Lost

[sholio]

I really *liked* Lost tonight! This is the first time I've truly enjoyed an episode since ... probably the middle of last season. It had the feeling that the show used to have, back when I got hooked on it; why can't it always be like this?

Tonight's episode was funny and sweet; nearly everybody was in it; no annoying love triangles, no gratuitous mindfuckery; Sawyer was actually working with the group (sort of) rather than being an ass; and they got back to some of the *old* mysteries (the numbers, the curse, the crazy Frenchwoman) rather than throwing new plot elements at us willy-nilly. It made me laugh and it made me "aww", and I actually LIKED the characters for the first time in quite awhile.

And it really does heighten the suspense knowing that they (frequently) kill characters on this show, because when the car was plunging down the hill, I was genuinely afraid that they'd kill Hurley -- I never in a million yearse would have pegged him for the chopping block, but I really thought they might. And then they didn't and I practically cheered. It definitely had me grinning.

Why can't it be like this all the time?!

Comments

[leenys.livejournal.com]

DITTO DITTO IN TRIPLICATE!!!!

I was scared for Hurley too, the same thought ran through my head as yours, and since I'm spoiler free in that fandom I had really no clue what would happen. I didn't know Eko was leaving the show. This ep was more old school, and where they should have stayed. I could care less about the "others", they were more interesting as shadows in the trees, and SCREW the damn love triangle.

Maybe the show will get back on track now.

[bbuttercup.livejournal.com]

I kinda lost interest after the first season and it was just by chance that I caught the last episode. I've decided the Hurley is my favorite character. And I thought he was toast too, especially when he started say "there is no curse" because I thought "JINX!" :o)

Lost

[nottasha.livejournal.com]

Yup and Yup. The episodes have been so bleak lately, the characters so unlikable. It was nice to have one where I LIKED them for a change. It was fun. They got along. Nice

I think the Others just annoy me. It was like a breath of fresh air to be away from them. I wish there were fewer "Other" heavy stories in the future.

[sholio]

I love being spoiler-free for this show! Some, it doesn't matter all that much, but most of the suspense on this one comes from not knowing what's going to happen next.

I have been SO CLOSE to not watching the show lately -- in fact, the main reason anymore why the TV is even on at that time is because Husband likes it. So this episode totally surprised me! PLEASE PLEASE more like this! I agree with you, I actually HATE the "others" storyline and wish they'd stayed more of a mystery, because now it's just descending into a sinkhole of implausibility. *sigh* At the very least, I wish they'd stop dragging it out, and kill off Creepy Guy and get back to dealing with characters we actually *like*.

Re: Lost

[sholio]

Yes to everything you said! *sigh* The show was so much fun in the first season, and then last season it totally went off the rails -- I don't like the characters, I don't care about them, it's just unrelenting grinding depression for episode after episode. But this was fun! I even ... well, I wouldn't say I liked Charlie, but I didn't *mind* him, and usually I wince when he shows up.

I think the Others just annoy me. It was like a breath of fresh air to be away from them. I wish there were fewer "Other" heavy stories in the future.

Oh, good God, yes. I loathe that storyline. I don't think I would have minded (as much) if they'd just wrapped it up quickly, but it keeps dragging on and on and ON. I'm not fond of psychological-torture scenarios in general, which also bleeds over into my fanfic preferences; rather than empathizing with the characters, I just cringe and want it to be over with. And this has just been one giant mindfuck from the get-go that NEVER ENDS. The trouble with this sort of scenario is that they only work if most of the characters act like idiots. Why didn't Jack kill Creepy Guy when he had the chance? Why didn't Juliet run away when SHE had the chance? Or Alex or any of the other ones with a brain? Why do they even let Creepy Guy tell them what to do? Rather than sympathizing, I just want to smack them upside the head for being a bunch of doormats.

[sholio]

I love Hurley! He's awesome! And yeah, they played up the curse angle so heavily this episode that I was truly expecting him to die ... well, him or Charlie, whose death they've been foreshadowing for a few episodes (which is starting to make me think they're not actually going to kill him, it's been so heavy-handed).