Thursday, January 15, 2009
News The Televangelist: Lost is found again
Posted by Allison Keene @keeneTV on Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Hey Losties, Freighties, Tailies and Dharma groupies — Lost is back! Last night's episode was just a series recap, but we'll get to that in a moment.
Let's begin by being thankful we can finally kick the methadone of Fringe and get down and dirty with the real thing in Lost. I was a latecomer to the show, catching a rogue episode ("The Constant") that made me fly through the first three seasons in time to catch up for the season four finale. Even though I feel like it was only yesterday that I watched Ben crank that Frozen Donkey Wheel, tonight's Pop Up Video-style recap reminded me of a few more arcane plot points, such as Farady's treacheries, Keamy-the-undead, and several references to Richard's ageless eyeliner visage. Other captions weren't so helpful, such as this gem:
Jin (to Sun): "I told you I'd get you off the island."
Caption: Jin told Sun he would get her off the island.
That's really more of a closed caption, guys, but thanks all the same. (Speaking of Sun, I was reminded of how fierce she got by the end of last season. I'm looking forward to seeing how her character progresses, especially in her relationship with Charles Widmore.)
There were a few interesting insider moments, such as learning that Hurley's lotto numbers were scattered around his birthday party unknowingly (four palm trees, the numbers 23 and 42 appearing on children's jerseys, etc.), showing once again the depth of the show's attention to detail. There are the occasionally useless filler episodes such as "The Doomed Romance of Nikki and Paolo," or fan-favorite (please note my dripping sarcasm) affectionately referred to as "Jack's Tattoos." Still, that was before the writers knew how many seasons this cash cow would be milked.
Since an end date has been set, the episodes have become much tighter, and the storylines more urgent. And in case we don't understand just how urgent these narratives are, there's the ever-ready tremolo of violins in the background to remind us, constantly, to fear at best a smoke monster and at worst another Jin-Sun flashback.
Not much more to report for now since these episodes were all about "been there, seen that" (or not, in the case of the disappearing island). Next week: more shirtless Desmond, more of Kate's wishy-washy Jack vs. Sawyer quandary, and the return to the island! See ya in another week, Brutha.
(Photo courtesy Abc.com)
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