Lost! - Page 148

LSPoorEeyorick · 05-26-2010, 03:35 PM

BTW, it wasn't a Bad Robot writer who wrote that explanation. It was a former Bad Robot employee who didn't realize his board post would go viral. (I know his girlfriend.)

innerSpaceman · 05-26-2010, 04:45 PM

Well, when I said "clear," i didn't mean satisfying.

It was clear to me that's where they were going in the beginning, and I never believed it when they said that limbo/purgatory was not what the island was. So that's "clear to me" since I always presumed the worst.

I suppose i slyly hoped that, once they nixed that idea and the series grew into something else, they'd be clever enough to write themselves a new finish. But if all they could manage was a "sideways universe" to be the new limbo - all I can say is I'm not very much surprised, though awfully disappointed.

And that's not to say I think even that idea couldn't have been pulled off well. I just don't think it was. Though, to be fair, during the finale and right after, I felt very emotionally satisfied.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-26-2010, 04:55 PM

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And that's not to say I think even that idea couldn't have been pulled off well. I just don't think it was. Though, to be fair, during the finale and right after, I felt very emotionally satisfied.

As did I. Which is what I was going for with my "inverse finale". They did half of their job. They addressed, reasonably well (with aforementioned weaknesses like Sayid), the emotional elements of the series. But fell completely flat on addressing the other half other of the picture.

I would have been equally annoyed had the finale been ALL about how the island worked, leaving us with, "Oh, all that relationship stuff just kinda happened, the details don't really matter, it was all just kinda there to string you along until we made our point about what the island is." Even if that island explanation was really good, I'd have felt seriously cheated for having invested in those characters. Just as I currently feel seriously cheated for having invested in the island.

sleepyjeff · 05-26-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

How Lost should have ended:

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RStar · 05-26-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Now that's funny!

Gemini Cricket · 06-02-2010, 04:14 PM

This is my friend's truck. Apparently, the 'Lost' crew paid him a lot of money to use it over and over. Does it look familiar?

Pirate Bill · 06-02-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

This is my friend's truck. Apparently, the 'Lost' crew paid him a lot of money to use it over and over. Does it look familiar?

So, not only did your friend get paid for the rental, but now s/he owns a piece of Lost. Sheesh!

Gemini Cricket · 07-28-2010, 05:21 PM

Catch Up On 'Lost' (Via a 1920's Radio Show

I want Michael Swaim to marry me.

Say, is this 'Lost' show over or what?

alphabassettgrrl · 05-26-2010, 11:07 PM

Yeah, the Vincent/Jack moment was one I liked a lot.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 05-26-2010, 11:53 PM

This may have been posted here already but I am too tired to read through recent posts on my phone.

Unanswered questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xYp0...=youtube_gdata

05-26-2010, 03:35 PM	#1
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	BTW, it wasn't a Bad Robot writer who wrote that explanation. It was a former Bad Robot employee who didn't realize his board post would go viral. (I know his girlfriend.)
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Well, when I said "clear," i didn't mean satisfying. It was clear to me that's where they were going in the beginning, and I never believed it when they said that limbo/purgatory was not what the island was. So that's "clear to me" since I always presumed the worst. I suppose i slyly hoped that, once they nixed that idea and the series grew into something else, they'd be clever enough to write themselves a new finish. But if all they could manage was a "sideways universe" to be the new limbo - all I can say is I'm not very much surprised, though awfully disappointed. And that's not to say I think even that idea couldn't have been pulled off well. I just don't think it was. Though, to be fair, during the finale and right after, I felt very emotionally satisfied.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Catch Up On 'Lost' (Via a 1920's Radio Show I want Michael Swaim to marry me. Say, is this 'Lost' show over or what?
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Yeah, the Vincent/Jack moment was one I liked a lot. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	This may have been posted here already but I am too tired to read through recent posts on my phone. Unanswered questions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xYp0...=youtube_gdata
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