That’s what I liked about Buffy and Angel so much. Every year, there was an overall arc and villain, but they always tied things up by the finale. They might have introduced some new questions or left you on a cliffhanger, but most things got resolved.

Alias — Ah, yes, Irina. Lena Olin was really great as her in Season 2. After that, it was sort of hit or miss. I think they didn’t know what to do with Irina sometimes — turn her completely evil, kill her off, or make her good. I’m sure her availability to come back to the show probably dictated some of the storylines.

But I thought her appearance in the series finale was a nice touch. You had Jack sacrificing himself to trap Sloane and save Sydney. Then, you have Irina trying to live forever and take over the world — even if it meant killing her own daughter. Nice juxtaposition.

I’d love to write for a TV series because so much of what I imagine is visual. I hope I get the opportunity to do that or even write a screenplay one day. Definitely on my wish list. 😎

Perhaps being a non writer I don’t get caught up in some things. All I hope from a show is to be entertained, and Lost has entertained me. It makes me care about Locke, Hurley, Jack, Sawyer, Kate — And it gives me thrilling moments — Aaron as Kate’s child was a wonderful little turn. For me the most interesting question for me this season is about time — I wonder how does time work on the island?

Alias — I think the show had to move along, but not being able to keep Sydney’s Mom as a main part of series really hurt — She was great. Also, and forgive me I can’t recall what episode, when they used the masks — I hated that, but even that didn’t spoil me on the show.

Finally, with Brian K. Vaugh, the great comic book writer, writting for Lost now — Would you ever want to write for series?

I’d say there are at least 50 unanswered questions from the previous seasons alone — not to mention all the new ones they’ve raised this year. And all the new characters they’ve added — it’s not a deserted island anymore, it’s Gilligan’s Island with a cast of thousands. Reminds me of season 2 when they added the other survivors, then killed them all off except for Bernard.

You have to have some resolution to your plot threads. Answer a few questions before you raise a dozen more. Otherwise, people feel cheated. I do.

I just think they’ve gotten away from what made the show so great in the past (the characters interacting with each other before the crash, struggling to survive, trying to get rescued, etc.)

They appear to have lost all fear of the monster, too, the way they all tromp through the jungle now.

And the flash forwards really kill the suspense for me. Because now, no matter what happens on the island, I know who’s going to live. So, every time Locke holds a gun to Ben’s head, I know it doesn’t mean anything because Ben isn’t going to die on the island.

Jody — Yeah, we just keep getting more and more questions and no answers. At this point, I’ve given up hope for any real resolutions.

I suppose it bothers me because I know we couldn’t get away with it as writers. I wouldn’t continue to buy a book series that kept raising more questions than it answered. Would you?