Again: because it's shit storytelling. I realize that would make it waaaay easier for the writers, but not all explanations are valid or good, mind you.
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Rewatching Lost is weird already knowing the answers
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General_Zod
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I love how they didn't answer most of the stuff but still managed to
get Mac back to Kill him off he was just a goon, lets give the fans the closer on this arch
You not liking the storytelling and there being no answers is different again.
Even if some things went unexplained it's clear most people who complain about unsolved mysteries just don't like the explanations.
Fine, keep missing the point...
I mean...
Q: How old are you?
A: Red.
One could argue that doesn't quite answer the question. But you've apparently decided to argue that it technically is an answer, just one some people don't like.
That is an exaggeration but sure.
kaiju
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The wife and I have been binge watching LOST for the first time this month, we're into Season 3 now. The episode where Michael
blew me away.
It felt like there was more to Libby's story. Especially curious about how she was in the psych ward with Hurley, but I imagine we'll find out more about that at some point.
Also Sawyer is so fucking lovable, isn't he?
Great show, we're loving it so far.
kills Ana Lucia and Libby
It felt like there was more to Libby's story. Especially curious about how she was in the psych ward with Hurley, but I imagine we'll find out more about that at some point.
Also Sawyer is so fucking lovable, isn't he?
Great show, we're loving it so far.
Milly Osworth
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I loved the first few seasons but it really turned into a random mess. Most of the mysteries don't get solved and the ones that do are either disappointing or stupid.
Eeeh... I don't know that it is.
For instance, the Mystery of the Four-Toed Foot.
There would be several things to cover, there... For example:
* If that's just the foot, the statue must have been huge. The island seems to be supernaturally isolated from the rest of the world, so how was that thing built? If there used to be an ancient civilization here, shouldn't there be more landmarks left? Is the island perhaps just what remains of a bigger continent? Or was the island not always isolated from the rest of the world?
* The foot has four toes, which... isn't necessarily that big of a deal considering a statue can have as many or as few toes as the sculptor wants it to, really, nothing magical there... but since this is that kind of show and a character just commented on that, yeah: what's the deal with that? It has to mean something, right?
The answers we were given:
* It was destroyed when a ship hit it.
* It's a statue of Taweret.
How the statue was destroyed wasn't exactly the most pressing question.
And sure, Taweret is not human, hence the four toes. But then what?
adamsappel
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I keep trying to get my wife to watch it for the first time. I don't want to rematch it on my lonesome, but it's not because of unanswered questions, it's because of filler episodes. The greatest episodes of Lost are still great, but I don't look back fondly on the side stories to fill out a 24-episode season (Jack's tattoo, spider bites, etc.).
I still find people's anger at the show kind of amusing. Why would Erigu watch a show that caused him so much angst? The Lindelof hate is weird, too. Invariably when I ask people what their favorite episodes are, they are from Damon. And why doesn't Carlton Cuse get the same vitriol?
Watching bad stuff can be interesting / amusing.
Ask yourself what he's been doing since Lost, compare with Lindelof, and you'll get your answer. Or part of it at least: just my anecdotal experience, but when I go on a rampage of "stupid shit Lost writers said" quotes... well, it's almost always Lindelof. Feels like Cuse took more of a back seat.
"The Constant" episode is still pretty great and sufficiently self-contained that you can watch it out of context. It doesn't suffer too much from how the series was retroactively soured by the end. It would have been interesting to see how a Desmond-centric Lost would have played out instead of what we got.
Universal constants that show up everywhere. Hence, they fit right into that equation. I don't see the problem here.
And yes, the creators were full of shit in many interviews. I'm not gonna argue with that.
That's more how I feel about Flashes Before Your Eyes (the appearance at the end of Eloise "TotallyNotAnOracleRipoff" Hawking is a bit of sore point, but I'd give it more of a pass if the episode was retooled as a stand-alone The Twilight Zone-like affair... "eh, guess she's some kind of guardian of time, fine...").
Never got the love for The Constant.
... But give you bad luck if you play them at the lottery!
Well, I think it's very silly, and pointless to boot (I certainly don't see anything "interesting" about that).
I enjoyed it while it was on the air, due to the mysteries and slow reveals. In hindsight I don't really think it can be rewatched due to how much shit is just made up and disregarded on the fly. The social groupthink critique after the episode aired was probably one of the biggest reasons why it was good.
What are you even arguing at this point? I don't care if you think the numbers are stupid. The original argument was about you apparently thinking the numbers are supposed to be an equation on their own. And then you complain about me butchering math.
giant_frying_pan
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The best thing to come out of Lost:
I don't. What I do think is that it's almost endearing that the writers apparently want you to buy into the idea that someone came up with an equation that's meant to somehow predict how long mankind has to live, and the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 play a super important role in it (because they're "universal constants" or whatevs). That would take either a huge amount of suspension of disbelief or a serious lack of familiarity with mathematics (this article has some examples of boooooring real equations: they're not even peppered with recurring magical numbers!).
Like I said, they don't seem to know (or care?) what an equation looks like. Hell, even the stuff they themselves came up with for the ARG shows a disturbing lack of 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42:
I won't even pretend to understand any of that, but yeah, looks legit enough for me!
On the other hand, when a character talks about 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 being "core values" of an equation or whatever, I chuckle. "Er, mathematics are all about numbers, right? Yeah, sounds right, let's go with that!", the writer told himself.
That's mostly the writers, really, but you're an accomplice, here!
mckmas8808
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No way this is true. Right?
LabouredSubterfuge
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Erigu, have you been to see someone about this?
I can't remember what season it was part of, but the "radio signal gets picked up out in the real world" scene was one of the biggest "shit just got real" moments I've ever seen in a series. I was so utterly hyped.
I still liked the show in the end, but yeah, so many things just didn't pay off, or had terrible explanations. I still remember theories about "OMG why does the smoke monster sound mechanical" and all of these cool secret things, and in the end, so much of it was just *shrugs*.
I still liked the show in the end, but yeah, so many things just didn't pay off, or had terrible explanations. I still remember theories about "OMG why does the smoke monster sound mechanical" and all of these cool secret things, and in the end, so much of it was just *shrugs*.
PhoncipleBone
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This is his outlet. And I love it.
Erigu has spent more time and energy criticizing the show's issues than anyone. His dedication is commendable.
blame space
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Love this stupid show
That you can somehow come up with an equation that accurately predicts human extinction is the part here that requires suspension of disbelief. There's nothing odd about having a list of numbers that correspond to important coefficients and/or variable values in that equation.
stenbumling
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Just let the mystery beee-eee.
afternoon delight
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Right there with you OP to the point I'll never voluntarily watch anything to do with LOST ever again.
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