How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
07-07-09, 07:41 AM
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How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
5. Season 2 -
Easily my least favorite. The season felt bloated spending a lot of time on back stories of characters who will soon die. The show dedicates numerous episodes on Mr. Eko yet he is completely forgotten mid-way through the series. And then there was everyone’s least favorite episode, Nikki and Pablo. The main storyline revolving around pushing the button grew tiresome.
4. Season 5 -
Season 5 has the opposite problem of season 5. The writers cram too many plot twists and storyline into 17 episodes. There is no time for dramatic pauses or character development. Sawyer and Juliet are suddenly together, and Jack just doesn’t seem like Jack anymore. In fact, Jack becomes a minor character in this season. We see almost nothing of Desmond which is a bummer. Season 5 is still a fun wild ride. Horris is one of my favorite new characters.
3. Season 3 –
Season 3 started off as a slow burn, even a bit boring with the cage episodes. However, after things get rolling, I was blown away. We get to see the true evil of Benjamin Linus who is IMO one of the greatest villains of all time. He is such a master of manipulation in this scene, and the final showdown is classic. And Anthony Cooper being tied to Sawyer, just freaking brilliant!
2. Season 4 –
Season 4 was just so addicting to watch. Despite the shorter season, the writers masterfully introduced a whole new faction, Charles Widmore's group, and constantly kept you guessing who are really the bad guys. I also loved the introduction of Jeff Fahey as Frank and more of Lost’s most fascinating character, Richard.
1. Season 1 –
In retrospect, season 1 may seem bloated and not progressing the storyline much. However, this season just excels at character development giving us the interesting backstory on the characters through flash backs. The season also featured the best art direction and music of the whole series. From the close up of Jack’s eye to the tearful finale, just great all around.
Easily my least favorite. The season felt bloated spending a lot of time on back stories of characters who will soon die. The show dedicates numerous episodes on Mr. Eko yet he is completely forgotten mid-way through the series. And then there was everyone’s least favorite episode, Nikki and Pablo. The main storyline revolving around pushing the button grew tiresome.
4. Season 5 -
Season 5 has the opposite problem of season 5. The writers cram too many plot twists and storyline into 17 episodes. There is no time for dramatic pauses or character development. Sawyer and Juliet are suddenly together, and Jack just doesn’t seem like Jack anymore. In fact, Jack becomes a minor character in this season. We see almost nothing of Desmond which is a bummer. Season 5 is still a fun wild ride. Horris is one of my favorite new characters.
3. Season 3 –
Season 3 started off as a slow burn, even a bit boring with the cage episodes. However, after things get rolling, I was blown away. We get to see the true evil of Benjamin Linus who is IMO one of the greatest villains of all time. He is such a master of manipulation in this scene, and the final showdown is classic. And Anthony Cooper being tied to Sawyer, just freaking brilliant!
2. Season 4 –
Season 4 was just so addicting to watch. Despite the shorter season, the writers masterfully introduced a whole new faction, Charles Widmore's group, and constantly kept you guessing who are really the bad guys. I also loved the introduction of Jeff Fahey as Frank and more of Lost’s most fascinating character, Richard.
1. Season 1 –
In retrospect, season 1 may seem bloated and not progressing the storyline much. However, this season just excels at character development giving us the interesting backstory on the characters through flash backs. The season also featured the best art direction and music of the whole series. From the close up of Jack’s eye to the tearful finale, just great all around.
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07-07-09, 07:44 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
1. Season 1 - One of the best seasons of any TV show, ever.
2. Season 4 - Excellent jumping off point, it kept the mystery of the first and third seasons and introduced some excellent new elements.
3. Season 5 - A very enjoyable season full of time travel. While the mysterious aspect was missing from much of it, it was just an absolute blast of a ride.
4. Season 3 - Got off to a slow start with some genuine filler and had some of the worst episodes of the series (Stranger in a Strange Land remains the most groan inducing episode of the series, and the Nikki and Paulo episode sort of made the first two seasons seem incredibly insubstantial)... but built to a fantastic climax in the second half of the season.
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5. Season 2 - Terrible. While it introduced us to Ben and the computer countdown, 90% of the season was dull filler and lacked any sense of mystery or adventure. Fantastic 10%, horrible 90%, almost killed the show for me.
2. Season 4 - Excellent jumping off point, it kept the mystery of the first and third seasons and introduced some excellent new elements.
3. Season 5 - A very enjoyable season full of time travel. While the mysterious aspect was missing from much of it, it was just an absolute blast of a ride.
4. Season 3 - Got off to a slow start with some genuine filler and had some of the worst episodes of the series (Stranger in a Strange Land remains the most groan inducing episode of the series, and the Nikki and Paulo episode sort of made the first two seasons seem incredibly insubstantial)... but built to a fantastic climax in the second half of the season.
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5. Season 2 - Terrible. While it introduced us to Ben and the computer countdown, 90% of the season was dull filler and lacked any sense of mystery or adventure. Fantastic 10%, horrible 90%, almost killed the show for me.
