The LOST Series Finale thread (will include spoilers!) — Page 4

I felt it was more that he didn't feel he belonged yet, after all the horrors he had perpetrated on those people.

And after all, there's no "now" there; there's really nothing to wait for, is there?

I don't think Desmond died on the island. I think eventually Hurley and Ben figured out how to get him off the island. We just never saw it and plus we never knew when all the characters died in real life (like Hurley and Ben).

Here's a question I've been going back and forth on, and a recent blogpost I read has made me reconsider -- in the end, was the church service for just Jack or for all of them? The argument in the blog was that it was Jack's time to pass on, the case being made that there would have been more people if it was for everyone (such as Hurley's Mom or Desmond and Penny's son).
I don't know - I kind of got the feeling it was for all of them - maybe we SAW IT through Jack's eyes and thus only those who would have mattered to him/he would have known were there for us to see, but the others would have been included anyway? I don't know, I'm kind of torn on this -- anyone have any thoughts?

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I think it was for Jack. All the people from the island, were the most important people in his life.

So many unanswered questions - "leave them wanting more," couldn't have been more true for this show.

I saw this video and thought, YES! Finally someone asks the questions I want answered!

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1936291

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Well, if they were answered gradually over the final season that would have been better.Not all of them,but some. I liked the finale but I wanted to love it.You have to admit, there were some damn good questions asked.

I've read several articles about the finale but this one I think is the best.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/24/lost-finale-reaction-explanation/?icid=main|netscape|dl2|link1|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeater.com%2F2010%2F05%2F24%2Flost-finale-reaction-explanation%2F

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Updated On: 5/25/10 at 04:51 PM

I'm sorry I don't buy that they were dead all along either, there's absolutely nothing to suggest that they were, in fact, as others have said countlessly on this thread, Christian Shepherd said that everything that happened on the island was real and that some people died before Jack some after Jack. It's kind of implied that the people on the Ajira flight lived and that Hurley and Ben got Desmond home safe since that's how Hurley--the new ruler of the island--started running things.
I think the people at the church were there for each other. At the end of the day, it turned out that they are each others' constants, they are what mattered the most to each of them, what they wanted to remember about their lives on earth, and who they want to be with when they move on. That's why Hurley's mom isn't there, etc, because the only people there were the people that a) were ready to move on (that's why Ben isn't there, I think because he's waiting for Alex and because he didn't think he had done enough to move on yet) and b)the people that were so important for them.
Michael was stuck on the island forever while Walt didn't spend enough time with them for it to be the most important period of his life.
I do wish they had done something more with the women and the pregnancy, but I just loved the finale, it was great and it left me with a great sense of closure while still leaving some things open-ended that I can figure out on my own or discuss endlessly with other people just like I did with many of the great episodes and mysteries of the show.

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My theory (and it's just a theory) about David Shepherd:

After seeing a photo of David in the episode preceding the finale, Locke says to Jack, "He looks just like you." I think that may have been a clue that David was Jack, not just some random kid he dreamed up as a son. I think Jack dealt with the issues he and his own father had by "fathering" a version of his younger self.

Of course Jack wasn't aware of this (until the very end maybe), and I'm not saying that David necessarily looked exactly like Jack as a kid (Locke's comment need not be taken to that extreme). It was all on a subconcious/psychological level on Jack's part, "creating" this son in order to work through things.

I'm not sure why Claire and Juliet were able to directly interact with David, which they definitely did in some scenes.
For instance, at the concert venue, Claire and David speak to each other when Jack isn't even around. My guess is that it was necessary to help Jack think David was really his son so he could deal with this stuff and move on.

Okay, so there you go. When I think up this stuff in my head, it makes sense to me, but then when I try to articulate it and write it out, I start doubting myself and think maybe it's lame as heck. Whatever. Just throwing it out there!

Anyway, I really liked the finale. Unanswered questions, sure, but I don't mind. I doubt if answers would have really satisfied all the fans anyway. Sometimes it's better to leave things open to interpretation and wonder than to have it all laid out. I do think it was spelled out pretty clearly that the island was their real life and all the things that happened there really happened, and the alt/sideways was the place they created together to work through things, to remember, accept, let go of any baggage from the past, and meet up one last time before moving on. However...

If some, on the other hand, are convinced in their minds that the island was some sort of purgatory the entire time and that everybody died in the crash in the pilot episode, fine. Life's too short, and it's "just a tv show" after all. A great tv show, granted, but still not anything to get the old bloomers in a twist over. :)

(Edit to add that I don't think anyone here is getting bloomers or anything else in a twist over the show, but I have seen some other boards on the internet where people are being far less civil than here.)

Updated On: 5/25/10 at 06:23 PM

JbaraFan, I have absolutely NO patience for goofy scenarios dreamed up by fans of the show--but I think you're onto something.

I've been reading a number of thoughts on the finale--both pro and con. I talked to a buddy of mine today who is a major Lost fan--very big on the details. I've come to the conclusion that I need to watch all 6 seasons again sometime before deciding how I ultimately feel about the series. I will say that it's been on my mind alot--much of it still soaking in.

In general, regardless of whether or not I like something, if it makes me think about it after the fact, that alone makes it a success in my opinion. How much art stays with us and makes us think about it?

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"I can't think of another piece of culture - pop or otherwise - that has inspired such intense discussions, thought, and arguments."

The Sopranos. Dallas. Twin Peaks.

Just to name three from the "pop" category.

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"Twin Peaks" for the first half season; not after that. "Sopranos" and "Dallas" I'd say only about the final episodes themselves.

I think "Lost" is different in that people are dissecting the entire series retroactively.

Updated On: 5/25/10 at 09:13 PM