LOST---The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 6 Part 5

My wish is apparently LOST’s command. Hi-yuh; samurai action!


The Good:

1. Lots and lots of action to take my mind off of this complicated plot. The action scenes were very well done.

2. The annoying guy in glasses is dead. Finally.

The Bad:

1. Dogen is dead. WTF? I thought he’d be worth many more episodes. Then again, dead on this island never truly means dead anymore.

2. So Locke tells Sayid that he can have anything he wants, and Sayid pretty much believes him. When did these characters get so…trustworthy? First, it’s Jack, then Sawyer, and now Sayid? In myth I can believe this happening because those people listened to their Gods, but this is LOST, and both Jacob and Man-in-Black don’t seem to be too god-like besides the whole smoke-monster ability. It doesn’t even look like the writers are trying anymore. “Shit, Carlton, we need to get Sayid to go back. How do we do that?” “Have Locke tell him he’ll get whatever he wants in life if he does. Sayid will believe him. Other people will believe that as well.”

The Ugly:

1. Nowadays, people are hearing about all the different things we humans are developing that are “advanced”: tablet computers that are so advanced than regular iPods and iPhones, they fit in your bag instead of your pocket; sex robots so advanced they talk and feel just like a high-class whore; computer software so advanced, you won’t ever be able to tell whether an image is authentic anymore. With technology advancing more and more towards the beginning of self-inflicted human extinction, the demand for good television programming has already started to rise, due to the fact that our day-to-day needs are being met quicker. Television is the most accessible form of entertainment out there and, as more time passes, I strongly believe more and more people will be watching it. Programming for TV took a huge leap in a different direction following 9/11, what with shows like 24, LOST, and Heroes sweeping the nation by storm with the whole “what’s going to happen next” ploy. Other shows like “V” and “Flashforward” have emerged under that disguise as well.

Television needs to be careful. Its programming has been the same for a good little while now, but it needs to make sure it doesn’t fall into the pattern of being something that people can count on all the time.

Answers: None

All righty, good times. See ya’ll next week.

Ciao.