Mentioned before, worth expounding.
What is the plot of Lost? There is no plot; no governing story arc. It’s not a story of survival. It’s not a story of escape. It’s a story of discovery, but not in a true sense, only in a cautiously revealed sense. We don’t discover what we want, we have certain false truths revealed through tiny windows of opportunity. Discovery is not a plot. It’s like a book with no ending… hey buda boom buda bam.
That’s what this show is. It is a show with no ending, just small payoffs and new beginnings. It works as entertainment; it fails as story. I swear to you that the writers are making things up as they go and are then trying to figure out how to tie things together.
Like why were the numbers engraved on the hatch. No other reason than the writers needed a twist. Why is michael getting off the island with Walt? Easy, not because the story dictated it, but Walt (the actory) was like 10 when then show started and is close to 13 now but they’ve only been on the island 70 days and Walt (the character) is still 10. Or why is there so much easy food, how else could they account for hurley’s (the actor) weight. Not a story, they just forget to negotiate weight loss into the contract.
It’s not about making sense, it’s about making it last.
