First-Time Watcher : Season 3 - End of Show - Thoughts and Opinions: Female Characters, Plot Development, Mysteries, Storylines, Writing, etc.

Hey everyone! I'm a first-time Lost watcher, currently on Season 3, Episode 6. But I've decided not to continue with the 40-minute episodes, given there are 20 more in this season alone and 3 more seasons after that. Instead, I found one of those YouTube "series summaries" and watched a 50-minute video that covered everything from Season 1 to Season 6.

Honestly, it felt like Seasons 1 and 2 were somewhat okay, like they had a general idea of where the show was going. But as soon as I started Season 3, I could sense the BS. I watched the recap video at 2x speed, so it only took me 25 minutes to get through, like a regular episode of Lost, and wow—my jaw was on the floor the whole time. Just in Seasons 3 and 4 alone, so much crazy stuff happens. I can't even remember it all, but it was like: time travel, smoke monsters, John Locke dying multiple times and somehow "coming back"—except he didn’t actually come back to life; it was the smoke monster pretending to be him, aka the island’s "Anti-Christ," who wants to kill the "Jesus" of the island, Jacob, who’s like the protector. Then there’s more time travel, evil scientists, atomic bombs, immortality, and so much wild stuff.

Then we get alternate timelines that turn out to just be their purgatory, where they all find peace with each other and their lives. Jack ends up sacrificing himself. Honestly, it felt like a huge letdown, and I don’t see what all the hype was about. Time travel is crazy enough, but all the other bizarre plot points? If it were a comedy, I would’ve just laughed it off, but the writers were dead serious. It felt like they were making things up as they went along to milk the show, rather than having everything planned from Season 1.

I was on the subreddit when I started the show, and I really thought every mystery was going to be explained if I just "kept watching." But that didn’t happen; the show just spiraled into something completely different. I honestly feel bad for anyone who had to wait for weekly episodes for 6 years. I’m not dissing anyone’s interests—obviously, this is a huge subreddit, and a lot of people love this show—but Lost was not it for me! I was genuinely interested in seeing what would happen to the characters, how they’d survive on the island, maybe join the Others or start a civilization. But the story just threw me off. Total letdown!

Oh, and I totally forgot to mention the horrible female character writing in this show! Like, take Kate for example. She’s a fugitive, and I thought she would bring more to the table, be more daring. But no—she’s just there to create romantic tension between Jack and Sawyer. I shipped her and Jack in Seasons 1 and 2 because I really wanted them to end up together, but by Season 3, she’s just bouncing back and forth between Jack and Sawyer with no real purpose other than to fuel the romantic conflict. It’s frustrating because she’s not even being developed as her own character anymore.

And it’s not just Kate—the female characters in this show are written so poorly! And trust me, it’s not because they’re women (I’m a woman too), but it bothers me so much to see them portrayed in such shallow ways. Like Shannon, for example. She had potential—her backstory with her evil stepmother and the fact that people doubted her abilities made her an interesting character. But right when she could’ve had more growth, they just kill her off. Sun is another one—she’s got this beautiful garden, she knows herbal remedies, and even a bit about sailing, but her character is mostly reduced to her relationship with her husband. It’s frustrating that so much of their screen time revolves around romance or relationships, rather than their own individual contributions to the plot.

And Ben’s plan? Like, getting caught and tortured just so Jack would perform surgery on him? Why not just say, "Hey, I have a tumor on my spine. Can you help me out? I’ll give you food and shelter." But of course, the writers didn’t even have that tumor storyline planned out when Ben was pretending to be Henry in Season 1 or 2. That just adds to my point about the mysteries not being properly thought through. I couldn't handle it.

I still love you all, though! This community is amazing, but wow, this show really let me down.

EDIT:

@ everyone attacking me pls remember this just my opinion! like i stated in the post - this is not an insult or diss at anyone for enjoying this show! if you love lost great for you and i'm happy for you, this is just an overview of my experience so pls don't come at me with insults! a "bad" show is subjective, if someone enjoyed it and another person didn't, then the show isn't bad because it has some people who enjoy it, my post talks about how the show wasn't what i expected it to be !! be civil!