So…. I feel compelled to write something about the Series Finale of Lost, but I haven’t been able to find the motivation to keep up with this season. I’d like to say that I’ve had better things to do with my time, but that’s not even true. The better things have consisted of watching Arrested Development, Farscape and Venture Bros.
Its bizarre that I feel almost guilty that I have failed to keep up on this show. I’ve watched so far, so I must complete it right? Eventually.
I have to say its pretty silly that I see tons of comments everywhere about how beautiful the finale was, how much people cried, and how it was the perfect ending but then they say they didn’t understand it and are asking others for help figuring out what happened. YOU CANT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS buddy. Pick confusion or beauty.
So for those of you who have watched the entire show start to finish, are you glad you’ve spent over 130 hours of your life watching this show?
Were you disappointed with the end?
If you watched a few seasons and quit, does this encourage you to catch up now that its over?
(Photo: Lost promotional shot)
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Definitely worth it. As addicting and puzzling as some of the sci-fi elements were, the characters really made it worth it. I think many people expected to have answers spelled out for them, which is not the nature of the show.
I’ve never watched the series until the finale and I feel grateful. For years people have been trying to convince me that this show is worth watching. I’d ask, “Alright, but what is happening on the island. Is it a sci-fi story?”
People were quick to tell me no and that they themselves do not know what is going on. For me, the promise became too great to ever meet expectations. I’m all for some suspense, but after an extended period, I begin to expect there is no surprise.
Although many people have compared the finale to the last book in C.S. Lewis’ “Narnia” series, I think it is more like David Lynch’s show, “Twin Peaks”. The series starts out with a murder of a young girl, and a detective comes to this rural quirky town to investigate. Instead of solving the murder, the series devolves into a mix of random sci-fi alt universe allegories and mini-soaps of the townspeople’s lives. Was he ever going to solve the murder? It wasn’t important, as least not for Lynch’s concern. That series ended after two seasons.
I think Lost didn’t reward fans the way it should. The show is an assult of I’ve heard everything from “I’m glad they didn’t spell it out” to “It’s about the journey not the destination.” Although I think the journey can be fun, I feel that this ending was a rushed attempt. The show’s version of purgatory looked downright tame compared to this “otherworldly” island.
I’m not a fan and I’m glad I wasn’t. I like going somewhere with a direction. To embrace Lost, you have to be content with being a passenger.