Mysterious bvll$hit

so do you like it or not, you seem pretty conflicted

Thats the phrase, that one of the characters utters in the series, that sums up the series. The direction is great, the acting is flawless and electric, the editing, music, originality - all above anything else. Individual scenes are shocking, hearbreaking, powerful. But the screenplay and characters are too unbelievable, there's too much things unexplained, and behaviour of characters is absurd. Because of the departion the world has gone mad? The style of the show is realistic and i don't believe it. It's all very intriguing at first, but ends up complete bvll$hit and is watchable only because of the HBO(in that case WB) masterminds behind it(which no doubt polished the screenplay and produced it flawlessly). No believability in world, characters, their doings and motivations.

Because of the departion the world has gone mad?

I am inclined to agree. Building a show around a central mystery and then never addressing that central mystery? That's amateur hour stuff. The show "Lost" comes to mind. Hey, didn't Damon Lindelof also make that show? Ha ha.

It's a Damon Lindorf show, of course it makes no sence, that's his hallmark.

This show wants you to think it is absurd, but it isn't. To your most rational parts it may appear absurd, but once you're in the world, and you witness human behavior, you will know the truth. Think about what you have seen in the news in your life, in your work place, on the roads, sheer idiocy the likes of which is almost impossible to comprehend.

To be fair we each have our moments. In my neighborhood it's amazing how confusing the 4 way stop is to my fellow citizens. And then there's the flashing yellow lights... it's not a trick question people... it's just a light.

If this show depicted people confused at stop signs, people stopping at yellow lights and waiting indefinitely while their brains slowly process that the other people have a red light, you might say it was absurd. But it happens everyday in America.

People do crazy things for crazy reasons. Thats a fact. They make mistakes. They perceive incorrectly. They let emotion and impulse get the best of them.

The shows where everyone does everything just right for just the right reasons, those are the BS shows. Real life is that nothing really makes any goddamn sense.

1.) People are not as predictable as you seem to believe they are.

2.) Why should the writers of this series be expected to tie situations up in easily understood packages that everyone understands with little or no thought? Is that how the reality you live in works for you?

Providing explanations takes the mystery out of it. To be frank, I have no interest in knowing what happened to the departed. The show isn't about that. It's about the events after. It's about people trying to make sense out of tragedy. It's about people connecting. It's about people who are lost.

It's drama at its finest. I think one of the character's speech sums up the events of October 14 perfectly, "Because on October 14, attachment and love became extinct. In an instant, it became cosmically, abundantly clear that you can lose anyone at any time. Our cave collapsed, Kevin. Now, we can spend all our time digging through the rubble looking for signs of life, or we can transform."

And yeah, it's unbelievable. Everything on the screen is, even a man with a red cape that flies around.

"I wish I wasn't afraid all the time, but I am."
-V for Vendetta