TV Review: LOST: Something Nice Back Home - May 05, 2008 - 03:00pm
rgtchtiger ... good points all. The Baltar storyline is leaving me flat as well. I'm going to disagree a bit on the 4 recently discovered Cylons - that storyline came WAY too far out of left field for me, with no story foundation whatsoever. Starbuck's story is indeed the most interesting, because it's been set up well since Season 1. But back to "Lost" - since this is a "Lost" thread - the creators and writers have managed to keep the storyline evolving without making anything seem forced (unlike the New Caprica time jump on BSG). Now it's about the Widmore/Linus "war" and the flash forwards have added a great new dimension to the goings-on. Does someone know the endgame and is manipulating events? Is it Widmore? Ben? The Island? Is the timeline circular, a la "Battlestar" ("this has happened before and it will happen again")? Enjoying the puzzle but trying not to overthink it!
TV Review: LOST: Something Nice Back Home - May 05, 2008 - 10:38am
Agree with hanso that a "C" is ridiculously low for this episode. No one on this site - writers included - seems to want to admit that "Lost" has surpassed "Battlestar Galactica" in story and character quality. But all I ever see are "A"s for "Battlestar" and "B"s and "C"s for "Lost" in the episode reviews. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy both shows - but you have to admit that "Battlestar" has lost a step or two since the New Caprica story arc, while "Lost" is getting much more interesting and complex.
rgtchtiger ... good points all. The Baltar storyline is leaving me flat as well. I'm going to disagree a bit on the 4 recently discovered Cylons - that storyline came WAY too far out of left field for me, with no story foundation whatsoever. Starbuck's story is indeed the most interesting, because it's been set up well since Season 1. But back to "Lost" - since this is a "Lost" thread - the creators and writers have managed to keep the storyline evolving without making anything seem forced (unlike the New Caprica time jump on BSG). Now it's about the Widmore/Linus "war" and the flash forwards have added a great new dimension to the goings-on. Does someone know the endgame and is manipulating events? Is it Widmore? Ben? The Island? Is the timeline circular, a la "Battlestar" ("this has happened before and it will happen again")? Enjoying the puzzle but trying not to overthink it!