The Lost Finale - Spoilers Hidden

[Meatball]

I actually liked the final episode, although for me, Lost ended at the 1:30 mark. The last 15 minutes were a load of bullshit that made me feel cheated. By the end of the first ever episode, the prediction was that everyone was dead and this was all a weird afterlife. To have the writers go with that ending shows an utter lack of imagination when you compare it with all the other genius ideas they had over the 6 season show.

The "alternate reality" was the only place where everyone was dead. It was a timeless place where the dead people existed until they were ready to "let go". Christian mentioned in the last scene that "everything that happened, happened" and indicated that everything that happened on the island, was IRL.

It was just the goofy "Sawyer is a cop" and "Jack has a son" world that was purgatory or whatever.

[Tiberius]

Yeah, I know. Hence why I changed my post.

[Paul the Human]

I'm glad that works for you. It's nice to know there are people that are not as disappointed as I am. Personally... I wanted some answers concerning 'what the fuck'?

Near the beginning of the series, Walt was apparently 'special'. So much so that the others kidnapped him. Why? I am not satisfied with... "it was just something that happened."

Actually... this video lists some of the questions I want answered. Why do I want them answered? Partly to show me that they weren't just making shit up as they went along for the sake of having 'Oooohhh' moments. That they actually had a story and not just a gimmick. That they can actually tie all the mysteries together into a coherent plot. THAT would have been a show to remember. This video is almost five minutes long, but it's worth it.

Lost Questions

[Tiberius]

Either you weren't paying attention or I just read a lot of Lost sites...a load of those "unanswered questions" have been answered.

[Paul the Human]

Not on the show itself, and not to my satisfaction. I loved that show from beginning to almost end, but the end ruined it in it's entirety for me. They never had a story to tell, they just had a gimmick to keep us watching for six seasons. It was a big let down for me.

[Tiberius]

Yes, they were answered on the show itself. If not directly, implied by the dialogue and script. I'll have to go through the video and give the answers when I'm not playing video games

Just an example though. One of the questions was "How was Christian Shepherd able to appear in x number of places?" and the answer was in the show...the Man in Black is able to take the form of any dead person, and told Jack that he became his father to lead him to water...

[Paul the Human]

One of the questions was "How was Christian Shepherd able to appear in x number of places?" and the answer was in the show...the Man in Black is able to take the form of any dead person, and told Jack that he became his father to lead him to water...

Oh, right. I know that guy asks some questions that actually are answered. I just thought the video was funny and expressed my frustration after watching the finale. The main questions I would have liked answers to were: "What the hell is going on?" - "What is this island?" - "Who and whence came, the Others?"

That whole alternate reality thing was fine just being an alternate reality in my opinion. I wanted answers about a lot of the things that happened on the island itself over the years.

[Tiberius]

"Who and whence came, the Others?"

Jacob brought them to the Island. That was quite a major part of Season 6. Jacob brings people to the island to prove the Man in Black wrong about human nature. When Richard arrives, he makes him his representative and the "Others" form as a group (under the leadership or Richard and then other people).

"What is this island?"

If Jacob is to be believed, it is the place that separates darkness (i.e. Hell) from the normal world. The light source is the only thing that prevents this evil from spreading, and when the Man in Black was thrown into it, the evil managed to manifest itself in him (through his anger and hatred) and the Smoke Monster was created. Due to the "rules" the smoke monster couldn't leave the island since the light source was still active, and so had to kill the protector by manipulating his followers.

"What the hell is going on?"

That depends on which part of the series you mean. Pretty much the entire show is based around destiny and people being brought together. Jacob is looking for replacements as he knows the Man in Black will eventually find a way to kill him, and so he finds the people who live (or will live) empty lives, always being alone in some way. These people become candidates and are given numbers, and Jacob alters their lives so they will find themselves on the Island. The Man in Black can't kill the candidates directly (or perhaps only under some circumstances like with Eko...if Eko was a candidate) so he must manipulate people in order to do so.

It is clear (at least it is heavily implied) that the man at Jacob's cabin is not Jacob, but the Man in Black, since Christian Shepherd appears there, and the "shadowy" man who Locke sees bears a striking resemblance to the Man in Black. Jacob specifically says that he never talks to the Others directly, only through Richard. The Man in Black however does not follow such rules.

[Paul the Human]

Yeah, I actually got most of that on my own. That's the overlying (macro) story, though it lacks any true detail. It's the details that left me wanting. I'm not one to look at a bunch of websites (not that big a fan of any show/movie really) or watch episodes more than once or even discuss the show in detail with others. I just watched it each week as it aired and I felt there were a lot of little things that happened in the show from week to week that deserved explanation and most of them didn't get one. Even your description leaves me asking... How? - Why? - What rules? - and so on.

And too many things that happened don't seem to mean anything other than as a cause to say "Oooohh!" or "What?!" I honestly think they were making a lot of shit up for that reason alone, with no intention of ever making it make sense. I don't know. I watched the show loyally for six years and feel completely let down by the way they ended it. I just do.

Thanks for trying. Heheh.

(EDIT: I know how to put it. It was too mystical for my taste. Mystical allows you to cop out on any and all real explanations and I'm disappointed that, after all that, they went that route.)

[Autumnlicious]

Glad I passed on this series. I was pretty put out by the BSG ending, so this one might've ticked me off, at least with the pacing.

+kudos for Min's suggestion and Meatball's post.