Thursday, November 02, 2006

Lost Letdown

While Lost is still better than 95% of what's on television, I have to say that this season is really disappointing so far. Last night's show was no exception.

Lately we've been learning some stuff: that the Others are on another island, that the polar bear had escaped from a cage the Others had, that the Others live with technology. But do you see a theme? We've learned a lot about the creepy Others, and been introduced to mysterious Juliet, but the hardcore fans of the show want two things: to know what's happenning to the original Losties and to solve some of the island's mysteries.

But this year there has been so much investment in the Others, and so much time watching Jack and Sawyer and Kate being held captive that the show just isn't fun like it used to be. We've gotten precious little Hurley or Sayid or Locke for that matter. And mysteries haven't been revealed either. Was it just me or did the black smoke look like that red valentine heart monster from that old bugs bunny cartoon.

Anyway...I hope the showrunners can pull it together, but with Lost losing so much of its ratings, I fear that it may have already become Alias--a great show that couldn't keep up with its original conceit.

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