Lost: The Countdown
Producers Set End Date to the Popular and Mysterious Series
This season stands out as having revealed more about the island, the Others and the eerie connections between the passengers than the previous seasons. From the early episodes, some speculation was that the plane crash killed everyone aboard, and that the island was a sort of Purgatory, where each character comes to find peace with their respective pasts. And this season (particularly the last few episodes) has hinted that this may, in fact, be the case.
Whereas most shows are constructed of the typical 3-act structure of beginning (the setup or introduction), middle (the conflict or tension) and end (the payoff or resolution), 'Lost' left viewers with their collective jaws on the floor at the end of each episode, always wanting more. Each chapter in the tale revealed only as much as the story needed to keep you guessing, and you just had to come back the following week to find out what was going to happen.
The inclusion of each character's backstory is an integral part of what their current situation (and, I would guess, fate) is: each has some skeleton in the closet that is laid bare by their very presence on the island. And as each character learns more about the others, friendships and alliances are made and broken; secrets are revealed and information is exposed for selfish gain.
But what is there to gain? To rule the beach? To infiltrate and destroy the Others? To find a way off the island?
Escape seems to be an afterthought, at this point; the characters' motivation seems to be to find a meaning behind the mystery of the island: the hatches, the Dharma Initiative, the Others, the monster... but mostly the meaning of their own lives.
Admittedly, the developing plot can seem a little far-fetched with the inclusion of submarines, helicopters, medical facilities and an apparently endless supply of weapons and food. But these can't all be throw-away plot devices and inconsistencies: the writers have a plan and every element, every detail is significant.
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