Previously...on LOST!

[Fenster]

Well that was emotional.

So the island was real and the alt-time was purgatory. Who thinks the original idea was the island was purgatory (one of the most common theories) but they let the story run loose when it become a hit?

Why wasn't Walt and Michael at the dead gig?

The magic island is just a random magic island then. Oh well...

[Kev]

You guys are missing the most important revelation, which was how fucking fit did Evangaline Lilly look in that black dress!

I got sidetracked there and ended up downloading galleries of pics and didn't really pay attention to the last 20 minutes because of it.

Will watch it again later I guess.,

[Fenster]

She sure did look hot in that black dress.

I just looked at a Lost forum. If you have three days to spare those guys have a billion unanswered questions and a billion possible answers

[johnmaff36]

What the f**k was that all about? Just watched the finale and im as confused as when i started. Granted, i stopped watching after the 4th series but the curiosity value made me watch it. I knew that there would be somethings that i wouldnt get but that the big questions would be answered.
I know that since i didnt invest time in the last 2 series that ive no right to ask this but i would really appreciate if anyone could spare a few minutes answering these,
1. What was the story with the polar bears?
2. what was the significance of hurleys lottery numbers?
3. What the f**k did that ending mean? was the island real or was it the alt real?

Is it a case of just a poor ending, or is it far too complex for me?
Please please help my tiny mind from exploding

[Fenster]

1. The polar bears were brought to the island by the dhama gang to do experiments.

2. The numbers haven't been explained - going by the amount of people pissed that they haven't been explained.

3. The island life was real. I thought they they made that pretty clear.

[OumaFan]

Yes, I think purgatory, the Island being purgatory I mean, was the original idea. But then that started to be the big internet theory and they wanted to be more clever than that so they denied it then in the end they fell back on that the island wasn't purgatory but the alt timeline was.

I think the conversation between Hurley and Ben (who I guessed stayed in purgatory) made it clear the island was real, what with them saying "you were a good 1, you were a good 2", they stayed on the island for I assume a long time doing their Jacob shit and then died and went to the alt timeline. Sames with Kate (who did look good) saying something about how she'd missed Jack for a long time, cause presumably she died later than Jack.

I don't think it was the worst ending ever. I think basically they wrote themselves into a corner and just had to do something.

I mean they basically didn't answer shit and what was answered was kind of idiotic. Maybe they shouldn't have tried to answer anything if they had such shit answers.

Also did season 2-5 really matter at all? In the grand scheme of things?

Why did they even bother with Jacob and Smokey, I'm not sure that was really the point of the story.

The show just seems like it went totally nuts in the season 5 finale and completely and totally changed, all of a sudden Jacob and Smokey were everywhere and we got this absurd backstory about them.

[Phil]

1. The polar bears were brought to the island by the dhama gang to do experiments.

2. The numbers haven't been explained - going by the amount of people pissed that they haven't been explained.

3. The island life was real. I thought they they made that pretty clear.

the numbers was the candidate's numbers ie Jack,Saywer,Kate,Jin,Sun,Hurley and Sayid.
why they were the same numbers that had to be entered into the computer was never really explained... Jacob probably fixed it so they were the winning lotto numbers for Hurley...

[OumaFan]

they were also on the hatch which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. And it wasn't just Hurley that had bad luck with them, there was that other guy (I barely remember that episode but he goes to Australia or something and meets the guy's wife.)

[johnmaff36]

1. The polar bears were brought to the island by the dhama gang to do experiments.

2. The numbers haven't been explained - going by the amount of people pissed that they haven't been explained.

3. The island life was real. I thought they they made that pretty clear.

Well thanks for letting me know. I honestly didnt know what was real and what was not, as was the aim of the writers so if it was pretty clear to your good self then fair play to ya cos i was flummoxed.What kinda drugs were these writers on?

[Steelie]

I refuse to allow them to take any plaudits for such self indulgent rubbish. Pretty much everything in between the first season and the last episode had absolutely no relevance to anything.

The wrapping up of the mysteries was the only thing that people kept watching and to leave all that stuff open ended was a massive let down. I was exepcting it to be hugely clever (and if you've seen some of the theories on the net in the years gone by, you can see that fans have written much more intelligent and interesting storys simply guessig at what the producers might have in mind).

In the end, the test of a good programme is would you watch it again and the answer is a categoric 'no'.

[Mark TKO]

explained

they were dead from the moment it crashed - the island never existed

walt was just hurt and unconscious and able to leave eventually

all eventually came together when they were ready to move on and accept death

ben wasnt ready and so didnt go into the church at the end. he was staying in limbo (purgatory ?)

the timelines were all different parallels as they could do anything in limbo

people died on the island when they were ready to move on


thank you

[boxingbantz]

explained

they were dead from the moment it crashed - the island never existed

walt was just hurt and unconscious and able to leave eventually

all eventually came together when they were ready to move on and accept death

ben wasnt ready and so didnt go into the church at the end. he was staying in limbo (purgatory ?)

the timelines were all different parallels as they could do anything in limbo

people died on the island when they were ready to move on


thank you

Well the first line in your post is wrong.

The rest of it is correct.

7/10.

"Must pay more attention in class"

[Mark TKO]

correct i think you will find

the island is the middle ground between earth and heaven (or hell)

thats why when the six left the first time they had to go back

i rule

[boxingbantz]

correct i think you will find

the island is the middle ground between earth and heaven (or hell)

thats why when the six left the first time they had to go back

i rule

Jack's Dad even said: "Everything on the island was real".

Either way, the fact remains, the ending was garbage and seasons 2-5 were meaningless.

[Mark TKO]

correct i think you will find

the island is the middle ground between earth and heaven (or hell)

thats why when the six left the first time they had to go back

i rule

Jack's Dad even said: "Everything on the island was real".

Either way, the fact remains, the ending was garbage and seasons 2-5 were meaningless.

it was real to jack - part of his transition to the next place.

yes 2-5 were meaningless

in fact had this been a tv mini series it could have been over in 3 two hour episodes. fact !