Lost, The Prisoner, and the End of the Story.
This article compares Lost and The Prisoner as narratives that have similar places in television history, particularly with regard to narrative closure. Whereas The Prisoner's recursive ending suggests pessimism, Lost produces a new kind of narrative that provides resolution while maintaining ambigu...
| Published in: | Journal of Popular Film & Television Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 176 - 186 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Winter2010
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