Lost!

[Frikitiki]

Here is a bit of an explanation from one of the writers of LOST. It gives good food for thought.

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by Frikitiki

Here is a bit of an explanation from one of the writers of LOST. It gives good food for thought.

And make sure to read the comments below - several point out how it's more retcon than not.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Frikitiki

Here is a bit of an explanation from one of the writers of LOST. It gives good food for thought.

Originally Posted by That Writer from LOST

But, from a more “behind the scenes” note: the reason Ben’s not in the church, and the reason no one is in the church but for Season 1 people is because they wrote the ending to the show after writing the pilot. And never changed it.

And that's the one reason I'm, on the other side of the equation, pretty cool with the ending. It was clear it was intended that the show end that way (not necessarily the sideways world being limbo, but the characters discovering themselves in limbo, and linked emotionally through their ordeals and growth, and then moving on). So on the broad scale, I'm ok with that being what happened.

But yeah ...

Originally Posted by Random Commenter on that Lost Writer's article

The way I saw it, the producers kept the viewers interested year after year because of new mysteries, new characters, new plots and intriguing scenarios. However, in the end they couldn’t (or chose not to) explain the big picture in full and changed track once again, ending on a spiritual redemption-alternate reality note. It didn’t really made a connection with all the mysterious happenings on the island and in my opinion it was a bit of a slap in the face. I felt that they stumbled at the finish line and didn’t deliver an ending worthy of the roller coaster ride they put us through for 6 years.

So there's that. And I think the ending was a great ending to Season 1, a crappy ending to Season 6, and a pretty lame ending to all six seasons.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

It was clear it was intended that the show end that way (not necessarily the sideways world being limbo, but the characters discovering themselves in limbo, and linked emotionally through their ordeals and growth, and then moving on).

I disagree. I think it was clear that they'd discover themselves in a limbo-like place, that would turn out to be something more. That in the end it would be saying, "The concept of Limbo is a convenient and simplistic summary of what goes on here, but misses the REAL point and detail." That's what I felt the show was promising, and I truly believe they thought they could pull that level of intellectual interest off. So yeah, I consider it a lazy cop out to just fall back on, "Nope, literal Christian Limbo is all we've got for ya'." It's just like MP's link said, 6 seasons to end up at, "When you die you see all your loved ones and walk into the light." I've read that book. Yaaaaawwwwwwwwn.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by mousepod

I guess I'm not alone.

This.

Originally Posted by Frikitiki

Here is a bit of an explanation from one of the writers of LOST. It gives good food for thought.

If this guy was actually a writer on the show, why doesn't he know how to spell Widmore? Truly a BS explanation to a BS finale.

The things I walked away with from the finale were: 1) "Stop worrying about the details, it all works out eventually." To which I say, "Then why did I waste all my time watching your damn show?" and 2) "Your life will be miserable, and you'll always be ripped away from people you love. Over and over. Constantly. But hey, once you're dead, it'll all be okay." To which I say, "Thanks, but no. I'd rather make my life on Earth worth living." Which was kind of where I thought this show was going. Silly me.

Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindeloff, and JJ Abrams gave us a selfish, lecturing, and lazy ending to a wildly engaging TV show. There's probably nothing, nothing, I hate more than condescension, and this finale was full of it.

Screw them.