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| quote: | Originally posted by phoenixBEBE
LOST is the one show which has yet to disappoint me so far. I think its been an AMAZING ride. Season by season it just gets more intriguing.
This season has been weird so far imo. As EXCITED as i was for it to return, as i watch the episodes i'm not quite sure what to think about it. oh well, i'm sure it will come together/get exciting again mid-season on...right now im just like  Just have to try NOT to overthink the show like usual...man when this show ends im definitely gonna miss it. |
Regarding "did they make it up as they went along": You have to remember that the pilot was produced by J.J. Abrams who shortly thereafter left it to Damon Lindelof to continue on his own. Carlton Cuse was jumping aboard only halfway Season 1. They had no idea whether the show would go anywhere beyond the pilot, or for how long it would run. They keep referring to some 'hints' that were placed in the very first episode (Adam & Eve skeletons, black and white symbolism) but they also admit it couldn't have possibly been planned out up until the end. I imagine they had an overall idea of possible themes (epic 'dark' v. 'bright' battle, faith v. destiny stroyarch, perhaps time-tavelling) but surely the WAY up until then was "made up as they went along" - at least until mid S3 when the show's final number of episodes was decided.
About S6, I'm sharing your sentiments, here's how I put it in the COR thread
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Somehow I'm not really feeling the flash-sideways,tho..I dont see the point, at this stage of the game, to indulge in "what if" hypotheticals. Never mind that there's this gigantic logical paradox cloud hanging over it (unless this new/alternative timeline leads to a point where all Losties do eventually get to the island, back to the 70s etc. ), I just feel it's slowing things down and doesn't tell us that much other than occasional "oh what a coincidence" moments.
So apparently the end-game is indeed the (seemingly) Good v. Evil battle between MIB/Flocke and Jacob's tribe. This is not how I envisioned this show to end, and I'm not sure I like this ultimate storyline, but let's wait and enjoy - as long as it's not overdone (hopefully no ridiculous shapeshifting wars/epic supernatural fights as in Heroes) it should be fine.
The downside to this game-changer is that what used to be a story about those bunch of Oceanic survivors and their struggle with destiny, is now moved to this metaphysical level, which kind of diminishes my ability to identify and feel with the characters. It's hard to explain, but I could relate much more strongly to last season's struggle with time and fate than for this pawns-in-a-game scenario. I do hope for a major twist though, something that would turn this premise of powerless chessmen on its head.
So far, it's far from clear who, if at all, is 'good' and who is 'bad'. This series has always avoided such clear classifications but left it ambiguous if 'bad' is actually 'bad' (Losties v. Others, Ben v. Widmore). What is rather the ultimate dichotomy, I think, is whether there was such a thing as "destiny" or "purpose" for the Losties in the first place. MIB is the cynical denier, Jacob is the Man of Faith. Therefore, at the end we shall know if the Island is "just an Island" and whether Jacob's motives were misguided or had any higher meaning.
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