I am still reeling from last night’s finale!
I’ve had people ask me what I thought and I’ll say this:
I LOVED IT.
I love the fact that how it ended is just as much who the viewer is as what we saw. I’m taking a very simple approach to this, and I won’t spoil anything here…but my view is different than some and right on track with others.
And that’s okay.
That’s brilliant writing.
Was I satisfied?
Yes.
Were there major questions left unanswered?
Yes.
Am I actually okay with that?
Oddly enough, yes…but that’s because what I got from the ending trumps all of that.
*I* think it’s worth every minute I devoted to this show. *I* LOVED the ending. In true LOST style, there are people on both ends of the spectrum, and everywhere in between. The way they wrapped it up at the end was so unexpected and awesome that I haven’t stopped thinking about it. So…when someone asks me if watching the show was worth it or if they should continue or start, here is my LOST Disclaimer “Yes! Watch them…but you can’t blame me if it tortures you.”
Feel free to post spoilers in the comments. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS IN THE COMMENTS. So, if you haven’t seen it yet, DON’T READ THE COMMENTS.
What did you think?
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I can’t agree more…the ending was heart wrenching and beautiful at the same time…a physical representation of spiritual connection…while we may not be physically present with someone, our spirits can be connected forever….when did they all really die? I don’t know but you can bet I will be watching the series again and again and drawing new conclusions everytime!
I’m so with you on this one. While there were unanswered questions, the way I felt when I saw all of the characters together in the church was enough to make the finale for me. I was bawling like a baby…
I’m quite happy with the way things ended and could not have asked for anything more. Lost will always remain magical in my eyes.
And not just because of the “special light”.
Tina & Tara, I agree!
What I took away from this is very simple. They found each other in the Sideways and that trumps knowing the answers to everything. (I’m choosing to believe that they lived together in the Sideways happily ever after, and you can’t stop me! LOL!) I don’t know how they did it, and I don’t care. Isn’t that funny!? For the last 6yrs, I’ve been so caught up on the “hows” and when it comes right down to it, I was satisfied with an ending that didn’t answer most of my major questions.
I LOVED that they found each other. I don’t care if or when they (eventually?) died. They found each other in the end, and it was beautiful.
Did you dream about Lost all night? I did. I guess I had a lot to process?
I LOVED the first two hours and 25 minutes, but the last five left me feeling slightly deflated. White light seemed sorta cheesy and cliched, but like I said everything else in the show was gripping and so well done.
I was in tears many times, mostly when everyone had the flashes of remembering. Hearing Juliet’s last words repeated in the waiting room was one of my favorite moments.
The pre-show was excellent, too. I wanted to stay up for Jimmy Kimmel, but couldn’t manage.
Gretchen, you have to sleep to dream, right?! I could barely get to sleep last night!!
I just correlated the white light with Christian’s character and it wasn’t any cheezier than the light of the island was in that episode with the crazy murderous kidnapper lady.
My favorite part of the ENTIRE finale (show??) was when Sawyer and Juliet met at the vending machine. I was HOPING for that EXACT conversation. After that point, aliens could have swooped in and made the screen turn black, and I would have been satisfied.
I agree with Gretchen that it was the last 5 minutes that were the most disappointed. I still have some processing to do (can’t believe I’m actually saying that about a TV show).
My fave moment was Claire and Charlie (that’s all I’ll say so as not to be a spoiler either)… there were key characters that most watchers were looking for to be “redeemed” and I think that was well accomplished!
Thanks for the post!
Jenna, feel free to spoil away in the comments!
My FAVORITE part was Sawyer and Juliet really REALLY meeting again (for the first time and again) at the vending machine. LOVED it.
Oh, and…My husband was making gagging noises during all the mushy parts and said he wished it wasn’t a “chick ending” and we told him that there was some fighting AND duct tape, so what was his problem. His answer? “True.” LOL!
I let go. I believed in what they showed me. It was beautiful. The End.
I get all verklempt knowing that Aaron will be raised by Charlie and Claire, and that Ji Yeon will be raised with Jin and Sun (Free from Mr. Paik’s reaches, hopefully), Sawyer and Juliet are together. Des & Penneh are together. Jack makes his peace. Sayid & Shannon have a chance to find true love. *saaaaaaaawb*
For me, the most shocking thing was how happy I was at the ending. Yes, I cried, but they really were happy tears. Everyone found everyone. The sideways was real (regardless of “what” you think it was…it was real).
Normally, I’d be irked at not getting “answers” or having everything explained, but watching them all come together at the end made every minute of the 6years I devoted to this show worth it.
Every minute.
I love how the ending is up for interpretation. I love knowing what it means to me, and I’m at peace.
What a ride.
I highly recommend anyone to re-watch the finale. I was touched the first time I watched it, I was even more touched the second time I watched it tonight, knowing how the ending was, knowing what Jack’s dad told Jack that everyone died. To re-watch each of their awakening knowing this fact made it so much more powerful.
I guess some fans watching it with the “X-file mind-set” may not be satisfied with the finale. But to me, Lost is a show of characters, personal struggles, trust and purposes. And the ending fits the bill completely.
I can’t wait to re-watch it, skinny! It’s funny that you bring up the X-Files, because it’s one of my all-time favorite shows, too. All through the seasons of LOST, I analyzed it, and that was the fun part for me. That’s why I was so shocked to be totally at peace with the ending!
I love hearing all the theories. I think Jughead DID work. I think it created that new timeline that the Sideways is based on. It’s the “boulder” Daniel Faraday talked about, splitting the streams. I think the fact that Juliet said, “It worked” was relevant in BOTH timelines. She was dying and could see into both timelines.
I also see the Sideways and the Church as two separate things. They find each other in the Sideways and continue their lives. The Church can represent whatever you want it to in the “end”…since there is no “now” there, it makes sense to me.
As much as all of this has ever made sense to me, anyway.
Just my two-cents.