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07-07-09, 08:03 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
1. Season 1 - One of the best seasons of any TV show, ever.
2. Season 4 - Excellent jumping off point, it kept the mystery of the first and third seasons and introduced some excellent new elements.
3. Season 5 - A very enjoyable season full of time travel. While the mysterious aspect was missing from much of it, it was just an absolute blast of a ride.
4. Season 3 - Got off to a slow start with some genuine filler and had some of the worst episodes of the series (Stranger in a Strange Land remains the most groan inducing episode of the series, and the Nikki and Paulo episode sort of made the first two seasons seem incredibly insubstantial)... but built to a fantastic climax in the second half of the season.
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5. Season 2 - Terrible. While it introduced us to Ben and the computer countdown, 90% of the season was dull filler and lacked any sense of mystery or adventure. Fantastic 10%, horrible 90%, almost killed the show for me.
2. Season 4 - Excellent jumping off point, it kept the mystery of the first and third seasons and introduced some excellent new elements.
3. Season 5 - A very enjoyable season full of time travel. While the mysterious aspect was missing from much of it, it was just an absolute blast of a ride.
4. Season 3 - Got off to a slow start with some genuine filler and had some of the worst episodes of the series (Stranger in a Strange Land remains the most groan inducing episode of the series, and the Nikki and Paulo episode sort of made the first two seasons seem incredibly insubstantial)... but built to a fantastic climax in the second half of the season.
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5. Season 2 - Terrible. While it introduced us to Ben and the computer countdown, 90% of the season was dull filler and lacked any sense of mystery or adventure. Fantastic 10%, horrible 90%, almost killed the show for me.
07-07-09, 08:41 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
1. Season 1 - One of the best seasons of any TV show, ever.
2. Season 4 - Excellent jumping off point, it kept the mystery of the first and third seasons and introduced some excellent new elements.
3. Season 5 - A very enjoyable season full of time travel. While the mysterious aspect was missing from much of it, it was just an absolute blast of a ride.
4. Season 3 - Got off to a slow start with some genuine filler and had some of the worst episodes of the series (Stranger in a Strange Land remains the most groan inducing episode of the series, and the Nikki and Paulo episode sort of made the first two seasons seem incredibly insubstantial)... but built to a fantastic climax in the second half of the season.
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5. Season 2 - Terrible. While it introduced us to Ben and the computer countdown, 90% of the season was dull filler and lacked any sense of mystery or adventure. Fantastic 10%, horrible 90%, almost killed the show for me.
2. Season 4 - Excellent jumping off point, it kept the mystery of the first and third seasons and introduced some excellent new elements.
3. Season 5 - A very enjoyable season full of time travel. While the mysterious aspect was missing from much of it, it was just an absolute blast of a ride.
4. Season 3 - Got off to a slow start with some genuine filler and had some of the worst episodes of the series (Stranger in a Strange Land remains the most groan inducing episode of the series, and the Nikki and Paulo episode sort of made the first two seasons seem incredibly insubstantial)... but built to a fantastic climax in the second half of the season.
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5. Season 2 - Terrible. While it introduced us to Ben and the computer countdown, 90% of the season was dull filler and lacked any sense of mystery or adventure. Fantastic 10%, horrible 90%, almost killed the show for me.
07-07-09, 09:16 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
I agree with pretty much everything you wrote (although I still like the Nikki/Paolo ep!), but I just wanted to swoop in and say how great it is to see someone else list season 2 dead last. It got so bad for a while there that I gave up on the show, and it wasn't until season 3 hit Blu-ray that I decided to give it another shot.
07-07-09, 09:21 AM
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I say this half in jest, but I bet Expose' will end up in the Top 20 episodes. It clearly addressed the fans concerns about who the heck were these two and why were they getting so much screne time. Besides, it gave us Billy D Williams and "razzle dazzle". How could you not like that?!
07-07-09, 09:28 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
I actually like the Expose episode 
It seemed like a big inside joke and think it will go down better with time. But seeing how casually they walked through all the big events was simultaneously funny and annoying.
It seemed like a big inside joke and think it will go down better with time. But seeing how casually they walked through all the big events was simultaneously funny and annoying.
07-07-09, 09:28 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
Wow, so I finally decided to watch this show and just finished season 2 last night.
I can't believe all the hate for 2. Yeah towards the second half it kind of dragged on but the hatch and button pushing was very interesting for me. I would say through the first 75% of the season I was in the "have to watch one more" phase alot.
Maybe this means that the next three seasons I haven't seen are so amazing it puts this one down. I'm really hoping so.
I can't believe all the hate for 2. Yeah towards the second half it kind of dragged on but the hatch and button pushing was very interesting for me. I would say through the first 75% of the season I was in the "have to watch one more" phase alot.
Maybe this means that the next three seasons I haven't seen are so amazing it puts this one down. I'm really hoping so.
