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But I feel that the uneven writing prevented it from becoming one of the best TV series ever. <br /><br />For me, it was a pretty good and memorable series with some very obvious flaws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-9652920542236532442010-06-17T10:04:09.553-05:002010-06-17T10:04:09.553-05:00Lost is an awesome TV series. I really like this s...<a href="http://lost.otavo.tv" rel="nofollow">Lost</a> is an awesome TV series. I really like this show and I really appreciate your thoughts on this topic and your topic is really insightful. ThanksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956587663792829076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-37447750003692378652010-05-29T23:15:25.549-05:002010-05-29T23:15:25.549-05:00One of my comments was intended to be posted in re...One of my comments was intended to be posted in response to a more recent post (regarding "The End"). So please disregard that post (or apply it to "The End").Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621803197000862481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-83427422045375746492010-05-29T22:51:42.110-05:002010-05-29T22:51:42.110-05:00I'm barely recalling any mention of an outrigg...I'm barely recalling any mention of an outrigger on LOST so why are some commenters making such a big deal out of it?Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621803197000862481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-10567239994988408992010-05-29T22:15:43.906-05:002010-05-29T22:15:43.906-05:00Enjoying your thoughts on this. One thing I'll...Enjoying your thoughts on this. One thing I'll suggest: Though there's definitely some Christian themes to LOST, it seems fairly obvious that they didn't want to restrict this show to one particular religious philosophy.Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621803197000862481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-7893020597630868152010-05-23T04:45:34.614-05:002010-05-23T04:45:34.614-05:00I was really excited to watch "Across the Sea...I was really excited to watch "Across the Sea" and when CJ Cregg from The West Wing came on I was so thrilled, because I thought for certain we would get answers! I mean, what was CJ's job on The West Wing? She answered questions for the higher power, in that case, the President, but for Lost... maybe she was going to act as Press Secretary for the island! Wouldn't that be awesome!?! I really couldn't help thinking it... I mean, of all the people to have playing that part, CJ Cregg, come on! But it wasn't long before my hopes were dashed when CJ said what basically came out as 'stop asking me questions, or else!' And when Real Mother asks one more question, i.e., if she could see her babies, CJ (a.k.a. Fake Mother) makes it clear that she means it... as in, 'I warned you not to ask me more questions!' and then bashes her head in with a rock and steals her babies. It wasn't until the second or third time I watched the episode that I realized it might be sort of a inside joke from the writers directly to the audience. Y'know how so many fans have been joking that the writers better answer all of our questions or else we're gonna come after them with pitch forks? Well, it felt like "Across the Sea" was the writers telling us... 'if you bug us again about answering every question, you better watch out, or we'll bash your head in with a rock, too!' Okay, okay... that came out sounding pretty violent... but you really just have to take this all with a sense of humor, okay?? It's the writers' funny way of saying to the audience, 'stop threatening us if we don't answer all your questions, just let go, you're not going to get all the answers.' <br /><br />But, humor aside, I was as upset as most by how the episode truly underwhelmed. The "glowy magic light" at the heart of the island, really? What, did you spend all of your production budget too soon??? The really good special effects team was on vacation???<br /><br />I also found it kind of interesting that "Across the Sea" was really polarizing... and it echoed a theme of Lost... faith vs. science... I thought that most people who were more religious were able to enjoy the episode and the final part of Season 6, having faith in the writers to pull it all together... but the science-geeks out there (me among them) got really pissed that details were left out, questions weren't answered, and that even though we were able to get a glimpse into the past, very little was revealed! So annoying! But when I was able to look at it a little more objectively, I really liked how everyone's reactions to the episode mirrored one of the major themes of Lost.