phrenicbeat86 t1_ixuyvte wrote on November 26, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Reply to comment by Mattyzooks in Your favorite stretch of episodes in a TV show? by bros402

That season gets some flack especially for "Stranger in a Strange Land" - this is where producers negotiated an end date because they knew that type of storytelling wouldn't last.

But I would say the entire second half of that season is so strong. And obviously that finale cliffhanger is one of the greatest.

Mattyzooks t1_ixvbk7q wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:37 PM

If it wasn't for Stranger (and Expose, which i like but is pretty divisive), I'd say Not In Portland through the finale is one of the most impressive run of episodes of any show ever.

phrenicbeat86 t1_ixvgpjw wrote on November 26, 2022 at 6:13 PM

I actually loved Expose. I was indifferent to Nikki/Paulo - I think casual fans were confused by them. Sure the episode wasn't a mythology episode but I thought it was written and executed well and was a lot of fun.

Completey agree about NIP to the end. Even though you will hear mixed responses about what the best season was - that run was so good.

Mattyzooks t1_ixxp5bd wrote on November 27, 2022 at 4:42 AM

Season 3 gets shit for that 6 episode pod that dropped in the fall before it came for am uninterrupted run in the winter. On a week to week basis, the locked in cages storyline didn't go well. But once that season started going, they just started resolving a lot of the backstop mysteries and basically gave the audience a ton of payoffs and set up new interesting plots. 3 is my favorite season, imo.