Okay so May 21st I started watching the T.V. show Lost. Now, almost one month later (editor’s note: I was sick when I wrote this and thought it was the 18th) , I am in the middle of season 5 (out of 6).
So far I’m not thinking the show is great. At least not as great as the six years of OMGLOST would lead me to believe. It’s good television I suppose, though I’m still waiting for the moral of the story. I feel like there is some metaphor that I’m not getting and I’m hoping that maybe it is made apparent at the end of the show. However, I’ve heard from many people that the last few episodes are pretty aggrivating. I don’t think I will be bothered by it since the most time I have invested is one month of my time.
One thing I do have to give them a hand for is how dedicated their audience is. They are great at the cliff hangers and mysteries that never get solved but reveal just enough to make you hang on for another few episodes.
I know there’s a lot of stories that happened behind the scenes that influenced the story lines in the show. For example, Anna Lucia being shot and dying was because Michelle Rodriguez has gotten a DUI while filming in Hawaii. Season 3 dragged and didn’t have any major plot points because it was filmed during the big LA writers strike.
So it’s interesting to see how the show developed, and it was definitely worth watching but I can’t say it was great or one of my favorite shows. I think they did some great things with the characters of John Locke and James “Sawyer” LeFlour but I think some of the other stronger characters were a bit predictable. I know the early dialogue was EXTREMELY predictable, as I was saying most of their lines before they were.
Anyway, will resume watching season 5 today as I am at home and sick with a cold. Maybe slipping in and out of consciousness will make things more even more interesting.