Lost - Season 3 [Blu-ray]

as a virgin media customer I was deprived of most of this season, and it's been a long wait to see the remaining episodes. So here they are at last. Annoying that we didn't get a half season box set like before, but you know what?They were worth the wait.This is the third season in the ongoing drama with fantasy elements about a group of survivors of a plane crash who are marooned on a very strange island, and who come into conflict with the strange people who live there. if you've not seen it before then start with season one and work your way through. It's not too hard to get into, but it works better if you watch it in order. Be advised that this is one big ongoing story, so it rewards viewers with patience.There are twenty three episodes to this season, spread over six discs. There's no direct scene access but there are a few set up options.The season starts a bit slowly, because it begins with the castaways split into several groups, and focuses on one of them more than the others. As a result of this some characters do go few a few epiodes without being seen [jin is only in one of the first nine]. but persevere. And if you weren't good at doing that, I doubt you'd have gotten this far with the show! After episode nine, things really do start to grip. There's a real sense of forward momentum to the show, and a few answers can be found. even though some do set up equally intriguing mysteries.Everything ends on a big cliffhanger that will make you eager to find what happens in season four.The extras disc is frustrating at first because the menu is meant to be a screen of monitors, and only some of them lead to anything. And when they do you then have to click on other places to get the extras to appear. There are lots of little easter eggs dotted around this disc, which I found by playing it on a laptop and moving the pointer over the screen. so experiment with your dvd remote. All are little production featurettes and trivia and worth watching. one is the dharma film that you see in one episode being used to brainwash someone. it's two minutes long and a very trippy experienceThe extras that are easier to get into:A documentary about the enemies of the castaways. runs about twenty minutes and doesn't offer much in the way of answers, but does clarify the fate of one character and offer a hint about season four. Worth watching, thoughCrew tribute with evangeline lilly. a short feature with the actress who plays kate meeting the unsung members of the film crew. worth watching, as it's quite interesting to see all the minor roles you wouldn't normally think aboutFlashbacks: three deleted flashback scenes. one involving locke is very short. one involving jin is even shorter. but both are interesting. the third, from the episode expose, does add some good character depth and should be watched.Ten deleted scenes from various episodes. all quite short. only a couple contain major information. but they're all worth a lookThe lost book club. a short feature showing the literary influences on the show. very interesting viewing. runs about ten minuteslost in a day. a fascinating twenty five minute long feature showing an average day in the filming of the show, and what all the production departments are doing at the time. excellent, interesting, and really goodnext level, inside the video game: a ten minute feature about the impending lost video game. intriguing and interestingcast in clay: a short look at how the lost action figures were made.Bloopers: the outtakes reel. Aside from one funny bit of overplaying dialogue in a sayid locke scene nothing really stands out from this one. with bloopers if you've seen one you've seen them allTerry o'quinn throwing from the handle: the actor who plays locke shows you how to throw a knife. interesting, but don't try it at home!There are also four commentaries, on the episodes a tale of two cities, I do [featuring stars evangeline lilly and josh holloway] expose [well worth listening to as does give interesting information about the episode] and the man behind the curtain.A very good package for a great show

This box set covers the third series of the 2004-2010 TV series in which some passengers of a plane crash find themselves stranded on a mysterious Island. Continuing the story 67 days after the crash, this follows on immediately from the second series as our ‘4 musketeers’ awake as prisoners of the ‘others’.The first third is a bit like watching Tenko, Colditz or any other POW story but the main thrust is ‘getting to know’ more about the others although the technique used is becoming overused. Quite engrossing from the start this maintains a steady pace as Jack still refuses to let everyone move on. The plane crash, general ‘survival’, the ‘magical’ island, even the bulk of the original survivors are all pushed out of mind –its all about Jack and understanding the ‘others’ reason for being there.The 23 episodes are held on 7 discs which are in individual slimline cases within a stiff card outer carton. The first six hold the episodes and the seventh holds a host of extras. The discs open to a menu offering English and most European languages, then goes to main menu offering play all, set-up and some extras. Rated as a 15 these discs do contain some graphic brutality, sexual references, drug references and religious ideologies.The seeming glaring flaws and contradictions remain but you have to move on to stop this sinking into the ’run-of-the-mill’ thriller/dramas as around the middle of this you do get told the ‘real’ situation [if you haven’t already figured it out] but even so this still remains a good piece of ***** entertainment.

Season 3 of Lost starts as a lot of other people have described, with the focus firmly on the three who were caught by the Others at the end of season 2. A lot of people have critcised these episodes as being very slow, and you do not find out much about the aftermath of the hatch implosion and the other Losties on the beach. However, i found if you take them for what they are, it is a very good look into the lives of the Others, and starts to set things up for later in the season. I must say that it does help to watch these episodes on dvd, one after another, as you can then quickly get to the bulk of the action quite quickly. About half way through, the season seems to find its feet, and then it never slows down, with revelations flying at you left, right and centre. It reaches a consistent quality in the second half, that is higher than any seen before. There are several outstanding episodes, including "The Man from Talahassee", "One of Us", "The Brig", "Man behind the Iron Curtain", and the stunning two part finale "Through the Looking Glass". The acting is all very good, and particular mention must go to Michael Emerson for his portrayal of Benjamin Linus. He is the most fascinating character in the show for me, and all the more so for Michael's performance.Overall, I would thoroughly recommend Season 3 of Lost. It is compulsive viewing, and means I am now avidly watching the Season 4 DVD.