Lost: The Complete Second Season |  | Actors: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn, Josh Holloway, Dominic Monaghan
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  5 reviews
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Format: NTSC, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Unknown)
Region: 1
Discs: 7
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 1056 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 1.5
MPN: 786936300468
UPC: 786936300468
EAN: 0786936300468
ASIN: B000FIMG68
Theatrical Release Date: September 22, 2004
Release Date: September 5, 2006
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 The TWIN PEAKS of the New Millenium! September 6, 2007
NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ever since the early 90's (when TV peaked with TWIN PEAKS) had I to come across such an engaging Series! Weird (in a good way), Insightful and Intelligent - and with much better luck with scheduling and ratings.
The secret in my opinion: truly SMART writing; well-ahead planed plot and characters not only interesting but also one cares about to follow week after week!
Faith and Reason, Fate and Choice, Dogma and Intuition, Nature and Nurture, Good and Evil are, all, in a constant dynamic equilibrium, raising everyday issues under extraordinary conditions to render all the hues discernible and debatable.
Come for the story, stay for the Philosophy.
If you liked the X-FILES you will appreciate the mythology been interwoven with the action (instead of mythology episodes alternating with action episodes and, thus, pretty much ruining the rhythm of the series).
If you liked TWIN PEAKS you will appreciate the skewed reality and the blurry boundaries between reality and fantasy.
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DARK-SIDE MOMENT: The writing-down of the (Iraqi) Sayid and the unexpected killing-off of his American-BarbieDoll love interest, just at the peak of the 2nd Iraq invasion (coincidence?). I guess even the best TV will always be, not Art, but a mere Product and a Propaganda delivery instrument.
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Although not by much, the 1st Season was the best of the three so far. The 2nd Season started slow and then got somewhat diluted by the introduction of the tail-group but it finally picked up the pace towards the end.
RECOMMENDED!
 Great Show, Great Cast, Not So Good Season April 16, 2007
D. Landry (Ottawa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Season 1 was great from start to finish. I got hooked and addicted immediately! This Season 2 started kind of bad and I was disappointed at first where they were going with the storyline, but it picked up after a few episodes and it got back my intrigue to continue viewing the rest of the season.
All this to say, don't despair when you start viewing the first episodes of Season 2, it does get better, and better. Absolutely worth adding to your DVD collection!
Great television! 4.5 stars July 27, 2006
Curio (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
I loved Lost season 1--the show was so fresh, the ideas so different, and the characters so unique and multi-dimensional. We came to understand each person to an almost intimate level, and the show was most successful because we believed in them. The island's mysteries, while intriguing and so involving, were secondary to what was truly a character-driven show. I couldn't wait to view season 2, and always wondered whether they could top the first, or at least maintain the quality.
Honestly, it did not. That is not to say the show became terrible or unwatchable--quite the opposite. Unfortunately, season 2 suffered from a very slow start, and on more than a few episodes, I couldn't help but notice that very little was advanced in the way of plot, the island mystery, or about the characters themselves. Additionally, there was so much footage repeated early on, it became maddening--it felt very much like stalling, or filling up the required time it needs to take. It was disappointing, but I stuck with it--the show provided such thrills and chills before, I was convinced it'd pick up.
And it did. Around mid-season, and *particularly* towards the end, Lost redeemed itself with their by now trademark cliffhangers and astounding revelations. New dynamics, new characters, and new discoveries accelerate the previously lagging pace. Some things are at last answered from season 1, but in typical Lost style, newer questions always sprouted. While the whole series, when analyzed from a distance, is fairly preposterous, Lost presents everything in such a manner that it feels natural--not like the writers are making everything up on the spot. This was vital to the success of season 2--with so many questions, viewers wanted answers. To be reassured that we're in capable, confident hands is a relief.
By the end of the last episode, you'll be howling for more, but I have to recognize the fact it definitely began shakily, and truly wish I could give it a more representative 4.5.
