about LOST
tonight, Mr. M made an entry outlining why he’s completely lost interest in LOST. part of it had to do with the writers/producers/creators setting an end date. thats what the first part of my response is about. the rest is more general. CONTAINS NO SPOILERS.
so which way would you like it? no end date set and the story continuing to spiral out into weirder directions with no end in sight? or an end date where the story is still all sorts of crazy but you are absolutely affirmed that you will get answers? not ALL the answers (because that would just be like reading text out of a history book), but enough answers.
they HAD to put a cap on the show. its the quintessential problem with American TV: shows don’t know when to quit. 24 (from all accounts, since i don’t watch it) lost its spark long ago and in mid-season, announced this was it. a show like, say, FlashForward HAS to have an end date, otherwise, its just going to be stupid and suddenly, mid-season, they quit and dump everything out and its over.
i think the problem folks are having (fairly? unfairly?) is that they’re not putting enough faith in the writers/creators. there’s an extremely long tail to the whole story and (perhaps call it fan-boyism) i’ve read and listened enough to the people who make the show to put my trust that they know exactly what they’re doing. so even if something suddenly goes batsh*tty, i know there’s a purpose to it and i know that ultimately, it all will play out to a grand end game that they specifically are pointing towards.
i also think that those of us (and you were one of them) who obsessed over minutia and salivated at tiny details and long, drawn out discussions simply needed to take a step back and then a step forward and trust in the direction. i’ve really cut back (WAY back) on my theorizing and scouring for details and clue hunting and decided its time to enjoy the ride from here on out. going into the season, there wasn’t an off shoot game to vex over and honestly, i’ve been to lostpedia maybe… five times?… all season. i still listen to the Jay & Jack podcast, but quite honestly, its become tiresome to hear folks call in with their wacko theories because i feel i’m enjoying more by just sitting back and taking it all in.
an episode like tonight, while still really shrouded in “wtf” is starting to crack the veil of “wtf”ness into “i can see the light now.” at this point, i honestly could care less about whether you or anyone else decides to watch it play out because its just like politics: i’ve made up my mind, you’ve made up yours and i don’t think there’s any sense in trying to drag one or the other over to the other side.
it just kinda’ sucks that we can’t all have the fun times we had before.
