But it was given, nonetheless.
And with it...
...I did my best."
Apart from the stellar season premiere, the third season of LOST suffered from a slow-paced mess that piled on the aimless questions one after another for about 7 episodes.
Thankfully, the series went on a 12-week hiatus, giving the writers time to dig themselves out of the hole they were in and start taking aim at a final destination. During this time, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse announced that they had a plan and mapped out the series to finish on season six.
Thankfully, the series went on a 12-week hiatus, giving the writers time to dig themselves out of the hole they were in and start taking aim at a final destination. During this time, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse announced that they had a plan and mapped out the series to finish on season six.
After the break, the remaining 16 episodes were top-notch front to back (if you don’t count the crapfest episode guest-starring the icky Bai Ling). The smoke monster is finally shown just how dangerous it actually can be. Scenes between enigmatic Others’ leader Benjamin Linus and John Locke are some of the season’s finest highlights, with Michael Emerson and Terry O’Quinn turning in performances worthy of great applaud. Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) is revealed to be much more important to the events on the island than we previously thought. Our hearts are broken by the first casualty of a character we’ve actually grown to love, instead of some of the other ho-hum demises of not so great characters in the series’ past. Elizabeth Mitchell joins the cast as Juliet Burke who is most welcome addition to the formula, while newcomers Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro as Nikki & Paulo aren’t so welcome.
What should be mentioned, as I wanted to before on my previous reviews but just ran out of room, is Michael Giacchino’s brilliant orchestrated score for the series really stands out in it's third year. LOST simply would not be the same without his music as it has a voice of it’s own that’s so distinct you couldn’t mistake it for anything else.
It seems every year, LOST is upping the ante with it’s season finales and completely blowing our minds. This year has one of the most haunting final scenes the series will ever see. Wow. Just wow.
All in all, the series begins feeling like it’s slowly being built brick by brick to reveal a big finish, instead of leading the viewer on towards nothing but more questions never to be answered.
23 episodes. 44 minutes each.
Episodes To See:
3X01: A Tale Of Two Cities: Jack-centric episode. Great start to the season.
3X08: Flashes Before Your Eyes: Desmond-centric. C’mon. It’s Desmond.
3X21: Greatest Hits: Charlie-centric.
3x22 & 3x23: Through The Looking Glass: Jack-centric. The season finales keep getting better and better.
Episodes To Avoid:
3x09: Stranger In A Strange Land: Jack-centric. A completely pointless episode with no redeeming qualities whatsover. Plus…Bai Ling is terrible.
Buyer's Guide:
LOST is widely available on DVD/Blu-ray in single season sets or a complete series collection.
LOST is widely available on DVD/Blu-ray in single season sets or a complete series collection.
4 fish biscuits out of 5
2 comments:
Bai Ling is terrible in everything. Always. Terrible.
I hardly remember anything of this season...
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