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Maternity Leave: Filler and Few Finds

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

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 [...]

The Long Con: Who are the bad guys in Lost?

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Confidence games are Sawyer’s trade. Whenever emotions run high people are bigger marks for con artists. And so it’s with great amusement that Sawyer recognizes his opportunity for revenge amidst otherwise peaceful circumstances.
You’d think that after a month of mayhem the castaways would realize that Sawyer only does things for himself, but then you realize [...]