GREEDY Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I loved the ending. The show got weak in seasons 5 and 6 when it felt like the writer's were explaining the show to a five year old. Lost was best when it was more mystery than sci-fi; I am happy that the ending left things up to interpretation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphat007 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 (edited) When I think about it a bit, I begin to like it a little bit more. I think I was hoping for a scene of them all together and alive at the end instead of all together and dead. Edited May 24, 2010 by jphat007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (GREEDY @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:05 PM) I loved the ending. The show got weak in seasons 5 and 6 when it felt like the writer's were explaining the show to a five year old. Lost was best when it was more mystery than sci-fi; I am happy that the ending left things up to interpretation. What about that ending was open to interpretation? They all died at some point and then at the end once they remembered their real lives and reconnected with the others from the island they passed on. The entire thing just feels like a giant cop out to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:16 PM) What about that ending was open to interpretation? They all died at some point and then at the end once they remembered their real lives and reconnected with the others from the island they passed on. The entire thing just feels like a giant cop out to me. The only thing open to interpretation was the powers and mythos of the island which is probably the best way to go since there is no acceptable explanation for this. The reveal in the church is in and of itself a cop-out since it's a convenient way to give everyone a big shocking finale but avoid having to come up with a true explanation for the island's powers. The thing is, I just find it tough to get my ire up over the finale because I didn't expect any grand answers for the light at the heart of the island and any lame-ass crazy explanation they could come up with just wouldn't suffice so leaving it open to interpretation was the way to go, the alt universe being purgatory is neither horrible nor awesome because I didn't really give a s*** about the alt timeline to begin with, the on-island stuff was the only interesting action in the final season up until the in-purgatory flashbacks started happening. Basically, they're trying to get a rise out of us with the purgatory angle because it distracts from them not answer any questions about the island's powers and I'm just not going to get upset over a possible lame explanation to a question that didn't interest me in the first place. The finale for me is flock killing Jack, Jack killing Flocke, Jack knowing that he's f***ed so he sacrificed himself to save the island, Hugo is the new Jacob, Ben in the new Richard, Miles, Frank, Kate, Sawyer, Richard and Claire all get off the island and the rest is open to your imagination, the end. Works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 What in the world COULD HAVE possibly explained the s*** on the island? Anything they would have tried to explain that with would have been truly terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREEDY Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:16 PM) What about that ending was open to interpretation? They all died at some point and then at the end once they remembered their real lives and reconnected with the others from the island they passed on. The entire thing just feels like a giant cop out to me. Easy, No direct explanation of what the island's purpose was. No direct explanation of was this just "Jack's Life"? No direct explanation of why some were in the church and some were not. No direct explanation of the reasoning behind showing the plane's wreckage during the credits. I could go on and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (WHarris1 @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:24 PM) What in the world COULD HAVE possibly explained the s*** on the island? Anything they would have tried to explain that with would have been truly terrible Which is why an open ended finale was the only way to go, hard for me to get upset over that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I was very happy with the ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 IMO the reason Alex, Michael, Walt, Ben, Anna Lucia, Elloise, Widmore, Daniel, and Charlotte (am I missing anyone?) weren't in the Church was because they weren't ready to move on yet The Losties created the alternate timeline to remind themselves of the most important times of their life (when they were on the Island), and created the Church as a meeting place for when they were all dead, so they could meet each other once more before going to the afterlife, the alternate timeline was a pseudo-reality that they created to "live" in until everyone was dead Not sure exactly what the order was of Losties who died, but basically Kate, Sawyer, Lapidus, Miles, Richard, and Claire all got off the island, and as they flew over, Jack saw their plane leave as he died along side Vincent What I liked about this ending was it made "timeline" irrelevant, which is what I personally enjoyed most about the show, the characters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (Real @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:35 PM) IMO the reason Alex, Michael, Walt, Ben, Anna Lucia, Elloise, Widmore, Daniel, and Charlotte (am I missing anyone?) weren't in the Church was because they weren't ready to move on yet The Losties created the alternate timeline to remind themselves of the most important times of their life (when they were on the Island), and created the Church as a meeting place for when they were all dead, so they could meet each other once more before going to the afterlife, the alternate timeline was a pseudo-reality that they created to "live" in until everyone was dead Not sure exactly what the order was of Losties who died, but basically Kate, Sawyer, Lapidus, Miles, Richard, and Claire all got off the island, and as they flew over, Jack saw their plane leave as he died along side Vincent What I liked about this ending was it made "timeline" irrelevant, which is what I personally enjoyed most about the show, the characters Ben not being ready to move on same with Anna Lucia was a way of hinting at this. I believe you're spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:29 PM) Which is why an open ended finale was the only way to go, hard for me to get upset over that. They have said for YEARS they will never answer everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 emilie de ravin on Jimmy Kimmel.... HOT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:23 PM) The only thing open to interpretation was the powers and mythos of the island which is probably the best way to go since there is no acceptable explanation for this. The reveal in the church is in and of itself a cop-out since it's a convenient way to give everyone a big shocking finale but avoid having to come up with a true explanation for the island's powers. The thing is, I just find it tough to get my ire up over the finale because I didn't expect any grand answers for the light at the heart of the island and any lame-ass crazy explanation they could come up with just wouldn't suffice so leaving it open to interpretation was the way to go, the alt universe being purgatory is neither horrible nor awesome because I didn't really give a s*** about the alt timeline to begin with, the on-island stuff was the only interesting action in the final season up until the in-purgatory flashbacks started happening. Basically, they're trying to get a rise out of us with the purgatory angle because it distracts from them not answer any questions about the island's powers and I'm just not going to get upset over a possible lame explanation to a question that didn't interest me in the first place. The finale for me is flock killing Jack, Jack killing Flocke, Jack knowing that he's f***ed so he sacrificed himself to save the island, Hugo is the new Jacob, Ben in the new Richard, Miles, Frank, Kate, Sawyer, Richard and Claire all get off the island and the rest is open to your imagination, the end. Works for me. What about Hume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:40 PM) What about Hume? Hurley found a way to get him home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:40 PM) What about Hume? Hurley's first mission as the new Jacob was to find him a way home, I assume he succeeded since he and Ben were pretty satisfied with their work on the island during their talk in purgatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (WHarris1 @ May 24, 2010 -> 04:24 AM) What in the world COULD HAVE possibly explained the s*** on the island? Anything they would have tried to explain that with would have been truly terrible So why did they paint themselves into a corner with so many mysteries that it became impossible to explain anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:43 PM) So why did they paint themselves into a corner with so many mysteries that it became impossible to explain anything? I have a feeling a LOT will be explain in the encyclopedia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphat007 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ May 23, 2010 -> 10:43 PM) So why did they paint themselves into a corner with so many mysteries that it became impossible to explain anything? Well it is pretty hard to explain a smoke monster that can move and sound like that by any real world terms. There was never going to be a 'real' way to explain that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:43 PM) So why did they paint themselves into a corner with so many mysteries that it became impossible to explain anything? They didn't paint themselves into a corner, they have said all along the island is what it is. Obviously relative to the real world the island is completely ridiculous and impossible, so how would that be explained? Edited May 24, 2010 by WHarris1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ May 24, 2010 -> 12:45 AM) I have a feeling a LOT will be explain in the encyclopedia. What encylopedia? IF they had anything to say with this show they should have said it in the show itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:47 PM) What encylopedia? Amazon.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphat007 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Haha. Alternate endings are pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:50 PM) Haha. Alternate endings are pretty funny. The funny thing is they have as much relevance to the plot of lost as the actual ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:50 PM) Haha. Alternate endings are pretty funny. BOB!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Ok, so I thought bob newhart was dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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