![]() With character being such an important focus of the first season, the major story and mysteries surrounding the island are deliberately underdeveloped.Īfter the survivors first night and their encounter with the monster we know this island is anything but normal, but we are only given glimpses from that point on. ![]() ![]() These episodes and others are entertaining, exciting and contain pivotal character moments that are still important to the story even in season four and undoubtedly beyond.Īs Ive said, this is the foundation for the whole universe that we are being presented and the team behind Lost nailed it right from the Pilot. It kind of reminds me of the layers of a cake, and the backstory to each of these survivors is the foundation.Įpisodes like The Moth (Charlie), Confidence Man (Sawyer) and Walkabout give us a wealth of information about the people we are being introduced to. This shows approach of having an individual episode focus on a single character through flashback, while formulaic, is a brilliant decision. Lost is about relationships and before we can understand the dynamic behind the various relationships that develop over the course of a season, we need to understand what motivates these characters. Throughout my reviews over the course of this season Ive used the term character study a few times to describe various episodes. ![]() Lost Season 1 succeeds first and foremost in character development I cant stress this enough. ![]()
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