Lost went wrong in season 2 or 3, IMO

That was the year they started talking before the new season about the show really being about "the characters." When the real story was the mystery of the island and the smoke monster. That mystery captivated everyone, and made the show a monster (and unexpected) success.

In contrast, the focus on characters led to whole episodes about individuals and couples before they even got to the island, and included such fascinating plots as someone's father not thinking her fiance was successful enough, and a main character getting a tattoo. Around the 4th season, I stopped watching. And I started again the last half of the last season.

And THEN the answer behind the mystery was disappointing.

[Post edited by WestyHokie at 05/21/2019 3:16PM]

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Posted: 05/21/2019 at 3:09PM

Lost ending was another collosal fan fail. Compare/contrast with GoT ** -- Baltimore Hokie 05/21/2019 12:13PM

The more I think about it the more I feel like finales that try to wrap -- SteveInBaltimore 05/21/2019 6:06PM

Yeah, I think this is basically it. Finales for serialized storytelling -- Gobbler-100 05/21/2019 7:12PM

I didn't like the Sopranos final episode, ones leading up to it were great. ** -- Hokie Knight 05/21/2019 3:38PM

I disagree. The Sopranos finale was perfect once you understand what happ- -- Hokie CPA 05/21/2019 8:46PM

Lost went wrong in season 2 or 3, IMO -- WestyHokie 05/21/2019 3:09PM

Everything about Lost ended up being crazy, but it's too bad that... -- Gobbler-100 05/21/2019 3:25PM

You kind of underscored my point, I think -- WestyHokie 05/21/2019 3:34PM

See I think Breaking Bad is actually a great example of what I'm... -- Gobbler-100 05/21/2019 5:11PM

GoT was fine to be honest, I didn't mind it. 4/8 starks were killed -- VT Pez4Life 05/21/2019 3:04PM

Admittedly, that does feel like the optimal pace for the ending. -- Gobbler-100 05/21/2019 3:20PM

Yeah i agree. I guess I just loved GoT so much -- VT Pez4Life 05/21/2019 3:44PM

I think it's perfectly analogous to GoT. When a show relentlessly -- Gobbler-100 05/21/2019 1:34PM

Lost was interesting because it depended on what you were looking for in -- AbsolutVT03 05/21/2019 12:58PM

Look folks, if it didnt end badly, it wouldnt have needed an ending. ** -- One4VT 05/21/2019 12:51PM

Lost was a bigger fail ** -- HokieDan95 05/21/2019 12:31PM

Neither was as bad as Dexter. ** -- Hokie CPA 05/21/2019 12:30PM

I loved Dexter but for the life of me, I can't remember how it ended ** -- Brown Water 05/21/2019 12:48PM

Same, but I'm pretty sure I bailed on the last couple of seasons but -- BG Hokie 05/21/2019 1:13PM

That was the best season... all downhill from there. ** -- AbsolutVT03 05/21/2019 1:17PM

Yep, he was money ** -- Brown Water 05/21/2019 1:15PM

Lumberjack. ** -- AbsolutVT03 05/21/2019 12:59PM

Dexter gave his son to a serial killer and watched them take a boat into a -- Hokie CPA 05/21/2019 12:55PM

LOL! Good one! ** -- EDGEMAN 05/21/2019 2:07PM

Funny because it's true ** -- Brown Water 05/21/2019 4:15PM

Seinfeld, though in retrospect, was apropos ** -- TomTurkey 05/21/2019 12:17PM

The biggest thing that has happened with Seinfeld is that enough time... -- Gobbler-100 05/21/2019 1:43PM

Clunker episodes? Which ones? ** -- Brown Water 05/21/2019 4:16PM

The Puerto Rican Day episode and the finale were both a little wack. -- Gobbler-100 05/21/2019 5:26PM

I can see that. But also some of my faves; The Slicer, The Strike, -- Brown Water 05/21/2019 8:00PM

Lost went wrong in season 2 or 3, IMO

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