Its genuinelyfunin a wayLostcould only sometimes be.
But the value of Tricia Tanaka Is Dead runs longer and deeper than that.
The later seasons ofLostfeatured between 14 and 18 episodes.
The “Tricia Tanaka Is Dead” episode of ‘Lost’Mario Perez/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images
Everyone was pleasantly surprised to realize that the electricity of this dynamic was even stronger than when Michael J. TV series, by design, need room to evolve, to experiment, and to grow.
That handful of extra hours can matter a whole lot.
Or consider some of the most memorable episodes of some of this centurys greatest dramas.
When Fly first aired, some of the series more impatient fans complained that nothing important happened.
Based on what we know of streaming viewership, the audience has no problem with filler, either.
So Im throwing this particular stone from inside a shiny glass house.
People have tried that approach with thinly-disguised knockoffs, and theyre not remotely a patch on the real thing.
