That's called the recap dude, watch further than the "Previously on LOST" momentFingerlicking said:
R.I.P Lost 2004-2010
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The ending was fantastic. After devoting so much time to the show, I was really glad to see it end in such a great way. I wonder if they had always planned on them being in purgatory or if that was added after all the rumors popped up.Tagball said:
Also, speaking of Michael Emerson, what do you think was the significance of Ben staying behind?
To be fair, they probably had no idea where this shit was going. Thus by the time it came to writing the final season they were forced to put all the fan theories into a hat, with the one drawn out being the one used.afaceforradio said:
I think it was a couple things. Partly that he was still ashamed of everything he had put the Losties through, but mostly to stay with Alex. She was killed right before his eyes because, in his opinion, he didn't act, and now he has a chance to make up for that and see her grow up and live. Kind of sweet.Anticitizen_Two said:
Didn't I see you before, brutha? We chatted about Lost a few days ago...Anticitizen_Two said:
Seeing as how this is "purgatory", Ben is probably going to Hell to suffer eternal torture and will have to endure multiple painful probings from the Devil.
Also...seriously...there are WAY too many negative nellies on this thread. People need to stop complaining about shows they've never watched. I only created this thread to honor the life of a once great show and where people could pay their respect. That's apparently too much and people seem to enjoy desecrating Lost's grave by defecating all over it.
I can't wait to waste my life savings on the "Holy Shit Super Ultimate Titting Awesome Deluxe Complete Edition" of the series.
Nope. We watched every single one all the way through. We thought it was just the recap too.Mister Eff said:That's called the recap dude, watch further than the "Previously on LOST" momentFingerlicking said:
I'm a big time fan of Lost, the final episode hasn't aired yet in Australia(But i read the spoiler anyway ).
Here's what i don't get about Lost, why would the black smoke(man in black) and the hostiles(The others, Jacobs bunch) both attacked the Dharma Initiate on season 5 or something.....Whats going on there?
).Here's what i don't get about Lost, why would the black smoke(man in black) and the hostiles(The others, Jacobs bunch) both attacked the Dharma Initiate on season 5 or something.....Whats going on there?
It amazes me that even up until this last episode, there were people clinging to the idea that some 3 hour explanation was going to suddenly fill in 5 years of plot holes in a satisfactory way. Honestly half way through they should have just had Rick Astley come on and do his bit, and cut to text going "Gotcha!"
The very end, with Jack walking through the jungle to the same spot where the series began back in 2004, was just the best thing I've ever seen on television. Pure, wordless emotion, and when Vincent came and sat with him in his dying moments, you could tell there were masters at character-driven drama at work here. They really cranked the emotion-o-meter up to 11 with the finale, and I think it was good that rather than focus on the mysteries of the Island (which, lets face it, probably would have ended up looking silly if they did explain it), they focused on closing off the stories of all these people we've been following for 6 years. I think it was the right way to go about it. The mystery and mythology of the Island was always just a backdrop for these characters to grow and develop, and as a character show, Lost's finale tied everything up just about perfectly.
We'll certainly be talking about this for years, and I can safely bet there'll never be another show quite like it.
We'll certainly be talking about this for years, and I can safely bet there'll never be another show quite like it.
Could someone explain what the fuck happened in the finale? Because I haven't the foggiest idea. The best I can guess is that no one survived the inital crash in season 1 and the island was some uber-fucked up version of an afterlife in between life and death. And don't get me started on the alternate universe because my head hurts enough as it is.
I don't know if Ben is going to Hell... it was implied that he helped Hurley run things well. Maybe he just wants to stay with Alex for a while. Although, it's possible that he killed/betrayed one too many people to deserve Heaven.Tagball said:
I will also most likely end up buying the complete edition, despite already owning the DVD box sets of the first five seasons. So, essentially, I'll be blowing tons of money for a couple of extra interviews with Damon and Carlton that are sure to be posted on YouTube within a few days of release. Good old Lost... making a gigantic sucker out of me... I'll miss that.
Can't agree more, it's all about the characters.GuerrillaClock said:
I'll definately miss it. I stuck with it because I adored the characters and wanted to know what would happen to them, which is why i liked the ending.
I cried like a baby everytime someone remembered their past life...with that music...ack i'm such a girl!
