LOST - Season 3 - Discussions

[crimsoncing]

http://www.syfyportal.com/news423377.html

[BooYaa!]

I think the show's been good since the break, but it seems to have lost quite a bit of audience. The last episode ('Enter 77') was probably my favorite since the break.

I have a feeling it will end up lasting only 4 seasons.

[Dillydipper]

If they ever get off that island, I think Sawyer oughta clock the ABC execs one for the hiatus and time-period move.

[Squealy]

I don't think it's about the schedule, I think it's about poor storytelling. If the story was still gripping people would follow it anywhere. But this season has been almost a total bust.

[bockrona]

The last episode ('Enter 77') was probably my favorite since the break.


Yeah, it's nice when something actually happens.

But who would actually sit and play chess when their friends are snooping around the basement looking for people with guns, not to mention the russian guy with the patch?

[BooYaa!]

Yeah, it's nice when something actually happens.

But who would actually sit and play chess when their friends are snooping around the basement looking for people with guns, not to mention the russian guy with the patch?

But that's more true to Locke's obsessive nature than his role as a pot farmer, don'tcha think? ;)

[Chip Z]

I haven't watched an episode since they returned. Admittedly, though I had seen all the episodes from the first two seasons, I wasn't all that interested before the hiatus either.

[bockrona]

But that's more true to Locke's obsessive nature than his role as a pot farmer, don'tcha think? ;)

Yeah, I get that part,,, but still.

Obsessive or not, they didn't know what or who was downstairs. It just seemed a little silly. Securing the russian guy and keeping in touch with Sayid and Freckles seemed like rather pressing issues at that moment.

[Squealy]

They really need to rethink the way they are telling the story, though maybe it's too late and the people who are still onboard are OK with what they are doing. At this point, I feel they've had enough mystery and enough character development -- it's time to clear some things up and actually get a story going on the island that moves forward to a resolution. I realize the flashbacks are important to the writers and they give each episode a theme, but they're not really telling us anything about the characters we don't already know by now.

[shokhead]

I lost interest when they found the others that were in the other part of the plane.

[Dave D]

I abandoned ship last year. Too bad as I really loved the first season. By the end of season two, I felt that old "Mulder's sister" syndrome creeping in.

[ivan_wemple]

Ditto. I loved the first two seasons of Lost. Now, I'm just lost. The story is all over the place. And in a very bad way. The producers and writers have simply lost their groove thing, being all too wrapped up in the neverending mystery, a la The X-Files. But we all knew this would happen, didn't we?

[Dillydipper]

On the other hand, Twin Peaks felt pressure from viewers to "solve" the mystery of Laura Palmer's murder, despite Lynch's insistance that THAT wash't what the show was about. And look what happened to it...

Just makes my case stronger for series with a definite beginning, middle, and end.

[stereoptic]

I'm still staying with the show, despite the recent slow moving episodes. There are many characters in this story and I appreciate that they are not rushing through the plot. I have faith that the producers have the whole idea planned out and they have a definite ending for the story. So in the meantime I am still enjoying the ride!

[Squealy]

I have faith that the producers have the whole idea planned out
This is exactly what I do *not* have faith that they have. They may have an ending in mind but they are obviously just making up the middle as they go. Then again, all TV shows are just made up as they go.

[DOUBTINGTHOMAS29]

I don't think it's about the schedule, I think it's about poor storytelling. If the story was still gripping people would follow it anywhere. But this season has been almost a total bust.

I totally agree.

[tjmax]

But what about the time 10:00 pm is to late for my old bones. I liked the 9:00 time better

[crimsoncing]

last weeks one about Harley finding the VW bus was a time killer but..it made me realise how much I miss the beach crowd and how bored I am with the "Others". I wish they would get back to the orignal cast and get a plot line going. At this rate ABC may bring the show back but I do not see it going beyond next season.

[Dave D]

But what about the time 10:00 pm is to late for my old bones. I liked the 9:00 time better

I brought up this point in the Lost thread we had going. I think it's a big factor in the lost viewership.

[cooper16]

The hiatus was a horrendous move. A show like Lost works because it s-l-o-w-l-y reaveals little clues each episode that helps build the tension. You lose that momentum when you inexplicably pull the show off the air for 2 months for no apparent reason. People have short attention spans, and after not seeing the show for a few weeks they either move on to something else or realize they don't miss it that much. The show is at fault too. Way too much background info and not enough use of the original cast. We all know Michael and his son will be reintroduced, but when? How? They need to incorporate more little payoffs each episode to reward viewers for their loyalty. Adding more layers, not peeling them back is hurting the show, IMO.

[Michael]

...too many reruns, flashbacks, new people popping up...many fans just got fed up and tuned out...

Great news. :)

[stereoptic]

...too many reruns, flashbacks, new people popping up...many fans just got fed up and tuned out...

Great news. :)

Michael - there haven't been any repeats this year! And the flashbacks are important to the progress of the plot, they provide insight into the current situation, and help to show where the characters' paths have crossed prior to the crash. But you are correct, you do have to keep track of many new characters!

IMO, I don't think the hiatus was a bad idea. I mean, it was only 3 months or so! I'd rather have one interruption, as opposed to many breaks with countless repeats interspersed.

[Dave D]

My main problem...the characters. Other than Sawyer, I would have punched every one of them in the nose. I found them annoying.

[Squealy]

Adding more layers, not peeling them back is hurting the show, IMO.
Although, I don't think it's fair of people to say they never reveal anything. They do steadily give us more information about the island. We saw there was a hatch in the ground, then we learned what and who was in it, then we learned about the numbers, then we learned there were other hatches, then we learned about the Dharma Initiative, then we saw what happened when the numbers weren't entered... In the same way, we have steadily learned more about the Others. Of course, for the most part all they give us is more "what," not more "why."

The last episode (which I'll admit was better than most of the recent ones) used the same kind of strategy X-Files used to, where it seemed like the castaways were finally getting somewhere and learning something, only to have it undermined (the eyepatch man was lying to them) and snatched away (the satellite dish was destroyed) at the end.

[Squealy]

I don't think the hiatus was a bad idea. I mean, it was only 3 months or so! I'd rather have one interruption, as opposed to many breaks with countless repeats interspersed.
It would have worked better if they had shown half the season, taken a break, then the other half. Six episodes wasn't enough, especially considering how little happened in them.