I expect this is going to be a bit like a 1940s movie serial (but slicker) in that some bits are going to left out only to be revealed later. The hero’s car goes over the cliff at the end of one installment, but we’re not shown him jumping out until the beginning of the next. I’ve already seen that to some extent. For example, Kate is left alone with the US marshal, and shortly thereafter, the other guy shoots him in the chest with the gun Kate was holding. There’s a scene missing!
I like Kate, though. I think I’m supposed to at this point, but I also think I’ve made the right decision. She saved the farmer’s life at the risk of being captured in the flashback, but even more telling, she affixed the oxygen mask to the marshal’s face when he was unconscious.
I do think watching shows on DVD is the way to go. Based on a strong opening season, I watched Heroes for three years only to have it cancelled out from under me with no resolution (rumors of a TV movie to tie up loose ends notwithstanding). What a waste of my time! At least I know going in I won’t have that problem with Lost.
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Oh yeah. There'll be absolutely no loose ends, unresolved mysteries or unanswered questions whatsoever. ;)
Oh yes, and one that I enjoyed quite a bit.
Hope that previous answer was neither too snarky, nor perceived as "spoilery." As a seasoned TV watcher, I'm sure it comes as no surprise to you that -- after 6 seasons of a show with one of the largest casts and most complex storylines in TV history -- the producers chose not to spend too much of the final season trying to answer questions like "What really happened to Sawyer's lost shoe in that episode in Season 2?" (Yes, I just made that up.)
The great debate about Lost's final season was whether the producers made good choices about what to answer and what to leave to the audience's imagination. On balance, I think they did.
No, no… you’re fine.
Heroes was canceled?
That's what I heard (that it wasn’t renewed for another season), but also that there may be a TV movie to wrap up loose ends.
Then again, it's also fun to tear through a really great show in short order without having to wait an entire week between episodes. I did that with the first two seasons of Breaking Bad last year, and then got a little annoyed that I had to wait seven days between installments when watching the third season in real time this year.
I figured out the twist ending about five minutes into episode one and smugly turned it off 20 minutes later, never to return. Heard it's wonderfully written though and the journey is often the reward, so I'm curious what you'll have to say.
Having said that, I haven’t quite settled on what form this discussion will take. We plan to watch one episode per day (most days) until we’re through, same as with Buffy and Angel, but I don’t know if I’ll be posting every day or offering summaries of each episode. I don’t have a particular ax to grind (or stake to sharpen) in regard to this premise, so we’ll have to see. I will say each episode we’ve watched so far is over before we expect it to be because we’re so caught up in the plot. We’ve both remarked on it.
Last night we watched the fourth episode, Walkabout.
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