LOCKE IS THE KEY:

Get 'Lost': Acclaimed show asks big questions (Todd Hertz, 1/21/2009, Christianity Today)

One creator of the television series Lost says the most important scene of last year's stunning fourth season wasn't the pivotal moment when some survivors of downed Oceanic Flight 815 actually made it home. Instead, he says, it was a simple conversation in a greenhouse between character John Locke, a believer in the supernatural order of the universe, and Dr. Jack Shepherd, Lost's resident Man of Science. Locke told Jack that their plane crash was no accident: they were there for a reason. Jack ignored the talk of destiny and boldly left the island.

But even bigger for me was seeing Jack, months after getting home, change his tune by confessing, "We weren't meant to leave. We have to go back."

The problem is that when the show strays from the fundamental debate between Locke and Jack it gets lost.

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Posted by Orrin Judd at January 22, 2009 6:07 PM