Well, that was thoroughly unpleasant.
Two unlikeable characters we hardly know do a lot of selfish things and then meet a horrifying end. Also, the main plot hardly advances at all. Yes, there were some clever little details re Nikki and Paolo, but on the whole, I found the ep more depressing than anything else.
On a positive note, if I skip House and Lost until the end of April, I'll have more time to write! And I can still watch New Who S3 on Sunday nights! Yay!