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Season 4

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artmach1
1 year, 3 months ago in General. 1 Comment

Some thoughts. Though nothing is obvious it does seem as if we will be juggling two distinct dramatic balls next season.

The events on the island form the moment we leave S3–The events in LA as Jack struggles with post-island depression.

We are likely to encounter other castaways at home stories I suppose, but I don’t think that is going to work, should it go that way.

In the case of LA v. the Island: LA mysteries should become clearer as we watch events unfold on (and getting off?)the island (who is in that damn coffin?!). They can add new mysteries as each is resolved.

Another thought: S4 is about converging the timelines so in S5 Jack gets back to the island for the final battle. There needs to be some consistent dramatic thrust throughout the story lines if is not to become a big mess. So these flashforwards can not perform the same role as the flashbacks have done. That can’t be all over the place and revealing character–they have the responsibility of moving the ball along too.

Conversely the island stuff can not function as merely a backstory for the present (how did we get here?). That is too big a shift. The audience is not yet ready to give up the island story for a man out of time scenario.

I guess we will see.

whoa…

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artmach1
1 year, 3 months ago in General. 9 Comments

That was the best series finale I could have hoped for. It was just so smart. Ben was lying (again) and Locke was wasted in the end as the savior of…well I don’t know what, but he was wasted. Walt’s return was also unimpressive but at least curious. The series has met a sea change and we will have to wait for the next chapter to begin, but at least we still want to wait. It is certainly possible that they could rewind–”You weren’t supposed to do this…”.

Maybe Jack will have a chance to undo his fateful decision next season.

Why did Charlie lock himself in the hatch? He seemed to have enough time to get out and close the door. He must have wanted to die to fulfill the prophecy and save Claire.

Who was in the coffin? Who could the survivors hate so much? Locke? Ben? It was an inner city neighborhood in LA so who could it be? I’m flummoxed.

I loved the flash forward, I only caught on toward the end. I had placed it around Jack’s return from Thailand, initially, but it never made sense. Maybe I’m thick.

It really seemed to bother Jack when he read about the death but he was not a friend. Maybe it was his last chance to return to the island?

“We have to go back”

Indeed we do…