The more I watch LOST, the more I realize, that there are things I really like about that show, and there are things that annoy me - to my own greatest surprise (for I have been a sci-fi fan for as long as I can remember myself reading and watching anything).
The more I watch LOST, the more it looks like the things that annoy me, are, in fact, the very things that cultivated my affection to the genre in a first place - the sci-fi elements, the things unexplainable and non-existent in our boring daily routine, the things that stimulate imagination and challenge common sense. Like space or time travel, and alternative realities, and dangerous species, lurking in the dark in strange places, and amazing gadgets which do wonderful things.
The more I watch LOST, the more I am closing on the conclusion, that what I actually like about that show is dialog, characters, acting, basically anything, but the mystery behind all that. I do realize, however, that the mystery is the foundation of all what is happening on the island, and without it nothing would work, but wouldn't it be so much better if there was a conventional explanation for what is going on? That, of course, would never allow for the existence of smoke monster and semi-visible Jacob (I would keep the magnetic anomaly, which makes the island invisible for the outside world, though - besides, there are things like this in real world - and, probably, the healing powers of the island to keep things interesting, but that's enough for me, really).
The thing is, that you don't have to throw in everything you can think of just to make the story interesting. The relationships between the characters, conflict with the Others, sexual tension, and so on is more than enough, why do you feel the need to dilute the plot with unnecessary sci-fication of everything.
Imagine that you are reading really well-written detective story, the classic locked room mystery, which gets better and better with every page, and you are dying to figure out along with the main character, how the main suspect could commit that crime and escape the room, leaving it locked from the inside, and on the last page somebody casually says "well, that's simple, he just can go through walls, because he has superpowers, that's all". That's to me is cheating, and I am really worried that the creators of the show might slip into it; there are many things thrown in already which would only make it easier.
The underwater hatch, however, looks very cute. Aside from the obvious idiocy of having it anchored to the shore, although it was never designed to drift away, being seemingly attached to the bottom, and lacking any noticeable means of supplying the inhabitants with oxygen, it's very cool, and will provide nice scenery for whatever happens there.
I don't think, they will kill Charlie - they talk too much about it, and all the people killed on the show so far were killed without warning.
It's not clear, how Jack's plan with blowing Others up is going to work now, since they most likely will not be looking for marked tents, knowing that the whole operation was compromised. Bernard looks like a goner, though - just a gut feeling.
The more I watch LOST, the more it looks like the things that annoy me, are, in fact, the very things that cultivated my affection to the genre in a first place - the sci-fi elements, the things unexplainable and non-existent in our boring daily routine, the things that stimulate imagination and challenge common sense. Like space or time travel, and alternative realities, and dangerous species, lurking in the dark in strange places, and amazing gadgets which do wonderful things.
The more I watch LOST, the more I am closing on the conclusion, that what I actually like about that show is dialog, characters, acting, basically anything, but the mystery behind all that. I do realize, however, that the mystery is the foundation of all what is happening on the island, and without it nothing would work, but wouldn't it be so much better if there was a conventional explanation for what is going on? That, of course, would never allow for the existence of smoke monster and semi-visible Jacob (I would keep the magnetic anomaly, which makes the island invisible for the outside world, though - besides, there are things like this in real world - and, probably, the healing powers of the island to keep things interesting, but that's enough for me, really).
The thing is, that you don't have to throw in everything you can think of just to make the story interesting. The relationships between the characters, conflict with the Others, sexual tension, and so on is more than enough, why do you feel the need to dilute the plot with unnecessary sci-fication of everything.
Imagine that you are reading really well-written detective story, the classic locked room mystery, which gets better and better with every page, and you are dying to figure out along with the main character, how the main suspect could commit that crime and escape the room, leaving it locked from the inside, and on the last page somebody casually says "well, that's simple, he just can go through walls, because he has superpowers, that's all". That's to me is cheating, and I am really worried that the creators of the show might slip into it; there are many things thrown in already which would only make it easier.
The underwater hatch, however, looks very cute. Aside from the obvious idiocy of having it anchored to the shore, although it was never designed to drift away, being seemingly attached to the bottom, and lacking any noticeable means of supplying the inhabitants with oxygen, it's very cool, and will provide nice scenery for whatever happens there.
I don't think, they will kill Charlie - they talk too much about it, and all the people killed on the show so far were killed without warning.
It's not clear, how Jack's plan with blowing Others up is going to work now, since they most likely will not be looking for marked tents, knowing that the whole operation was compromised. Bernard looks like a goner, though - just a gut feeling.