I was an avid "anti-lost" fan until I got bored this last semester and decided to check out the pilot and see what the whole fuss was about. Let's just say, even Edward Cullen doesn't captivate me this much! I finished 6 years of episodes and caught up in the middle of this season. It was everything and more that I hoped it would be!
I was disappointed. The creators always said they would not do a Dallas/St. Elsewhere style ending...yet they did. It is almost as if they ran out of time. I thought it was a good idea to create an ending date for the show because it would make sure that viewers would stick around. That being said, I feel as if they either didn't know how to end it or ran out of time and just crammed it all in with a less than gratifying ending. It is almost as if they spent so much time trying to confuse the viewers that they ended up confusing themselves. So much was left out. What was the deal with Walt and Michael? Where were they? If everyone is dead, what was the deal with the plane flying over Jack at the end? If this was so spiritual, where was Mr. Echo? I did not expect them to answer all of the questions, however I feel as if this was a really weak ending to a show that has been so strong for a very long time.
The writers actually wanted to end the series by the end of last season, but money talks and it got dragged out another whole season. They didn't run out of time.
The plane with Sawyer, Kate, etc. was escaping the island as Jack died. I think you have to get that before anything else falls into place. Mr. Echo, Walt and Michael were not instrumental to Jack's story (which is good, because the actor who played Walt is way too old to have come back on the show).
Terrible ending. Didn't really answer anything for me, just created more questions. I would love an explanation from someone. I'm really p' off they made the ending somewhat religious.
Total disappointment to what was once a great show with a (seemingly) great storyline... If Lost were a book, the writers would be guilty of not ending it properly.
Entire storylines that were fed to us by the authors (Walt and Michael and Walts connection with Locke, Echo and his brother, Desmond and the button/numbers) as having 'importance' were never even addressed. What was the purpose of that great Walt storyline (w/ the others in the boat....) if it was NOTHING?
Shame on the writers for such a lame attempt at closure... They absolutely took the easy way out.
I agree with you about the Walt thing. Why were the others taking the children? What about that list of people to kidnap from season 2 (if I remember correctly)? Who were the others...really? What exactly are they protecting and why were they there? What was Dharma really about? Was everyone who ever went to the island dead? So much left unsaid...so much confusion.
Worst show I've ever seen, truly awful. Thee Lamb of God, Sweet Jesus revealing himself on to the World in burnt toast, on the only kind of bread forbidden by the Father, has more credibility than any moment of this thoughtless, uninspiring, uninteresting, poorly acted, Gilligan's Island ripoff comedy.
If you are in desparated need to fill the void left by the cancellation of this program, and you take your fatalistic, apocryphal, fiction seriously, head down to your local House of Worship, they shall fill you in on the details.
And why did all the babies born on the island die - remember, that's what Juliet was brought to the island for in the first place to find out. Yeah, way too many red herrings and convoluted story lines that, in the end, obviously had no meaning. Ech, phooey.
I liked this show. It didn't need to tie up all the loose ends. Using Netflix, I watched the first five seasons in about two months and caught up at the beginning of the sixth season. I was hooked after the first episode! BTW, it was the pregnant women on the island that were dying, not JUST the babies. There were NO babies born on the island. The pregnant women died before childbirth.
The island is a special place; mothers who conceive and give birth on the island died, as did their babies. This is why Claire was fine but Jin had to leave for her baby to survive. Juliet was recruited to solve the problem that the Others had--they couldn't procreate! And worse--anyone who got pregnant had a death sentence. So, of course they stole children.
Remember even Jacob and his brother were not conceived on the island.
Many people all over the internet seem to think that if it ain't spoonfed it ain't good TV. Most of the major questions are answered within the show. The island is a special place. Everything that happened on the island happened. The plane crash is what brought certain people together so they could redeem themselves before they died.
Walt was probably the biggest mistake they made. The kid (in real life) grew up fast and didn't fit the timeline of the show. There aren't do-overs for the first season, so we all just had to move on. The show turned out to be about Jack anyway.
I look forward someday to a full series re-watch. The worst part about LOST was the absolutely infuriating amount of time between seasons.
Remember that LOST mirrors the complexity of life itself- we will never have all the answers to what happens to us or what we experience. Unknowns and unanswered questions are part of life and thus part of LOST. The Losties will get all their answers in the afterlife.
My life is complex, but I have never had anyone fake a plane crash for me. I am still trying to figure that one out. Planes go down and are never found. It happens...especially in the ocean. Why fake a crash to ensure that it was found so that everyone can be declared dead?
What an amazing. Worth the 6 years of being LOST! A unique show all in its own.
