“You can(’t) let go now”: Mystery boxes, quantum readings and very bright lights in Lost

TV Series

关键词: Lost;    narration;    superposition;    ending;    closure;   

DOI  :  10.4000/tvseries.1738

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper intends to question certain narrative particularities of TV series Lost, taking into account its polarizing, if not fractured, reception. Building on the production and reception of the series (most notably the conception of a long term plot making a “closure pledge”, and authorial discourse orienting a teleological reading), this paper follows both the possible worlds theory applied to fiction and Marie-Laure Ryan’s philosophy of “storyology”, in order to analyse the impact of Abrams’ “mystery box” concept on audience readings of the series, and the generic superposition of ambiguous narrative elements such as the Heart of the Island and the flashsideways.

【 授权许可】

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