<br /><br />I believe that the writers actually came through with "Across the Sea" in a really brilliant way... they gave all of us a chance to be really upset about not getting all the answers BEFORE the final episode. We were able to get that out of our system... I mean, at least I was. I was really, really pissed off after "Across the Sea" and for awhile I wasn't even sure why... I mean, I couldn't think of a better way to do the episode, except maybe a few more answers (like what is MIB's name???). Sure, I would have loved CJ to put up a podium in front of her weaving and start a Q&A session a la The West Wing, that would have been AWESOME, but so very, very unlikely. ;D And I feel like the writers made that point brilliantly directly to the fans... 'sure, you'd love us to answer all your questions in a way that would even make the Washington-D.C.-press-corp-equivalent-of-Lost-fans happy, but we're not going to do it, because that's exactly the opposite of what makes the show great!' I mean, really, why do we love Lost? Because every week we sit there and go "WTF is going on on LOST????" I mean, everytime. Even reruns do it to me! LOL! And then it's fun to discuss it all, like on this fantastic blog.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794472818609928804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-4615407748950474622010-05-18T06:45:16.506-05:002010-05-18T06:45:16.506-05:00Obviously no show can satisfy everyone all the tim...Obviously no show can satisfy everyone all the time. But I'll take a hack at some "constructive" criticism.<br /><br />Just two examples, centered around Richard Alpert.<br /><br />1. Richard may not have known much (which in itself is frustrating) but he was well aware of MiB, who/what he was, and what he could do. Yet when Locke returned to the Island, back from the dead, it never occurred to Richard to question what was going on, even after he noticed "something was different" about Locke. If you re-watch "The Incident," even after Richard sees Locke's body, it doesn't click for him what's going on. He doesn't rush into the statue to check on Jacob - in fact, he <i>tries to stop</i> anyone from going in. That's borderline absurd.<br /><br />2. Richard told Sun, in the penultimate episode of Season 5, that he remembered the 1977 815'ers because he "saw them all die." That's patently untrue, Richard was nowhere near the Hatch Incident. That is clearly an example of writers putting in dialogue to pump up suspense, even though the dialogue doesn't service the story.<br /><br />Look, I love LOST, I really do. I'm totally psyched for the last 3 1/2 hours. But, there are some <i>serious</i> flaws in the storytelling, and it doesn't all tie together (at least not yet) even though they said that it would (though now they're saying it was never really about that anyway). I'm a bit annoyed by all that.Khmer Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08434815383922831226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-81189203701590229482010-05-18T02:26:41.489-05:002010-05-18T02:26:41.489-05:00I get the feeling that when this is all over, a lo...I get the feeling that when this is all over, a lot of people are going to be really pissed. There was a lot of good storytelling in Lost, but it seems to be built on a fundament of lies--artificial mystery more infuriating than the artificial suspense that's so annoying about most modern horror movies.<br /><br />I think the overall show can be rescued, though. It just has to be recut, after the face, so that the plot is consistent from beginning to end. I can't blame them for not writing six seasons of the show ahead of time, but now that it's finished it's easy to lay down solid earlier episodes.<br />Unfortunately, this "Lost Redux" will only be a season long, there won't be any cliffhangers, and the only characters will be Jack and Locke. :PUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056595075245293492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-43117419880068117962010-05-18T01:55:34.528-05:002010-05-18T01:55:34.528-05:00Again, Branden, that seems overly dismissive...
A...Again, Branden, that seems overly dismissive...<br /><br />And Hobbes (realizing I didnt dissect your post, nor the ones earlier in the comments) the Hatch and the numbers and everything else aren't useless plot points because they provided context to this bigger picture of a magical island that has far larger implications than a tool of a scientific exhibition or a greedy businessman or a mysterious canoe gunman.<br /><br />And regarding most of the rest of your post, my response is just: what did you expect? Your criticism is basically "why didnt you make it awesome?" but nothing constructiveDharma Mayonnaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677093103742224522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-78146090285707090972010-05-17T18:53:13.377-05:002010-05-17T18:53:13.377-05:00I've had almost a week to ponder that intervie...I've had almost a week to ponder that interview from hitfix.com and I'm not any less angry then when I first read it. <br />Why introduce mysteries that you never plan an answering? Why make Walt seem special and important but never explain why. Why put all these Egyptian symbols everywhere but never give us an episode explaining their origins. <br />Hell, why have Juliet tell Sawyer, "it worked" but then never follow it up. <br />I spent the past 6 years believing that I was watching a show about a mysterious Island but I turns out I was wrong because it turns out that we were actually watching a drama about Jack becoming a better person. If I wanted to watch a show about people acting lame I'd watch Greys Anatomy. <br />This wasn't supposed to happen.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256405670437560107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-40244045639486793812010-05-17T18:33:36.981-05:002010-05-17T18:33:36.981-05:00Lost has more holes than a sieve.
