What CAN Be Found in Lost?

To me, the answer to that question lately is "Not much." Yyyyeeeessss, it's Season 6, people. The Final Season. The season that promises, "All your questions will be answered." Big teases. I've got more questions than ever and my answers to others are in short supply; in other words, ain't nothin' different in 6 than in 1 through 5! But loyalty is my strong suit...yes, even to a fave tv show...and I'm determined to stick it out until the very end believing that the kicker will be worth it - rather akin to pregnancy and labor. Snicker.

But, to that end, I aspire to stay informed as ever, struck as ever by the whammy one-liners these writers throw at us when we least expect it. In the episode "Lighthouse" a couple of weeks ago, one in particular stood out - enough so that it's worth digressing for a moment to inspect. While at the island lighthouse (you know, that giant structure no one noticed for all these weeks and - whammo - there it is as big and burgeoning as...oh, say...a giant three-toed statue) Jacob appears to a befuddled Hurley. In the distance, we see Jack sitting atop a rock outcrop staring at the ocean, entranced in thoughts of who-knows-what. Hurley recounts to Jacob Jack's explosive response to discovering Jacob's been watching him since childhood. Jacob tells our beloved wide one, "Jack is here because he has to do something. He can't be told what that is - he has to find it himself. Sometimes you can just hop in the back of someone's cab [Hurley's story] and tell 'em what they're supposed to do. Other times, you have to let 'em look out at the ocean for a while." Boy, if that isn't a life mantra for me. Reminds me of a line in a Rich Mullins song: "I'd rather fight You for something I don't really want than take what You give that I need." And it just goes to show that what we want isn't always what we need and what we need is almost never what we understand. Yep, another life lesson from Lost.

Still, as this season progresses, I am continually (as always) shocked and appalled at the skill these writers possess to orchestrate such a synergy between time and place that creates the weaving of Truth we call Lost. Check this link to a compilation short that particularly accentuates how they've interspersed not just topics, motifs, and character arcs but multiple seasons, as well - even as far back as episode 1, mind you.

Yes, season 6 is tricky since it appeals to my junky side - the addiction to seeking elusive answers to questions I barely even understand. Isn't that just like life...pursuing answers you fear you'll never get until you enter a time or place where you couldn't care less about them anyway? But unlike the "real world," the fantasy island of Lost will disclose its hidden treasures, will unearth its buried secrets so our need to know will exist no more...or so the bigwigs promise.

I suppose only time will tell - whether it's the alpha-verse or beta-verse is anybody's guess - and they've got 9 episodes to do it.Chop-chop, boys. Chop-chop.

A pretty good read, by the way.

Even if it only covers the first few seasons.

Perfect if you've only just found Lost. 

Gasp. 

Better late than never, I s'pose.