I don't really get that from it, it seems less an issue of heaven and hell, and more just moving on together. Ben wasn't outcaste and made stay behind, he was invited several times in fact. It makes sense he'd stay voluntarily, he saw the oppurtunity to have the life with his daughter he couldn't. It was sweet.Anticitizen_Two said:
I thought it was an excellent ending. Less so for explaining, but because it was used solely as a means to give closure to all the character growth shown over the 6 seasons, which to me was always lost's strongest aspect.
No one gives star wars (the originals that is) this much hate, and that makes even less sense than lost. Lucas made shit up all the time, revised canon, made Darth Vader luke's father (and Leia his sister) well after the first movie and so forth. But people don't get caught up in that, because it was about the journey the characters made, rather than making a cohesive plot. Lost certainly wasn't iron clad in it's mythology by any means, but the plot was always a means for the characters to react to, and explaining all the mystery would be no fun anyway, just to appease some pedantic need for viewer omniscience. I'm guessing a lot of people don't like being as in the dark as the characters. For me it was a huge strength.
Yeah, I didn't get Hell from it either. Ben was a good man, just... misguided at times. It was really great to see all of the characters in such a good light as the show ended. Jack's growth from man of science to man of faith was particularly great. I would honestly say that Jack Shepard is one of the greatest characters in television history. Seeing him change from season 1 to season 6 was a wonderful experience.Outright Villainy said:
I actually feel that the ending was all right, I mean you could't really go through the show and expect everything to be answered because no show does that! Besides, any explaination would be ridiculed to death anyway. All I can say is Rest In Peace Lost and I'll see you in Purgatory.
I agree with this entry mostly. [http://lostmediamentions.blogspot.com/2010/05/someone-from-bad-robots-take-on-finale.html]
The more I reflect on the ending, the more I see it as beautiful and fitting.
The more I reflect on the ending, the more I see it as beautiful and fitting.
God, I still can't believe it's gone... And it seems that not even Futurama's return can't make me forget about Lost...
I'll really, really miss this show.
For 2 reasons:
1. The characters(there are only 3 shows that made me fall in love with their characters: Lost, Scrubs, Futurama, and Firefly), I really felt like I could relate to some of the characters + Ben as a bad guy ended up being one of my favorite bady(malefic, manipulative, strong sense of humour)
2. I felt like the story could have gotten a believable ending. Nothing Sci-Fi, but something that could all be explained with logic. In the end(actually at then end of S4) it turned out it was going to go for something out of the ordinary(Sci-Fi or mythologic).
I did enjoy and love the ending (a lot) however, because it reminded me of what kind of a person I am(I'm more of a religious person that was doubted his fate for a very long time), and because it had a resolution for everyone(trust me although you go like "I don't want happy endings any more, because I'm bored of them", when you really fall in love with the characters you want nothing different that the "happily ever after" version).
But to be honest I loved that Lost didn't give in to peer-pressure and end on a Sci-Fi note(I feel that not many shows can implement Sci-Fi in an intelligent way, without promoting more of the "Fi" and less of the "Sci")
Anyway, Lost will be missed...
I'll really, really miss this show.
For 2 reasons:
1. The characters(there are only 3 shows that made me fall in love with their characters: Lost, Scrubs, Futurama, and Firefly), I really felt like I could relate to some of the characters + Ben as a bad guy ended up being one of my favorite bady(malefic, manipulative, strong sense of humour)
2. I felt like the story could have gotten a believable ending. Nothing Sci-Fi, but something that could all be explained with logic. In the end(actually at then end of S4) it turned out it was going to go for something out of the ordinary(Sci-Fi or mythologic).
I did enjoy and love the ending (a lot) however, because it reminded me of what kind of a person I am(I'm more of a religious person that was doubted his fate for a very long time), and because it had a resolution for everyone(trust me although you go like "I don't want happy endings any more, because I'm bored of them", when you really fall in love with the characters you want nothing different that the "happily ever after" version).
But to be honest I loved that Lost didn't give in to peer-pressure and end on a Sci-Fi note(I feel that not many shows can implement Sci-Fi in an intelligent way, without promoting more of the "Fi" and less of the "Sci")
Anyway, Lost will be missed...