10 Things I Wish Lost Had Done Differently

ABC Lost is one of my favorite shows of all time, and while I believe it is an overall masterpiece, There are aspects of the show that I wish had been handled differently. Of the many shows that I love and consider among my favorites, Lost is the one I’ve probably rewatched the most over the years. The series is incredibly fulfilling on rewatch and serves a distinct purpose for me in comfort and nostalgia. But while I still firmly agree that Lost is one of the best TV shows of all time, I am more critical of certain parts of the series.

The Lost Finale is one of the most divisive in history, and I firmly believe that the ending is masterful. While there are some issues along the way, I don’t subscribe to the idea that the plot holes or unanswered mysteries are quite damaging to the show, because I think Lost is always character-driven rather than plot-driven. In this sense, I really don’t care to know what the rules are, where Jacob’s mother came from, or who the shooters were in the outdoor chase. However, I have my wishes on how certain materials could be handled better.

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I wish Lost had given Kate a stronger role

Kate doesn’t really have an arc in Lost

A common complaint among Lost Viewers what I completely agree with is Kate’s handling. While I think Evangeline Lilly is fine with the material she’s given, Kate is a character that thoroughly frustrates me upon rewatching. Lost. Her flashbacks are compelling, though Her role on the island becomes creating love triangles and getting caught in trapsWith the culmination of my grievances in season 2 “The Hunting Party,” when she was taken prisoner by the others. Even Evangeline Lilly, the actress who brought Kate to life, once said (viz e news):

“I felt like my character went from being autonomous—really with her own story and her own journey and her own agenda—to chasing people around the island,“

Kate is driven almost entirely by her feelings in romance with Jack and Sawyer, resulting in her being one of the most consistently immature and irrational characters throughout the series. She never really had her own motives or objectives after the death of the US. This could be justified if her character had matured towards the end, however There is no tangible arc for Kate.

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I wish Lost didn’t involve time travel

Season 5 is a low point for Lost

For starters, it’s worth noting that I’m often not a fan of time travel/alternate universe material in science fiction media unless it’s something like Back to the futureWhere the plot is specifically oriented around him. in Lost, The integration of time travel later in the series often felt shoehorned inResulting in season 5 being my personal least favorite and the most hokey. It’s not necessarily the road time travel work that I take issue with, as I do enjoy some of the world exploration allowed by it, but rather the road characters act in its orbit.

As I mentioned, I look Lost As a largely character-driven show, I feel like season 5 sees a deterioration in that aspect. With the high-stakes time travel drama that causes characters to constantly move around and find themselves in dangerous situations, I feel like the series is becoming more plot-driven. The characters in season 5 are often subject to acting out of character In order to fulfill the needs of the plot’s engine.

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I wish Lost had given Michael more to do

Michael’s Character Arc Falls Short

Michael and Walt’s dynamic is crucial to the early seasons, with season 2’s eventual betrayal undoubtedly one of the most shocking. Lost Moments. Although I believe the essence of Michael’s character was well written, I think he deserves more screen time to examine the reasoning behind his actions. After all, he was given a second chance to be a father and thrust into an impossible situation. It’s a fascinating image of desperation, but I don’t think it lands right.

The problem with Michael is that, like Kate, he often only exists alongside other characters in the series. Michael is there to be Walt’s father, which means he will always be facing some conflict with little focus on his own personality. Because Walt was written off the show so early, Michael’s story was rushed to coincide. Then, his return in season 4 was squished due to the shortened season.

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I wish Lost had shortened the season length sooner

Lost is overinflated with filler episodes

In a general sense, the shortened seasons in the back half of Lost They are not a problem. In terms of pacing, I actually find season 4 to be the most consistently entertaining In the series, even if it doesn’t have as many really great moments as others. Having 20+ episodes in network TV seems incredibly daunting, and there’s a reason cable networks like HBO or streaming services opt to have shorter seasons.

The first few seasons of Lost are my favorites, but there are so many filler episodes that can be a slog to get through. Especially in season 3, the writers seem to have no idea for certain character’s flashbacks, and they just become hard to sit through. Yes, I am referring to “stranger in a strange land.” If the number of episodes was reduced to 13-16 earlier, the show could be a bit sharper all around. Still, I can’t deny some of the filler episodes’ adorable character moments, like Jack and Sawyer playing ping pong.

