我们为什么戒不掉《迷失》

我们为什么戒不掉《迷失》 I’m not sure what’s a bigger mystery: all of the unanswered questions in the show’s storylines, or the fact that I continue to watch. I not only don’t understand what I’m watching, I don’t understand why I’m still watching it. Lost is that 1)addictive. Lost even 2)winked at its own complexity in a scene in which the character Hurley tries to explain to his mom just what’s happened so far. Hurley: Okay, see, we did crash, but it was on this crazy island. And we waited for rescue, and there wasn’t a rescue. And then, there was a Smoke Monster, and then there were other people on the island. We call them the Others. And they started attacking us. And we found some 3)hatches, and there was a button you had to push every 108 minutes or…well, I was never really clear on that, but… To watch Lost is to be in a constant state of anxiety over whether you’re not understanding what’s going on, or you’re just an idiot. But for all my complaining, I’ll say this: it’s all this 4)convoluted plotting that probably explains the show’s appeal. 5)Resolving all its 6)loose ends is gonna be like 7)hogtying a 8)centipede. Some days, I don’t think it could be done. And if you don’t watch Lost, you might be thinking “I need to tune in” to understand what I’m talking about. But do yourself a favor, don’t. As hooked as I am, I’d warn others to wait until Lost completes, then digest it in one massive DVD 9)binge without the commercial breaks or seasonal pauses that only make it harder to understand. Were I able to travel back in time, would I start Lost again? I’m not sure, but it’s too late now. 我也不太确定到底哪一个才是更大的谜团:是《迷失》剧情中所有尚未解答的疑问,还 是我继续收看的原因。我不仅不知道自己在看什么,也搞不懂为什么我还在看。《迷失》就让 人如此上瘾。 《迷失》甚至就其复杂性自我调侃了 一番――剧中人物赫利在其中一幕试图向他母亲解释目前为止发生了什么事情。 赫利:好吧,你瞧,我们确实坠机了,却落到一个疯狂的小岛上。我们等候救援,但根本没 人来拯救我们。接着出现了黑烟怪物,岛上还有别人――我们称之为“其他人”。他们对我们 发起袭击。我们又发现了几个舱口,还有一个按钮,你必须每隔108分钟按一次,不然……噢, 我一直没弄明白那玩意是怎么回事,不过…… 观看《迷失》会让人不断产生焦虑,担心自己到底是看不懂发生了什么事情,还是只是 一个白痴。但是除开所有的怨言,我得承认――所有这些错综复杂的剧情也许正是这部电视 剧的吸引力所在。解答所有悬而未决的问题就像要将蜈蚣五花大绑似的。有些时候,我认为 这根本是“不可能的任务”。 如果你没看过《迷失》,或许你会想“我也要一看究竟”,这样才能听懂我在说什么。不 过为了你自己着想,千万不要这样做。即使我是如此上瘾的粉丝,我也总会劝诫他人等《迷失》 完结,然后用一大套DVD合集恶补一番,以免让广告时间和每一季的间隔增加理解难度。如 果我能让时光倒流,我会否再次收看《迷失》呢?我不太确定,但是现在为时已晚了。