Two third seasons
Jan 12th, 2008 by lavonardo
Finished watching the third seasons of two very influential shows, and neither Deadwood nor Lost disappointed. But neither was a complete success.
Deadwood, after finishing off strong with its second season, meanders towards an ending, not a conclusion. Despite HBO’s reluctance, the planned two movies to cap off the early days of the South Dakota town, would be very much appreciated. Right now the storyline has no closure, only more or less vague of what is forthcoming. The twelve episodes are entertaining, and the Touretteish drama in frontier trappings remains convincing, as does the wide cast of characters.
With Lost I expected no closure either, this being only the third season of the planned six. While the plotlines shifted and twisted as much as expected, the core mysteries of the south pacific island are nowhere closer to being resolved. And with the addition of even more characters to the troupe, all with their own subplots to advance, the show runs the risk of getting to busy for viewers. Despite a couple of weak episodes in the mix, the series remains entertaining enough to retain interest, and with the whale-sized spanner thrown into the gearbox in the two-part finale, the season again ended with a cliffhanger.
(Oddly, while watching the last few episodes of Lost, noticed that there’s not one, but two actresses that are featured in both shows, although both are only very irregularly met in the flashbacks in Lost. Calamity Jane = Juliet’s sister and Joanie Stubbs = Cassidy.)