Flashback, flashforward, flash-two-places-at-once?
Last night’s episode of Lost brought the intensity of the story to a whole new dimension. Literally. We’ve seen Desmond’s flashes of the future before and learned that time on the island was weird, but this episode really delved into the subject.
Not only was Desmond transported back in time, the quality of the writing was a blast from the past seasons with intensity normally only seen on the season finales. I mentioned in an earlier blog post that Lost has really redeemed itself after the pathetic third season, and I now I think it really has potential to be better than ever before.
The fourth season of Lost, however, is addictive and intense in a different kind of way than the first two seasons. The show used to have so many undertones and subplots of religion and philosophy, but it seems that the writers are abandoning much of that to go deeper into the sci-fi aspects of the island than before. Daniel the physicist seems to be a character that’s going to help us understand more about the island, and so far I really like him. By “like him” I mean “trust him.” Don’t get me started on Charlotte and Miles. They creep me out.
I’m glad that the new science-heavy Lost isn’t losing the humanness that made the earlier seasons so good. The flashbacks were such a great way to get to know characters, and the connections between the characters that were shown were always fun—especially because the characters themselves didn’t know the connections exist (ex. Clare and Jack are half-siblings, but don’t know it). Anyway, bringing Penny back as Desmond’s “constant” was a great way to keep the personal, emotional touch.
I’m so glad that Penny was back, even though we probably won’t see her again for a while. Her storyline drives me crazy because it has the most holes in it. Why was the communications room on the ship sabotaged and who did it? Why aren’t the people on the ship allowed to take Penny’s calls? And HOW DID SHE FIND OUT ABOUT THE ISLAND IN THE FIRST PLACE?
I can’t wait for next week’s episode.
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March 3rd, 2008 at 8:11 pm
I have been meaning to watch this show for a long time. It seems really gripping. I have this quirk, however, where I can only watch a series from the very first episode. Otherwise, I cannot fully appreciate it. Also, with a show like this, it seems that it would be difficult to follow for if you have not watched from the first episode.
March 9th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I would definitely agree that the writing is getting “lost.” It lacks the same quality that season one had. However, the plot is getting much better. Since there is an end in sight, writers are more interested in packing episodes with plot, instead of creating amazing writing. With Penny’s story, its complicated because we only see how it affects the losties. Except for the end of season two, we haven’t seen her in the outside world actively searching for the island.