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Author Topic: I am lost with LOST #4 Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 01-06-2009 05:27 PM                        I have not watched LOST when the series ran on network television but I have been a fan of the ABC television presentation after watching every episode on DVD up until the 3rd season. I am now 'making an effort' to watch season four on discs but have found the stories going all over the place and the first five episodes I have watched so far has been a total confused mess, Am I the only one to feel this way when I come across reviews by many leading television critics that states season four was one of the better ones or even the best!. I own the current DVD as well as all the previous seasons and have stopped watching. For those of you who love the show, can you tell me why the flash back sequences jump all over the place and time including the future when many of the main characters are shown rescued from the island and have resumed their lives in modern society. Another episode shows Saied in Berlin (in the future or the past?) on a mission and does not explain why he was there after that segment has ended. If I am missing something, will someone please enlighten me? -Claude  |  IP: Logged Carey Barber Expert Film Handler Posts: 143 From: Newport News, VA, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 01-06-2009 05:58 PM                     No Claude, you are not the only one... I thought that Season One was one of the best shows I have seen. Not only was the writing interesting, but it also had higher production values that most shows. Season Two was good but not as good as Season One. Season Three I felt was rather disappointing, with the exception of the excellent ending. Season Four was also disappointing. Although, if it makes you feel any better, a lot of the confusing stuff is cleared up later and throughout the season. (It has been quite a while since I have seen any of these episodes, and most were only watched once, so this is my general recollection of the series without too much detail.)  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 01-06-2009 06:40 PM                    I guess it's called "LOST" for a reason! I really enjoyed season 4, and can't wait until season 5 starts up in a few weeks. Most of the flash back story lines in season 4 are actually flash forwards. This of course started with the last episode of season 3. I could probably help you out on some things, but if I tried to explain what was going on, I'd probably go insane myself. I do recommend the forum over at The Fuselage. You can drill down to individual episodes and see what the fans are talking about with each one. Of course, there are some rabid fans there too, so occasionally you pick up a pretty cool tidbit that you either missed in an episode, or forgot about from an old episode that ties into the episode you're looking at. Also you can pose questions to the show's stars and writers. Occasionally they answer back. Jorge Garcia (Hurley) is pretty active there from time to time.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 01-07-2009 03:41 PM                        Thanks Carey & Mark I briefly logged on to the site, Mark had directed me to but did not spend too much time there because I have only a limited amount of time this morning on the internet. I will will visit the site again before I resume watching the rest of season four of LOST. It will have wait because I just started to watch season two of THE TUDORS on DVD last night after I picked it up yesterday at Best Buy. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 01-07-2009 07:32 PM                     Claude, season 4 is indeed the best season. It is very cryptic at the start, but hold fast and it will be explained. The great thing about Lost is, one episode might confuse you and you'll be like what, why did that happen. But three or four episodes later the same flash forwards will be happening from someone else's perspective to flesh out the story more. Make sure you get season 4 finished up for the start of season 5 in two weeks.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 01-07-2009 10:46 PM                    Watching the DVDs is without a doubt the BEST way to watch this show because you pick up things between the episodes a lot better than you do when you have a week or two in between the episodes.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-25-2009 12:08 AM                     I just started watching season 1, and after finishing the first disc (4 episodes), I don't see what the big deal is about this show. I assume it gets better?  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 03-25-2009 12:23 AM                     It gets much better Mike, it takes a little while for all the characters to be fleshed out and for you to start careing about what happens. Give it a chance  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 03-25-2009 10:21 AM                    Yes, but make sure you pay close attention, or else you're going to want to go back and watch the whole first season over again later. Well, come to think of it, you'll probably want to do that no matter how much attention you give it!  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 03-25-2009 01:37 PM                        I was like you Mike with the first season. I did give it a chance and in a very short period of time, I got hooked ----- until season four I have the DVD set of season four and only watched about five episodes and because I have so many other Blu Ray discs and DVds to watch, I doubt I will continue to watch LOST anymore. Please do not let my personal feelings deter you from watching LOST because there are a lot of people who love the show and some had even said it got better after season four. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-28-2009 11:29 PM                     Ok I'm now on the third disc (episode 12 or so) and it just started to get interesting... I'll continue. Lol.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-29-2009 09:52 AM                     Clearly folks... Too much TV can very definately cause one to get lost!!  |  IP: Logged Mark Ogden Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 943 From: Little Falls, N.J. Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-29-2009 10:36 AM                     After following the show religiously since the beginning, I'm about ready to pack it in with this season. This show has become so convoluted and contrived that I can't see how they can possibly rationalize all the plot points and wrap things up with a believable explanation. After the infuriating bullshit last episode of Battlestar Galactica , I just don't want to invest anymore time into a show that's just going to end with a whack-off "thanks for six years of your life now here's a token no-real-answers ending that we think we can get away with" finale.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 04-01-2009 07:46 AM                    *** I WILL NOT GIVE ANYTHING AWAY IN THIS POST *** I've heard that from a few folks too, but I couldn't disagree more. If there's one thing I've learned from this show, it's that things that make absolutely no sense at all now end up making perfect sense later on down the road - sometimes a season or two later. Even with all of the answers they've given so far, there's still a lot of mystery surrounding the island. I'm reluctant to talk about ANYTHING related to the show or any of the characters or their names here because so many haven't seen it, and that just wouldn't be fair. Keep going, Mike! Let us know what you think of the ending.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 05-20-2009 04:38 PM                     Ok, I'm about halfway through with season 3, and things just got a little strange with the t.t. aspect of the show (I'm sure fans will know what this means but don't want to spoil it for others). I'm hooked!  |  IP: Logged

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