Since December, thanks to urging by several friends, I have watched the entire first five seasons of LOST on Hulu in anticipation of the final season, which premieres tonight.
If you've never watched LOST and plan on it at some point in the future, you may want to stop reading now. Otherwise, continue.
Here are my theories on what's going to happen in this final season:
- In the series finale, Jack is going to wake up in bed next to Suzanne Pleshette and tell her about the really weird dream he just had.
- The island is actually from the planet Cybertron and the smoke monster is a wounded Megatron.
- In the end, we find out that the island was created by Leland Palmer who was under the influence of Bob.
- Ninjas.
- The entire staff of writers leaves halfway through the season and so it ends on a weak note where fucking Lorelai doesn't end up with fucking Luke even though we all know they're meant for each other.
- The Korean war will finally end.
What do you think will happen?
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: Over the last year, it seems like The Office has been getting more and more painfully awkward and less and less outright hilarious, but it's still a strong, excellent show. I don't mind the awkwardness, even if it does make it difficult to watch, but I do wish they could get back to the more even humor/awkward quotient from the second and third seasons. Steve Carell's Michael Scott remains one of my favorite characters on television today.
: One of the few dramas I watch, Mad Men was one of those shows that I got caught up on all at once, watching the seasons on iTunes one after the other (just like I'm doing with LOST right now), and it was a slow build. A slow, compelling build, and now I'm hooked and cannot wait until season 4 to start!
: A show that started out as a relatively by-the-numbers monster of the week episodic has turned into a layered mulit-faceted story with well developed characters. It's funny, it's dark, and in this season, they go up against fucking Lucifer!
: I am a total Gleek. I love the music and I love the dark humor and I love the twisted nature of this show. As long as the show keeps putting out quality music and amazing scenes like the one where Will and his wife confront each other, I'll keep watching. And singing. In a very gay way.
: I wish I could put 30 Rock as #1, but the last season has been a little more uneven than the one before. With lines like "I want to go to there" and Liz and Jack's friendship (he moves the candle because he knows she'll catch her sleeve on fire reaching for his dessert), it's quotable, memorable, and infinitely rewatchable.
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) – The biggest tragedy of the past season was ABC's blatant fuckery with regards to this fascinating, beautiful show. ABC didn't even air the last three episodes (although they should be airing sometime soon), but now you can watch the episodes all the way through and marvel at the awesomeness.
– If you told me that I'd recommend a television series that aired on the ABC Family channel, I'd punch you in your endocrine system. However, this show was chock full of smart writing, great quips, and hilarious characters. The first episode is a bit slow, but get through that and revel in the fun. And mourn the non-renewal. Fuckers at ABC Family. I should punch them in their endocrine system.
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– It's not subtle. It's heavy-handed. It has broad characterization. But it also has a rich world full of publicly outed vampires and a nubile psychic waitress played by the delectable Anna Paquin. Oh, and she's naked.
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– Now that it's officially been renewed, it's time for you losers who didn't watch it the first time to catch up on the uneven yet brilliant season 1. This includes the unaired episode 13, which is an epilogue that takes place in the far future. Eliza Dushku still has to improve her acting skills, but a well-rounded, highly skilled cast helps bolster her less-than-chameleonic ability. It's no Firefly, but it's still Joss Whedon, which puts it miles above most TV.
