i'm lost

i didn't want this to happen.

i really, really didn't want this to happen. i've rationalized my way out of it twice already, but there's no hope. i'm gone.

i'm hooked on lost.

i didn't get it at first. i saw the first four episodes and the dialogue was so atrocious that i got turned off right away. when LHJE invited me over to his place a couple days ago to watch some episodes from the second season, i thought, 'this will be fine. i'll watch some episodes, they'll explain stuff that i don't understand, it'll be fine. that will be the end of it.' and that's the way it was. each episode is fairly well self-contained, and i was enjoying it (the writing got better). but then two days ago he invited me again, and i ended up going home with the complete first season. i'm lost. i've watched the first three discs already.

i figured out the formula pretty quick, for the episodes in the first season anyway: one third individual character backstory, one third learning to survive on the island, and one third discovering mysteries of the island, or as i like to call it, 'more weird shit!'. but each of the characters is so well drawn and complex that they are fascinating to watch.

the mystery is neat, i guess, but i'm pretty sure that the 'final explination' will not be as satisfying as wondering what on earth is going on. i like the metaphor of the button. i guess that's all i'll really say for now. i'm interested to know what happens in the intermediate episodes.