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+++Warning, this contains minor season four spoilers, but no major giveaways about season five+++
Season five is the second to last season of the widely popular serial show, Lost. As such, it finally begins to unravel some of the mysteries that have been set up throughout the first four seasons. This season also sees the survivors split not only in location but in time, since moving the island at the end of season four to protect it from the "freighter folk" resulted in time rips so that some characters are back in the 1950s, then in the 1970s while others remain in the present day. The show does finally start to explore the island's history, explain what the Dharma Initiative really is, reveals the 'incident' that led to having someone press a button inside a hatch every 108 minutes, explains the time travel, explains why the castaways crashed on the island in the first place, and reveals more about Jacob. Some of the reveals are ham-handed and/or eye-roll-inducing, but some of them really pay off well for the die-hard fans of the show. This season, while again a bit shorter (17 overall episodes) does contain the milestone 100th episode of the series and does again end on a cliffhanger setting up the final season.
For those who get the Blu-Ray set, as with the prior season releases, you get a good amount of bonus material including commentary tracks on a few episodes, about seven making-of and behind-the-scenes featurettes, including one on the 100th episode, a starter kit which is basically a series recap of seasons 1-4, and a gag reel. So, a lot there if you like watching the bonus features.
Overall, the season is very good. It continues to be well acted and mostly (with some exceptions) well written. The writing does get a bit too clever for itself sometimes, but it does seem like the writers had almost everything planned out and were not just making stuff up on the fly. A big complaint by many fans really from the end of season two onward is that the show was not resolving the mysteries and introducing four or five new questions for every question it answered. I would not say that was the case this season. Major plot elements were explained this season, and while not everything gets wrapped up, you can definitely tell the series is winding down. You definitely need to watch the prior seasons for this one to make any sense as this show is truly a serial story that builds on itself, so if you just jump in randomly, you may enjoy it, but you will not have any idea what is really going on.
I have viewed all (thus far) 103 episodes of Lost on DVD; I couldn't even tell you which day or timeslot the series runs on ABC. As far as building an immediate sense of memory, momentum, and continuity the DVD experience cannot be beaten. On the other hand, I can see an advantage in watching the weekly program in that there is a developing community feedback in the form of the intermediate office water cooler and/or internet chat rooms discussions with other viewers. However, by the time the DVD comes out (months later), most of the discussion has been honed to more realistic analysis of what the writers have actually created. Still, there's nothing wrong with discussions of inevitably incorrect conclusions about where the storylines are going. It's all grist for the mill and ultimately good exercise for the noggin.
Personally speaking though, I have to admit that having one weekend a year to yourself where you can hunker down in solitude and do the entire Lost season in two days in an all-out video blitz is one of the finer joys in my life, not the first mind you--but up there in rank!
It's good to control the flow with the freedom to stop and rewind (to use an old VHS term) a scene and recount the action or dialogue, or pause and go do something else for a few minutes (you'll have to if you're on a seven hour viewing jag)!
Thus, the DVD gives one time and freedom; the broadcast better gives one a sense of community. I guess there's room for both. For those who choose my method I recommend Wikipedia's various articles on the series; however, beware of spoiliers, or just read them after viewing. Also, an advantage of the DVD, Blueray eitions is that you can always sell them on Amazon and recoup your payment to buy the next season.
Finally, Season 5 was great. Many of the threads of the various storylines are coming together. If you haven't seen seasons 1 through 4 however, I highly recommend you go back and view them in sequence or you will be cheating yourself of one of the best sci-fi mind expanding experiences possible.
Glad to have the session. I bought used in good condition. It's missing the inserts and case is broken where disc 3 sits, leaving the disc to slide around. Not the holographic set. Love this show.
Too much happens in Season 5 to go over but there is enough drama, action, mystery and suspense to please just about anyone. Some may be confused with the whole time travel plot line, but I think it will all come together beautifully in the final season and it will all make perfect sense. Or I hope anyway. Up till now, we have been getting more questions than answers and perhaps Season 5 is the weirdest of them all, but I thoroughly loved each and every episode. It has alot to offer. Though some characters were underutilized, others who have more screentime certainly benefit from it. We have a predictable romance, yes, but it also somehow feels genuine and when the tention mounts, you really feel it. There are alliances, and backstabbing, people that miraculously rise from the dead(or do they?) and of course, the mysterious Jacob is finally revealed. Or so we think. I suppose it can get frustrated at times, but I always ended up craving more after the end of each episode. That should be the purpose of any show and this succeeds on every level. The season ends in a cliffhanger that is impossible to ponder over or it will drive you crazy. There are theories galore, but most of them are probably wrong, so I don't even bother to think too much over it. It's sad to know that there is only 1 season left to go, but knowing we will finally be getting the answers will be well worth it.
j'ai visionné toutes les séries hormis la première partie de la saison 2 que je viens de commander. En fait je connaissais cette série pour l'avoir vue à la tv. Rien de mieux pour se détendre.
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