re: Just finished Lost. I am dissapoint. ****Spoilers****

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The writing was lazy because they began great arcs, only to end them with "everyone is dead and happy". For the people not in the church, "we don't give a frick".

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The writing is lazy because during Season 3 and 4 they began to write to stay ahead of the audience rather than to tell a good story.

Everything had to be about what the audience didn't know, not what it did know. So when the focus becomes everything you can't talk about directly, then the show kind of falls apart. Nothing is then explicitly covered by characters, and all motivations derive from lack of communication because no one could talk about anything directly, for fear of revealing something to the audience.

What saved it were a few great characters, fantastic production values, and cool parts here and there. It was ambitious, but eventually it lost itself. Pun intended.

I still like it for what it is though. Lost was more of an experience in audience interaction more than anything, that's why I don't get someone new watching it right now thinking it's awesome. Half the fun of Lost was communal theorizing.

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If your invested in the characters I think you'll find it very satisfying. If your invested in the mysteries I think you'll believe you've wasted your time.

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Is correct. People who could look beyond the narrative and just see the characters will enjoy it fine. There were a few great arcs. But the show had no idea what it wanted to do. *coughdamonlindelhofcough* That guys sucks. See also Prometheus.