LOST, TV SERIES REVIEW

ONE OF THE BEST SERIES OF ALL TIME

If there was ever a series that I have mourned over, this is one of them.

I've spent the last 6 months making my way through a series that I wasn't sure I was going to like but absolutely loved.

So let’s talk about Lost. It’s not just a show you watch. It’s a show you live through, argue with, overthink, and sometimes dream about. From the moment Oceanic Flight 815 crashes onto that eerie, unmarked island, you know you’re not just watching a survival drama. You’re stepping into something deeper, stranger, and far more ambitious.

The first season is television magic. The tension, the mystery, the emotional pull, it builds a world that feels both ancient and futuristic, spiritual and scientific, grounded and completely off the rails. But what kept me watching wasn’t just the island. It was the people. These characters felt relatable, raw, and deeply complicated.

Locke with his wounded faith. Hurley with his soft strength and hidden sorrow. Kate’s survivor’s guilt. Sawyer’s sharp tongue and broken heart. Sayid’s conflict between peace and vengeance. And then there’s Jack, the reluctant leader who constantly wrestles with control and emotional instability stemming from the broken relationship with his father.

What Lost does brilliantly is make you care about everyone’s backstory. Like literally, I enjoyed everyone who? why? And what? The flashbacks, and later the flash forwards and flash sideways, become a kind of emotional blueprint. You’re not just seeing who they are; you’re shown why the way they are. And just when you think you’ve figured someone out, the island flips the script. Especially with Locke and Sayid.

Michael Emerson played the heck out of Ben Linus; it was indeed a chef's kiss performance. Alongside Terry O'Quinn as John Locke. Sawyer became your problematic fave, Hurley was the heart of the show and Michael... I'll let you find out, but I guess it's when you let desperation and self-defined morale get the better of you.

The finale, though divisive, hit a strange and spiritual chord. It left me thinking not just about the show, but about life, death, time, and the idea of letting go. I also wished the ending provided me more of a conclusion, on what everything meant, but nonetheless, the boldness to make something so great and different. All in all, a series that was indeed a masterpiece to me.

Would I recommend Lost? It’s also unlike anything else. It asks a lot of you as a viewer, but it gives just as much if you’re willing to go the full way and watch. You don’t walk away from Lost with everything tied up neatly, but maybe that’s the point. Some stories aren’t meant to be solved. They’re meant to be sat with.