p>WhenABC's"ahref="https://www.slashfilm.com/675591/heres-where-you-can-stream-or-buy-every-season-of-lost/">Lost/a>"wentofftheairin21,itleftacomplicatedlegacy.Theshowfacedanimmediatebacklashoverahref="https://www.slashfilm.com/61372/lost-ending-explained-no-they-werent-dead-the-whole-time-but-they-werent-really-living-either/">itsdivisiveending/a>,butintheyearssincethen,ithasundergoneamorefavorablereappraisalinsomecircles.Partofwhatmade"Lost"sopolarizing—andconfusingattimes—wasitsnatureasanincreasinglycomplexmystery-boxshow,onethathadawayofrevealingnewmysterieswithinnewboxes,evenasitdeliveredanswerstooldonesthatwereunsatisfyingforsomeviewers.Theteaseofpossibleanswerssometimeslefttheaudiencemoreenamoredofitsowntheorizingthantheshow'sactualplotresolutions./p>pdir="auto">Inaninterviewwithahref="https://www.vox.com/a/lost-damon-lindelof-interviews/season-1-episode-9-solitary">Vox/a>abouttheSayid-centricepisode,"Solitary,"whichwasonlytheninthepisodeinthefirstofsixseasonsof"Lost,"co-showrunnerDamonLindelofexplainedthattheshow'sstorytellingapproachwasdictated earlyonbynetworkconcerns.Heusedthecharacterof Rousseau,playedbyMiraFurlan,asanexampleofamysterytheysoughttoanswerpromptly. RousseauwasinitiallyheardasaFrenchvoiceontheradiobeforeshewaseverseen,but"Solitary"iswhereshefirstshowedupinthefleshandhadheridentityrevealedasshetookSayid(NaveenAndrews)captive.Lindelofsaid:/p>blockquote>pdir="auto">"Whathappenedwasthatwhenthenetworkgottheoutlinesfor'RaisedbyAnother'[Season1,Episode8],theystartedfreakingoutbecausetheshowhadjustpremiered.Insteadofsaying,'We'vegotahitonourhands,youguysdowhateveryouwanttodo,'itwas,'We'vegotahitonourhands,don'tdoanythingtof***itup.'Theygotreallynervous."/p>/blockquote>
'Here She Is, Mystery Answered'
pdir="auto">"Solitary"isalsowheretheOthersfirstappeared. Lindelofhighlightedtheirintroductionandthe Rousseaureveal asoneinstancewhereanewmysterycoincided withtheansweringofanoldone.Hesaid:/p>blockquote>pdir="auto">"Rightontheheelsof'RaisedbyAnother'wasanothermythologicalepisodewherewewerereallyleaningintothisideaoftheOthersforthefirsttime.WhereRousseauwastalkingabouthowtheseotherpeopleontheIslandhadabductedher,herdaughter,herchild.Butitwasalsothefirstanswer,thefirstmysterythatwewereansweringhereinEpisode8,whichwas,'WhoisthisFrenchvoiceinthisbroadcastthatwehearattheendofthepilot?'We'regoingtointroduceyoutoher.She'sgoingtobecomeacharacterontheshow.Heresheis,mysteryanswered."/p>/blockquote>pdir="auto">"Lost"hadawayofextendingbeyond itspreviouslydefinedborders,againandagain.Forexample,aftertheOtherscametheTailiesandtheFreighterpeople.Theshowwasconstantlyredefiningitselfanditscharacterdynamics. Therewereflashbacks,thenflashforwards,thenflashessideways,withconflictsplayingoutbetweenJackandLocke,BenjaminLinusandCharlesWidmore,JacobandtheManinBlack,andonandon./p>pdir="auto">AccordingtoLindelof,however,thenetworkitselfwantedtodelaysomerevealsinfavorofkeepingtheshowamore"closedenvironment,"withoutabunchofothernewcharacters(i.e.NikkiandPaulo)comingoutofthewoodworkeveryweeklikeon"Gilligan'sIsland."br>/p>
'We As Writers Were Really Wanting To Answer Mysteries'
p>Lindelofcontinued:/p>blockquote>p>"Contrarytopopularbelief,weaswriterswerereallywantingtoanswermysteriesaswewent.Itwaslike,ifwe'regoingtoaskanewquestion,wehavetoanswersomeoldones,orelsethesethingsarejustgoingtopileup,andthewholeendeavorisgoingtocollapse.Allwe'regoingtohaveisquestions.We'renotgoingtohaveanyanswers.AndIrememberthenetwork'sresponsebeinglike,'It'scool.ThisRousseauideaiscoolbutdon'tdoitinEpisode8.Doitinthefinale.Don'tbringthischaracterout.Wereallywanttokeepitaclosedenvironment.Wedon'twanttodoGilligan'sIslandwhereeveryweeklike,'Oh,herearetheRussiancosmonauts,andherearetheHarlemGlobetrotters.Andhere'stheBroadwayshowproducers.'"/p>/blockquote>p>"Lost"wasaplot-heavyshow,butintheend,Lindelofandtheotherwriterswerearguablymoreconcernedwithitscharactersandtheirindividualarcsthanthegreateroverarchingislandmythology,withitsfrozendonkeywheelsandahref="https://www.slashfilm.com/74441/how-does-time-travel-actually-work-in-lost/">otherzanyplotshenanigans/a>.Atthesametime,itstillwasamythology-drivenshowforitsaudience,somuchsothatyouhadtokeepfollowingalongwithiteveryweekorelseyoumightbe,well,lost,asaviewer./p>p>Theshowwasahref="https://www.slashfilm.com/569268/lost-anniversary/">aheadofitstime/a>intellingthiskindofserializedstoryonnetworktelevision,inamannerthathasnowbecome derigueuroncableandpremiumchannelsandstreamingservices.YetairingonABCbeforethestreamingagebroughtwithittheaddedpressuresofanetworkformat, whichdelayedthegratificationofcertainrevealsandoccasionallyhelpedsteerthe"Lost"narrativeinconfusingdirections.br>/p>
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