Just finished the whole show for the first time
CONTAINS SPOILERS Note I am yet to watch the Epilogue, I have just finished the final ep of S6!!
WOW what a journey, what an adventure. I have absolutely loved the rollercoaster that was this show, it’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a tv show and I’m 20 years late to it 🥴 I reckon it’s knocked mr robot off the top of my list.
I can’t believe people didn’t enjoy this finale - I was absolutely sobbing. I love that they tied it in full circle. I haven’t gone and read the thread about the last ep cause I want to give you my raw thoughts.
I know people have said it’s open to interpretation and I reckon there’s probably people that think they’ve been dead this whole time - but I think they were either
1: dead when the island exploded in s5 and none of s6 was real OR more plausibly…
2: all of the island stuff was real, but the AU flashes were a heavenly limbo that they were stuck in til they could remember their lives. Jack died at the end of the ep as it happened, on the island. But the others did escape and live their lives - it’s just that when they died sometime in the future their ‘limbo’ brought them back to the age/place of the ideal time (ie when they could all be together). So once everyone was dead (no matter when they died, past or future) they were all in the same place at the same time. Hence Christian saying time didn’t matter.
Im really happy with how things tied up for the most part. I was surprised we didn’t get the black smoke being like purged from Locke’s body or something, his death felt anticlimactic. I’m surprised the numbers didn’t come up more in the last few episodes. There was a few mentions of them but no further tie up for them (I’ve heard this may be in the epilogue and I hope so)
I sobbed over Jin and Sun, I sobbed over Charlie and Claire, and Kate delivering Aaron again, sobbed over Sayid and SHANNON!!!! And I love that they put Damon Salvatore in this final episode and didn’t think we’d notice - RIP BOONE YOU WERE A REAL ONE.
I absolutely scream cried over Sawyer and Juliet I LOVE THEM THEY deserve the WORLD - I also love that Jack and Juliet did end up together but it didn’t work out, I dooooo not understand why Jack had a son in limbo land though. Was he just a narrative device to get Jack to literally face his inner child? I find it really hard to care about Jack and Kate but I did love the montage of them.
I am a bit confused about how Hurley/Desmond became the ones tying everyone together in limboland - and if Ben was Hurleys #2 why wasn’t he involved?
This got long real fast but basically I HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED spending the last few months with this show - it nearly tipped me into psychosis several times but god it was worth it that is some good good good good character development I loved it. I can’t wait to read all the threads on here now I’ve seen it all 🥹
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CONTAINS SPOILERS Note I am yet to watch the Epilogue, I have just finished the final ep of S6!!
WOW what a journey, what an adventure. I have absolutely loved the rollercoaster that was this show, it’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a tv show and I’m 20 years late to it 🥴 I reckon it’s knocked mr robot off the top of my list.
I can’t believe people didn’t enjoy this finale - I was absolutely sobbing. I love that they tied it in full circle. I haven’t gone and read the thread about the last ep cause I want to give you my raw thoughts.
I know people have said it’s open to interpretation and I reckon there’s probably people that think they’ve been dead this whole time - but I think they were either
1: dead when the island exploded in s5 and none of s6 was real OR more plausibly…
2: all of the island stuff was real, but the AU flashes were a heavenly limbo that they were stuck in til they could remember their lives. Jack died at the end of the ep as it happened, on the island. But the others did escape and live their lives - it’s just that when they died sometime in the future their ‘limbo’ brought them back to the age/place of the ideal time (ie when they could all be together). So once everyone was dead (no matter when they died, past or future) they were all in the same place at the same time. Hence Christian saying time didn’t matter.
Im really happy with how things tied up for the most part. I was surprised we didn’t get the black smoke being like purged from Locke’s body or something, his death felt anticlimactic. I’m surprised the numbers didn’t come up more in the last few episodes. There was a few mentions of them but no further tie up for them (I’ve heard this may be in the epilogue and I hope so)
I sobbed over Jin and Sun, I sobbed over Charlie and Claire, and Kate delivering Aaron again, sobbed over Sayid and SHANNON!!!! And I love that they put Damon Salvatore in this final episode and didn’t think we’d notice - RIP BOONE YOU WERE A REAL ONE.
