millerx Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I just wanted some answers after 6 years. What was the island? Why the smoke monster? What was the light? Those are just recent questions. Some of the old unanswered questions are what were the numbers? How did the others get there? I really think the writers wrote the first few seasons & then said "Oh s**t, we have no answers". Ding, ding, ding... Winner, winner, chicken, dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhousekey Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I always enjoyed reading this guys recaps....he finally put out his recap on the last episode.. http://darkufo.blogspot.com/2010/05/things...y-vozzek69.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I am just glad i finally figured out the numbers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) Finally watched the season finale and I guess it was decent. Here's what I got out of it and let me know if you agree - Everything happened...plane crash, time on the island, etc. The alternate universe they introduced was actually purgatory where all the characters had been roaming around - some longer than others. Once they learned to let go of the issues that they were dealing with in real life, usually by reconnecting with someone from the island, they were then able to move onto the next realm - the afterlife. The show in a metaphysical sense was all about these "lost" characters who either didn't have an identity or couldn't let go of their past. Collectively as a whole,they were able to move on and "find" themselves due to the events that occurred on the island. Thoughts? ETA: There are definitely a ton of holes in the story line but I guess that's just Hollywood being Hollywood. Edited May 28, 2010 by twiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Runt Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Was in Vegas when it aired and DVR'd it in my absence. Still haven't watched it, but actually am glad I've read some snippets and analysis beforehand so I can get a sense of things when I do finally watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltosis Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) Finally watched the season finale and I guess it was decent. Here's what I got out of it and let me know if you agree - Everything happened...plane crash, time on the island, etc. The alternate universe they introduced was actually purgatory where all the characters had been roaming around - some longer than others. Once they learned to let go of the issues that they were dealing with in real life, usually by reconnecting with someone from the island, they were then able to move onto the next realm - the afterlife. The show in a metaphysical sense was all about these "lost" characters who either didn't have an identity or couldn't let go of their past. Collectively as a whole,they were able to move on and "find" themselves due to the events that occurred on the island. Thoughts? ETA: There are definitely a ton of holes in the story line but I guess that's just Hollywood being Hollywood. I pretty much agree with this except I would point out one thing, they didnt just have to "let go" I believe each character had something they needed to do for redemption in order to exit purgatory. I also think that since Ben didnt go in to the church he just didnt do enough. I think he had a little too much baggage. Edited May 28, 2010 by Cameltosis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Finally watched the season finale and I guess it was decent. Here's what I got out of it and let me know if you agree - Everything happened...plane crash, time on the island, etc. The alternate universe they introduced was actually purgatory where all the characters had been roaming around - some longer than others. Once they learned to let go of the issues that they were dealing with in real life, usually by reconnecting with someone from the island, they were then able to move onto the next realm - the afterlife. The show in a metaphysical sense was all about these "lost" characters who either didn't have an identity or couldn't let go of their past. Collectively as a whole,they were able to move on and "find" themselves due to the events that occurred on the island. Thoughts? ETA: There are definitely a ton of holes in the story line but I guess that's just Hollywood being Hollywood. Pretty much what I took from it...loved it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I pretty much agree with this except I would point out one thing, they didnt just have to "let go" I believe each character had something they needed to do for redemption in order to exit purgatory. I also think that since Ben didnt go in to the church he just didnt do enough. I think he had a little too much baggage. Yup, I was laying in bed last night thinking about the Ben scene as well. I had a "duuuuude, that's deeeeep" moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Yup, I was laying in bed last night thinking about the Ben scene as well. I had a "duuuuude, I want to touch my penis" moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Those beady eyes really get me going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driveby Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I know I'm a little late to the party but up until last week I'd never seen a single episode of Lost, not even a fleeting glance. Then one night I was looking for something to instant watch on Netflix and found Lost - Season 1. I'm now 5 episodes into season 2 and I have to say it's about the dumbest show I've ever seen. One absurd random story line linked by an improbable coincidence build upon an unlikely sequence of events all wrapped up in a blanket of absurdity.........but I can't stop watching this train wreck. When I told my wife I was watching it she looked at me like I'd confessed a venereal disease and said people who had watched and studied every single episode still had no idea what the hell is really going on. Almost finished season 2. Not sure how much more time I want to invest in this if too many loose ends are left hanging when it's all said and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Almost finished season 2. Not sure how much more time I want to invest in this if too many loose ends are left hanging when it's all said and done. naw - it is worth it don't listen to the negative Ned's. Pretty damn good finale IMO and way better than I expected it to be, I thought they wrapped it up nicely. Never understood why peeps have to have everything explained - so they didn't answer every ? so f'n what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) The way they ended the series, it might have well have been a dream sequence - because it made all of the details irrelovent. The only thing that they really explained were issues that they only brought up over the last couple seasons in an effort to give some cohesion to the story. The finally proved to me that they had no idea where they were going the whole way through this dang show. Edited May 28, 2010 by Duchess Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerx Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 The way they ended the series, it might have well have been a dream sequence - because it made all of the details irrelovent. The only thing that they really explained were issues that they only brought up over the last couple seasons in an effort to give some cohesion to the story. The finally proved to me that they had no idea where they were going the whole way through this dang show. Ding ding, ding! Another Winner, winner, chicken, dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Almost finished season 2. Not sure how much more time I want to invest in this if too many loose ends are left hanging when it's all said and done. Don't think of it as though there are loose ends. Think more of it as 6 years of random thoughts with one episode where you should forget every question and every mystery that was introduced. Think of it like you got a degree in polysci from the best school in the world and then you go to the best law school in the world and get a JD in