entil2001
01-06-2005, 09:57 PM
(Hey, all, everybody...I've been writing reviews for the episodes since day one, and over the holidays, a few fellow castaways told me about the site and that lots of people were interested but kept missing my messages on the other boards. So, I figured I would just cut to the chase! Anyway, here's my latest...)
The funny thing is, once I realized about halfway through the episode that Kate's story wasn't really the focus, I had to readjust my internal thought process. When I think an episode is going to be filled with revelations, then I watch the episode in terms of how it builds to each incident. When I see that an episode is transitional, then I watch the episode in terms of how the various plots are subtly advanced. It's so rare for writers to commit to a strong transitional approach, letting the appearance of revelation inform the character psychology. It's just as rare for writers to surprise by letting the story evolve organically, once plans are in motion.
Here's my review for Lost 1.12: "Whatever the Case May Be":
http://www.entil2001.com/series/lost/season1/lost1-12.html
Overall, this episode covered a great many transitional elements for several character threads. While more details were revealed regarding Kate’s past history, that was more a device for causing conflict within the love triangle than providing context for Kate’s circumstance. Much of what happened was predictable in comparison to the episodes that came before, and as a result, this was not as powerful an episode as one has come to expect.
The funny thing is, once I realized about halfway through the episode that Kate's story wasn't really the focus, I had to readjust my internal thought process. When I think an episode is going to be filled with revelations, then I watch the episode in terms of how it builds to each incident. When I see that an episode is transitional, then I watch the episode in terms of how the various plots are subtly advanced. It's so rare for writers to commit to a strong transitional approach, letting the appearance of revelation inform the character psychology. It's just as rare for writers to surprise by letting the story evolve organically, once plans are in motion.
Here's my review for Lost 1.12: "Whatever the Case May Be":
http://www.entil2001.com/series/lost/season1/lost1-12.html
Overall, this episode covered a great many transitional elements for several character threads. While more details were revealed regarding Kate’s past history, that was more a device for causing conflict within the love triangle than providing context for Kate’s circumstance. Much of what happened was predictable in comparison to the episodes that came before, and as a result, this was not as powerful an episode as one has come to expect.