16 years later I have realised how wrong I was about this show
I'm sure this is probably the most common topic in here but I've just finished my first rewatch since it originally aired, so I've gotta get it off my chest.
So, like many, I completely misunderstood the ending of Lost when it first aired and for many years I considered the series one of the most disappointing in recent memory due to the final season and particularly the series finale. However, on watching Drew Gooden's breakdown of the show I realised how wrong I was, so decided to give it a rewatch and wow. Absolute cinema is an understatement. It's incredible how they were able to satisfyingly payoff so many seemingly random story threads. The series has a reputation for setting up lots without giving answers, which i find completely unfair. Off the top of my head, I can't think of many, although I'm sure there will be some I'm missing.
For many years, I misunderstood the church scene. I thought they had all died on the plane and what happened on the island wasn't real, but that's not the case at all. Understanding that the flash-sideways was merely the characters in purgatory post-death (not from the plane crash), made it so much more satisfying and not at all a time waste like I initially felt. In-fact, the Lost series finale is one of the greatest I've ever seen. It's beautiful. And seeing the reaction of the characters when they realised the truth had me in tears throughout. I'm so glad nobody was there to see me ugly crying lmao. All of the tragic deaths we had encountered came full circle. The pain we felt allowed us to feel such emotion when they were reunited. I get teary just thinking of Sawyer and Juliet.
It was sad to see Ben not ready to move on, but it was understandable. He's had quite the journey. Everyone got the ending they deserved.
I'm so happy, yet so sad it's over. I wasn't ready to let go. I didn't want it to end, but like our beloved characters, I am at peace and just grateful for the time we had together.
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I'm sure this is probably the most common topic in here but I've just finished my first rewatch since it originally aired, so I've gotta get it off my chest.
So, like many, I completely misunderstood the ending of Lost when it first aired and for many years I considered the series one of the most disappointing in recent memory due to the final season and particularly the series finale. However, on watching Drew Gooden's breakdown of the show I realised how wrong I was, so decided to give it a rewatch and wow. Absolute cinema is an understatement. It's incredible how they were able to satisfyingly payoff so many seemingly random story threads. The series has a reputation for setting up lots without giving answers, which i find completely unfair. Off the top of my head, I can't think of many, although I'm sure there will be some I'm missing.
For many years, I misunderstood the church scene. I thought they had all died on the plane and what happened on the island wasn't real, but that's not the case at all. Understanding that the flash-sideways was merely the characters in purgatory post-death (not from the plane crash), made it so much more satisfying and not at all a time waste like I initially felt. In-fact, the Lost series finale is one of the greatest I've ever seen. It's beautiful. And seeing the reaction of the characters when they realised the truth had me in tears throughout. I'm so glad nobody was there to see me ugly crying lmao. All of the tragic deaths we had encountered came full circle. The pain we felt allowed us to feel such emotion when they were reunited. I get teary just thinking of Sawyer and Juliet.
It was sad to see Ben not ready to move on, but it was understandable. He's had quite the journey. Everyone got the ending they deserved.
I'm so happy, yet so sad it's over. I wasn't ready to let go. I didn't want it to end, but like our beloved characters, I am at peace and just grateful for the time we had together.
