It wasn't love at first sight ... but now I'm hooked!

I first saw Lost midway through the first season and I had no idea what was going on. It had no appeal to me. So when I found out a friend had the box set of the first two seasons a year later, I spent two straight weeks watching them ... one after another ... until I got through the whole thing. I was completely surprised that I became addicted to it. I literally couldn't stop watching it, even when it was getting late and my eyes were burning ... I just kept watching. I've NEVER felt that way about a TV show before.

So when the third and fourth seasons came around, I was actually annoyed that I had to wait a week in between each episode and it made me kind of irritated that they left me hanging week after week. It's kind of like going back to an ex that keeps disappointing you, but for some reason, you can't stop because when things are going well, they're going real well. Even though I'll be hurt when they don't resolve any of the open-ended mysteries in the last two seasons (like the dark cloud monster and the unexplained, invisible Jacob character), I have no doubt that I'll keep coming back until it's really over in 2010.

It will most definitely be a love/hate relationship and you will find yourself constantly changing your mind about characters from season to season as you learn more and more about their past and present mistakes. Just expect to be annoyed over and over again when the screen goes black and they leave you hanging at the end of each show.

Another useful tip for Lost newbies ... check out one of many Lost fan club sites. People have really interesting theories about why certain unexplained events have occurred (since there are so many still left completely open ended) and some great analysis of the show's characters that will make you even more excited about the upcoming season.


Here are a few of my favorites:

http://www.lost.com/: You'll find some really interesting member theories here, plus interesting observations by dedicated Lost fans

http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=recap: To catch up on the episodes you've missed. You can watch full episodes on ABC.com as well.

http://dispatchesfromtheisland.blogspot.com/: Yes, Hurley has a blog. Well, actually, it's the actor, Jorge Garcia's, but for some reason I still read it because I love his character on Lost. It won't give you insight into Lost (they shut it down for a while because producers feared he'd give away show secrets), but it is pretty interesting nonetheless.

http://www.lostblog.net/: A popular blog about Lost. It's not too interesting now, but once the season begins, check in for some great content after each episode.