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Post by colochip on May 23, 2010 22:46:14 GMT -5
Ok, I know there's another lost thread going on now. But the finale just ended, and I thought it would be great to dedicate a thread to how anyone who watches the show feels about it. I think this a particularly good topic for the pogo tribe because the finale went very far into faith and the after life, and what these two things are at a less spiritual level.
So, what are everyone's opinions on the revelations on what happened in the series finale?
I'm honestly not sure how I feel right now. But I do know that I'm happy to see that the ending was very open. I think a show like this, that had so many view points on the world, would end in a way that doesn't say any way in particular was right. I think this is just like our values in the pogotribe. That there is no one right answer to everything.
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Post by Breepop on May 23, 2010 22:50:02 GMT -5
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Post by jaw on May 23, 2010 22:59:53 GMT -5
Can anyone explain why penny was there if she wasn't on the flight?
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Post by colochip on May 23, 2010 23:03:06 GMT -5
Well, like I said it's left pretty open, so it's not completely explained, but from what I gathered, the ending was a representation of the afterlife. Where everyone was with they loved and always wanted to be with. So, I believe she was there because it was Desmonds dream to be with her.
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Post by speedyreedy on May 24, 2010 11:31:09 GMT -5
I am rewatching the last episode again today! It was amazing! ... I cried.
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Post by Joey on May 24, 2010 13:47:28 GMT -5
I think that the flash sideways was a place that the characters created for themselves. Everyone has a place after they die where they reflect on their life and meet the people they met in life. When you are ready to move on you do. Ben wasnt ready, but he was good. Its kindof like a purgatory type thing. The thing that is great is that the writers left it open depending on your religious beliefs. I wanted the man in blacks death to be more epic, not what I expected, it was a bit of a let down.
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Post by colochip on May 24, 2010 15:12:29 GMT -5
i thought it did come across as really epic. But I do see your opinion.
And I didn't notice that about Ben not going in, as if he weren't ready. But, I think it's worth noting, that he had the opportunity to, and he did get a life where Alex loved him like a father and she had a good future. Meaning that if this was an after life representation, he did find redemption from the island and was able to move on from it.
Also in response to you saying that the side ways reality was purgatory, I think the island was more the purgatory, and the side ways reality was the after life. Also I think that the fact that a character like Michael, who didn't find redemption, was stuck wandering the island forever, kind of shows that is was an in between point between the after life and reality. But again, that's just an opinion, it's VERY open to interpretation.
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Post by colochip on May 24, 2010 15:12:44 GMT -5
And lol, I cried too
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Post by Joey on May 24, 2010 17:12:51 GMT -5
i thought it did come across as really epic. But I do see your opinion. And I didn't notice that about Ben not going in, as if he weren't ready. But, I think it's worth noting, that he had the opportunity to, and he did get a life where Alex loved him like a father and she had a good future. Meaning that if this was an after life representation, he did find redemption from the island and was able to move on from it. Also in response to you saying that the side ways reality was purgatory, I think the island was more the purgatory, and the side ways reality was the after life. Also I think that the fact that a character like Michael, who didn't find redemption, was stuck wandering the island forever, kind of shows that is was an in between point between the after life and reality. But again, that's just an opinion, it's VERY open to interpretation. I see where your comming from. I saw it as the flash sideways was a place that they had all created, a place where they could look back before "Moving on". The island is a magical island, but on earth. Jacob brought them there to choose the next protector. I like how it showed that Jacob was a human, he had many faults. As ben says "Thats the way Jacob ran things. Maybe theres another way, a better way"
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Post by Helmet on May 24, 2010 17:32:20 GMT -5
Could it be that the Island was purgatory, and Jacobs touch made it so they wouldn't go straight to Heaven/Hell/Whatever, and they needed to come to terms/resolver their lives before passing to the next "place."
That's my only semi-logical explanation... Well anything involving Lost in never Logical...