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Currently rewatching and all I can think about is how Lost wouldnt be popular on Reddit if it aired today
Im watching season 1 now and I love it, the characters are great and interesting. Flashbacks work really well, excellent at telling compelling stories with minimal time. Mysteries are intriguing and looming. I think every character works and I can sympathize with each
So why wouldnt it work today? Coming from the From subreddit, i can easily see how everyone would be screaming "Filler episode!! Nothing happens!! Boring, they just talk!!" after every episode of Lost. And those guys are pretty stupid, From is action packed, and its drama is compelling as well
When I watched Lost the first time, I was about 14-15 when it came out, the mystery was the most interesting part to me. Now, its currently my second rewatch, and the characters are whats doing it for me
I dont really know the point of my post, maybe its just to reflect that the community is the worst part of many shows? The Severance people are pretty cool most of the time, Widows Bays subreddit is fun, but the people on From are pretty toxic. So far Ive only had good experiences with the Lost subreddit
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Im watching season 1 now and I love it, the characters are great and interesting. Flashbacks work really well, excellent at telling compelling stories with minimal time. Mysteries are intriguing and looming. I think every character works and I can sympathize with each
So why wouldnt it work today? Coming from the From subreddit, i can easily see how everyone would be screaming "Filler episode!! Nothing happens!! Boring, they just talk!!" after every episode of Lost. And those guys are pretty stupid, From is action packed, and its drama is compelling as well
When I watched Lost the first time, I was about 14-15 when it came out, the mystery was the most interesting part to me. Now, its currently my second rewatch, and the characters are whats doing it for me
I dont really know the point of my post, maybe its just to reflect that the community is the worst part of many shows? The Severance people are pretty cool most of the time, Widows Bays subreddit is fun, but the people on From are pretty toxic. So far Ive only had good experiences with the Lost subreddit
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The old comments about the ending of Lost are startling.
Here’s the thing:
No one is obligated to love the *Lost* finale; that said, it is unacceptable to see judgmental comments based on falsehoods (such as claims that everyone was dead or that it was all just a dream).
But the problem goes deeper: back when the show was at its peak, people didn't have smartphones or as many distractions as they do today, yet many still held the opinion I mentioned above.
Just imagine *today*—with smartphones and all the technological distractions people have—how will viewers actually understand the show?
In short, my point is: we didn't have as many distractions back then, and those were the opinions on *Lost*; just imagine what it would be like today.
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Here’s the thing:
No one is obligated to love the *Lost* finale; that said, it is unacceptable to see judgmental comments based on falsehoods (such as claims that everyone was dead or that it was all just a dream).
But the problem goes deeper: back when the show was at its peak, people didn't have smartphones or as many distractions as they do today, yet many still held the opinion I mentioned above.
Just imagine *today*—with smartphones and all the technological distractions people have—how will viewers actually understand the show?
In short, my point is: we didn't have as many distractions back then, and those were the opinions on *Lost*; just imagine what it would be like today.
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i think Desmond's arc was the best
ever since i finished watching Lost yesterday, i cannot stop thinking about Desmond and "see you in another life, brother".. i loved all eps that were focused on him.. his and penny's story felt like the constant of the show.. he really felt like the key to a smooth flow between the survival show Lost, the sci-fi Lost, the mythical/magical Lost and ofcoursethe afterlife.. i loved him so much.. Definitely the GOAT!
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ever since i finished watching Lost yesterday, i cannot stop thinking about Desmond and "see you in another life, brother".. i loved all eps that were focused on him.. his and penny's story felt like the constant of the show.. he really felt like the key to a smooth flow between the survival show Lost, the sci-fi Lost, the mythical/magical Lost and ofcoursethe afterlife.. i loved him so much.. Definitely the GOAT!
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Rob Mac appearance
On season 6 currently watching episode 3 and I swear Rob Mac just showed up as an Other even though his character was killed really early on?
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On season 6 currently watching episode 3 and I swear Rob Mac just showed up as an Other even though his character was killed really early on?
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Finale question on Hulu.
Hulu has the first and second part of the finale as episode 17 and 18, but also has the unedited finale as episode 19. I'm guessing I should skip 17 and 18 and watch the unedited version right? Thank you!
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Hulu has the first and second part of the finale as episode 17 and 18, but also has the unedited finale as episode 19. I'm guessing I should skip 17 and 18 and watch the unedited version right? Thank you!
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Sawyer’s S6 Episode
At the beginning of the show, we learn Sawyers defining characteristic is that he’s consumed by unresolved grief, which he’s channeled into a lifelong quest for revenge.
I’ve always felt that how Sawyer actually feels about his parents was an unexplored avenue of the show. Now Anthony Cooper is probably the worst person in the show. However, I will grant him that he has a point in his confrontation with Sawyer - he may have conned them, but Cooper didn’t make Sawyers parents do anything. Sawyers mother chose to have an affair and give away all their money, and Sawyers dad choice to react to that with a murder-suicide.
