Post by monsterjester on May 24, 2010 13:23:52 GMT -5
I think of the finale in two ways.
1. When the nuke went off at the end of season 5, everyone present died, and season six was all just Jack trying to let go so he could move on in the afterlife.
2. Jack was the only one who survived the crash, but not for long, and the whole series, all the dangling threads and dreamlike mysteries and coincidences were his last delusion before he could let go and move on in the afterlife.
I can see how option 1 might make more sense or feel like less of a cop out to a lot of people, and one might point to "Across the Sea," as evidence that there really was supposed to be this magic island with smoke monsters and the DHARMA Initiative, and donkey wheels that magically move the island and send people skipping through time. I find the second option more appealing and logical. Am I completely satisfied with the finale? No, I wanted my mind blown at least once, and it does ring a little hollow that none of the early mysteries that so tantalized me and got me hooked on the show were addressed. Did I hate the finale? No. It was well executed and entertaining, and left me, if not elated, satisfied and eager to hear others' interpretations. Not looking forward to a lot of arguing back and forth between the "it all makes perfect sense for the characters and if you wanted answers you're an idiot" camp and the "it's all a lazy cop out, why have all these mysteries and mythologies in the first place" camp. But that's life on the internets! Namaste, amigos.
1. When the nuke went off at the end of season 5, everyone present died, and season six was all just Jack trying to let go so he could move on in the afterlife.
2. Jack was the only one who survived the crash, but not for long, and the whole series, all the dangling threads and dreamlike mysteries and coincidences were his last delusion before he could let go and move on in the afterlife.
I can see how option 1 might make more sense or feel like less of a cop out to a lot of people, and one might point to "Across the Sea," as evidence that there really was supposed to be this magic island with smoke monsters and the DHARMA Initiative, and donkey wheels that magically move the island and send people skipping through time. I find the second option more appealing and logical. Am I completely satisfied with the finale? No, I wanted my mind blown at least once, and it does ring a little hollow that none of the early mysteries that so tantalized me and got me hooked on the show were addressed. Did I hate the finale? No. It was well executed and entertaining, and left me, if not elated, satisfied and eager to hear others' interpretations. Not looking forward to a lot of arguing back and forth between the "it all makes perfect sense for the characters and if you wanted answers you're an idiot" camp and the "it's all a lazy cop out, why have all these mysteries and mythologies in the first place" camp. But that's life on the internets! Namaste, amigos.
