DVD Review: Lost – The Complete Season 5 Blu-ray
Season five pushes things forward, for Lost, as it digs into some more of its mysteries, such as how the plane crashed, who Jacob is and what the smoke monster is all about. But, as usual, answers are slim particularly where the characters of Benjamin Linus and John Locke are concerned (which are the fan favorite heavy weights).
My fave, Ben, gets a great episode devoted to him, while Locke now seems a million miles away from the character we met after the original plane crash. The chess board that is Lost has shifted pieces around the island and what we thought we knew, just got more interesting.
Intriguing and very entertaining, this is the perfect set-up for a fascinating final season. I have always believed, with much criticism, that there has always been an endpoint, and I’m fascinated to know what it holds.
The Blu-ray presentation was just as strong as Season Four. You get wonderful feature-quality high definition and more vibrant audio than the HD broadcast of the series.
What’s cool is there is an innovative BD-Live special feature called “Lost University”. Opening a week after the set’s release, the feature allows consumers to pop online to enroll in a collegiate Lost experience, exploring themes, stories, secrets and more. The rest of the series includes your great standard issue - deleted scenes, making of featurettes and behind the scenes interviews.
Other bonus features include LOST on Location, Building 23 & Beyond (Michael Emerson introduces us to the team behind the mysteries of the show), A cool video where we follow Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) on the last day of shooting, my favorite feature called “Making Up For Lost Time” (where the writers take an interesting and funny look at how the producers, writers and cast sort out time travel and leaps through time) and the bloopers are cool too.
Ultimately, this is a buy for all Lost fans who have made the Blu-ray upgrade, its a must for newcomers who want that added value to the universe. I like simply because the HD visuals is how this show was meant to be seen.
