Rumor has it that Elizabeth Mitchell will return on Lost next season but only for an unspecified handful of guest appearences. Obviously she’s hoping that V will really take off, and the series was formally announced at the upfronts yesterday with more details and character photos. Most importantly, though, the first footage of the series has been released and Elizabeth Mitchell figures prominently. You can watch two video clips of Mitchell on V here and here. What are your first impressions?
ABC formally released their upfronts for the 2009 fall lineup today, announcing what series they’ll be making, renewing and canceling, where everything fits into the scheduling grid and why you should be excited. For those who haven’t been paying attention most of it isn’t a surprise. There were already a lot of leaks. But for those who haven’t checked out the Lost network’s new battleplan read the EW article, BuddyTV article and Zap2It article here.
I meant to post this article about the methods Lost’s producers use to keep the plot twists a secret and somehow it slipped through the cracks. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth a glance. Nothing shocking but there are a few fun details about foilers - fake spoilers - leaked by the producers.
ABC release their upfronts, picking up ten new series for the fall (a lot by today’s standards.) There are six dramas and four sitcoms. Reuters ascribes the move to ABC being desperate to find Lost’s replacement for when it goes off the air, and reiterates that they’re betting heavily on Flash Forward. V could harness the more SF contingent of Lost’s fans. Several of the others sound like tame procedural dramas, but it’s hard to know much without a lot more information than the network has released so far.
The Lost finale not surprisingly did very well, though the numbers remain a little disappointing across the board. It got a 4.3/12, the same rating as last season’s finale. (Idol won the night with an 8.4/21.)
One of the big outstanding questions from the finale is: Who was that guy with Jacob? The mystery Man #2 is certainly a major player, having a longstanding relationship with Jacob and eventually killing Jacob by taking over Locke’s body.
One popular theory, and one that I’m inclined to believe, is that this man is none other than the Devil, and that Jacob is God.
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Lost routinely gets a lot of good commentary pieces in the mainstream press, but today more so than most. A handful of quick reviews…
Patrick Kevin Day at The LA Times admits he was fooled by the not-so-explosive fake ending and surprised when the bomb eventually went off. More so than some, he’s satisfied that the story of Jacob and Esau meshes with the first four seasons. “What I think this season finale did more than anything, was to finally give us a stable frame with which to watch the entire series. So much we’ve seen before makes perfect sense. Remember the dream where we saw Locke with the black eye and the white eye? His talk with Walt about there always being two sides. The mysterious behavior of Christian Shepherd, the resurrected Locke and the smoke monster. Poor Ben, he was fooled the whole time into thinking he was working on the side of the angels. Poor, pitiful Ben. No matter what else happens next season, I think we’ll finally see Ben redeem himself in sacrifice. His tortured confrontation with Jacob revealed that his manipulations have only been a ruse to cover up his sense of lonliness and wanting to belong. I predict Season 6 will give us Good Ben (though don’t expect it right away).”
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Two hours means plenty of Easter Eggs, especially when we get eight flashbacks not counting the opening scene with Jacob and…whoever that dude was (I’m accepting the Devil Theory). But for more on Jacob, books, music, candy bars, “Pilot” references, and translations of Richard’s Latin answer and Jacob’s Greek tapestry writing, check out the Easter Eggs by clicking below.
Wow, that was certainly an explosive finale. It sure ended with a big bang. I think you get where I’m going with this. Anyway, did you love the ending or were you a little disappointed? Let us know. And if you missed anything or want to remind yourself what happened, check out our in-detail recap of the finale.
The last in the numbers series, and presumably the last one of the season. Why is Desmond immune to the rules of time travel? Why didn’t Sun jump back to 1977? Who are Ilana and Bram working for? And what exactly does lie in the shadow of the statue? Oh, the mysteries of life.
