In an earlier post I said that dream sequences are a writer’s crutch. They can mean everything and nothing all at once. Weird for its own sake is the realm of the art school film. Thankfully, the dream sequences in ? were very effective.
For one thing, they were literal. No BS symbolism or esoteric nonsense. [...]

Technically the last two episodes were well done, each with its own complete story and a “stay tuned” cliffhanger of the week. Clinically I preferred Dave to Lockdown. Here’s why:
I didn’t have to refer to the internet to understand what happened.

At the beginning of The Whole Truth we get the old jerky from the writers with Locke asking Ana-Lucia if she’s “running from the devil?” Could Desmond be rejoining the story soon?
This episode thrusts us into the new triangle that’s formed between Locke, Jack, and Happy Balloon Man. It’s a relationship of confidence games and [...]

The last few episodes of Lost have been great, but are we seeing more filler than usual?
Every scene in a story must do at least one thing: Advance the plot, reveal information about character, or provide exposition/backstory essential to the audience. It can be argued that adding to a thematic might also be on the [...]

“Jack asked me how I knew… knew for sure that this man was lying. How I knew for sure he was one of them. One of The Others. I know because I feel no guilt for what I did to him.”

The literary device of subtext is a beautiful thing. When executed properly you understand a [...]