Thoughts on the last couple of episodes (which I just watched tonight).
I thought the past two episodes were better than the last couple. I was glad to see them finally break out the guns and nab Ethan. Had that episode ended with them merely holding Ethan at gunpoint, I would probably have quit watching the show. Finally, a merciful bit of closure on something.
And while I'm frustrated that we learned none of Ethan's secrets, we'd all better get used to it - it's the nature of this type of show. When all the mysteries are explained, or when they get rescued, the show's over. Much like
Lost in Space, or
Voyager, or even
The Fugitive, there can never be a complete resolution, because when there is, the show ends. If they defeat Ethan's evil band (if there is one), open the hatch and reveal the secrets contained underneath, kill all the monsters, and welcome the French bitch into the clan, then what? Then nothing. The show will continue like this as long as it runs - feeding us enough scraps to picque our interest while holding off on the big finale until the last episode.
Can it run like this and last? Who knows? But there's only so much they can give away without running out of ideas. Unlike the shows I mentioned above, this group is stuck on an island. They can't go to new places, and seriously, how much different stuff can happen to them on a small island before the show gets so ridiculous that the audience cries bullshit and changes the channel?
Perhaps this would have been served by being a mini-series with a set ending time. But for now, they've picked up the quality a bit, and I'll keep watching.
That doesn't mean, of course, that I appreciate the misleading advertising they use. Last week's episode implied some big blowout between Jack and Sawyer over Kate. Here's a big
to the clown that cut that together.
