ABC’s “Lost” is known for its gorgeous locations and maddening mysteries, but except for Terry Quinn’s Locke and Michael Emerson’s Ben, so far the performances have been pretty standard television fare. Highly serialized dramas can be enthralling for viewers, but all those twists and turns can confound even great actors — especially when their characters turn out to have big secrets that the actors themselves didn’t know about. (Lili Taylor was reportedly furious with the writers of “Six Feet Under” for deciding that her character had been conducting a secret extramarital affair before she died.)
Now that “Lost” has an end in sight (Part 2 of the season finale airs Thursday, May 29), and its final two seasons roughly mapped out, the series’ principle performers seem to have found firmer footing, too. Matthew Fox (Jack) and Evangeline Lilly (Kate) have had the chance to play something other than scared, confused and angry (the prevailing emotions, understandably, among the castaways) in this season’s flash-forwards. Their fragile happiness in a Southern California condo, raising a child not their own, has been luminous and startlingly touching.– Laura Miller
Article taken from Salon.com
Click here to suscribe to the blog.
Recent Comments