Lost.... the interest
05/02/08 20:00 Filed in: Personal
Am I alone in thinking that the return episode of Lost, called "The Beginning of the End" was something of a let down.
I mean in last seasons opening episode we had the "Others" having a normal day and suddenly Oceanic 815 turns up, exploding in mid air. Very spectacular.
But series four, in my opinion, was something of a damp squib of a start. It didn't even improve much during the entire episode.
Highlights would be what? Naomi dying a little later. Hurley is a bit nuts. Lock (and I presume it was Lock) was having a chat with yer' man in the shack "Jacob". Then Charlie turns up as an hallucination.
...And what's with James "Sawyer" Ford? He's calling Hurley "Hugo", I realise it's his name. But despite "Hugo" throwing the walkie-talkie into the sea, is he really sticking to the "No nicknames" rule. Come on!
All of a sudden Jack is acting all butch and Sawyer has turned into Mr Touchy-feely.
Have the writers got amnesia from the last three series? Or has somebody stolen the character cue cards? What can we expect next?
Is Ben going to start a self-help group for liars anonymous?
Sayid start a knitting circle and Gin start giving English lessons.
If all this sounds like I'm a little disappointed, I am. After an outstanding series of "Heroes" which gained huge audiences both in the US and the UK, you would have imagined that Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse would have wanted to start the latest series with a real blow out episode. In fact, unlike other series, this wasn't even a double episode.
Add to this, the basic fact that more episodes are in the tin than will be produced and all I can say is that I hope this coming Sundays show is a huge improvement or I don't think I can be bothered.
It didn't help their case that they chose Sky as the broadcast company in the UK. When the BBC got "Heroes" it opened up a rival with a much wider and more accessible audience. Leaving Channel 4 (available subscription free) was a HUGE mistake.
My other rumour... no, I'll make another post.
I mean in last seasons opening episode we had the "Others" having a normal day and suddenly Oceanic 815 turns up, exploding in mid air. Very spectacular.
But series four, in my opinion, was something of a damp squib of a start. It didn't even improve much during the entire episode.
Highlights would be what? Naomi dying a little later. Hurley is a bit nuts. Lock (and I presume it was Lock) was having a chat with yer' man in the shack "Jacob". Then Charlie turns up as an hallucination.
...And what's with James "Sawyer" Ford? He's calling Hurley "Hugo", I realise it's his name. But despite "Hugo" throwing the walkie-talkie into the sea, is he really sticking to the "No nicknames" rule. Come on!
All of a sudden Jack is acting all butch and Sawyer has turned into Mr Touchy-feely.
Have the writers got amnesia from the last three series? Or has somebody stolen the character cue cards? What can we expect next?
Is Ben going to start a self-help group for liars anonymous?
Sayid start a knitting circle and Gin start giving English lessons.
If all this sounds like I'm a little disappointed, I am. After an outstanding series of "Heroes" which gained huge audiences both in the US and the UK, you would have imagined that Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse would have wanted to start the latest series with a real blow out episode. In fact, unlike other series, this wasn't even a double episode.
Add to this, the basic fact that more episodes are in the tin than will be produced and all I can say is that I hope this coming Sundays show is a huge improvement or I don't think I can be bothered.
It didn't help their case that they chose Sky as the broadcast company in the UK. When the BBC got "Heroes" it opened up a rival with a much wider and more accessible audience. Leaving Channel 4 (available subscription free) was a HUGE mistake.
My other rumour... no, I'll make another post.
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