Okay…..::rubs hands together:: season finale, what we have all been waiting for: a hydrogen bomb explosion, the answer to the Rose and Bernard problem, a little less punishment for the Dharma Wacky Monkey’s Organization, and a few deaths.
The Good:
1. I applaud LOST for finally achieving the goal I had hoped it would get to: they took the series a different way. Too bad it only really happened at the end.
2. I like the choice that Rose and Bernard made. It seems perfect for them and Vincent, and was a nice up-beat scene compared to the rather depressing end this season took.
3. The action sequences in this finale were well executed, and it was nice to see some big-scene action finally make its way onto this show.
4. Another big thing this episode accomplished is that it finally put a semi-clear face on the Dharma Stinky Cat Litter Manufacturers. I thought from the beginning of this season that they were digging to find out where the huge pocket of magnetic energy was on the island. It is now clear that they found it by accident. So at least now we know their intentions were probably not hostile(not that that says much on this show).
5. We finally saw who the fuck this Jacob guy is.
The Bad:
1. We finally saw who the fuck this Jacob guy is. Now if only he could have lasted more than ten minutes. While I’m on the subject…do you mean to tell us, J.J. Abrams, that all this time: making over 80 episodes, going through webs and webs of storylines and destinies, and Dharma shit, and telling us histories and woeful tales of people’s lives, and watching people get killed in cold blood; all of that was just so some jealous character could get back to the island and kill Jacob? I’ve heard of humans going to extremes to get what they want, but I, personally, would rather not waste 80+ hours of my minimal television-watching time on some asshole character trying to find his “loophole”. Seriously, that entire Jacob “loophole” story sounded like a broadcast of Rover’s Morning Glory on 100.7.
2. Was it really necessary to show us Jacob’s travels throughout the Losties lives?
3. Jack’s entire reason for wanting to drop the bomb and potentially kill them all was just so that he could get Kate? Throughout this entire season I have been beginning to wonder whether or not the writers of this show remember that Jack is a DOCTOR. Sure, he has gone through enough to make him go crazy and maybe abandon the ethical codes he’s sworn to uphold, but given his past I would not think he choose to go THAT far.
4. Goddamit Kate! Your presence has now taken on new levels of destructive qualities!
Purgatory:
1. Juliet’s apparent death. It was tremendously sad, especially when she fell down that well.
2. It looks like Jacob and the first people on that island were Egyptian, because I am pretty damn sure that that is the statue of Anubis on the beach.
The Ugly:
1. The shock level of this finale did not live to the hype I had been given. For starters, Locke’s body in the box was not that shocking, at least not to a science fiction fan. Changeling/shapeshifters are common in science fiction; although I do not know how that jealous guy managed to do that. However, the bomb explosion added a nice ending touch to the finale. It also indicated that the series may change direction in the next season.
2. I am frightened for the sixth season, though. Jacob, Man of Mystery who is currently being burned to death, appears to be the good guy(though I may be wrong about that). Since he is most likely dead, that means the bad guy only remains. I have a feeling season six is going to be dedicated to killing him in classic Star Wars-ish, Wagnerian fashion. While that tickles my human yearn for action and adventure, I question how original season six will be. As for the bomb storyline…I do not know. That one probably belongs more in Purgatory than here.
3. So why do people watch LOST then? Though it survives by pulling the ole’ carrot-on-a-stick routine, LOST is genuinely interesting, and it does offer insights into the human condition. Though Abrams may be bad at hiding his secrets to making a successful TV show, he does a very good job of mixing geek culture and pop culture together.
Recap of Season 5:
After starting out with one of the worst two hour premieres in television history, LOST picked itself up mid-season and keep the pace going nice and even. We watched the Oceanic Six deal with the pain and struggle of being away from the island, saw the island jump through time without an agenda, saw Walt again, watched John Locke die, got an insiders glance at the Dharma Gin and Tonic Club, found out how Ben became “Ben”, got in a little action here and there, and finally found out who the fuck Jacob is(was) in a B- season finale. All in all, a good season of LOST.
Wrapping up:
I have not decided yet if I am going to continue these reviews in season six. That is, honestly, going to depend on how the season six premiere goes. These reviews have helped me hone my review skills a little bit; they’ve at least helped me identify the things I am lacking. As I look back on them, I have indeed noticed that I probably did not really need to do any of these, especially since my only audience was the people I tagged and/or any random person on Facebook who stumbled across them. Nevertheless, I felt and still feel that anything on this planet that is called “the best” of something needs at least one critic to look at beyond what is on the surface of it, even if that person does not have the means of communicating his ideas to a broader audience. I have read many things about LOST online, but very few of them were actual reviews---one is which the author analyzes the show and its elements. Most of the actual reviews I found were users on a TV-lovers website(not that I am in any way above them, but I was looking for more established reviewers). Almost all of the other postings only described the story.
Thank you to all who have continually read these and kept up with them. It has been quite a season. Let the off-season predictions begin. Until next time,
Ciao.
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