I've watched Lost since the first episode two and a half years ago. Every season, I try not to add new hour long dramas to my schedule, but the previews had me interested. The story involves a diverse group of people who crash-land on a mysterious island in the South Pacific. What attracted my attention were the graphic scenes of the midflight break-up of the plane and the crash. It was harrowingly real. After watching the pilot, I was hooked and quickly got Carol and Rachel hooked as well. Lost is now in its third season. It remains a great show filled with interesting characters, conflict, a complex storyline, and and a bunch of really intriguing mysteries surrounding the island. The show has had its missteps and occasionally seems to drag, but it remains incredibly compelling as bit by bit the mysteries have been resolved (with new questions arising, of course). It's all great fun and I really can't effectively convey how very interesting the show's "mythology" is.
Fans have been wondering how the show is going to end and when. ABC answered that mystery this week. Lost will air for three more "truncated" seasons of 16 episodes each. That means that once this season wraps, there will be 48 more episodes of Lost. I hate to say it, but this is way too many.
I don't know exactly how much story is left to tell and the producers might have many more surprises left, but it seems like the story already is moving into the third act. Do they really need 48 more episodes to finish off this story? I sure don't think so. This decision feels like dragging the show out so they have enough episodes for syndication and DVD sales rather than good storytelling.
In any event, if you've never watched Lost, I heartily encourage you to check out the DVDs. Start with season one and watch an episode a night. You'll have a great time.
Namaste!
5 comments:
Why are they doing it as three seasons of 16 episodes each, instead of two seasons of 24 episodes each?
You're right, though. It feels like next season should be the last. But who knows? Maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised.
They've gotten a lot of flack for the winter break. Typically, Lost has started the season in the fall then taken a LONG break and they come back in the spring. Fans haven't liked this.
So, the idea is that they won't start the new season until January, run 16 straight episodes, then repeat again the following two Januaries (the 24 model). The thinking is that you can't run more than 16 episodes in a row (more or less) because then the season extends into the summer. Although 24 does that.
I really hope we'll be pleasantly surprised because it's a great show. The general concensus seems to be that they can ditch the flashbacks at any time, though.
The flashbacks are one of the most interesting parts of the show! They are the reasons we come to care about AND understand these characters.
I agree, though, that I'm ready for a satisfying conclusion to the story. Enough, already!
I don't mind the flashbacks as long as they tell us something new. But do we really need another three seasons of Kate, Sawyer, Hugo, Sun and Jack flashbacks?
The Sun flashbacks we got this year were important. So were the Kate ones. We're getting little bits of their psyches.
The last two eps were VERY good.
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