Of LOST.



ABC' s LOST is a great show, but contrary to popular belief, I think that it has headed progressively downhill since mid third season.
The first and second seasons were about crazy developments and past happenings that kept us guessing and confused but always came down to one familiar truth. The truth that no matter what a person goes through, no matter who they are, no matter what they have, the most important things in life are the relationships. It all comes down to who you love and who you hate.
Just a few episodes into the first season relationships were already developing: Jack bonded with Kate, Rose pined for Bernard, Charlie took responsibility for Claire, Sayid and Sawyer clashed. These are the characters whose relationships we have cried over, followed, regretted. All the LOST characters have been subjected to intense physical trials but those struggles are not the ones we remember. We remember the birth of Aaron, Locke's care for Boone, the death of Charlie, and the change that comes about in Sun and Jin's marriage. These people and the way they related to one another was what kept the show simple and grounded. They reacted and behaved the way we can assume real individuals would. What has become of the show?
LOST is now about events spinning out of control and out of time. The character development has been bypassed by three or four complex storylines progressing through each episode. The writers seem to have changed the focus from the importance of others, to all things supernatural and mind-boggling. It's still a good show, I don't think anyone is able to guess what is going to happen, but it has gotten so wrapped up in feuds between virtually unknown characters and other-worldly activity that the familiar truth it used to portray so stoically has been misplaced.
It's just a show, but has something great been turned into something average? With Hurley as our constant and evil as our nemesis, I believe we can safely assume that LOST will be finished on a good note, though maybe not on the show's highest.

Lydia