yes. that's just it - too much.

I cut myself off last night to catch the beginning of Not in Portland but then I was tired (then i couldnt' sleep but beside point.) About the toggling - it's a 180. With/against. good/bad. strong/weak. I find this jarring and while it keeps up the vigilance, I think this could have been achieved other ways. Oh some toggling is fine, but there is too much. I would have appreciated more suspicion and gradual divulgence. I am no longer buying into the overt 180 maneuvers, because I just figure that 10 or 20 mins down the line, or next episode, I will see another that will put me facing the same direction as before. Too many 180's, too few 20*-90*gradual shifts.

These 180's are an aspect of the show I actually dislike , because there are too many for me. After falling for a few "gotchas" I simply mistrust everything and everybody. Is Jacob the Monster? Is the Monster a natural phenomenon? Is Jack a good guy? Does Kate love Jack, Sawyer, both, or neither? Dunno, and I can't trust what I "learn" until the complete end. For all I know Hurley (a person I see so far as altruistic, and mostly gentle) will turn psycho.