Jericho and Lost: Things What I Find a bit Repellent

[lesbiassparrow]

I want to like Jericho, I really do, as the idea is interesting and it is ably handled, but I keep finding something really repellent about it when I watch it. I'm not sure what it is - maybe the overwhelming whiteness of the bit of America that survives, maybe the feeling of overwhelming conversatism I get from the show (I can't really explain this, but it's probably tied up with the whole small town values thing which they've got going).

And Lost

It turns out I have a very limited tolerance for the Others being so all powerful and so much in control of everything and everyone. It's not very fun to watch the rats in the maze when you're not only rooting for the rats but it seems like you will have to wait for months (or years) for something good to happen to them. Sadism is not really my cup of tea.

I think I prefered the polar bear. And the dinosaur stompy thing. Speaking of which, where is stompy? I liked him.

Comments

[smartylibrarian.livejournal.com]

I see your point, but I've been enjoying what I hope is the set-up for our people taking down the Others. The more they torment Sawyer, the more satisfying it is when he beats them up!

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I think it will be great to see the payoff, but I am not sure I can stick through a whole season of this. And the Others have been endlessly outsmarting the survivors since season 1, so I am getting a bit worried about the long term plan for this. They even outsmarted Sayid! And that's just not on. :)