And then there were two.

I have to say that for most of season III of LOST, I have been really disappointed with the show. Not because of the format of the show- that has really never changed, but more so the direction the show has taken. This past summer if you played the LOST game on the web and finally got to see the 7 minute synopsis of the video with Alvar Hanso- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrAsRPP2I38 it renewed your faith in the genius of the program and made you want to tune in for season III.

Season III has been about self discovery while trying to answer the questions about the others. So far we have learned that DHARMA was purged and all involved other than Ben were killed. The “Others” were native to the Island in some sense, and reclaimed their property by killing the science and humanity driven efforts of the DHARMA Initiative. Although the glimpses that we have seen really don’t tell you much of anything. There is no clear definition of who were the “good guys” and who were the “bad guys.” As we learn with this show- there are always 4815162342 sides to a story- they just never seem to get to the point with a clear and definitive statement and answer.

Yesterday I read a scathing rant on the www.tailsection.com about a site that posted the spoilers for the final two episodes of the season : “Greatest Hits” and “Through the looking glass.” I’m not sorry I read them because regardless of whether they are spoilers or foilers- the premise shall be entertaining to watch- and keep in line with the themes of season III.

I am hard pressed to see how the show transcends into 3 more seasons of enticing, viewable, and captivating story telling, because this season really didn’t do the trick for me. It gave humanity and fallibility to a story that was so bold, mystical, and ominous for the two initial seasons.

I will be interested to hear feedback after tonight and more importantly next week. I honestly believe that the shows creators never imagined that the show would have this much success and completely deviated from the original plot line. I just hope that the new vision that is inspiring them to drag the story out another 3 years gets dramatically better as the show goes on.

Some things that I feel the show has not addressed and needs to:
1. Who are the others/ where are they from/ what is the Island/ Besides reproductive research, what are they actually doing there?
2. What is with the 4 toes statue?
3. Who is smokey/ Jacob, and what role does he/ it play?
4. What are the numbers?
5. If the DHARMA Initiative was purged- how/why was Kelvin in the hatch?
6. What is the point of the show?