And he was right. I really wasn't sure who was going to make it out alive. I completely assumed the movie was the last I would see of these characters, so it wouldn't have surprised me if half of them died.

I'd go back even further. Season 2 clearly suffered from "create a bunch more characters with backstories so we can pad time moving the plot forward" and season 3 is now legendary as the "we have no idea how long we'll be doing this so leeeet's … stick our main characters in a polar bear cage."

Not sure if anything can beat season 1 for me. Before Breaking Bad I would have said the best serialized season of a TV show ever …

I'm curious about the flash sideways universe where LOST was made for a cable network that let them make 13 episodes a season for 6 seasons and then end on their terms.

You realize this is a show with a pre-existing mythology that primarily features three men, right? There's only so much time to go around.

Gina Torres. Gillian Anderson. Both deeply complex, fascinating, well-rounded.

Assassin's Creed III. The absolute worst thing.