"Lost" is Found

I know no one's asking, but has anyone noticed how Lost is coming to resemble the Ur-videogame Myst?

I realize Lost has lots of people - hot chicks too - while Myst featured, well, just you, but the idea of cavorting on a mysterious island with a bunch of puzzles cooked up by an evil genius joins these two works like shared organs between Siamese twins.

Fine by me. I tried playing Myst years ago, and not only could I not figure out any of the puzzles, I couldn't glean the object of the game. Chess, Monopoly, boxing, elections - I know what people need to do to win those competitions. Plus, there's incentive to play well or at least cheat dextrously, since the winner of each gets to nail the loser's wife until sunset. Usually that's an incentive.

What do you get for winning Myst? Porn's already free. Myst left me mystified.

I'm not sure that's such a bad thing, too, but there are plenty of people who will no doubt set me straight. Don't.

- Brian Moore