Well, all those same interesting characters from the first season...they are all stupid now. That's right, somehow between the first and second season all the characters on the show lost several IQ points. Something tragic must have happened because all those same people are now acting foolish, making non-sensicle choices for no apparent reason except, maybe to move the plot along.
Ok, all sarcasm aside, its really upsetting because the first season was close to brilliant. The writing was smart and the show kept you on the edge of your seat, both the suspense and horror were top notch with well written characters who acted like real people stuck in an unreal situation. That's no more. The basic rules of the show have been thrown out and decisions made are constantly out of character. The alpha, Boyd, played by the always terrific Harold Perrinue, yells and screams when he's lost in the woods even though he knows to be quiet (that's how they find you,) the town refer to an obviously troubled young girl as a psychopath even though just about everyone should understand how she's being used. The one gentle and empathic deputy wants this girl to be ripped apart and killed. The "Mom," Tabitha, is keeping secret that she is seeing ghosts even though that is directly what least to other people dying and they have even talked about it. Two other characters, Ellis and his girlfriend, Fatima, all of a sudden are acting like they just arrived in this town though they have been here for over a year and were both voices of reason in the first season.
A terrific example of what I'm talking about: Boyd returns from exploring the woods and surrounding area on an overnight trip. When he returns and tells his son, Ellis, what he witnessed throughout that harrowing night, Ellis expresses doubt and says "if you don't want to tell me what really happened then don't." Or something to that effect, implying he doesn't believe him, that Boyd is lying to him because his story is so unbelievable. Yet he lives in a town where creatures come out at night and rip people to pieces. But Boyd's story is too "out there." Lol.
They are a ton more examples I could give but it's really just depressing to watch a show go from original and exciting to a complete mess written by someone who has never interacted with real people.
I'm gonna stick with it too see if it somehow turns around but I don't have a lot of hope.
And for the record I was a huge "Lost" fan all the way through, even the end, which I found very satisfying. I never expected it to answer everything. I was happy with where it went, how it got there and, a lot like real life, not everything was neatly tied up in a bow. For me the journey made it all worth while.
We'll see how this quest goes...
Ok, all sarcasm aside, its really upsetting because the first season was close to brilliant. The writing was smart and the show kept you on the edge of your seat, both the suspense and horror were top notch with well written characters who acted like real people stuck in an unreal situation. That's no more. The basic rules of the show have been thrown out and decisions made are constantly out of character. The alpha, Boyd, played by the always terrific Harold Perrinue, yells and screams when he's lost in the woods even though he knows to be quiet (that's how they find you,) the town refer to an obviously troubled young girl as a psychopath even though just about everyone should understand how she's being used. The one gentle and empathic deputy wants this girl to be ripped apart and killed. The "Mom," Tabitha, is keeping secret that she is seeing ghosts even though that is directly what least to other people dying and they have even talked about it. Two other characters, Ellis and his girlfriend, Fatima, all of a sudden are acting like they just arrived in this town though they have been here for over a year and were both voices of reason in the first season.
A terrific example of what I'm talking about: Boyd returns from exploring the woods and surrounding area on an overnight trip. When he returns and tells his son, Ellis, what he witnessed throughout that harrowing night, Ellis expresses doubt and says "if you don't want to tell me what really happened then don't." Or something to that effect, implying he doesn't believe him, that Boyd is lying to him because his story is so unbelievable. Yet he lives in a town where creatures come out at night and rip people to pieces. But Boyd's story is too "out there." Lol.
They are a ton more examples I could give but it's really just depressing to watch a show go from original and exciting to a complete mess written by someone who has never interacted with real people.
I'm gonna stick with it too see if it somehow turns around but I don't have a lot of hope.
And for the record I was a huge "Lost" fan all the way through, even the end, which I found very satisfying. I never expected it to answer everything. I was happy with where it went, how it got there and, a lot like real life, not everything was neatly tied up in a bow. For me the journey made it all worth while.
We'll see how this quest goes...
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