I was an avid "anti-lost" fan until I got bored this last semester and decided to check out the pilot and see what the whole fuss was about. Let's just say, even Edward Cullen doesn't captivate me this much! I finished 6 years of episodes and caught up in the middle of this season. It was everything and more that I hoped it would be!
I was disappointed. The creators always said they would not do a Dallas/St. Elsewhere style ending...yet they did. It is almost as if they ran out of time. I thought it was a good idea to create an ending date for the show because it would make sure that viewers would stick around. That being said, I feel as if they either didn't know how to end it or ran out of time and just crammed it all in with a less than gratifying ending. It is almost as if they spent so much time trying to confuse the viewers that they ended up confusing themselves. So much was left out. What was the deal with Walt and Michael? Where were they? If everyone is dead, what was the deal with the plane flying over Jack at the end? If this was so spiritual, where was Mr. Echo? I did not expect them to answer all of the questions, however I feel as if this was a really weak ending to a show that has been so strong for a very long time.
The writers actually wanted to end the series by the end of last season, but money talks and it got dragged out another whole season. They didn't run out of time.
The plane with Sawyer, Kate, etc. was escaping the island as Jack died. I think you have to get that before anything else falls into place. Mr. Echo, Walt and Michael were not instrumental to Jack's story (which is good, because the actor who played Walt is way too old to have come back on the show).
That ending was BS.
Terrible ending. Didn't really answer anything for me, just created more questions. I would love an explanation from someone. I'm really p' off they made the ending somewhat religious.
Total disappointment to what was once a great show with a (seemingly) great storyline... If Lost were a book, the writers would be guilty of not ending it properly.
Entire storylines that were fed to us by the authors (Walt and Michael and Walts connection with Locke, Echo and his brother, Desmond and the button/numbers) as having 'importance' were never even addressed. What was the purpose of that great Walt storyline (w/ the others in the boat....) if it was NOTHING?
Shame on the writers for such a lame attempt at closure... They absolutely took the easy way out.
I agree with you about the Walt thing. Why were the others taking the children? What about that list of people to kidnap from season 2 (if I remember correctly)? Who were the others...really? What exactly are they protecting and why were they there? What was Dharma really about? Was everyone who ever went to the island dead? So much left unsaid...so much confusion.
Worst show I've ever seen, truly awful. Thee Lamb of God, Sweet Jesus revealing himself on to the World in burnt toast, on the only kind of bread forbidden by the Father, has more credibility than any moment of this thoughtless, uninspiring, uninteresting, poorly acted, Gilligan's Island ripoff comedy.
Poorly acted? How did you manage to watch the show but not see any scenes with Michael Emerson or Terry O'Quinn?
Who?
You can't be serious, or you can't be taken seriously. Either way....
If you are in desparated need to fill the void left by the cancellation of this program, and you take your fatalistic, apocryphal, fiction seriously, head down to your local House of Worship, they shall fill you in on the details.
And why did all the babies born on the island die - remember, that's what Juliet was brought to the island for in the first place to find out. Yeah, way too many red herrings and convoluted story lines that, in the end, obviously had no meaning. Ech, phooey.
I liked this show. It didn't need to tie up all the loose ends. Using Netflix, I watched the first five seasons in about two months and caught up at the beginning of the sixth season. I was hooked after the first episode! BTW, it was the pregnant women on the island that were dying, not JUST the babies. There were NO babies born on the island. The pregnant women died before childbirth.
The island is a special place; mothers who conceive and give birth on the island died, as did their babies. This is why Claire was fine but Jin had to leave for her baby to survive. Juliet was recruited to solve the problem that the Others had--they couldn't procreate! And worse--anyone who got pregnant had a death sentence. So, of course they stole children.
Remember even Jacob and his brother were not conceived on the island.
Wasn't Ben concieved on the island? Or did they not specify? I can't remember anymore.
Ben wasn't conceived on the island. He was brought to the island as a child
Many people all over the internet seem to think that if it ain't spoonfed it ain't good TV. Most of the major questions are answered within the show. The island is a special place. Everything that happened on the island happened. The plane crash is what brought certain people together so they could redeem themselves before they died.
Walt was probably the biggest mistake they made. The kid (in real life) grew up fast and didn't fit the timeline of the show. There aren't do-overs for the first season, so we all just had to move on. The show turned out to be about Jack anyway.
I look forward someday to a full series re-watch. The worst part about LOST was the absolutely infuriating amount of time between seasons.
Remember that LOST mirrors the complexity of life itself- we will never have all the answers to what happens to us or what we experience. Unknowns and unanswered questions are part of life and thus part of LOST. The Losties will get all their answers in the afterlife.
My life is complex, but I have never had anyone fake a plane crash for me. I am still trying to figure that one out. Planes go down and are never found. It happens...especially in the ocean. Why fake a crash to ensure that it was found so that everyone can be declared dead?