At the rate the...Lost has more holes than a sieve.<br /><br />At the rate they are destroying Season Six, "Across the Sea" should have happened in Season 4.<br /><br />BTW, punching a ton of holes in your plot and throwing in Casper for good measure, a mystery does not make. <br />Creating a ton of coincidences that are completely irrelevant six years later... That! That is not plot. That is failure by its writers. <br />And it has created Shark jumpers. Stupid, stupid shark jumpers and Lost it is... The Greatest Shark Jumper Story of all Time. All we need now is a dream sequence and a dancing midget speaking in tongues to beat out Twin Peaks.<br /><br />Three and a half hours left to redeem yourselves D & L. Yeah I'll be watching but I'll never forgive you for making so much of what made Lost "mysterious" and interesting to watch and chucked it out the window.<br /> Why are they wrapping up season six in a way that completely insults the intelligence of every viewer (if you are not insulted, BELIEVE me you should be! ... shame on you for not)? Ok so the show gets pulled by the networks; all good things right? So fine wrap up the TV series with a big lead into one or two movies at least then you close with some cohesiveness to the story arc as a whole rather than this shla-mozzle that is unfolding before us now because quite simply, season six is robbing us of the first five.<br /><br />At this point good or bad I just want Lost to be over; done and dealt with. If Carlton and Daemon can’t be bothered to put the spliff away to close a simple canoe trip, I wonder why I should even bother. They simply have gone too long telling Lost the way they have and then in the final season stretch bastardized it all to hell because oops gee we are sorry but we're out of time; "thank you, please come again. Oh and don’t forget to buy the DVD". <br /><br />The Swan Hatch, Dharma, the Numbers, the candidate’s numbers, all the crossover overlapping relationships, the canoe chase, the four-toed statue, Room 23, the Others, the temple... all of it is irrelevant. Seriously irrelevant! It's as if Grandpa Simpson was telling this story... D&L have gone we don't have plot, now what's the best way to hide the fact we don't have a plot? Give them (the audience) so much "Grandpa Simpson" style info that by the sixth season they still won't know we don't have a plot to hang our final curtain on.<br /><br />I think I’ll make a shirt “I watched Lost for Six Years and All I Got Was This Shirt; that I had to make.”Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691556573260082346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-2791515220539808062010-05-17T18:26:18.018-05:002010-05-17T18:26:18.018-05:00I think no matter what the outrigger scene would h...I think no matter what the outrigger scene would have been a let down for most people. Unless something insane happened like a main characters head exploding people would have said it wasn't up to their expectations.<br /><br />For all we know it was a bunch of Widmore's people chasing and shooting at them. People would have complained "oh thats lame its a bunch of nobodies". There's no proof anybody even got shot either.. so a scene like that would probably just end up seeming awkward and out of place. "oh they disappeared.. whats my characters name?" / scratch headRyan71https://www.blogger.com/profile/05345877073627575964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-90504935522059654192010-05-17T18:09:23.268-05:002010-05-17T18:09:23.268-05:00It's not "unfortunate" for anybody. ...It's not "unfortunate" for anybody. The writers make a shit ton of money putting a product up on screen that we hope doesn't insult our intelligence. Where criticism is warranted, it should be meted out.Khmer Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08434815383922831226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-19097705036564916082010-05-17T17:04:55.537-05:002010-05-17T17:04:55.537-05:00Think of the best scenes in Lost (the season three...Think of the best scenes in Lost (the season three finale/flash forward reveal, for example) and they're great BECAUSE they're open-ended, not in spite of it. Most of the world's great art is subjective and that's not coincidental. <br /><br />Also, to the people who consider this lazy storytelling, that seems a bit dismissive. Have you considered that maybe all these criticisms being raised have also been raised among the writers/creators? There's a trade-off to every decision made, and I am making the assumption that they're making a choice that gives them the best show they think is possible (which will have its flaws like everything else). <br /><br />It's also a bit ironic/unfortunate that a show that has gone so far out of it's way (relative to other shows) to be so involved with it's fans, has to feel such backlash. I think maybe they've unintentionally created impossible expectations...