guess, is the definition of sociopathy too. And just so no one thinks I'm completely heartless. I promise this particular sociopath is not crazy, or paranoid, or delusional. All of which might cause a patient to stockpile a substance for absolutely no rational reason. This guy is just a jerk.

Today is one of those days that has caused me to reflect upon the wisdom of my career choice.

But what about that "Lost" episode eh?