"Unlike Me..."

"...many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment, and will die here like rotten cabbages."

The Tail Section has a brief but insightful entry comparing LOST to that great cult show, "The Prisoner."

There is much to be said for the genesis of Patrick McGoohan's surreal
little gem.  Taken at its most shallow viewing, 'The Prisoner' is a
unique premise full of mystery, imbued with themes of individualism,
and the spontaneous regimentation we suffer by merely 'participating'
in a society,  no matter how 'free' we perceive ourselves.

Read the rest of this and contemplate.  I think it might be reaching a little far to claim that "Expose" was just LOST thumbing its nose at the rest of primetime television.  Why would they need to do that?  Seems a little too "serious of itself" for the show.

From what I understand about McGoohan, the stated situation with "The Prisoner" seems perfectly acceptable, and makes perfect sense....

We know that C&D can get light hearted, as we saw with "Tricia Tanaka" and the other Hurley episodes, but to say they used this one episode to make some kind of point seems a touch too far.

Although it would be a cool nod to have the show end on a similar note to "The Prisoner", and I won't spoil it here for those who haven't seen it.  It would probably fit with the LOST mythology quite nicely.

And if the smoke monster turns into a big white bouncy ball and starts eating people I'm done!

Link: Lost Pull's a 'Prisoner' with Expose

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