In August, Netflix added one of the most famous series of the 2000s to its catalog, which still today unites fans and divides opinions. “Lost,” released in 2004, has six seasons, and was a worldwide phenomenon in an era when streaming was just getting started.
Many people still consider “Lost” their favorite series, while others don’t think it had a worthy ending. The plot full of mysteries, fights, twists and romance may not have revealed all its secrets in the final season, but it satisfied many fans.
The series premiered on September 22, 2004 and its last chapter aired on May 23, 2010. There were 6 seasons and 121 episodes of a story full of mysteries, which led fans to try their hand at different theories to try to understand what happened to the passengers. on the flight.
Is Lost worth watching after so many years?
The premise of the series is, in a way, very simple: a plane from Oceanic Flight 815 crashes on a mysterious island and a group of people try to survive on it. However, what stands out in the story is that the protagonist is the island, a place full of life and full of mysteries.
Some interesting facts about the series
The pilot episode of “Lost” is the most expensive ever made on television and in the first minutes the story captivates the viewer, who is curious to move forward and see what happens in the story. This made the production a success with the public, but also with critics: on the Rotten Tomatoes website the series’ approval rating among the public is 90% and 86% among experts. On the IMDB website the score is 8.3 out of 10.
The series became a global phenomenon, debuting in Brazil in 2005 on the pay channel AXN. In January 2006, Rede Globo began broadcasting “Lost” on television, achieving success despite it being broadcast in the early hours of the morning. And there were still those who downloaded the episodes using internet resources, given that there were no streaming services at the time.
Taking on gigantic proportions, the production won the Emmy for best drama series for its first season in 2005, and broke audience records with the first episode of the second, reaching 23.47 million people in the United States.
Good points and some problems in the plot
With so many mysteries and puzzles, the plot of “Lost” has made its fans think of several theories. One of the main ones that populated the Internet at the beginning of the series concerned the fact that the island was a purgatory, leading the viewer to reflect on the notion of sinner, since, through flashbacks, the errors of the characters were shown, as a way of clarifying that the survivors were lost on or off the island.
One of the biggest problems with “Lost,” in the eyes of fans, is that the series has accumulated many questions over the course of the seasons, and not all of them have been answered by the end. The plot had a main mystery, but ended up leaving aside its 14 characters, giving the idea that they were not well constructed and, therefore, viewers were not as attached to their stories.
Precisely because it didn’t solve many puzzles built up over the course of six seasons, many viewers of “Lost” didn’t like its ending. Another factor is that the ending was not very clear, allowing for an ambiguous idea regarding the end of the stories. As a result, other theories began to appear, such as that the survivors had actually died during the plane crash.
Despite this, “Lost” is known for being the series that most “spoke” to its audience, as there was an official podcast for the series, as well as websites that expanded the universe, games, books and even promotions at Comic Con, being one of the first productions to do so. All this brought its viewers closer, making the story part of the fans’ lives as a whole.
Another point to make to justify the fever for “Lost” is that it made many references to other books, films, songs and other pop culture icons, mainly “The Wizard of Oz” and “Star Wars”. The production was full of Easter eggs, made several allusions to religion and science, and in flashbacks there were several connections between characters, such as anagrams, companies involved, and appearances of numbers.
Reasons why it’s worth watching
1 – Itinerary with the mysteries
The plot of the series begins to act in the minds of viewers from the first episode, providing important relationships for the development of the plot. With each chapter, the build-up increased, with new characters, connections and mysteries, which seemed unfounded. “Lost” earned a lot of points among fans at the time for allowing them to come to some conclusions on their own.
2 – Innovative storytelling
The creators brought flashbacks to tell the origins of the main characters, explaining how each of them ended up on the island. As time passes, the viewer begins to notice the connections between them, which already existed before Oceanic Flight 815 took off, helping to understand the complex plot that was being drawn.
Furthermore, the production also invested in flashforwards and many other narrative resources, mixing science fiction, fantasy, drama and several other genres, involving the viewer.
3 – Soundtrack
The choice of songs in “Lost” is highly appreciated by viewers because they are emotional and connect perfectly to the plot of each episode. The sound chosen for the scenes was very evocative and enhanced the story.
4 – Investment in the pilot episode
The first episode of “Lost” cost between 10 and 15 million dollars, the highest price for a pilot at the time. The series immediately provided a coherent script, excellent performances and the opening of the stories with high-level special effects. It’s an episode worth watching, even if there’s no intention of finishing the series.
Final thoughts
Without a doubt, liking a series or not is something quite subjective, which will largely depend on everyone’s personal tastes. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether or not it is “worth” watching a certain production, especially in the case of one with divergent opinions.
However, with so many factors leading up to the phenomenon that the plot has become, it’s safe to think that “Lost” deserves a chance to show why it became a worldwide hit, whether it’s very good or very bad.
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