Chronicles of a Writer

Lost 6×04 ‘The Substitute’

Finally, an episode that takes full advantage of the flash-sideways and properly illustrates everything viewers love about Lost.  'The Substitute' is the type of episode that I expect from the final season. The Candidate The idea of the candidate is further explained by Not-Locke.  Evidently, Jacob has been looking for a replacement to protect the island, and in doing so has developed a sequence of numbers that pertain to certain individuals in the world.  You guessed it, Sayid, Jack, Hurl...

Lost 6×03 ‘What Kate Does’

After six seasons, even Lost has a hard time preparing the audience to be unprepared.  I've come to understand that the premieres usually have a lot of resolutions to deal with and the second episode needs to drop slightly in heat.  Therefore, it is not until the last few episodes that the show really grabs me by the collar.  For the most part, 'What Kate Does' answers the highly entertaining premiere with a decent, if not contained second episode. Kate and Claire What is weird about these...

Lost season 6 premiere

Lost has a knack for taking an idea and expounding it several times over.  While most viewers will leave the sixth and final season premiere of Lost baffled, 'LA X' is by no means all tease and no reward. The Smoke Monster This is by no means a surprise, but the reveal of Other Locke being a human form of the Smoke Monster is still an immensely gratifying moment.  For loyal fans, it might feel like a great weight has been lifted.   Of course, the massacre that ensues doesn't hurt either.  ...

What makes a good villain?

I've been thinking about this for a while.  As far as my resources can confirm, there are two school of thought on this one. Evil, Pure and Simple This is why Lord Voldemort dominates!  Like a plain and simple hero, sometimes a villain works best if that character is just evil, no further explanations needed.  Drama stories often use this archetype to clink out dispensable characters for bullet fodder.  But, let's face it, we love evil because 99% of reality gives us the gray area.  There'...