The utility of killing Juliet is that it raises a really interesting question in regards to Sawyer - after all his development, how does he now respond to once again being overwhelmed with grief, and having an easy target to project that onto (Jack). Rather than raising the idea that Sawyer wants to kill Jack in 6x01, only to immediately drop it 20 minutes later, I think Sawyers desire to kill Jack should remain through to this episode.
Instead of being sent on a “recon” mission to Widmore by Locke, Sawyer is instead sent to the Jack/Hurley/Sun camp to convince them to join Locke (as Locke’s main objective is to unite all the candidates to kill them). However, Sawyer says he’s got no plans to bring Jack with him, with Locke telling him “it’s your choice”.
Sawyer approaches Jack in the woods who is alone chopping firewood. In a parallel to one of Losts best and most iconic scenes, Sawyer chooses to “let go”, and instead once again give Jack emotional catharsis, telling him it’s not his fault that Juliet died. She made her own choices.
In the flash-sideways, I’d have the same original setup of Sawyer being a cop who’s hunting Cooper, but instead of the weird romance thing with Charlotte (which does absolutely nothing with Sawyers character), he instead is successful in tracking down Cooper.
However, he arrives at the nursing home to find that Cooper is an unresponsive vegetable. After all this time, Sawyer realises he has no one left to blame and there’s no possibility of finding “justice/vengeance”. This forces him to finally accept the fact that both of his parents (to differing degrees) made bad choices that weren’t in his best wishes, and they were responsible for their own actions.
Instead of the nothing-burger of the original episode that does nothing with Sawyer emotionally (Juliette literally doesn’t even get mentioned in an episode set like 4 days after he death), we should have had a story that comes full circle and completes his character arc.
Thoughts?
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At the beginning of the show, we learn Sawyers defining characteristic is that he’s consumed by unresolved grief, which he’s channeled into a lifelong quest for revenge.
I’ve always felt that how Sawyer actually feels about his parents was an unexplored avenue of the show. Now Anthony Cooper is probably the worst person in the show. However, I will grant him that he has a point in his confrontation with Sawyer - he may have conned them, but Cooper didn’t make Sawyers parents do anything. Sawyers mother chose to have an affair and give away all their money, and Sawyers dad choice to react to that with a murder-suicide.
The utility of killing Juliet is that it raises a really interesting question in regards to Sawyer - after all his development, how does he now respond to once again being overwhelmed with grief, and having an easy target to project that onto (Jack). Rather than raising the idea that Sawyer wants to kill Jack in 6x01, only to immediately drop it 20 minutes later, I think Sawyers desire to kill Jack should remain through to this episode.
Instead of being sent on a “recon” mission to Widmore by Locke, Sawyer is instead sent to the Jack/Hurley/Sun camp to convince them to join Locke (as Locke’s main objective is to unite all the candidates to kill them). However, Sawyer says he’s got no plans to bring Jack with him, with Locke telling him “it’s your choice”.
Sawyer approaches Jack in the woods who is alone chopping firewood. In a parallel to one of Losts best and most iconic scenes, Sawyer chooses to “let go”, and instead once again give Jack emotional catharsis, telling him it’s not his fault that Juliet died. She made her own choices.
In the flash-sideways, I’d have the same original setup of Sawyer being a cop who’s hunting Cooper, but instead of the weird romance thing with Charlotte (which does absolutely nothing with Sawyers character), he instead is successful in tracking down Cooper.
However, he arrives at the nursing home to find that Cooper is an unresponsive vegetable. After all this time, Sawyer realises he has no one left to blame and there’s no possibility of finding “justice/vengeance”. This forces him to finally accept the fact that both of his parents (to differing degrees) made bad choices that weren’t in his best wishes, and they were responsible for their own actions.
Instead of the nothing-burger of the original episode that does nothing with Sawyer emotionally (Juliette literally doesn’t even get mentioned in an episode set like 4 days after he death), we should have had a story that comes full circle and completes his character arc.
Thoughts?
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