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I wish Lost had used Abaddon more

Lance Reddick’s lost character was not planned well

The late Lance Reddick is one of the greatest talents Lost has in his cast, and yet his character, Abaddon, is quite disappointed. This issue has nothing to do with his performance or the writing in the scenes he is in But rather the volume of its use. Know how excellent Reddick is on The rulerI would like to see more of this character, but it seems like he sank on the Charles Widmore ship.

Abaddon appears to be an agent for Widmore, but his most mysterious acts include things like steering John Locke to find the island, which seems to align more with Jacob. This seems to be just an example of poor planning, viz There were moments when Charles Widmore’s role in the Lost End game seemed bigger than it actually ended up.

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I wish the temple would be better used

The temple is the least interesting island place

The Temple is similar to Abaddon: great concept, poor execution. To think Hiroyuki Sanada had a five-episode stretch on lost, And after several rewatches, I can hardly remember anything he did, speaks to the flaws in this story. The temple is an excellent idea, in theory, to expand the lore of the others And their lasting place in the mythology of the island, but in season 6, the primary issue seems to be that they have dissipated from the narrative.

The others were a central mystery early on lost, But by the time of seasons 4 and 6, they have been mixed in the cast with the survivors for so long that they have been demystified. To then introduce Dogen and the Temple later on almost felt shoehornedEspecially when it didn’t have much value about the mythology of Jacob and the man in black.

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I wish Nadia was Saeed’s true love

Nadia is crucial to Sayid’s story

The Lost Finale sees the main cast members join together in a church, paired with their main romantic partners, to progress in the afterlife. I always found it funny to see Seid with ShannonGiven how short-lived their romance was in comparison to his passion for Nadia. Nadia is the essence of Said’s story early in the series, with him even having a photo of her on the island.

Said and Nadia’s story has many elements in common with Desmond and Penny, except I don’t find their chemistry as gripping. This is, of course, due to the nature of their relationship, but it seems like Said and Nadia were a failed experiment that the writers corrected with a later romance, even including the use of a photograph to symbolize the long-lost. Love. However, I think ignoring this entirely in the finale was a mistake.

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I wish Locke had endgame already

John Locke’s ending could have been drawn better

The scenes between Jack and Locke are arguably Lost At its best, it explores the push-and-pull dynamic between science and faith. It is replaced later in the story by a more bare-bones struggle between good and evil, and I don’t think the show ever recovered from Locke’s absence. The loquacious-looking Man in Black is a decent antagonist, but it never feels as complex or engaging as the grounded philosophical disagreements of the earlier seasons.

Sure, it’s a compelling idea that Locke Wasn’t Especially since he’s basically just a guy who died after a miserable life. But I’ve always thought that message would have been hammered home even more beautifully if he had made it to the end before fully revealing this, allowing his self-absorbed notion of being special to excuse horrible acts. Locke could have made a great end-game antagonist in his own right.

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I wish that lost some of its flashbacks earlier

So many lost flashbacks in seasons 2 and 3 were not compelling

The Lost Flashbacks are crucial to the show’s method of character-driven storytellingAnd they work to a tee in the early seasons. I always cite the first half of season 1 as some of the strongest television writing I’ve ever seen, from “Tabula Rasa” to “Confidence Man.” Each episode in this stretch introduces the backstory of one of the show’s characters, and each perfectly balances its flashbacks with its main island narrative.

But these Lost Flashbacks don’t stay good for long, and they rely on introducing new characters to keep them fresh. By season 3 in rewatches, I’m pretty much just counting on Desmond or Ben flashbacks to carry the load, as the main survivors have all grown gruesomely repetitive by this point. The flash-forwards were an interesting device, but the format ultimately didn’t benefit the series in the long run.

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I wish Lost never dealt with the idea that they were dead the whole time

This misconception has tinted the reputation of Lost

If you’re a Lost Season 6 devotee like I am, you’ve probably already faced the frustration of hearing someone say, “Weren’t they the whole time?“I’d like to say that Christian Shepherd clearly saying otherwise is enough to dispel the idea, but since it clearly isn’t, I’m annoyed that the show was capable of this idea to begin with.

The idea of ​​Widmore planting a fake plane at the bottom of the ocean is incredibly cool, but apparently not worth the misdirection. The idea that the survivors died and were sent to purgatory is cliche and boringAnd although the manner like these Lost Writers presented the red herring was awesome, the possibility of it will become true would never have benefited the show.

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