"Lost": So Many Questions, So Little Time - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers

As of this writing there are only four more episodes of ABC39s Lost including the expanded twohour series finale on Sunday May 23 and I39m starting to wonder how in the world executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are going to satisfactorily wrap it up Like all fans of this show I have been obsessing about its conclusion since the start of its sixth and final season I briefly convinced myself that the answers we have all been seeking since 2004 would somehow be revealed in this season39s alternate timeline which has increasingly and very cleverly connected all of the altcharacters and their stories in recent weeks I now wonder if the alttimeline is actually the realworld story of the many characters we have come to care so deeply about and all of the bizarre island stuff is some kind of menacing alternateuniverse weirdness It39s just one more theory on a list that is still expanding at a time when it should probably be narrowing downRemember how Lost ends will prove as important to the business of broadcast television as to the entertainment of its loyal viewers If we are all thrilled and satisfied by its conclusion then there may be hope for more serialized mythology driven big and bold broadcast series in the future But if Lost craps out if Hollywood senses that millions of viewers are pissed off after sticking with something for six years amp8211 it will be even more difficult for talented writers and producers to sell challenging and potentially groundbreaking new ideas to the networks Not to put too much pressure on Lindelof and Cuse but the future of broadcast television will to some extent be influenced by what you give us over these next four weeksLike so many others I have enjoyed ranting about Lost as much as I have raving about it Not since the first brief season of Twin Peaks has there been a series that has been such a stimulating gift to anyone who writes about television critics bloggers and commentposters alikeIt is a huge credit to this show that fans still passionately ask questions and express concerns six years into its run With the clock ticking and perhaps for the last time here are some of mineMy biggest concern about Lost at this late date is that if as has been suggested this season the overreaching storyline of this show is the timeless conflict between Jacob and the Smoke Monster or Smokey as he has come to be called amp8211 what does that say about the story of the Dharma Initiative versus the Others which would seem largely removed from the tale of Jacob and Smokey were it not for the inclusion in both of Charles Widmore who seems to be on top of everything scientific supernatural or otherwise Was all the Dharma drama just fantastic filler between the crash of Flight 815 in the pilot and the revelation at the end of Season 5 that it39s all about J and SWhat39s up with young Walt He was a hugely important character in Season 1 and there was a sense that he would prove integral to the central mystery of the story I39m still wondering why he had been reading a comic book with a polar bear in it on board Flight 815 And then there was that scene in Season 2 after he had been kidnapped by the Others when he appeared to Shannon in the jungle and was speaking incomprehensibly What was that aboutSimilarly what39s the deal with Baby Aaron It was suggested that he would be the key to everything even before he was bornAnd then there39s Ben Apparently he was loyal to or working for Jacob over the years yet he had the ability as seen in Season 4 to call forth Smokey when needed in a vengeful rage when Alex was killed for example Also amp8211 and this is an old gripe how could he have grown a tumor on his spine as revealed at the start of Season 3 while living on an island that magically cures cancerSpeaking of cancer survivors can anyone tell me where Rose and Bernard and the other survivors of Flight 815 are right nowIf Smokey was masquerading as Jack39s father all along and if he cannot leave the island how could Christian have been out to sea on the freighter at the end of Season 4 We saw him with Michael and Jin I believeWho or what built the contraption Ben turned at the end of Season 4 that sent the island skipping through time and space Why was it built in the first place Who anticipated the need for the island to do thatLastly what is the significance of those damn numbers a major plot point through many seasonsThere are many more questions that remain unanswered depending on how deep one wishes to drill My apologies if any of those mentioned above have been satisfactorily addressed and I have forgotten the details Six years into the Lost experience that39s easy to doCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBlogger

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