Get Lost
If you haven't watched Lost, you've missed out on the most engrossing first season of a show I've ever seen. It's the water cooler show at work, and the one thing everyone came away saying after last week's episode was how emotional it was. Sounds ridiculous, perhaps, to get so worked up about a show, but it says a lot about the writers' abilities to effectively create such compelling characters and build the show around their stories. Yes, there is a healthy dose of mystery involved, too, and I'm dying to know what the island security system is, or what's down the hatch, but mostly I watch to see the characters' back stories unfold.
Last week, Sawyer finally tells Jack about his chance meeting with Jack's estranged father in Australia, and what his father said about Jack prior to his death. Whew, kleenex moment. It was awesome to see that side in Sawyer, since we knew he had it in him, but prior to that he'd spent most of his time being an ass. He did hold the info till now, after all.
Then we get more insight into where Jin and Sun's relationship soured, and in the present day we see them reconcile, yet Jin still chooses to leave on the raft, because he's driven to save Sun. Damn, where'd that kleenex go? Being Korean myself, these two are my favorites to follow. How many Asians have had prominent protagonistic roles on mainstream television?
Walt gives his dog to Shannon, whose brother died midseason, because he sees the same need in Shannon that he had when his mother died: someone to talk to (sniff). And finally we see the raft set sail, and there's a genuine feeling of sadness that they are leaving. Great episode, lots of emotion.
And that was merely the setup for the two-hour finale! More great flashbacks, with backstories weaving in and out of each other. But my favorite part was when the French woman steals Claire's baby because she hears the others say that they are going after the kid, but then WHAM, we find out the hard way that she takes the wrong kid!!! It's Walt that they want, and they get him off the raft! At least that was my interpretation.
I was screaming after the first ten minutes of the episode. Yikes, I totally should have seen that coming! It was pretty cruel to introduce a new character, build him up over a couple of episodes, and then blow him up. It was kinda like West Wing with Mark Harmon, except it was done so much better here, and I loved it. That Mark Harmon thing on West Wing just pissed me off.
The season ends, predictably, with lots of cliffhangers, and we are presented with more questions than answers. Walt is kidnapped, the raft blows up, Jack and Locke look down the shaft of the hatch they just blew open, and...fade to black. Only four months till the next episode. GRRR!
Word is that the DVD of season one will be coming out in September. I'm definitely buying. If they show reruns this summer, check them out! Be a Loser!
Last week, Sawyer finally tells Jack about his chance meeting with Jack's estranged father in Australia, and what his father said about Jack prior to his death. Whew, kleenex moment. It was awesome to see that side in Sawyer, since we knew he had it in him, but prior to that he'd spent most of his time being an ass. He did hold the info till now, after all.
Then we get more insight into where Jin and Sun's relationship soured, and in the present day we see them reconcile, yet Jin still chooses to leave on the raft, because he's driven to save Sun. Damn, where'd that kleenex go? Being Korean myself, these two are my favorites to follow. How many Asians have had prominent protagonistic roles on mainstream television?
Walt gives his dog to Shannon, whose brother died midseason, because he sees the same need in Shannon that he had when his mother died: someone to talk to (sniff). And finally we see the raft set sail, and there's a genuine feeling of sadness that they are leaving. Great episode, lots of emotion.
And that was merely the setup for the two-hour finale! More great flashbacks, with backstories weaving in and out of each other. But my favorite part was when the French woman steals Claire's baby because she hears the others say that they are going after the kid, but then WHAM, we find out the hard way that she takes the wrong kid!!! It's Walt that they want, and they get him off the raft! At least that was my interpretation.
I was screaming after the first ten minutes of the episode. Yikes, I totally should have seen that coming! It was pretty cruel to introduce a new character, build him up over a couple of episodes, and then blow him up. It was kinda like West Wing with Mark Harmon, except it was done so much better here, and I loved it. That Mark Harmon thing on West Wing just pissed me off.
The season ends, predictably, with lots of cliffhangers, and we are presented with more questions than answers. Walt is kidnapped, the raft blows up, Jack and Locke look down the shaft of the hatch they just blew open, and...fade to black. Only four months till the next episode. GRRR!
Word is that the DVD of season one will be coming out in September. I'm definitely buying. If they show reruns this summer, check them out! Be a Loser!
posted by Chang Kim at Thursday, May 26, 2005
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