I absolutely scream cried over Sawyer and Juliet I LOVE THEM THEY deserve the WORLD - I also love that Jack and Juliet did end up together but it didn’t work out, I dooooo not understand why Jack had a son in limbo land though. Was he just a narrative device to get Jack to literally face his inner child? I find it really hard to care about Jack and Kate but I did love the montage of them.
I am a bit confused about how Hurley/Desmond became the ones tying everyone together in limboland - and if Ben was Hurleys #2 why wasn’t he involved?
This got long real fast but basically I HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED spending the last few months with this show - it nearly tipped me into psychosis several times but god it was worth it that is some good good good good character development I loved it. I can’t wait to read all the threads on here now I’ve seen it all 🥹
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Harper Stanhope
She only appeared once in "The Other Woman" that was poorly received after "The Constant". She was a therapist for The Others and married to Goodwin, Does anyone has any idea or knowledge about her fate. Her character was really unused. How did she appears to Jack, why the MIB chose her (assuming he did) since she was not dead?
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She only appeared once in "The Other Woman" that was poorly received after "The Constant". She was a therapist for The Others and married to Goodwin, Does anyone has any idea or knowledge about her fate. Her character was really unused. How did she appears to Jack, why the MIB chose her (assuming he did) since she was not dead?
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First time watching! Which characters does the fandom generally dislike?
I’m mid-way through season 2 and I really really hate Charlie and Ana…. I find Charlie so creepy and just the way he latches onto women and speaks for them is very odd. Ana Lucia really plays a bad cop well…she has no deescalation skills at all and is so hot headed. Even knowing her backstory, I don’t find her decisions justified at all. I can tolerate the rest of the characters and really like many of them, but I’ve seen some names floating around in similar posts that really surprised me. What would you guys say is the general consensus by season 3?
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I’m mid-way through season 2 and I really really hate Charlie and Ana…. I find Charlie so creepy and just the way he latches onto women and speaks for them is very odd. Ana Lucia really plays a bad cop well…she has no deescalation skills at all and is so hot headed. Even knowing her backstory, I don’t find her decisions justified at all. I can tolerate the rest of the characters and really like many of them, but I’ve seen some names floating around in similar posts that really surprised me. What would you guys say is the general consensus by season 3?
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Discussion/Questions about some of the themes and answers in the show Spoilers
I have a few questions about some of the answers we were given in LOST as well as some of the mysteries I think were left unresolved (or were just dropped in the course of the show). I see a lot of comments about how all of the main questions were answered or that we were given enough pieces of the puzzle to solve it ourselves and I think this is true for the most part but there are still some holes and explanations I think were unsatisfying.
One of the major themes of LOST is the Science/Faith divide and another is the concept of balance (taking from Buddhism and Taoism among other religions/philosophies) and Science vs Faith is explored very much as a yin/yang analogue. I think LOST explores this very well for the most part but it then falls apart (for me) in season 6 where the majority of the answers we're given fall very firmly under the Faith umbrella. Jack develops and matures as a character enough that he becomes the man of faith, acknowledging Locke and finally letting go of his major character flaw throughout the series, being that he feels the need to be in control of everything. I think it's a great character arc and it's a brilliant final moment for him, handing the reins over to Hurley and just having faith that he's done everything he can do and that Hurley can handle things from here. But I feel as though LOST just abandons the Science side of things - the electromagnetism and special properties/nature of the island are akin to mysticism for me, they do answer the questions in the show but it's a very Faith based answer and I don't see the Science in it. I feel unsatisfied as it also then falls flat in the balance and yin/yang themes.
There are also major arcs that don't go anywhere - the biggest one being Walt. Why was Walt so special even before he came to the island? I understand he had a strong affinity to the Source of the island and his powers were a result of his connection to it but then he was just written out of the show - I think he was even stronger than other special characters (aside from Des) because he was chosen by the island itself rather than Jacob (I don't think it was ever confirmed if he was one of Jacob's candidates but he definitely wasn't one of the final 6). It feels like he was built up to have a major role but then was just written off with no real explanation, and again his character is firmly Faith and little Science.