<br /><br />And by the way, Carlton did a podcast with Bill Simmons' BS Report. Not a ton of new stuff but some interesting insight into the showDharma Mayonnaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677093103742224522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-38991714189231902622010-05-17T17:02:48.803-05:002010-05-17T17:02:48.803-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dharma Mayonnaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677093103742224522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-76076232355369053202010-05-17T16:41:12.747-05:002010-05-17T16:41:12.747-05:00@John Steven - the outrigger sequence wasn't e...@John Steven - the outrigger sequence wasn't ever crucial to the story of LOST, but it is an example of a flaw in the storytellers' approach.<br /><br />In the interview Lindelof and Cuse basically say that they had the other side of the scene all planned out, but it was too difficult to work into an episode this season, so they then disparage the scene as inconsequential. This has provided considerable fodder for those who criticize LOST as just mystery piled upon mystery for the sake of it. In this instance, that is precisely what it is.<br /><br />I'm over my disappointment about that scene, but the explanation they offered rings hollow to me. If you introduce a wacky storytelling device (i.e. time travel), you should take care to think it through, and make sure it won't cause any problems. Sorry to say, they didn't, they're back-tracking now, and that's poor writing.<br /><br />It's not a deal-breaker for me, neither is "Across the Sea," and the writers were always way more fallible than most wanted to allow, but, nothing wrong with calling bullshit when necessary.Khmer Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08434815383922831226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-25594919405566183212010-05-17T15:11:07.558-05:002010-05-17T15:11:07.558-05:00Brian, I too have to applaud you on this analysis....Brian, I too have to applaud you on this analysis. I was bouncing back and forth between the birth of Smokey and Mother being Smokey, but now I am going with your theory. I said in last week's post I thought it was the birth b/c Flocke/Smokey talks about having a mother, etc, but from his point of view he is the first Smokey, I guess, so it makes sense.<br /><br />As for questions going unanswered, I really just want resolution to our main characters. If they leave their character arcs open to interpretation, I will be upset. I am perfectly fine not knowing about the outrigger, etc. (although, the only reason I am a bit upset about that one is that I think it would have been a really cool scene) I am with Rob P in that I feel confident that the creators will give a satisfying ending to the main characters that will be very emotional. They have always delivered on this (except Kate, maybe).Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972887950765224772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-20673620380948126192010-05-17T14:22:42.988-05:002010-05-17T14:22:42.988-05:00TwinPeaks ended up being a show about possession b...TwinPeaks ended up being a show about possession by murderous entity which wasn't brought out until the show was nearly over. It ends with the good guy (detective) looking into a mirror and realizing the the murderous entity was inside him. I guess showing that the cycle would continue over again. <br /><br />I mean, if you were watching that show and they fed you that, you'd probably flip out. It is clear that this is the road LOST has decided to travel. However, they have mentioned numerous times that LOST has an ending and there will be no Sopranoes "fade to black". However, if that ending is the chosen canidate sitting on a beach with the MIB telling him he won't find a loophole...will you be satisfied?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-37179220660253463492010-05-17T13:20:38.635-05:002010-05-17T13:20:38.635-05:00I just had 2,000 words typed and I lost it. basica...I just had 2,000 words typed and I lost it. basically I was just saying this: I Hate how people say that this show is coming down to 2 characters who weren't introduced until the finale last year.<br /><br />UM WRONG. <br /><br />JACOB.<br />Season 1, we found out there were others on the island, and for 2 season we were begging to see their camp... which built to us seeing it... and when we finally did, in Season THREE We learned of Jacob. And how he was "the man behind it all" the Puppet master, and the key to the whole show... We learned that THREE YEARS AGO and we built him up ever since.. he's always been groomed as the character that would play in HUGE into the ending of the show.