Even during the airing of the season one, Lost was on the track to became a  cult show, and by the time the season 3 started, there was no doubt about it: Lost is one of the most amazing shows on TV ever made. It’s so rare to find the show with compelling writing, excellent characters and hard to predict story that is simply griping, and the show that always leave you wanting for more. And it’s absolutely never boring.

The Others

With first two seasons, we only met The Others through stories and only few real encounters, aside from the Henry Gale, the prisoner turned out leader of The Others. But now, things will changes and at least half the episodes will be with among The Others, and we will get to know great deal about some of them. And new character Juliette quickly became one of my favorite characters of the series. Juliette is played by Elizabeth Mitchell, and she did amazing job and created character that will be with us for seasons to come. Also, Michael Emerson did amazing job with his role of Ben and you will be amazed by his transformations over the course of the series. And, most important thing is that we will get different picture about everything that happens on the island and see glimpses of the more great stories in the season 4.

Story

Juliette Burke

This season also uses same concept of flashbacks, but adds new characters and we will learn great deal more about all of them. Also, some of these stories will show many more interconnections of some of the characters. As for the story on the island, we are faced with post hatch events that will lead to the amazing season ending and cliffhanger that will leave you speechless.

Charlie & Desmond

Desmond Hume is amazing character, and I can’t even think of any other actor playing this role that could replace Henry Ian Cusick. He will prove to be very important for the story, and the one that will link further many of the characters and minor story lines. And finally, the time will come for Charlie Pace to shine and his Greatest Hits episode is one of the best this season, and one of the best in the series.

Conclusion

It’s very hard to write about Lost. Lost is class of it’s own, and the series that breaks all the rules. Just wait for the series finale, and you will be shocked when the episode ends, and you see one of the greatest cliffhangers ever made. With only 33 days left until the sixth and last season starts, this is right time for you to see the series in full.

Season one was only a warming up for the real story behind the Lost. And the season 2 will continue moments after the hatch exploded, with much complex story and even more characters that will join in the in the first half of the season. Things will get more complicated, and we will finally get to see shape of the real story of the island. Cuse and Lindelof are now real writing force, and they will drive the series until the very end next year.

Story

First few episodes will be about the night of the hatch opening and first night of the raft travel (and end of travel). This part maybe could be shorter, but there were many characters that are important to the story. Most of the season is based in the hatch, but we will get to see what happened to the airplane 815 tail section and the survivors on the other side of the island and more. We will gt one more very important character, Mr. Eko (played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) who has some deeper connection with the island. I am not going much deeper into the storyline, because I don’t want to spoil things for you, but both island stories and flashbacks are great. Also, season will build towards amazing two episode finale that simply can’t be missed.

Mr. Eko

Characters

We will get to know many new characters. Some of them, like Desmond and Henry Gaile will be only in few episodes, but will get to be very important parts of the story later. Also, we will get know Ana Lucia and Libby at least for a short while. We will find more about the others and will get to know some of them.

But, on the other hand there will be more deaths in this season, and we will see few characters go. All deaths are very unexpected but will lead the story in a new directions.

Conclusion

Excellent season of Lost, and a step forward from the premiere season. Very dynamic and with almost no bad moments, amazing ending and cliff hanger, everything you need in a TV show.

When the Lost aired for the first time, I wasn’t very interested in watching it. The reason for that was enormous hype surrounding this show, and that’s almost always a bad thing in my experience. But when the season 3 started airing, I decided to give Lost  a chance. And I was completely blown away. From the very first episode, Lost is one of the shows you simply must see. This show is a blend of crime, mystery, fiction and romance.

Show begins right after airplane crash, of Oceanic 815 flight. Very soon, survivors of the crash discover that they are on what they think is  deserted island. And, the first night they found out that the island is no ordinary island, and that there is a monster living in the jungle. Throughout the season, they explore the island trying to find some way to get rescued, to get home. And also, to discover that some of them want to stay.

Characters

The pilot episode introduces all the main characters, and adds flashbacks showing the flight before the crash. And throughout the season, flashbacks are used as the character development tool. Each episode show flashbacks for one of the characters, a story about important event from their past, explaining better what’s happening with them on the island. Most flashback stories in the first season shows us the way each of the character ended up on the 815 flight.

It will take several episodes until you get clearer picture on all main characters, and you might think that there are too many of them. And is not simple to keep track of each one of them, to keep track of their flashbacks. Each flashback is a part of the larger puzzle, and as the show progresses you will discover that each character is needed.

Most of the actors are not really well known, and only few of them I have heard of earlier watching the Lost. Terry O’Quinn, Dominic Monaghan and Yunjin Kim are the most famous of the cast. But, all the actors are cast spot on for the role they are playing.

Writing

First season reveals that the writers have much deeper story in mind, but manages to focus mostly on character development. Still, several key events from this season will drive story further in the seasons to come. Flashback stories are really excellent, but once you get to watch season 2 and 3, you will realize that there are some inconsistencies with the back stories. It’s very complicated to write for a show years in advance, and such problems are natural. And most important is that the main story is not affected.

Production

Show is filmed in Hawaii, and that includes the island scenes and all the flashbacks. Lost is filmed in HD, and if you watch BluRay releases you will be amazed how good Lost really looks. It’s almost like watching movie and not TV show limited by the budget and time to make each episode. Music for Lost is amazing. Michael Giacchino created hunting score using odd instruments, using plane wreckage even. Lost without his music would not be the same. Special effects are done very well, considering that they didn’t needed too much effects in the first season.

Conclusion

Lost is a must see. This is not your average fiction and action TV show, this is the show that uses fiction and mystery as a tool to tell you a story about group of people, about their lives, about love and everyone will find something for themselves in Lost. Also, Lost is not simple show, so watching few episodes here and there will only confuse you, you need to see it all. So, if you still haven’t watched it, buy a box set, or only first season and give it a chance.