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Post #470041

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CP3S
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LOST
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Date created
3-Feb-2011, 2:17 PM

xhonzi said:

I think it was only worth watching because I/we expected so much out of it.  That did lead to disappointment in the end, but in the mean time I think it led also to the largest enjoyment of it.  Without high expectations, I don't think I would have enjoyed it nearly as much.  Almost to the point of it not being worth watching.

To me, that is a bit like saying that (to use a sports analogy, despite my extreme dislike of sports) a week old taped football game is worth watching, it had a lot of twists and turns and every one who saw it said it was one of the most exciting football games they had ever seen. Truly an exciting game, but only worth watching if you have high expectations for your team winning... despite the fact that you know they actually lost that game.

Yes, I said it! Lost is like a really amazing football game (oxymoron?), only it ends in the ultimate disappointment of your team losing. All sorts of great stuff happened during the game, making it a very thrilling experience. But knowing your team loses at the end, is it still worth a rewatch (or even a first viewing for a newcomer)? I debate this with myself. I'm inclined to say, "no", it isn't. But just hearing Fink and 005 talk about the Locke episode makes me remember how amazingly awesome it was at times, and almost makes me want to go home and watch an episode tonight.