A few things..
A. About 35 minutes into the episode (when Sawyer collapsed) I was pissed, thinking of the "SOMEBODY WILL BE LOST FOREVER" teaser.
B. Shannon was a natural choice to be killed off. Her backstory (until tonight\'s episode fleshed her out, but even so) was the weakest of anybody. As far as sex appeal goes, Kate > Shannon anyway.. so all of my fellow "dudes" don\'t need despair!
C. I\'m so glad that Michelle Rodriguez delivered the death blow. I got sick of her character after about one episode worth of "I AM THE BOSS YOU DO WHAT I SAY OR I LEAVE YOU BEHIND"... it was good to see her make a vital mistake with her itchy trigger finger.
D. I like how Sayid completely gave up on waiting for the Iraqi girl once he figured he could get Shannon in the sack. He seems like the most composed character besides Locke or Mr.Echo, but now we know he\'s just a "dude" like the rest of us.
E. I like the idea for S02E07. Given the situation, writing flashback-centric episodes (in this case showing us what happened to "the others") is a good way to prolong the series while keeping it exciting. Plowing straight through to a logical conclusion, this series probably wouldn\'t last more than three seasons.