07-07-09, 09:42 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
1. Season 1 - One of the best seasons of any TV show, ever.
2. Season 4 - Excellent jumping off point, it kept the mystery of the first and third seasons and introduced some excellent new elements.
3. Season 5 - A very enjoyable season full of time travel. While the mysterious aspect was missing from much of it, it was just an absolute blast of a ride.
4. Season 3 - Got off to a slow start with some genuine filler and had some of the worst episodes of the series (Stranger in a Strange Land remains the most groan inducing episode of the series, and the Nikki and Paulo episode sort of made the first two seasons seem incredibly insubstantial)... but built to a fantastic climax in the second half of the season.
...
5. Season 2 - Terrible. While it introduced us to Ben and the computer countdown, 90% of the season was dull filler and lacked any sense of mystery or adventure. Fantastic 10%, horrible 90%, almost killed the show for me.
2. Season 4 - Excellent jumping off point, it kept the mystery of the first and third seasons and introduced some excellent new elements.
3. Season 5 - A very enjoyable season full of time travel. While the mysterious aspect was missing from much of it, it was just an absolute blast of a ride.
4. Season 3 - Got off to a slow start with some genuine filler and had some of the worst episodes of the series (Stranger in a Strange Land remains the most groan inducing episode of the series, and the Nikki and Paulo episode sort of made the first two seasons seem incredibly insubstantial)... but built to a fantastic climax in the second half of the season.
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5. Season 2 - Terrible. While it introduced us to Ben and the computer countdown, 90% of the season was dull filler and lacked any sense of mystery or adventure. Fantastic 10%, horrible 90%, almost killed the show for me.
I also didn't mind the Nikki/Paulo ep.
07-07-09, 10:32 AM
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Wow, so I finally decided to watch this show and just finished season 2 last night.
I can't believe all the hate for 2. Yeah towards the second half it kind of dragged on but the hatch and button pushing was very interesting for me. I would say through the first 75% of the season I was in the "have to watch one more" phase alot.
Maybe this means that the next three seasons I haven't seen are so amazing it puts this one down. I'm really hoping so.
I can't believe all the hate for 2. Yeah towards the second half it kind of dragged on but the hatch and button pushing was very interesting for me. I would say through the first 75% of the season I was in the "have to watch one more" phase alot.
Maybe this means that the next three seasons I haven't seen are so amazing it puts this one down. I'm really hoping so.
You are in for a real treat. I almost wish I could go back and experience the show for the first time. The show is so good that even the weakest seasons are very enjoyable. I definitely enjoyed season 2, but not as much as the other seasons.
07-07-09, 10:45 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
Yeah I figured it was one of those "I put it last, but it doesn't mean it sucks" things. Considering I got through S2 in about a week I can only imagine what I'll be doing with my remaining free time...
07-07-09, 11:20 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
In order = 1,4,3,5,2.
The first half of season 3 sucked as it was obvious they were dragging things out since they did not have an end date from the network. Once the producers were given an end date that season took off.
I wasn't a big fan of this past season. While not bad overall, I just wasn't that into the going back in time storyline.
On a side note my ranking of the season ending episodes in order would be:
4,3,1,5,2
The first half of season 3 sucked as it was obvious they were dragging things out since they did not have an end date from the network. Once the producers were given an end date that season took off.
I wasn't a big fan of this past season. While not bad overall, I just wasn't that into the going back in time storyline.
On a side note my ranking of the season ending episodes in order would be:
4,3,1,5,2
07-07-09, 11:26 AM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
I stopped watching at the Season 3 hiatus, which was apparently the absolute low point of the show. Looks like I need to give Lost another try.
07-07-09, 12:08 PM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
#1: Season 1
#2: Season 4
Then for spots #3 and #4 would be seasons 3 & 5 which are interchangeable depending on mood.
#5: Season 2
#2: Season 4
Then for spots #3 and #4 would be seasons 3 & 5 which are interchangeable depending on mood.
#5: Season 2
07-07-09, 12:10 PM
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Wasn't season 2 the 1st year that Team Darlton became showrunners? If anything, I think they have grown tremendously as writer/producers on the show since then. I know JJ left after season 1.
07-07-09, 12:20 PM
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I'm going through season one on Blu right now and have actually been checking the credits to see where he came on board. I'm through 12 episodes and no sign of him yet.
07-07-09, 01:54 PM
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Re: How Would You Rank the Lost seasons?
1. Season 1
2. Season 5
3. Seaon 4
4. Season 2
5. Season 3
I still enjoyed all three seasons but Season 3 had a lot of slowness to in towards the beginning. Then it had one of the best season finales I've ever seen and IMO sent Lost to another level.
2. Season 5
3. Seaon 4
4. Season 2
5. Season 3
I still enjoyed all three seasons but Season 3 had a lot of slowness to in towards the beginning. Then it had one of the best season finales I've ever seen and IMO sent Lost to another level.
07-07-09, 02:16 PM
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