I Will Survive. But With Whom?

MSNBC's Ree Hines recently compared our favorite Lost men in terms of survival skills and co-castaway potential. Essentially, she looked at them from the ever-popular perspective of "Who would you want to be stranded with?"

Naturally, Jack scored high for his "natural hero" persona. His awkward hair issues apparently hurt him, though. Clearly written by a woman. He'd probably be my choice, as under stress I can become slightly hypochondriacal. So I'd just annoy him all day with, "Uh, Jack, can you look at this bug bite? I swear I have three hours to live." And then I'd stare at him a lot, asking him if he's familiar with the show Party of Five. Plus he plays the piano. Which would come in handy if we were to come across a baby grand....

Sawyer, on the other hand, wouldn't really be all that useful in the survival-skills department. Unless there's a lot of looting to be done. Locke's moral code is up for debate. And Ben, while outshining everyone in leadership initiatives, is evil. Minor deterrent for some.

Hilariously missing from the list is Desmond. Only hilarious because she states at the end of the article:

No, it wasn't a glaring omission. Ree Hines, a regular contributor to msnbc.com, is keeping Desmond for herself.

I know a few girls who would fight her for him. I'm afraid, however, that his loyalty to Penelope will not waver.

Check out the rest of the men here. You can even vote on your favorite man (Vincent, the dog, is an option. I mean, the dog IS magic...). Jacob might be the safest bet. When I last checked, Sawyer was in the lead. Because insults from a scruffy charmer trumps actually surviving?!

And what about the women? Kate's pretty good at resourceful fending for herself (fugitives typically must be). Juliet's stronger than she lets on. Danielle has already figured it all out. And Claire always looks like a supermodel. So if you're interested in having clean, wavy locks, perfect white teeth, and immediately shedding your baby weight, she might be the one to hit up for beauty secrets.

Shannon would be no good. Too self-absorbed to notice you even if you two were the only survivors. Unless she wanted you to take care of her. But she's dead. That's what happens when you have no survival skills; you don't survive.

So, what do you think? Who would you want to be stuck on an island with?

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