Another major issue I have is the smoke monster, which I feel was never really explained. It's Jacob's brother who died and then entered the Source, so it seems like it's sort of an embodiment of spiritual corruption as the result of evil coming into contact with the Source. But Jacob's brother was never really evil while he was alive so I don't understand why it became the main antagonist when it seemed to me that it was Jacob's brother who initially believed in people and just wanted to leave the island. Why wasn't he allowed to leave the island while he was alive? I can get behind him not being able to leave once he became the smoke monster but it doesn't seem like it was ever explained why he wasn't allowed to leave in the first place (especially since Jacob could leave at will). Is it just because their mother was crazy and corrputed/brainwashed her children, forcing them to play the roles she intended for them? If so, it seems very unfair for MiB as he never really had a chance in the first place, which feels particularly out of place in a show that champions the idea of people being capable of redemption. There are frequent references to The Rules that Jacob and his brother have to follow but these are never actually explained or expanded on, which for me isn't a very satisfying answer (particularly when these are the answer to a fair few mysteries in the show) and again supports Faith to the detriment of Science. The Rules end up getting thrown around a lot to justify things in the 6th season, especially in the temple arc which I think is the only arc in the show I
I have a few questions about some of the answers we were given in LOST as well as some of the mysteries I think were left unresolved (or were just dropped in the course of the show). I see a lot of comments about how all of the main questions were answered or that we were given enough pieces of the puzzle to solve it ourselves and I think this is true for the most part but there are still some holes and explanations I think were unsatisfying.
One of the major themes of LOST is the Science/Faith divide and another is the concept of balance (taking from Buddhism and Taoism among other religions/philosophies) and Science vs Faith is explored very much as a yin/yang analogue. I think LOST explores this very well for the most part but it then falls apart (for me) in season 6 where the majority of the answers we're given fall very firmly under the Faith umbrella. Jack develops and matures as a character enough that he becomes the man of faith, acknowledging Locke and finally letting go of his major character flaw throughout the series, being that he feels the need to be in control of everything. I think it's a great character arc and it's a brilliant final moment for him, handing the reins over to Hurley and just having faith that he's done everything he can do and that Hurley can handle things from here. But I feel as though LOST just abandons the Science side of things - the electromagnetism and special properties/nature of the island are akin to mysticism for me, they do answer the questions in the show but it's a very Faith based answer and I don't see the Science in it. I feel unsatisfied as it also then falls flat in the balance and yin/yang themes.
There are also major arcs that don't go anywhere - the biggest one being Walt. Why was Walt so special even before he came to the island? I understand he had a strong affinity to the Source of the island and his powers were a result of his connection to it but then he was just written out of the show - I think he was even stronger than other special characters (aside from Des) because he was chosen by the island itself rather than Jacob (I don't think it was ever confirmed if he was one of Jacob's candidates but he definitely wasn't one of the final 6). It feels like he was built up to have a major role but then was just written off with no real explanation, and again his character is firmly Faith and little Science.
Another major issue I have is the smoke monster, which I feel was never really explained. It's Jacob's brother who died and then entered the Source, so it seems like it's sort of an embodiment of spiritual corruption as the result of evil coming into contact with the Source. But Jacob's brother was never really evil while he was alive so I don't understand why it became the main antagonist when it seemed to me that it was Jacob's brother who initially believed in people and just wanted to leave the island. Why wasn't he allowed to leave the island while he was alive? I can get behind him not being able to leave once he became the smoke monster but it doesn't seem like it was ever explained why he wasn't allowed to leave in the first place (especially since Jacob could leave at will). Is it just because their mother was crazy and corrputed/brainwashed her children, forcing them to play the roles she intended for them? If so, it seems very unfair for MiB as he never really had a chance in the first place, which feels particularly out of place in a show that champions the idea of people being capable of redemption. There are frequent references to The Rules that Jacob and his brother have to follow but these are never actually explained or expanded on, which for me isn't a very satisfying answer (particularly when these are the answer to a fair few mysteries in the show) and again supports Faith to the detriment of Science. The Rules end up getting thrown around a lot to justify things in the 6th season, especially in the temple arc which I think is the only arc in the show I