Okay, let me start by stating, that I VERY rarely post reviews to series, let alone individual episodes, but this one is one bloody special occasion. (dang, even the bloody accent stuck on me) I just watched The Constant 3 minutes ago...
I watched Lost when it first started airing, but stopped mid-season 2 because I lost interest. (get it? "Lost" interest? har har" Now, that the series final aired not so long ago, and all of the other series I watch are on summer hiatus, I thought I give Lost another chance, so I went ahead, bought the DVDs and popped them into the player one-by-one. The first three seasons were cool, especially the second and the ending of the third (which I presume, supposed to be end of the series). Now, the fourth season started out by confusing the ever living Bejeezus outta me, and then some. Suddenly, the series I watched for 3 full seasons stopped making any damned sense. None whatsoever. Characters started acting entirely irrationally, going against their own personalities and everything they built for 3 seasons. Things started happening that made absolutely no sense in or even out of context. The carefully constructed flashbacks turned into totally ridiculous and confusing flashforwards. The first four episodes of season 4 were a total inexplicable mess.
Then "The Constant" came, with Desmond in the leading role. I don't know if everyone sees this episodes as a brilliant masterpiece because it's a breath of fresh air after the lackluster season start, or if it's really that good, but it sure had a lasting effect on me. Seriously, it's one of, or maybe THE best episode of the series so far. I loved just about everything about it, the story, the directing, the characters, the...well, everything. It's awesome! I'm not going to ramble on any further, I just say: Lost needs (needed) more "anchors" like this episode.
I watched Lost when it first started airing, but stopped mid-season 2 because I lost interest. (get it? "Lost" interest? har har" Now, that the series final aired not so long ago, and all of the other series I watch are on summer hiatus, I thought I give Lost another chance, so I went ahead, bought the DVDs and popped them into the player one-by-one. The first three seasons were cool, especially the second and the ending of the third (which I presume, supposed to be end of the series). Now, the fourth season started out by confusing the ever living Bejeezus outta me, and then some. Suddenly, the series I watched for 3 full seasons stopped making any damned sense. None whatsoever. Characters started acting entirely irrationally, going against their own personalities and everything they built for 3 seasons. Things started happening that made absolutely no sense in or even out of context. The carefully constructed flashbacks turned into totally ridiculous and confusing flashforwards. The first four episodes of season 4 were a total inexplicable mess.
Then "The Constant" came, with Desmond in the leading role. I don't know if everyone sees this episodes as a brilliant masterpiece because it's a breath of fresh air after the lackluster season start, or if it's really that good, but it sure had a lasting effect on me. Seriously, it's one of, or maybe THE best episode of the series so far. I loved just about everything about it, the story, the directing, the characters, the...well, everything. It's awesome! I'm not going to ramble on any further, I just say: Lost needs (needed) more "anchors" like this episode.