The show went from having the right balance of mystery and intrigue to a cross between Dr Who on speed and Nick Clegg's pre-election manifesto.I see that Lost has finally come to an end. But I also see from reading around that the final episode didn't answer any question and that it all ended up in a big puff of Billy Bollocks.
Like this blog wrote last year, within a few seasons Lost went from being one of the most compelling and refreshing TV series of recent years into the most unfeasible collection of inconsequential crap ever known to man.
Personally I gave up at the end of Season 4 because it became apparent that there was no point in getting carried away with all the suspense and anticipation. You just couldn't trust the story line anymore.
Too many events were being undone, reversed and neutralised and the show went from having the right balance of mystery and intrigue to being a proto sci-fi cross between Dr Who on speed and Nick Clegg's pre-election manifesto.
It wouldn't matter if a character had snuffed it. He or she would just resurface five minutes later with the justification that it's all a "parallel universe" or that "the island has been moved" (by turning a rusty handle), or that - didn't you notice- Sawyer was none other than John Locke wearing a syrup all along, while Kate-was-also-Jack-who-pretended-to-be-Charlie-who-was-also-the-dog-who-was-also-Ben-in-Purgatory. That sort of stuff, y'know.
Given how profitable the whole Lost circus had become (just check the action figure dolls for evidence), the end of the show suggests that, truly, the writers must have run out of every single possible twist and turn, even the most bollocksy one available.
What are the bets on a film version coming soon?
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*shrugs* All I can say is despite the show's flaws I really enjoyed it and I'll miss it. And I liked the last episode, it's no Six Feet Under or Blackadder Goes Forth in terms of finales but it worked for me.
Excellent summation of the fall of a once great show, once the plot becomes untenable and based on nothing at all concrete, the viewer is forced to ether believe through force of will or drop out altogether.
tripe.
"It wouldn't matter if a character had snuffed it. He or she would just resurface five minutes later"
when did this happen during the main narrative? if you didnt watch the last TWO seasons, i dont think you're fully qualified to judge.
Damn you Claude, your dissenting views on a piece of art, which can only ever be subjective with no one having ownership over the definitive truth, have aroused the ire of the Lost Defence League!
yes yes, very funny Daniel.
all im saying is that factually the post is incorrect. seeing it through to the end was the only way to appreciate the show.
to my mind nothing can hold a candle to lost. looking back some of the blind alleys were all part of the fun. also im not one for bigging up tv acting, but there were some fabulous performances these past two seasons.
Again, you're confusing the idea of facts with the subjective assessment of art and thus opinions.
Leave Claude to his, you're made yours more than clear here.
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