A Dense, Strange Story

No new episodes recently, although I’m buckling up for the end of the season, which starts when it returns next week!  

But in the meantime, thought I’d share some words of wisdom from TV Guide’s critic, Matt Roush.  This comes from his “Ask Matt” section of TVGuide.com – new every Monday and Friday, and always a fun read.  In this Q&A, he perfectly encapsulates my feelings about the show.
Question: I read that Lost's ratings the week of the Rose-and-Bernard story were the lowest ever (coming in at around 15 million viewers.) I realize that's still high for most shows, but for a megahit like Lost it seems terrible. Do you think the writers will take the hint and make adjustments to the plot next year? I know most people complain about the reruns, but they don't bother me as much as the fact that after almost an entire season, the plot hasn't moved an inch. What's your opinion of the obviously lost plotlines of this year's biggest drama? Will next year change things up? — Brandy
Matt Roush: For me, the Rose-Bernard outing was a near-perfect episode of Lost. Psychologically, emotionally, suspensefully, it had it all. If Lost's numbers aren't what they should be, consider that American Idol is now one of its competitors. I'm not worried by — or, frankly, interested in — any of this. What would horrify me is if the producers of this unique show began reacting to ratings ups and downs, or to chronically impatient "fans," by rushing this dense, strange story toward some contrived climax. As was made clear in the most recent episode, only two months have passed in the lives of these characters since they landed on the island. Bernard's frustration with the survivors settling in for the long haul instead of looking for a new escape route illuminated that very point. There are still so many stories to tell on this show, stories that can enhance the mysteries of the island without explaining them just yet. I'd like Lost to run for years and years. I don't know why they'd try to fix what ain't broke just yet.
Check out “Ask Matt” here:
http://www.tvguide.com/TV/Roush/AskMatt

SOS

SOS – isn’t that an ABBA song?  Poor Bernard…he just can’t not try.  But he tries too hard – maybe if he just went with one row of rocks instead of three, he could have gotten it finished!  

Anyway – it was great to see the back story of Bernard and Rose…and to find out what she has in common with Locke.  Loved that scene when she sat with him on the beach.  They are both so good at seeing into people and seeing their pain.  And of course, she knows he has experienced a miracle too because she saw him in his wheelchair in the airport.  How perfect.

Henry Gale is so creepy without even saying anything!  Except for what he did say about how Jack wouldn’t get Walt back.  Yipe!  

And Michael, poor Michael, stumbling out of the jungle.  The Others must have let him go when they heard Jack shouting and saw the opportunity to really screw with our gang.  I have a feeling that Michael has been brainwashed – it’s going to be like the Manchurian Candidate or something – and whatever he convinces them to do, it’s going to be BAD.

Can’t wait until May!

Dave

I didn't realize Dave was imaginary - I should have picked up on that, but I just figured Hurley was hallucinating him on the island like Jack hallucinated his father, Kate hallucinated a horse, etc.  What's amazing to me is that Hurley hallucinated someone that he also hallucinated back in the real world!  So he really is or was a bit nuts. 
 
I loved the whole Henry thing - first when Sayid busted him for killing the real Henry Gale, that was great.  And then later when Locke was talking to him - when he said that God can't see the island, I had chills!

Oh and I also loved the Hurley/Sawyer smackdown!  How funny was it when Sawyer tried to crawl out from under the tarp and got pulled back in!  It was like a cartoon fight.

Good stuff all around.  Excellent job by Jorge Garcia as Hurley, and of course Dave was Evan Handler from Sex & the City!