Ep: 1.12 Whatever the Case May Be

WHAT WE LEARNED:

1. Kate is willing to endanger innocents' lives and kill people, both in the past and present, to retrieve a childhood toy. It's significance can not equal the trouble. Like Locke in the previous episode, she is a deeply flawed character.
2. Kate creates more conflict and keeps more secrets. We can only imagine the negative reaction if people knew what she's done to keep the toy plane. Jack gets a glimpse. What's surprising is that after all that work, she can't share it's meaning with him.
   

Questions:

1. Are we supposed to have lost all respect for 2 main characters in the show? Maybe the writing is just over the top and superfluous at times.
   
2. The last two episodes beg our common sense even with the reality constructed by the show. Is this series worth watching?