Okay
so Lost is a show I never thought I would watch. Reasons to not watch included; it was made
for a TV network so it probably will be boring, the story of being stuck on an
island has been done before (Lost Flight [1970], Gilligan’s Island), the idea
of a monster is too Sci-Fi for me, Matthew Fox was boring on Party of Five so
he’ll also be boring here, and I don’t like shows where you need to see every
episode from the start to understand the story.
So those were my initial reasons for not watching Lost years ago. But then things started to change in the way
I watched TV shows. First off, TV shows
actually began to tell compelling stories that were addictive, and second the
internet allowed people to watch a whole season or series all at once. Like most people I became hooked to most of
these binge shows such as The Wire, Dexter, and Breaking Bad.
Lost
on the other hand was still a show I refused to watch. But then one day I heard the news that J.J.
Abrams would direct the new Star Wars franchise, and suddenly I became filled
with reasons to watch Lost. The biggest
reason being; how much I enjoyed Star Trek (2009), a franchise I never thought
I would like. With my faith that Abrams
was special, I decided to finally watch Lost and see what all the hype was
about. I was also hoping to gain a good
perception of what to expect from Abrams in the next Star Wars films.
Now
that I have watched it, I have to say I didn’t like the ending. From the very first episode Lost is a show
that revolves around finding answers to mysteries. And while the final episode was supposed to
answer all the mysteries, I was disappointed by them and also confused. Yet despite not liking the ending, I found
the brilliance of Lost not in knowing the answers to mysteries, but in the
thrill of finding them. Lost should be
praised for the rush of an adventure that included fear, mystery, laughter,
hate, love and heroism. This rush is a
result of well constructed diverse characters within a story that is complex,
interconnected and intelligent. I
thoroughly enjoyed Lost, and highly recommend it because it gives us a glimpse
of what to expect from Abrams in the future.
The Force is with Abrams!
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