LOST

LOST is one of those shows that is there to be loved, or to be hated. After gripping most of the US since its premier in 2004 it has also captured the imagination of many people around the world, especially here in the UK. Personally, I never found the time for it. But in recent months after seeing the first two pilot episodes, aired 5 years previously, I was gripped and knew from that moment I would end up watching the 102 episodes that followed.

Now that Series 6 has begun, I have found myself gripped as I would be to any clever TV show, being able to at least watch the show at the same time as everybody else. Everything there is to love, never-ending mysteries and a diverse cast mixture who have blended together brilliantly and add to the psychotic exposure that is the LOST setting. When watching for the first time, all I knew previously was that a plane crashed on an island, I had no idea of the ensuing mayhem and endless back stories which were involved in a much bigger plot, and the surface is only just being scratched in that sense.

Actors such as Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lily, Terry O’Quinn, Josh Holloway & Michael Emerson have made the show a joy to behold, with their uniqueness and diverse personalities, have allowed the directors to manipulate stories in ways which other shows could only dream. Each has their own back-story, and because of the range of cast members (American, English, Australian, South American & African), have made the range of back stories for each character more complex which add to the whole story of LOST.

The show is something that hooks you, it wasn’t something I ever imagined myself to enjoy, I really didn’t think I’d have the patience. But once a growing sense of mystery dawns upon you there isn’t really any way in which I thought I was going to go back.

Meanwhile, J.J Abrams, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have done a fantastic job on creating the epic storyline and bringing it all to a close. As I write this, we are partially way through the final series, but when you read it everyone will know the ending. I hope after six years of hard work the directors and writers together give an ending the show deserves and leaves the audience satisfied with what they have seen, and that they will rest their minds in the knowledge they found out what they wanted to.