Back to Lost, though -- a friend tells me he saw an interview with some of the producers the other week, who revealed that they aren't concerned with answering the mysteries of the island; they're more concerned with the characters and their backstories.
That's cute, isn't it? It's good to see they have their priorities straight. This of course gives them free reign to continue making things up off the top of their heads, without any worry about resolution.
I really don't think that they're making as much up as they go along as everyone seems to think, at least not as far as the island mythology goes. I think they know and have known exactly what the deal is with all of the major mysteries, it's the character stuff that they're making up as they go along, which is probably why they're more worried about it.
I don't really even understand the bitching about the mysteries not being resolved, honestly. It feels like most episodes make solid progress, and every so often there's a MASSIVE leap. Besides, once the mysteries are revealed, the show's over. I feel like it's being paced very, very well.
Sun & Jin's flashbacks are usually the most 'rewarding', but I think that's mostly because of the language barrier in the modern day storyline.
But yeah, the last one with Kate seemed fairly pointless.
Hurley's are usually pretty good, too, the one where he was trying to figure out how to distribute the food notwithstanding. Sayid's are good, Eko's were good BEFORE THEY KILLED HIM *sniff*,
Jack and Kate flashbacks tend to piss me off. They've had too many, their lives are too boring, and no one gives a shit. Sawyer should be overexposed at this point, too, but his flashbacks always awesome, because he's fricking Sawyer.
The worst, though, are Charlie's. Holy fucking shit do I hate Charlie flashbacks.
On-island flashbacks a la Michael, Desmond, and Claire are awesome, and the Others' flashbacks are going to rock on toast. |
