THE PLOT THICKENS
The first time I watched season 3 I was a bit dissapointed. But, after watching it for the second time, starting from episode 1 season 1, and seeing every episode back to back, I enjoyed it a lot more.

Without giving anything away, I don't feel it was as absorbing to watch as seasons 1 & 2, but it is still very enjoyable.

Roll on season 4, I can't wait :)

Is Dharma real? Contains spoilers!
This review will be short and sweet. Most of what needs to be said already has been but for one question; Is Dharma real?
We have found people in hatches pressing buttons and recording information because they have been told to in the style of Stanley Milgram but are we not doing the same? Don't get me wrong; I'm enjoying it immensely, but are we not being played with in Dharma fashion? The story leaps about with very few answers and yet we keep pressing the button (the play button on my DVD)because it seems the right thing to do. I'm convinced that Lost is produced by The Dharma Initiative.


Very annoying
The first series of Lost was excellent. It had a good basic idea, some interesting characters and some good plotlines (although some silly ones). Season 2 was a pleasant surprise, and was much better than I expected. Season 3 fulfilled all of my expectations, and was horrible.

I knew this was going to happen because of Alias. Alias was another great idea which ran on for far too long, and both series give me exactly the same impression. I imagine the writers sitting in a room at the start of each episode, and saying to each other "OK, now how can we jerk the audience around totally in this episode?"

Because that's all they do. They keep the suspense by constantly switching back and forth, making the good guys into bad guys and vice versa. This would be ok if you thought that there was some kind of master plan behind it, and for a while you think that there is, but after some time the truth dawns. There is no master plan except for keeping the ratings up so that they can milk this idea for as much money as they can.

Alias was brilliant for the first season and a half, and quite enjoyable for another season or two after that, but the last couple of seasons were an insult to their viewers. Lost has gone exactly the same way, and sooner. There were a couple of good episodes, but the vast majority just consist of cynical audience manipulation to create as much suspense as possible with very little substance behind it.

Don't say you haven't been warned!

Back to good old-fashioned story-telling
After the dull, incoherent ramblings of Series 2, I did not expect much from the new offering. But I was wrong. Here the writers have taken a slightly different approach. While there is still an over-arching plot to get off the island, what we are presented with in most episodes are delightful, engrossing and delicious short-stories. The one with Hurley and the mini-bus is so good it can - and does - stand watching on its own as a perfect little gem of film making. This tighter focus on the hopes, fears and backgrounds of individual characters or small combinations thereof is inspired. The overall plot is advanced by degrees towards Series 4, but who cares? The writers have got back to telling good stories, not just trying to be deep and meaningful.

Jacob loves you man...........
The second series "lost it" a bit but Lost is back with a vengeance in Series 3. Terrific characters and a plot that even the most skilled clairvoyant couldnt guess make it impossible to stop watching even if (like me) you promised yourself only one episode each evening. I was sad to see some characters go (I won't tell you which ones....).
The way how each character plays a role in getting the group towards their goal, and the way the backstory is teased out for each character is terrific.

Lost is easily the best of the huge proliferation of big budget miniseries from the US, and I can't wait for Season 4. The BBC would never simply sit down and produce a great series like this - they always try to hard to introduce a contemporary angle e.g politics, racism, sexuality etc, they cant just tell a good story , which is done brilliantly by everyone involved in Lost.
I wish I could have my memory erased and watch them all again. You must however watch Series 1 and 2 do not even entertain watching this without having seen them.

In my opinion one of the best things made for the small screen.

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