"We have seen the Lost season 5 premier and it's good.
In a couple of weeks LOST will make its highly anticipated return to the airwaves, the question is, does LOST still have what it takes to call its return an event? Refusing to succumb to accessibility, LOST's writers have famously twisted the simple concept of survivors marooned on an island into a densely plotted piece of science-fiction fantasy that effortlessly balances heady excursions into existentialism, spirituality, and reason with an unmistakable authenticity that is - at times - intimidating even for the die hard viewers. The result is an audience that has been distilled into an intellectual acid bath. Love it or hate it, understanding Lost automatically gets you labeled as some sort of egg-head. LOST has transcended the pop-culture eco-system and become a sort of geek-chic milestone for its generation. As many will point out, LOST's 'programming for smart people' is merely a part of the modern marketing landscape - nonetheless, LOST has become the thesis where others have tried, unsuccessfully, to ride the gimmick.
All it would take for any of this to become mere hyperbole is a bad fifth - or worse, sixth - season. Even a bad premiere would be enough to turn the momentum against LOST at this point. The problem with building such a sprawling narrative over so many detailed and vested characters is that there is never an opportunity to let up on the gas and just cruise for a while. Tension is always high, mystery is at maximum, and revelation is necessary to repay the rabid attention of the viewers.
The great news is that LOST's fifth season starts out with a hellacious onslaught of story telling perfection....
Read the full story at Crave Online.
WARNING! MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!
http://www.craveonline.com/articles/scifi/04652660/lost_season_5_exclusive_preview.html (http://www.craveonline.com/articles/scifi/04652660/lost_season_5_exclusive_preview.html)
WARNING! MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!
Got my S4 dvd's and will be watching them this weekend.
kewl...
i'll have to rewatch the finale before wednesday night...
4 days!
tomorrowwwwwwwwwwwwwww...
todaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy... :woohoo:
What's today? I'm lost?
"Please, please, please don't let "moving the island" become the new three-word phrase for what happens when a show loses its sense."