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Lost – Season 2 (TVR00019) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช

The PolyBlog
November 12 2020

Overview

Overall, I would say that there are a lot of simultaneous storylines going on in the season, and not all of them work. A few — like looking for Michael — go nowhere. It is almost like the writers sent people out looking, only to change their minds about where the narrative was going to go. Others were just dead ends. The hatch is interesting, but it takes a LONG time for anything with it to really develop. And I find it really hard to believe everyone knows about the hatch and all of them don’t immediately want to go there or move down there? Even during torrential rain? Mind-boggling.

Episodes That I Liked

Two episodes were excellent — E13 where someone tries to take Sun hostage, or at least make it appear so, but Sawyer notes that it is a con, and he shows what a real con looks like in flashbacks. Meanwhile, the season finale is again excellent with the hatch imploding and Jack, Sawyer and Kate getting captured by Ben.

I rated another nine episodes as 4/5 — Jack and John debating what to do about the hatch (E01); the rafters trying to regroup and we meet Desmond again (E02); an abbreviated history of the tail section passengers (E07); revelations of Kate’s REAL backstory (E09); Charlie and Eko fighting over things related to heroin (E10); Barnard trying to build hope (E20); Michael having a really bad day but Ana Lucia and Libby pay the price (E20); and the first part of the season finale with Desmond showing up on a boat (E23).

Episodes That Were Watchable

I rated twelve episodes as 3/5, and that will be the rating for the season too…we see some of how the other passengers fared (E03); Hugo struggling with the secrets (E04); how Jin and Sun met (E05); bringing all the passengers back together (E06); Ana Lucia’s history (E08); a group pointlessly looking for Michael (E11); Benjamin coming for a visit (E14); Claire’s memory returning slowly (E15); Ben and Sun sharing partial truths with people (E16); Hugo and Libby starting to date (E18); Eko finding another observing station (E21); and Michael’s instructions to follow in order to save Walt (E22).

Episodes That I Didn’t Like

Two other episodes were a bit disappointing, and I only rated them 2/5…Charlie worrying about the baby but it’s never quite clear why (E12) and Locke failing to make choices between Helen and his father (E17).

List of Episodes from Season 2

EP #EPISODEREVIEWRATING
S02E01Man of Science, Man of FaithThe hatch is open but Jack and John disagree on a question of faith, brother๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช
S02E02AdriftThe rafters try to regroup, Michael tells his story, and Desmond meets the team in another life, brother๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช
S02E03OrientationThe training video doesn’t cover getting captured by other passengers๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E04Everybody Hates HugoHugo carries the weight of the world before the island and after๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E05โ€ฆAnd FoundJin and Sun meet by happenstance๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E06AbandonedThe sections of the plane reunite, and it doesn’t end well for Shannon๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E07The Other 48 DaysThe other passengers didn’t fare as well๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช
S02E08CollisionAna Lucia’s history leads to a key moment๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E09What Kate DidKate made a decision long ago๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช
S02E10The 23rd PsalmCharlie and Eko’s life intersects over heroin๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช
S02E11The Hunting PartyA group goes looking for Michael without help๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E12Fire + WaterCharlie is worried about the baby๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšชโšช
S02E13The Long ConSomeone tries to take Sun but they get the details wrong๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ
S02E14One of ThemBenjamin comes for a visit๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E15Maternity LeaveClaire remembers her time with the Others and goes looking for medicine๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E16The Whole TruthBen shares some details with Ana Lucia, and Sun shares some with Jin๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E17LockdownLocke wouldn’t choose between Helen or his father but Ben chooses to save and help๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšชโšช
S02E18DaveHugo and Libby hit it off, but Dave doesn’t want Hugo to get better๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E19S.O.S.Barnard feels the need to build some hope and Jack feels the need to negotiate๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช
S02E20Two for the RoadAna Lucia has an itch for Sawyer’s gun, but Michael is the one doing the shooting๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช
S02E21?Eko finds a Pearl observing station๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E22Three MinutesThe Others have / had a plan for Michael to save Walt๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšชโšช
S02E23Live Together, Die Alone Pt 1Desmond’s back on a boatโ€ฆand Michael has a list๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช
S02E24Live Together, Die Alone Pt 2The hatch is imploding while Jack, Sawyer and Kate go visit Ben๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ

The Bottom Line

A lot of storylines going on and not all of them work

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Lost – Season 1 (TVR00018) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช

The PolyBlog
November 12 2020

When Lost first premiered, I watched about three episodes. It was okay, I thought the beasts were some sort of horror premise, and then about EP03, the shallow relationship of Michael with his son, and his apparent jealousy of Locke, was just ridiculous and stupid. I didn’t care, and I couldn’t figure out why anyone else did, so I stopped watching. I recently decided to give it a go because of its historical success, more to see how they maintained interest than with much expectation to enjoy it. It wasn’t until about episode 9 or 10 that I started to enjoy watching the aftermath of the crash, learning to live on an island, scavenging the luggage, the competition over how best to lead the group, and the flashbacks that got them there. Given the focus on about 15 of the cast, it’s often hard to believe there were supposedly 48 survivors.

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Continuum – Season 4 (TVR00012) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช

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September 18 2020

The premise for the series was always about Keira getting home, and what she would find when she does. Will it be the future she left, with the timeline intact? Will her husband and son be waiting for her? In most shows, the answers would be obvious, and simple. This one recognized the complexity of time, and introduced the idea of a time war with two different factions fighting to keep different timelines intact.

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Continuum – Season 3 (TVR00011) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช

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September 18 2020

At the end of Season 2, Alec had to make a choice, and it created consequences for everyone. Now there is semi-evil Alec and semi-good Alec, although it isn’t always clear which one is the good guy and which one is the bad guy. And other entities are interested in time travel for their own purposes.

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Continuum – Season 2 (TVR00010) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช

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September 18 2020

At the end of Season 1, Keira found another time-traveller, one who has not faired so well. Everyone thinks he’s crazy, in fact. But most of Season 2 is about her trying to get home still, yet more on an advanced technological plan with Alec to find a way for him to power the device. She also is dealing with more of the separation from her family, including her husband.

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