So Eloise and Ben have something in common, they caused the death of their children, and can't move on just yet.
Lost Series Finale: "The End"
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I fucking bawled. That was amazing. When Locke and Jack shook hands I lost it. This viewer wept. I really got everything I was hoping for. Amazing.
That makes good sense, I get it now, thanks
Life is too short to waste hyperventilating over the lack of encyclopedic "answers" about what was obviously a magical island. From a character perspective (always my main interest in this show) this was storytelling at its finest. The arcs of most of them were wrapped up in very satisfying ways (yes, even Kate's, as she finally achieved her main goal).
As in BSG's "Daybreak", most of the events with the big-bad played out in a predictable way. By now, any mystery or tension surrounding MiB had largely ebbed, the story playing out in such a way as to make it obvious what was going to happen next. The fight, the light and the escape. All by the numbers, if still fairly entertaining. The only surprise was Hurley as the new Yoda/Jacob.
But I found myself truly riveted by the flash-sideways, as unlike at least a few of you, I had NO idea where that was going until towards the very end. I found the reunions and people remembering very touching and well-acted (especially the Sawyer-Juliet and Charlie-Claire ones, and I'm not usually one to get worked up by such things). True, there wasn't as much of a narrative (in a "linear" sense
) as with the Island story, but it still felt more compelling and more mysterious. As the end approached, it did kind of take on a tone very like the end of the LOTR films (specifically the Grey Havens part from ROTK for those familiar with that film), and it was at this point I started to get an inkling for what was going to happen (not the "dead" part, but definitely a "leave taking").
Truthfully, it leaves a lot to the imagination and some of that not in a good way. But I challenge anyone to show me a finale that answers "all the burning questions" and managed to still be a really excellent hour or two of high drama. No, "The End" wasn't the perfect finale. No finale can be all things to all people. But it was excellent and an excellent episode in its own right.
As in BSG's "Daybreak", most of the events with the big-bad played out in a predictable way. By now, any mystery or tension surrounding MiB had largely ebbed, the story playing out in such a way as to make it obvious what was going to happen next. The fight, the light and the escape. All by the numbers, if still fairly entertaining. The only surprise was Hurley as the new Yoda/Jacob.
But I found myself truly riveted by the flash-sideways, as unlike at least a few of you, I had NO idea where that was going until towards the very end. I found the reunions and people remembering very touching and well-acted (especially the Sawyer-Juliet and Charlie-Claire ones, and I'm not usually one to get worked up by such things). True, there wasn't as much of a narrative (in a "linear" sense
) as with the Island story, but it still felt more compelling and more mysterious. As the end approached, it did kind of take on a tone very like the end of the LOTR films (specifically the Grey Havens part from ROTK for those familiar with that film), and it was at this point I started to get an inkling for what was going to happen (not the "dead" part, but definitely a "leave taking").Truthfully, it leaves a lot to the imagination and some of that not in a good way. But I challenge anyone to show me a finale that answers "all the burning questions" and managed to still be a really excellent hour or two of high drama. No, "The End" wasn't the perfect finale. No finale can be all things to all people. But it was excellent and an excellent episode in its own right.
May I also bring up the badassery of bad Locke and Jack flying at each other on the cliff? Because that was fucking awesome.
i had to check the dvd player to make sure the matrix wasn't laying
Looks like on-island Desmond didn't know that the alternate timeline wasn't an alternate timeline at all.
The whole season was a big misdirect to make us think that the sideways flashes were how the characters lives would have unfolded if the island sank in 1977.
The whole season was a big misdirect to make us think that the sideways flashes were how the characters lives would have unfolded if the island sank in 1977.
Yeah, I saw a scene like that somewhere before.
That scene was a level of bad ass we haven't seen since Eko stared down the smoke monster.
I keep thinking of Jack dying in the end, with Vincent curled up beside him. That's pretty strong stuff, right there.
I'm going to give my dog a big hug (also a yellow lab) when I see her tomorrow
I'm going to give my dog a big hug (also a yellow lab) when I see her tomorrow
If only the rest of the 2.5 hours ere up to that level and the Juliet/Sawyer reunion scene the finale would have easily earned an excellent from me. But if you look at the 2.5 hours as a whole it was a mixed bag and one or two strong scenes can't cover up a lot of bad in there.
Looking back now the Mythology, the mysteries seemed like an unnecessary element for the show--at least to the degree the writers took it. It really got in the way with the way they built it up to be more than it was. Shows from now on would be wise to just stick to the basics. We don't need non linear storytelling, or puzzle storytelling or a series being nothing but a string of unanswered questions. We don't need a thousand characters just a modest ensemble. We don't need storylines that lack depth. It just clutters things up and overshadows everything else. Now it all seemed more like a means to an end. I feel like a real stooge investing the time I did into the mysteries foolishly believing based on their interviews over the years that it was going to be worth the effort to do so and not an exercise in futility.
Jack initiating Hurley into the fold using murky water in a plastic bottle was pretty funny. It was a little modern twist to an ancient ritual.
"Dude, could you like, run that through a Brita, or something?" 
An average finale for an average season.
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