The Start of Season 3 - Again

So I tuned in to watch the much hyped return of Lost (with some sense of dread I might add) and I find some douchebag recapping the whole series so far.  OK, the show is now on an hour later, mental note.  The real show picked up with - you guessed it – a flashback of Dr. One Expression. I can’t think of the character’s name right now, but since she always has the same expression on her face, that name will suffice.  We were then treated to all the standard Lost fare: lots of yelling, a chase with shaky camerawork, bad guys that can’t shoot the broadside of a barn, and plenty staring.  Ah, it’s great to be back.  I won’t recap the whole episode but there were a few things that struck me.

First, I think the dude in the techno music isolation chamber was a clever metaphor by the producers to show what they think of the Lost viewers; drooling idiots staring at the flashing images on the screen.  I couldn’t help feel a kindred bond with what the poor lad was going through.

Second, since when do they have stealth busses that go 150 mph?  When Dr. One Expresssion’s ex-husband gets tagged by the bus, no one hears it coming and seriously, that thing is going at least 90 mph.  I don’t know about you, but every bus I have seen, you can hear it coming at least a block away. It’s nice to know that Lost isn’t afraid to blatantly rip off scenes from a movie. 

All in all, it was an anti-climatic return.  At one point, I had flipped around during the commercials and found myself watching Future Cars on the Discovery Channel for about 10 minutes and forgot about Lost.  When I turned back, I hadn’t missed anything.  As usual. 

Written by Tyler on February 8th, 2007 with 34 comments.
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