When You're Married To a LOSTie...

A little backstory: I was a full-on LOST fan for the first two seasons. And really, my loss of passion wasn't intentional. Unfortunately, during the 3rd season my schedule got very busy and I just got too far behind. (It probably didn't help that I also didn't particularly enjoy the third season. Just a personal preference, but it wasn't as good as the two previous collections.)

My wife, however, has remained faithful. She's a huge fan of the show without resorting to spending hours on messageboards and thinking through massive plot theories. (I'm looking at you, LB.)

Over the past month or so, I've actually been able to be around when she watches it which has revealed a few things that I believe are consistent in many LOST/non-LOST relationships.

1. Expect numerous gasps that seem completely unwarranted. This happens a lot at our house. Kristen will be watching it and then some random, nondescript item will show up on the screen. Imagine, say, a dark blue ink pen perched on the edge of an old well. "OH MY GOSH!" "OH MY GOSH!" "THIS IS SO WEIRD!"
   
   
2. Expect dismissal when asking a question. This happens when during a scene that makes some sense, you try to get some clarity. Say, when Jeff Fahey walks out of the cockpit and tells Jack something like, "Don't guess we're going to Idaho," and you ask your wife what's important about the clip. Then she waves her hand in the air and sighs, Ug. It's too long to tell, Todd.
   
   
3. Expect to be completely wrong. Even when you're right. So, Sawyer walks out onto a pier to meet Michael. They shake hands and smile back at Locke and you say, "Oh, wow. Michael's back." Then your spouse spits, "No, that's Richardson. He used to be Michael, but now he's not."
   
   
4. Expect to be tempted to get back into the show because of the music. Let's be honest...this show has the best soundtrack ever. It's ambient and weird and creepy and without structure and when you hear it, you think that you're a part of something epic. Can you imagine how weird a CD would be of all LOST soundtrack music?