Please note: I based this review on my experiences when I FIRST watched the pilot. My opinion changed after re-watching(I'll mention that towards the end of my review, but I feel it's more fair to judge a pilot based on the first impressions, since it's job is to make viewers interested.) Well, after all the hype the show received, I thought, okay, let's give this a go - so at least I can thrash yet ANOTHER TV show. Because, until Lost, I was absolutely HATING television. But came Lost and restored my faith.
Lost's opening is so shocking, I was literally blown away. They already.... crashed? They start the show without showing any of the characters? Without the actual plane crash? Genius.
The first 5 minutes is also the most spectacular sequence I've ever seen on television. So well done, so cinematic - even Michael Bay would like it! The rest of the pilot seemed to flow pretty well. All interesting characters. The one who instantly grabbed my attention was of course Mr. Locke, but I really enjoyed everyone else too - most of the characters seemed really refreshing compared to regular TV standards.
The driving mystery of the Pilot was the smoke monster - this is the only part which I felt was a little "clunky", so to say... i just found it a little hard to believe that NONE got a good look on it.
I much more enjoyed the polar bear shooting, and the cliffhanger with the french woman's radio broadcast. Really, really freaky stuff - I knew this is going to be a show I'll have to tune in to every week! After re-watch: After I was completely hooked on the show, and went back to the pilot, I got nostalgic. I of course didn't appreciate the opening sequence as much, but I appreciated the rest much more. It's always fun to look back how our beloved losties were at the start - and how "simple" the show was back then.
On my original viewing, I'd given 8.5/10 to the episode, and now, probably a 9.5/10. The not-showing-the-monster cliché still hurts a little.
Lost's opening is so shocking, I was literally blown away. They already.... crashed? They start the show without showing any of the characters? Without the actual plane crash? Genius.
The first 5 minutes is also the most spectacular sequence I've ever seen on television. So well done, so cinematic - even Michael Bay would like it! The rest of the pilot seemed to flow pretty well. All interesting characters. The one who instantly grabbed my attention was of course Mr. Locke, but I really enjoyed everyone else too - most of the characters seemed really refreshing compared to regular TV standards.
The driving mystery of the Pilot was the smoke monster - this is the only part which I felt was a little "clunky", so to say... i just found it a little hard to believe that NONE got a good look on it.
I much more enjoyed the polar bear shooting, and the cliffhanger with the french woman's radio broadcast. Really, really freaky stuff - I knew this is going to be a show I'll have to tune in to every week! After re-watch: After I was completely hooked on the show, and went back to the pilot, I got nostalgic. I of course didn't appreciate the opening sequence as much, but I appreciated the rest much more. It's always fun to look back how our beloved losties were at the start - and how "simple" the show was back then.
On my original viewing, I'd given 8.5/10 to the episode, and now, probably a 9.5/10. The not-showing-the-monster cliché still hurts a little.