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I recently finished watching seasons 4 and 5 of the series. I must say, I was impressed. I had mentioned before that the series had changed for the worse, but now I tend to think otherwise. The latest seasons aren't very similar to the first, but the intrigue is still strong, and I really want to watch each episode after finishing the previous one. The plot has also been developed in an interesting way, with time travel and all that. Of course, the atmosphere isn't as mysterious as it was initially, but the series is also coming to an end.
Among the new characters, I really liked Daniel Faraday. He played the role of a scientist perfectly, with every little detail, from his clothes to his manner of speaking and his habits. I even felt like watching some other movies with this actor, although he hasn't played a physicist in anything else.
From the "old guard," I still admire Sawyer and Ben.
Ben, in my opinion, is one of the most interesting characters, and this is due to both the director's vision and the actor's performance. At certain moments, I wanted to hate him, and at other times, I wanted to trust him and even feel sorry for him. He's just an amazing villain. However, towards the end of season 5, he lost his edge and became a victim of manipulation, although before that, he had been manipulating people with incredible success.
Overall, I'm still happy with the series. I'm looking forward to the continuation.
P.S. By the way, I watched seasons 4 and 5 with the original audio (and Russian subtitles). Recently, I've developed a special passion for the original audio because our (and perhaps any other) actors have a bad habit of dubbing not quite as it is in the original. Sometimes it's better, sometimes it's worse, but this is a thing. Therefore, if you want to hear everything exactly as it was intended by the filmmakers, I advise you to follow my example