Lost : I'm err, lost.

[layne67]

Does anyone on my flist follow Lost faithfully? I used to love that show ( season 1 was awesome! ) but I stopped watching it after the second season. I've started watching season 5 because I want to see Mark Pellegrino in the finale. But unfortunately I couldn't make head or tail of any of the episodes. I'm currently at episode 7 and most of the time I was pulling my hair out by the roots, I was so frustrated.

My kids are avid fans and they said something about the show having several timelines and that the island can be moved? But judging from their shifty eyes, I suspect that they don't really get it either.

I wonder if someone could please give me a condensed version of season 5? I was thinking of going straight to the finale without watching the rest of the episodes, but minus spoilers from the finale. Anyone? Please?

ETA : Spoilers for Lost season 5 finale in the comments.

Comments

[evening-spirit.livejournal.com]

I had doubts after season two, pulled through season three and I'm glad I did, because I really liked fourth season, and the fifth one was a blast. :) Honestly, it felt as if they really knew where they were going from the very beginning. I think it isn't the case, but it feels like it.

Unfortunately there were new characters and I'm not sure which appeared in what season, so jumping in at season five can be confusing as hell. In short -- one group was stranded in the fifties, before the Incident that resulted in building the Hatch and pressing the Button every 102 minutes (was it really that often or did I mix something up?) Another group were the survivers who left the Island and were in the current timeline (as in 2008/09), but again, I'm not sure if they were rescued at the end of third, or fourth season. And finally, I think, though I'm not sure, there were some people who were in the current show-timeline, which is 2004. But again, I may be wrong.

As for who was where when, I honestly don't remember.

And yes, Island can be moved both in time and in space but the existence of the whole world now hangs in balance because it was not moved the way it should have or maybe that's not the problem at all???

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Stories with different timelines always confuse me. Heck, I was confused with SPN's In The Beginning with the "what ifs" and that was only one episode! Did you watch Star Trek the movie? I was confused with their back-to-the-future/past plot too!

I think there's a glimmer of light for me from your explaination. Thank you!! :)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Just watched the finale of season 5. Oh my, Mark Pellegrino was awesome!! And now I can't wait for season 6!