Wed, February 9, 2005
You All Everybody—9:40 PM
I know it's sacrilege to say it – especially here on this site – but after watching tonight's episode of Lost, I can see a situation developing in which – in the not too distant future – Claire could eclipse Kate as the cute one.
Also, Lost is showing that it's not the sort of show that can stand up to too many repeats. Maybe they should've done like Alias: a non-stop half-season. Because after a few weeks off, it's hard to be as obsessive about it as I was when it first started.
Brandon — Thu, 2/10/05 1:08am
I can agree with this one...
I can see a situation developing in which – in the not too distant future – Claire could eclipse Kate as the cute one.
...but not this one...
Because after a few weeks off, it's hard to be as obsessive about it as I was when it first started.
I thought tonight's episode was excellent excellent excellent EXCELLENT!! I had no trouble jumping right back to my usual obsession/excitement level. I was actually trembling with an unholy mix of anticipation and anxiety during the final scene with Ethan.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again; I think Lost is less a show and more a religion (and not a major one - I'm talking more on the obscure, cultish end of things). If the elements of the show speak to your sensibilities, you respond with the fervor of a true believer. I'm on board 100%. For me, the show can do no wrong (even when it clearly does do wrong).
My observation of you, Jameson, was that even before this two-week absence, you were not in the religious fervor camp. You came close, I think, but fell short. Now Alias... THERE'S your religious fervor.
So in conclusion... our mutual god is J.J. Abrams. We shall commence with the shaving of heads and wearing of kaftans. See you on the mother ship!
Bee Boy — Thu, 2/10/05 9:51am
Oh, you're one of those. "I respect your belief, but I question your devotion to the faith." Like the woman in the next pew who scowls at me because my kids fidget through the sermon and I don't do anything to stop them.
It's not so much the two-week absence as the four-week absence before that, and the fact that since we came back from that, things haven't been paid off that should. When Ethan popped up and started being scary again, why didn't Locke and Boone say "Let's pop open the hatch and hop down into the safety of our underworld bunker, filled with candy cane trees and soda pop waterfalls!"? I like that the show feeds us just a little bit at a time, but it's important to still get to the point – we need to know what's going on with those two, can they be trusted, should we root for them or against them, etc. There's entirely too much mystery surrounding The Alliance of the Silent E.
And the other thing is that all the flashbacks are so damn depressing. Where's the happy flashback - Thanksgiving with friends, or snuggly first date? So far the only moment of cheer we've seen is when Jin gave Sun that puppy, and even that was imbued with its own shade of pathos.
I have to say, even though I'm not quite caught up yet, I'm not sure my level of faith regarding Alias would impress you either. It's amazing and tantalizing, but it has its problems, too. The only show I can get fervently religious about is Wonderfalls. They can absolutely do no wrong – although, admittedly, they weren't given much time to screw up.
Brandon — Thu, 2/10/05 12:51pm
So it appears that the proper formula is instead Brandon + Lost = Jameson + Wonderfalls.
My intention with the religious allegory was not to judge or say that one viewership style was better than the other, but just to put our reactions in context.
I mean, I can admit that the whole bunker thing appears to be a huge story miscalculation. ("Hey, this is a really cool idea, let's go with it! Hmm, wow, I didn't realize this was going to take so long to finish. We really can't keep spending all our time on this. Let's just walk away for a while and see if anyone notices.") But my starry-eyed fanaticism makes me forgive them and look the other way on those kind of infractions.