Geekshow

By the power of the internet I hearby delare this the geekshow Lost thread. Discuss…

I'm still entertained so far, how about ben in this last episode huh?

Yes, it is always great to see the depths of Ben's evil. He is a great character. Incredibly I still talk to people who say they're unconvinced of his villainy!

I don't think I would trust these people around children.

As for it being entertaining. Yes, Lost is almost always entertaining but is it still a good story?

The Oceanic 6 story has been  awful and pretty much the definition of pointless. Honestly, they could've just opened the season with them back on the island.

Consider they've  spent 7 episodes(!) explaining why they would return to the same island we've been watching them try to escape from for 4 seasons. Does their motivation make any sense? With the exception of Jack I have no idea why any of those people were on that plane.

What was the point of Locke's trip? How did any of his actions facilitate them coming back? And how does their return fix anything? Nothing that we've witness links their departure with any sort of catastrophe.

And the same goes for Desmond's trip to find Ms. Hawking. It turned out to be pointless.

I loved season 4 of Lost. By far my favorite season. So far, season 5 isn't living up to that. But that's fine. It's still great, IMO. But it's definitely different as well. But honestly, I don't think it has anything to do with “time travel stuff keeps getting in the way”. I think it has more to do with the structure of the show changing.

The show has always had a habit of covering a large group of people and how the events of the island effected them. All of a sudden, we are looking at much smaller groups or even individuals for an entire episode. That's kind of limiting in a lot of ways, as we can't cover as many things in an episode as used to be covered. But at the same time, we are getting some great insight into some characters that we've never had before.

We've gotten some great looks at Daniel and Charlotte. We've had some time with Charles Widmore, Ben, etc. Even Desmond has gotten some attention that he hasn't gotten much before.

So, to me, it's a decent trade off. I can totally see a Miles story line on the horizon. What with all the dead people around, it's only natural. Maybe he will give us some insight on Christian, Libby, and maybe even give us the what's what on Locke and Claire.

I can't say anything on Lost is pointless, even if it seems like it is at the time. With that said, I'm not too disappointed that they have taken this direction. Last season, I heard them say that this season would be all about their reasons for coming back. So I'm getting what I've been expecting to get. So in that regard, it's just fine.

Because there were already spoilers if you aren't caught up. And there are rarely examples of spoilers for future episodes of Lost anyway, so I doubt you'll be seeing those.

Well so far this season is ok. Some eps are great and then some I end up getting bored and talkin on the phone (like this weeks ep). So far I like it better than season 3 though. I will have to rewatch the last ep incase I missed something that will make me more lost about LOST.

I'm not sure if you've noticed but LOST likes to do flashbacks on occasion.

I have noticed that in fact. And I could accept that more readily if we hadn't just watched 6 episodes falling these people around only to have no idea what is motivating these people.

What was the point of those episodes? Sayid battling ninja assassins?! Maternity suits!? Hurley framed for murder? What does any of that stuff have to do with the show?

And as for the promise of flashbacks to explain it all; there's a season and a half left of Lost, are you really looking forward to more time with the 06? Why didn't they just address all of this stuff in they time they alloted for the 06 at the top of the season? It crosses the line from suspensefull storytelling device to shaggy dog story.

And personally, I think season 3 is the best overall. Tedious cage drama aside.

Rusty, don’t you think that all those loose ends you’re complaining about will be eventually settled and explained when it suits the narrative? I mean…it’s kind of LOST. That’s how it rolls

Rusty, don’t you think that all those loose ends you’re complaining about will be eventually settled and explained when it suits the narrative? I mean…it’s kind of LOST. That’s how it rolls

That's the same point Ben made. Obviously they're going to get back to all that stuff. But that doesn't help me enjoy the pointless episodes I just watched. Why did it take them seven episodes with the Oceanic 6 to not explain why they're going back? I mean seriously, those 7 episodes are worse paced and more pointless than the beginning of season 3.

Are any of you really defending Sayid fighting assasins, and Aaron's maternity suit? I think it would “suit the narrative” to axe all of that. If they just opened with Jack and Co on the island I wouldn't be complaining.

I like the most recent episode and I hope it's a sign that the show has a direction again. I'm a little concerned about Locke's resurrection. When death is no longer absolute then it's harder for a show to have any stakes. It devalues the consequences.

TotallyNotNick said:

If Season Five opened with the Oceanic Six back on the island, I’d be pretty mad

I don't get what these six episodes did for you, at least as far as the O6 are concerned. What do you feel you'd be missing if they cut it all out? Ninja fights and custody battles? Sun's dead end, half assed plot for revenge?

I think the characters are too opaque this season. We're watching them do what they're doing with no insight into their thought process.

Locke has to go bring back the O6, but his only motivation is that Richard told him too. How does the O6 returning stop them from time traveling, what do the two events have to do with one another?

Locke asks them nicely, fails, and then gives up.Then they all decide to go back for reasons that aren't explained.

How did Locke effect the outcome of the story? For that matter the same goes for Desmond. He has to go tell Ms. Hawking to find the island! Which she's already doing… well, see ya back to my boat. And while I'm at it, Desmond had never met Ben before.