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Aspects of Lost

Sorry, but I need to vent. If you're not at all interested in the show then simply disregard this post. This is pretty much going to be a weighing of pros and cons about the show. Honestly they're pretty even right about now. Call it my homage to Book of Ratings. I'll try and keep the spoilers to a minimum. I'll start with the cons

1: The reruns. I was nearly driven mad for almost an entire month waiting for a new episode. What the hell? Granted any lost is good lost, but they kept showing the preview for the new episode for three weeks. By the time I actually saw the episode I had certain exciting scenes memorized.

2: The plot. Or lack thereof. Lost pretty much consists of random weird events that lead to other random weird events, and the characters reaction to said events. A bit of lazy writing if you ask me. Oh and flashbacks. Lots of those. Each episode is usually devoted to flashbacks of one characters life before the crash. This usually leaves me saying 'I wonder when we're gonna hear more about hurley' or 'when are we gonna get another locke episode?'* which we did this week*

3:Where the FUCK are Michael and Walt?! It's not like they were my favourite characters or anything, but they are main characters. Walt was taken and then Michael went after him. And that's it. No one has said anything about them since. Maybe the mysterious *insert sarcastic tone* force erased everbody's memories. Weird. Eerie. Annoying. No wait, just annoying.

Pros

1: The characters. Without the characters there would be no show, just a creepy island with a polar bear, twidling his thumbs in boredom, waiting to get shot. Their lives are way more interesting than mine, and they are piddling around on a not at all deserted island for my amusement. Also some of the guys really bring out the homo in me. Jack is hot, but kind of standard. Sawyer is pretty good looking, but a complete ass. Jin is hot, but kind of ovebearing and dopey. Sayid though, oh my goodness that man is sexy. He's gotten pretty angry ever since.....something happened, but he's still freaking gorgeous. Ahem..sorry.

2:I have to say the random events are a plus as well. They keep me, and millions of other tv viewers coming back for more. Granted by the end of the series, we will probably come out with more than a handful of little story arcs or clues that will go absolutely nowhere. And that's when the looting will begin.

3:The look. I've gone over this before but i'll say it again. The production value for this show must be pretty high, because it really does look like it was cut for the theatres. I'd probably end up peeing my pantaloons in awe and wonder if I ever saw an episode in Hi-def. Kudos to JJ and his crew for suckering ABC out of what I assume is piles and piles of money they regularly swim in.

There is sooo much more I could cover, and probably will if I get bored enough. This season is building up to maybe answer a few things, but it's got a long way to go to proper closure. Although it has dipped from number one on my list to number two, now that the Sopranos are back on, it still a big reason why I still watch tv.

This fanboy is rant is over. You may go in peace.

Posted by cainnum at 12:57 PM