Hater Like Me: A Lost-Recap Explanation
Why a critic who once loved 'Lost' slowly finds herself turning against it, as the war between Smokey and Jacob changes it from the character-driven show of the first few seasons.
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Why a critic who once loved 'Lost' slowly finds herself turning against it, as the war between Smokey and Jacob changes it from the character-driven show of the first few seasons.
'New York' Magazine TV critic Emily Nussbaum goes head-to-head with EW.com's Doc Jensen. At what point exactly did the two critics fall down the rabbit hole of conspiracy? How worried are they by the final season's ability to close out the story? Can there ever be another show like this again? Click through to read the dialogue.
And to put the cherry on this Lost–obsessed day, here's NPR's Linda Holmes naming Lost the show of the decade, writing that despite any flaws, the series acted as a positive role model for more ambitious network television.
Here's another great round table, this one of TV critics: the marvelous Maureen Ryan, Alan Sepinwall, and James Poniewozik.
GQ did a terrific roundup with the creators of Lost, Fringe, Star Trek and Transformers, "Geekdom's Counsel of Elders."
My friend Misha just IM'd me with a different comparison for 'HIMYM': It's the new 'Lost,' according to the excellent James Poniewozik of 'Time.'