<br /><br />M.I.B.<br />Titus didn't show up until The Incident... BUT the CHARACTER of Man In Black showed up in Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham.. we just didnt know it yet... so there ya go Man In Black's been around since the middle of Seas--- WAIT MINUTE! UHH NOOOO! Thats Right Man In Black was introduced....<br /><br />IN THE PILOT! SEASON 1 EPISODE 1. 20 Minutes into the show! HE was ALL OVER THE FIRST SEASON... BECAUSE HE...IS... THE SMOKE MONSTER.<br /><br />THE. SMOKE. MONSTER.<br /><br />Man In Black and the Smoke Monster are the same entity, the same character... which means this character has had SIX YEARS of hype attached to him. We've seen him as a pillar of smoke and dead people over the years, but now he's a legit major character on the show, who has had as much time built into his character as any other survivor... because, AGAIN, HE IS THE SMOKE MONSTER. The most talked about entity from Season One.<br /><br />I really don't think people can truly wrap their minds around that concept, and just kind of take it with a grain of salt, as if it's some insignificant fact.<br /><br />So Jacob & Man In Black, have been built up and hyped since SEASON ONE.. in different ways.. but still.. theyve been around forever. We just never knew until last year that they we rivals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-35957079456752816372010-05-17T13:18:15.939-05:002010-05-17T13:18:15.939-05:00I have to admit I'm baffled by why anyone care...I have to admit I'm baffled by why anyone cares about that outrigger sequence. I had long forgotten about it until people started ranting about it today. It's just a weird little incident ...<br /><br />Anyhow, I think it will ultimately be to the show's benefit if not everything is spelled out because, as you say, that will keep it alive. More importantly, it will keep Lost - The Parlor Game alive and, therefore, Lost - The Shared, Interactive Experience alive. Considering the stories pulled from science, religion and philosophy to a surprising depth, it's no surprise that they would try to make the viewer experience mirror that of characters, giving a real impression of living inside the show. Lost is going to be the piece of art that keeps giving in the context of American TV - and that's a rare thing.<br /><br />Look at Twin Peaks, for instance. That show dropped the ball early on and never, ever recovered, because the they took a similar tact - mythology binding it and the lives of people providing the meat - but many of those lives were terribly dumb, often contrived, and in direct opposition to the tone of the mythology. Majorly missed opportunity.<br /><br />With Lost, I'll now have the pleasure of sitting down for the next several years and watching it with my teenage sons, and having all new discussions about it as I see what they bring to the table. Few TV shows offer that kind of intellectual gift and so I'm pretty thankful for Lost.John Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469280775365777327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-56560163669095565932010-05-17T12:36:22.529-05:002010-05-17T12:36:22.529-05:00Haven't read all of the comments yet - love th...Haven't read all of the comments yet - love the show but I think I'm running out of energy to engage in the "they should wrap up most everything neatly and fully" vs. "it doesn't matter whether they do or don't" debate, although I appreciate the passion of those on both sides of the question. At this point I'm just sitting back, not expecting much in terms of exposition, and expecting a lot of sci fi/fantasy/spiritual mystery and open ended-ness. But maybe I'll be surprised and the last 30 minutes will explain almost everything.<br /><br />Now getting slightly off topic: I enjoy spotting both the major players and bit actors from the show in other venues - for example, the actor who plays Keamy has a major supporting role in the new Robin Hood movie with Russell Crowe. (A movie that I thought far exceeded the scathing reviews it has received in several newspapers.) It will be interesting to see where all of their careers take them.falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295376812990820540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-75188157146672868092010-05-17T12:29:31.394-05:002010-05-17T12:29:31.394-05:00Especially after being amongst those who invested ...Especially after being amongst those who invested 5 years of life watching, thinking, reading and at times obsessing about LOST, this analysis beautifully puts into perspective that the show should be regarded for what it was....not for what it was not. <br /><br />I also agree that this analysis of Brian's, regardless if one agrees with everything stated or not, is amongst the best yet....an ephinay of sorts. <br /><br />Really nice work and thanks for the good reads and for helping to make a great show even far more entertaining.jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079402142400801124noreply@blogger.com