Re: Lost: Kill, *****cat, kill!

Ubiquitous sent the following on 4/1/2008 3:31 AM:
> By Heather Havrilesky
> Plenty of loyal viewers will say, "If you don't like 'Lost' don't watch 
> it." But the creators and writers of this show have made it clear that 
> they can do much, much better when they bring the question of character 
> and intention into the picture. When they honor the richness of these 
> characters, that takes a lot of the pressure off the plot: We're happy 
> to hang out on the boat or get trapped on the island indefinitely as 
> long as there's a substantive conflict that reveals each character's 
> motivations and flaws. Do we even know the difference between Miles, 
> Locke and Ben at this point? They all seem one dimensional, and we're 
> left to speculate which is the most deluded or evil. Of course Ben will 
> end up being the most evil of all, because we know him the best, and 
> that holds more power than simply introducing increasingly evil 
> characters, "24"-style. This show once centered on the clash of various 
> characters' philosophies. Remember? Those days make the current season, 
> with its little skirmishes on the boat, look like a Steven Seagal movie 
> in comparison. 

To me, the only one-dimensional character continues to be Micheal.  He 
seems to have one focus and one motivation only: Walt.  There doesn't 
seem to be room for any other considerations.  But other than Michael, I 
can't think of any other major character who is one-dimensional, and the 
more we know of a given character, the more we realize how 
multidimensional that character is.

That's a big part of why I enjoy the show so much: there is very little 
that is black and white, even as good/bad (or black/white) serves as a 
major theme.

-- 
Jim Gysin
Waukesha, WI