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Post by colochip on May 24, 2010 20:40:41 GMT -5
Could it be that the Island was purgatory, and Jacobs touch made it so they wouldn't go straight to Heaven/Hell/Whatever, and they needed to come to terms/resolver their lives before passing to the next "place." That's my only semi-logical explanation... Well anything involving Lost in never Logical... LOLOLOLOL No, lost is never quite logical. I like that you brought up the point of resolving things, because that's how I felt as well. Because it seemed in the side ways reality, that many characters were able to forgive and be forgiven. Like Ben being able to reconcile things with Russo and Alex, or Jack being able to say goodbye to his father. I think it also gave them a chance to find the things, that in life they couldn't have. Like the loves that could never happen between Hurley and Libby, or Juliet and Sawyer because of death, or even the loves that just didn't seem to work out in reality, like Jack and Kate or Jin and Son. These were all unresolved issues that the side ways reality was able to fix. So, I guess you could call it purgatory, or at least the last challenge in their life, in order to get to the after life.
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Post by colochip on May 24, 2010 20:46:51 GMT -5
i thought it did come across as really epic. But I do see your opinion. And I didn't notice that about Ben not going in, as if he weren't ready. But, I think it's worth noting, that he had the opportunity to, and he did get a life where Alex loved him like a father and she had a good future. Meaning that if this was an after life representation, he did find redemption from the island and was able to move on from it. Also in response to you saying that the side ways reality was purgatory, I think the island was more the purgatory, and the side ways reality was the after life. Also I think that the fact that a character like Michael, who didn't find redemption, was stuck wandering the island forever, kind of shows that is was an in between point between the after life and reality. But again, that's just an opinion, it's VERY open to interpretation. I see where your comming from. I saw it as the flash sideways was a place that they had all created, a place where they could look back before "Moving on". The island is a magical island, but on earth. Jacob brought them there to choose the next protector. I like how it showed that Jacob was a human, he had many faults. As ben says "Thats the way Jacob ran things. Maybe theres another way, a better way" I would agree, that it was great that they showed Jacob to be a human, with faults. If you were to compare him to a God in an organized religion, as he was made out to be for much of the series. It's a very cool thing, to think that even someone who has many answers, and controls just about everything, who everyone looks to for guidance, still doesn't have all the answers, and isn't as all knowing as their made out to be. With it still possible to expand on what this person has done. I guess Jacob is sort of like Dan Brown like that
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Post by Helmet on May 24, 2010 21:13:29 GMT -5
Ok, I posted this in the LOST thread, but I think this NEEDS to be here:
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Post by colochip on May 24, 2010 21:16:18 GMT -5
Lol I watched it. I really like a lot of his ideas. Especially what he says about lost not having to explain itself, because that's just what it is. But I would say, that there is still room for discussion on top of what he says.
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Post by Ricky on May 25, 2010 0:33:49 GMT -5
I think it was perfect, I couldn't ask for anything more from the cast and the writers.
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Post by bagelz on May 25, 2010 2:12:26 GMT -5
I think the coolest part was at the very end when they were showing the credits and the wrecked plane was just sitting there on the beach. Eerie.
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Post by Camoon on May 25, 2010 7:31:49 GMT -5
This sums up my feelings:
I loved the ending, and my views were the same as Philly D's views. I can't wait until the entire Lost series blu ray box set comes out. I will be getting it.
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Post by RorySBarnes on May 25, 2010 10:03:47 GMT -5
Mmmmmkay, I just finished watching the finale (like literally about 3 minutes ago it ended) and I have to say this: I am buying the Blu-Ray set, and I am watching all of them. Again. And again. And again. So, my thoughts on what happened? I think the whole thing about them being dead and all, that was quite interesting how they pulled it off. I mean, people like Boone (died in season 1) and Jack (derp) were in teh same timeline, but died at different times. It's like they waited for all of them to die, like someone said "Hey, we should give the other people something to do." "NO THAT IS A STUPID IDEA."
Personally, there are a few things: I'm quite interested in what happened to the survivors from the plane, but also what happened to Desmond, Ben, and Hurley. Like, what did they do after the island was back to normal. Sure, everyone was happy about the ending, but they left too many open doors I think.
Anyway, I'm sad that Lost is over. Like, I almost cried at the end, but now I'm good. Definitely getting the box set now. Definitely.
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Post by Joey on May 25, 2010 10:27:17 GMT -5
I think they left it that open to leave it to your imagination. There is only so much until there is overkill.
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Post by colochip on May 25, 2010 15:03:00 GMT -5
Ya, I would agree, that meant for you to have your own ideas on what happened to Ben, Desmond and Hurley. But you know that they did well, because they do achieve this afterlife, where the are at the end.
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