Will 'Lost' find its way back?
POSTED: 1723 GMT (0123 HKT), February 7, 2007
Editor's Note: The following Associated Press story
about "Lost" contains some details about recent episodes.
If you'd rather not know anything that's happened this
season, stop reading now.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Flash back to last fall: With intense
buzz surrounding "Lost," ABC split Season Three in two,
hoping to launch new shows "The Nine" and "Day Break"
and eliminate grumbling about reruns.
Cut back to the present: Not only has ABC canceled both
new shows (which got good reviews but few viewers), but
the resulting "Lost" mini-season deflated the island
drama's momentum, leaving many fans and critics disappointed
, discouraged and worried that "Lost" may have lost its way.
The formerly white-hot drama about plane crash survivors on
a remote island returns Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST for 16 new
uninterrupted episodes. ABC bumped it an hour later to steer
clear of Fox's "American Idol" juggernaut and CBS's solid
"Criminal Minds."
Part of what had made "Lost" so extraordinary was the gradual
unveiling of new information that unlocked the secrets behind
each character and the surreal island as a whole. But during
last fall's six episodes, "Lost" hastily compressed too much
into too little time. (Why? "Lost's" producers answer your
questions in EW.)
The first three episodes of the mini-season began in true
"Lost" fashion. As multiple cliffhangers from the explosive
Season Two finale were resolved, new questions surfaced
for every question answered.
Soon, however, the eagerly anticipated unveiling of The
Others' compound and the extraneous introduction of
additional plane crash survivors became a bombardment
of too many new faces and foreign environments.
Familiar favorites were suddenly lost in a convoluted
crowd.
Also, the fates of those who did receive considerable air
time were rather difficult to digest. It was disconcerting
watching Jack, Kate and Sawyer, three of the show's most
beloved characters, suffer as powerless, manipulated lab
rats in cages.
It's hard to be optimistic with the all-too-frequent reminder
that favorite characters can be tortured or killed at any time.
Consider the rapid demise of Mr. Eko. He was the only survivor
with the strength and conviction to stare down the island monster
. So it was disheartening to witness the amorphous black smoke
mortally toss the powerful Nigerian around like a rag doll.
This felt especially drastic since Eko was killed almost
immediately after twice cheating death -- first by surviving
the hatch explosion, then by escaping a carnivorous polar bear.
None of the protagonists are saints, but viewers still cheer
for their imperfect heroes to succeed in overcoming obstacles.
The current story lines of retribution and undue punishment
merely reinforce the miseries of defeat.
Just like cast members constantly reminded of their lack of
job security, "Lost" fans are now aware that they have to
enjoy the ride while it lasts. Serialized television can
abruptly change course -- or end -- at any time.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/07/tv.lost.ap/index.html
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