ALTERNATIVE LOST: HOOK UPS

One of the themes of the show was love, lost love and strange romance.

As an alternative to what happened in the series, which characters should have gotten together:

SAWYER and SHANNON.

This was originally proposed in the writer's guide. It makes sense. Both characters gave their fellow castaways a negative impression. Sawyer was hoarding valuable materials. Shannon was drawn to rich men who could take care of her. It seems like a logical and compatible match.

JACK and JULIET.

They have many things in common (medicine, hatred for Ben). Juliet was used as bait to lure Jack into Ben's plans, but we get the impression that she did harbor real feelings for him. If we get rid of the time traveling nonsense, Jack and Juliet were "married" once in the sideways world so one could assume that at a subconscious level they would have wanted to be a couple.

BEN and ANA LUCIA.

This would have combined fire and gasoline to create the new power couple to succeed Eloise and Widmore for island control. Ben has the social skills of a repressed child while Ana Lucia was a forward, aggressive and take charge woman.

LOCKE and CLAIRE.

It would have made more sense for Locke, who really knew what it was like to be raised without a caring father, to help Claire with her baby. There was a hint of this possible relationship when Charlie went into a bender as Locke helped Claire by protecting her and building a crib. Locke had more necessary skills to provide for a new island family than Charlie.

SAYID and ROUSSEAU.

There were the outcasts more comfortable alone than in the group. Both are clever and resourceful persons who could create a formidable opponent. There was a glint of their personalities when Rousseau captured Sayid and began to torture him for information. Maybe bondage would have brought them closer together.