constitutional law. Then you get to see Clinton lie and shake his finger at you about getting blown by Monica. That's pretty much the way it goes. If you quit watching now you have saved yourself a lot of pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Finally watched the season finale and I guess it was decent. Here's what I got out of it and let me know if you agree - Everything happened...plane crash, time on the island, etc. The alternate universe they introduced was actually purgatory where all the characters had been roaming around - some longer than others. Once they learned to let go of the issues that they were dealing with in real life, usually by reconnecting with someone from the island, they were then able to move onto the next realm - the afterlife. The show in a metaphysical sense was all about these "lost" characters who either didn't have an identity or couldn't let go of their past. Collectively as a whole,they were able to move on and "find" themselves due to the events that occurred on the island. Thoughts? ETA: There are definitely a ton of holes in the story line but I guess that's just Hollywood being Hollywood. we were out of town and finally got to watch the finale tonight. i agree with twiley, although i felt it was a little bait-and-switch at first -- the producers always said everything on the island was real and not purgatory, but then they kind of invented an alternate world that ended up being a kind of purgatory. i immediately thought it was a cop out, but i'm not so sure now. in the episode before the finale, jacob told jack, hurley, sawyer and kate that he chose them because they were alone, and that only after coming to the island did their lives have real meaning. they all needed each other to be who they're supposed to be. the "sideways" world was a kind of holding area where everyone could move on, but only after each member of the group was dead. (i think the final moments, where jack dies, were just for storytelling effect, to bookend it with the first episode, where jack wakes up. it seemed like hurley would've been the last to die, but i could be wrong.) what i got from ben staying behind was that he was dead, but he wasn't part at that "group," (what i read from another board: the reason desmond was part of the oceanic group was because he failed to push the button and was the reason they all crashed in the first place.) when eloise asked desmond if he was going to take her son daniel, desmond said something like, "he's not leaving with me." i took that to mean that daniel has his own "group," one that probably includes charlotte, miles, widmore and maybe ben. in any case, i was satisfied with the finale. i enjoyed the show because it kept me looking forward to watching it each week, and it made me think about what i had watched. there are shows i look forward to watching, but few spur many thoughts beyond "that was cool" or "that was funny." those shows have their place, but "lost" was one of those shows i actually enjoyed dissecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Runt Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 we were out of town and finally got to watch the finale tonight. i agree with twiley, although i felt it was a little bait-and-switch at first -- the producers always said everything on the island was real and not purgatory, but then they kind of invented an alternate world that ended up being a kind of purgatory. i immediately thought it was a cop out, but i'm not so sure now. in the episode before the finale, jacob told jack, hurley, sawyer and kate that he chose them because they were alone, and that only after coming to the island did their lives have real meaning. they all needed each other to be who they're supposed to be. the "sideways" world was a kind of holding area where everyone could move on, but only after each member of the group was dead. (i think the final moments, where jack dies, were just for storytelling effect, to bookend it with the first episode, where jack wakes up. it seemed like hurley would've been the last to die, but i could be wrong.) what i got from ben staying behind was that he was dead, but he wasn't part at that "group," (what i read from another board: the reason desmond was part of the oceanic group was because he failed to push the button and was the reason they all crashed in the first place.) when eloise asked desmond if he was going to take her son daniel, desmond said something like, "he's not leaving with me." i took that to mean that daniel has his own "group," one that probably includes charlotte, miles, widmore and maybe ben. in any case, i was satisfied with the finale. i enjoyed the show because it kept me looking forward to watching it each week, and it made me think about what i had watched. there are shows i look forward to watching, but few spur many thoughts beyond "that was cool" or "that was funny." those shows have their place, but "lost" was one of those shows i actually enjoyed dissecting. \ I was in the same boat. Had DVR'd and just finally watched it last night. I think Desmond was not part of the group per se, but rather something more like a host/guide/escort for them. If you ever saw the movie "Meet Joe Black" with Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, Desmond's role reminded me of Pitt's character's role in that movie - not in an exact way, but somewhat similar. All in all, I liked the finale a lot. Sure - some things were left unanswered, like the whole Dharma Initiative thing - not sure how that played any tangible part. But I liked the finale quite a bit. And fwiw, I did take the inference of the plane wreckage at the end with no people to mean that there were in fact, no actual survivors of their initial plane crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 \ I was in the same boat. Had DVR'd and just finally watched it last night. I think Desmond was not part of the group per se, but rather something more like a host/guide/escort for them. If you ever saw the movie "Meet Joe Black" with Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, Desmond's role reminded me of Pitt's character's role in that movie - not in an exact way, but somewhat similar. All in all, I liked the finale a lot. Sure - some things were left unanswered, like the whole Dharma Initiative thing - not sure how that played any tangible part. But I liked the finale quite a bit. And fwiw, I did take the inference of the plane wreckage at the end with no people to mean that there were in fact, no actual survivors of their initial plane crash. It was reported that those photos were put on by ABC not Lost. They had nothing to do with the show. I can't find the link but EW reported it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 It was reported that those photos were put on by ABC not Lost. They had nothing to do with the show. I can't find the link but EW reported it. Too bad ABC didn't add a plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Runt Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Too bad ABC didn't add a plot. So tell us.... what'd you really think of the show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Now that I've had almost a week to digest the whole thing I really liked the finale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Now that I've had almost a week to digest the whole thing I really liked the finale. Polk disagrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Polk disagrees I think it is just a matter of expectations and experiences. I'm a big fan of DS9 and the Stargate franchises. These shows are sci-fi classics and for good reason. This is where my bar is set. LOST was like Big Lebowski meets NOVA.While that is good for some people (oddly enough) it didn't do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Now that I've had almost a week to digest the whole thing I really liked the finale. +1 Tuesday nights just aren't the same..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 +1 Tuesday nights just aren't the same..... Yeah, but Hells Kitchen started last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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