Okay, so I’ve been catching up on Lost.  I was about a full season or more behind but am now, thanks to an iTunes season pass, only about 4 or 5 weeks behind.  Is it just me, or is this entire show about “daddy issues?”

It seems that just about every one of the castaways from Oceanic Flight 815 are in the midst of serious daddy issues.  A few are the victims of maternal conflicts, but it just seems like an inordinate number of the characters are having serious problems with their fathers.  Let’s look at the list.

John Locke most of …