How not to do a season finale

[sigma7]

I have to admit, there was such rampant stupidity in that episode I was wondering if the creative forces behind Grey's Anatomy were working overtime. And not even in the "physics don't work like that" way but the "inexplicably inconsistent characterization from what we saw 30 minutes ago" way or the "no, seriously, none of you thought of that?" way.

Sadly, Lost is a show that works best when it's audacious both in questions and answers, not coy ("Oooh, what's in the crate? Make sure nobody refers to what it really is until the dramatic reveal"). But the idea that despite traveling back in time the Losties only manage to create the circumstances under which they were trapped? Done to death. Terminally uninteresting. Worse than a nuclear device that tumbles down a million-mile deep shaft without a hiccup and is still somehow primed to detonate when a kitten leans on it.

I was holding out for another game-changer, or at least an interesting reveal, a hook to keep interest up 'til next year. I don't know about you all, but I don't think I can sit through another episode of that, much less a season.

Edit: Does this mean the last season of Lost is going to be the last season of Buffy with the First Evil? If so, oh, God, count me so out. Bad enough the Lockebox reveal conjured memories of the BSG finalé (___ has been dead all this time) and the bomb the first season cliffhanger of Sledge Hammer!

Comments

[foenix.livejournal.com]

I like that we pretty much end up with the same thoughts on the final moments, but the journey was different. ;)

[beagle1971.livejournal.com]

Have you tried Fringe? It's like X-Files, only there's a wacky scientist helping them, and every episode connects to the mythology.

[erica-roo.livejournal.com]

Hehehe, I am amused by the vast difference between your opinion and another lj friend who's name shall not be mentioned. ;-)

When I'm predicting everything that's about to happen, "Oh, Locke's in that box... must be that other dude that was with Jacob at the beginning acting as him..." then you know that it's not that great. (Hmm... kinda like Grey's.) However, my prediction that the bomb wouldn't detonate until they somehow set it up to be done with a key and Desmond did not come to pass. At which point, I called shenanigans. But I still want to see the final season. Then again, I liked the final season on Buffy. *ducks to avoid thrown objects.*