Funny but true. I was thinking the same thing.

And if I wanted to see women/girls in bikinis there are plenty of other shows where it would be the norm.

My guess is that the writers are just padding the episodes. Others have posted, when the show first started, that it felt more like a mini-series and wondered how they would make it last a few seasons much less one. Half the show is "E.T./Close Encounters Redux/Let's put girls in bikinis". The other half isn't bad... but barely.

I'm almost ready to cheer for the creatures to eat everyone up already

This is so funny, I'm so glad I wasn't the only one too. I mean c'mon!
And showing the one girl's ass while she was climbing down the ladder. Do I look, do I not look?!