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By: Nadum
Issue date: 6/1/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Originally published: 6/1/07 at 4:02 AM EST
Last update: 6/1/07 at 4:02 AM EST
Originally published: 6/1/07 at 4:02 AM EST
Last update: 6/1/07 at 4:02 AM EST
The season three finale of Lost was shocking. There may have been seven people in America who actually saw this coming. Wilder still is the surprise has nothing to do with the plot.
Redemption isn't often found in the world of television. When a show veers off course to the point that Lost had, that's all she wrote. It's either cancelled or becomes a laughing stock. And let there be no confusion. Lost was six feet under, shovel in hand.
Yet somehow, someway, the season finale was a masterpiece. Ignoring the mundane questions of past and delivering devilish plot developments, Lost is once again the most relevant drama on network television.
It'll be interesting to see whether the writers are able to let go of the questions to which there are no logical answers (or that viewers have actually forgotten because there are so many) once season four comes along. The writers wiggled their way out of a gigantic hole by avoiding muddled and confusing story arcs. Let's hope they don't start trying to fill it up only to fall right back in.
Random thoughts from the season finale:
• The survivors came out on top, but you have to appreciate the efforts of Charlie and Bernard to tip their hand and ruin everything. First Charlie volunteers the fact that Juliet is revealing secrets. Then Bernard (the old white guy) not only starts singing like a canary, but gives entirely accurate information. Throw a little misdirection in there buddy. It won't hurt.
• Has there ever been a show that has music playing in the background as often as Lost? Whether it's that single piano note played for dramatic effect or the creepy orchestra music, there can't be more than five minutes an episode where there isn't some kind of music playing.
• The best scene of the episode had to be Sawyer shooting Tom (the Other) not two seconds after the man had cried uncle. When asked why he would shoot a helpless enemy that had given up, Sawyer responded, "I didn't believe him."
Redemption isn't often found in the world of television. When a show veers off course to the point that Lost had, that's all she wrote. It's either cancelled or becomes a laughing stock. And let there be no confusion. Lost was six feet under, shovel in hand.
Yet somehow, someway, the season finale was a masterpiece. Ignoring the mundane questions of past and delivering devilish plot developments, Lost is once again the most relevant drama on network television.
It'll be interesting to see whether the writers are able to let go of the questions to which there are no logical answers (or that viewers have actually forgotten because there are so many) once season four comes along. The writers wiggled their way out of a gigantic hole by avoiding muddled and confusing story arcs. Let's hope they don't start trying to fill it up only to fall right back in.
Random thoughts from the season finale:
• The survivors came out on top, but you have to appreciate the efforts of Charlie and Bernard to tip their hand and ruin everything. First Charlie volunteers the fact that Juliet is revealing secrets. Then Bernard (the old white guy) not only starts singing like a canary, but gives entirely accurate information. Throw a little misdirection in there buddy. It won't hurt.
• Has there ever been a show that has music playing in the background as often as Lost? Whether it's that single piano note played for dramatic effect or the creepy orchestra music, there can't be more than five minutes an episode where there isn't some kind of music playing.
• The best scene of the episode had to be Sawyer shooting Tom (the Other) not two seconds after the man had cried uncle. When asked why he would shoot a helpless enemy that had given up, Sawyer responded, "I didn't believe him."
Eric
posted 6/01/07 @ 2:18 PM EST
Wait, what are you smoking??? "Heroes" rocked!! I have a large group of friends that all discovered we were watching "Heroes" and it became our Monday night ritual!! We thought the Finale of "Heroes" was, to borrow a "South Park" term, kick-ass!! It rocked! It was the rescuing and fighting we were waiting for - everyone made all the right moves. (Continued…)