Comments on Ink and Beans: Is LOST Complex or Just a Mess?

I have posted an addendum (which may just be more ...

2010-05-22T17:12:11.160-04:00

I have posted an addendum (which may just be more of the same).

Another faithful LOST fan here. As far as TV shows...

2010-05-22T14:42:02.100-04:00

Another faithful LOST fan here. As far as TV shows go, I believe the show has done better than most at characterization. The mysteries are part of the appeal. But I'll agree that it might have dug itself into a bit of a hole by having so MANY mysteries. However, we shouldn't let that distract from overall solid nature of the show. On Monday I will be posting a 6-Season retrospective of the show on my blog. I'm going to try to be as objective as possible, although I know my bias is sure to show through.

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I agree that LOST lacks the elegance of the pared ...

2010-05-22T00:49:38.022-04:00

I agree that LOST lacks the elegance of the pared down plotline. Indeed, it is more like a Chinese food menu that goes on for pages with slightly modified combinations of the same ingredients than a prix fixe (pricier, but perfect). Unfortunately I also agree with your preemptive self-critique-- that, having only watched 3 episodes, you are ill-equipped to evaluate even the effectiveness of the beginning shows (!)
In times like this I look to my friend Pablo Picasso for analogies. Just imagine that guy: capable (gifted) from a very young age to capture realistic likenesses. He chose, as a has-been master of traditional portraiture, to go abstract.
Like Picasso, shouldn't we fully understand (master?) our medium before we choose to critique?

Oh, but the character development keeps getting be...

2010-05-21T18:31:27.554-04:00

Oh, but the character development keeps getting better and better. Jack and Kate are meh, but you are missing out if you haven't gotten to know Sun and Jin, and Hurley, and Locke, and Desmond. And BEN, for the love of god, BEN!!! And so many others. Some mysteries are explained along the way, some not quite, some in a way that feels ex post facto, and we'll see how the finale goes, but either way I'm not sorry I've watched. There has been some really fun suspense and mindfucking, and some very memorable characters.

In all sincerity Chrissy, I shall keep my fingers ...

2010-05-21T16:17:35.377-04:00

In all sincerity Chrissy, I shall keep my fingers crossed for you! In fact, if you end up satisfied and even a little inspired by the end, perhaps that's the reassurance I'll need to give the show another go. Keep me posted!

Having been a faithful LOST fan from the beginning...

2010-05-21T14:46:50.929-04:00

Having been a faithful LOST fan from the beginning, I want to have faith that the ending will do the series (which has had it's high points and it's low points) justice. Without giving anything away, the mysteries do not stop coming, not even in this last season. For every answer, you get two new questions. It's frustrating and it might end up being terribly disappointing, but I'm in this to win this! I'm looking forward to the end, because I want to know what happens (and what happened!) but I also just want to do be done. I'll let you know how I feel next week. ;)