Passion, paranoia and mystical forces! June 28, 2006
Snowbrocade (Santa Barbara, CA)
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
Lost continues in the second season with a creative and suspenseful story line. The motley group of plane wreck survivors struggle with their desire to hide who they truly are in an event that forces intimacy. Their life-or-death struggles strip away the mask of civilization and put all their petty concerns into perspective.
The mysterious and beautiful island where they landed seems to be completely off the grid and rescue may be hopeless. The island has malevolent, fanatical inhabitants who have a scary, hidden agenda that involves kidnapping some of the survivors. There are also mystical forces at work involving parapsychological events such as ghosts, ESP and oddly coincidental occurences. Some of the survivors are mystically healed of serious illness, yet there is still fear of illness from an unknown pathogen.
Lost is a true "water-cooler" show that seems to appeal to almost every type of viewer. The talented writers continue to use flashbacks to portray the inner world and past of pivotal characters. The lead characters range from the blatantly sexy to quirkily attractive; they also exhibit cunning, fierce intelligence and a tenacious will to survive. Combined with passion and paranoia, the plot boils with red-hot heat, and builds to several cliff-hanging climaxes!
Get lost May 14, 2006
E. A Solinas (MD USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It was bound to happen -- after a breathtaking first season, expectations were high for the continuation of "Lost," a creepy, semi-mystical series with a checkered cast and an exotic island setting.
"Lost's" second season builds on the story of the first season, picking up where it left off. Though it has some flaws -- a bit of bad casting and some lag in the "island" stories -- it's still intriguing and eerie, and solves old mysteries as it introduces new ones, with shocking twists on characters you thought you knew.
As the season opens, Locke, Kate and Jack finally enter the mysterious hatch. But they didn't count on finding a concrete bunker, a button that might postpone doomsday -- and a frantic man who is very familiar to Jack. Meanwhile, Michael, Sawyer and Jin manage to make it back to the island -- and are promptly captured by a band of strangers.
These people turn out to be castaways from the fallen plane's tail section, led by the suspicious Ana Lucia (Michelle Rodrieguez). They make the trek to the opposite side of the island, but as they arrive, Ana makes a fatal mistake -- she shoots Shannon. Nice way to start integrating the groups.
As the season goes on, new personal crises arise when Locke loses faith in the island, Michael goes off to find Walt, Hurley falls in love with one of the tailies, Claire explores what happened to her during her "missing month," and Sawyer scores an unexpected coup which gets him all the guns in the camp.
As the season goes on, things start to heat up. The mysterious French woman gives an "Other" she trapped over to Sayid, but is he really an enemy, or just an innocent castaway? And as Locke and Eko discover the true purpose of the hatches, one of the lost returns to the camp -- and treachery is guiding the castaways into a trap...
"Lost"'s second seasons started out strong and thrilling, then hit a dead spot for a few episodes, before picking back up again. While the middling episodes are solid enough, the best parts are at the start and finish, where the writers throw several shocking twists into the storyline.
The mystery of the island itself is not solved -- the presence of the mysterious Dharma Corporation is revealed. But the corporation doesn't explain how the island has healing powers. Some answers are revealed, and some mysteries simply get more complex. On the character backstory front, the castaways' problems still haunt them, from imaginary friends to torture to drugs.
The returning cast continues the compelling job they did in the first season, especially Dominic Monaghan, Evangeline Lilly, Daniel Dae Kim, Naveen Andrews, and Jorge Garcia, who all get their pasts raked up again; the actors do a magnificent job with guilt, sorrow, longing, and love. In fact, all of them do a good job, including ex-star Maggie Grace, who manages to make us actually LIKE Shannon in her final episode.
As for the "tailies," there are good and bad choices. Michelle Rodrieguez was an appalling choice, since her butch ex-cop is the same character she's been doing for years. But on the flip side is Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who quickly won fans' hearts as the spiritual Mr. Eko, a mysterious and dangerous priest/drugrunner. Think a Christian counterpart to Locke's animist believer.
"Lost" stumbled a bit in the middle of the second season, but regained its footing for shocking, explosive episodes leading up to the finale. If only all second seasons were as good as this.
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