Originally Posted By jasmine7 Just saying it now: if something should happen to Hurley, I'm gonna lose it.
Originally Posted By Labuda OMG, I am totally with you, Jasmine. I'm ok if Kate gets offed, but if Jack or Sawyer goes, I'll be upset, and if HURLEY goes, I will cry.
Originally Posted By hopemax I fully expect Hurley and Sawyer to die in the island timeline. Now, sideways... This is the problem with showing Desmond trying to awaken island memories in sideways. Island deaths don't matter much anymore. Now, if they were to die in sideways, there will be much ranting.
Originally Posted By friendofdd I've got to admit that with the death of my favorite character, Sun, I don't really care in which order they die. Perhaps the island will sink and destroy the parallel universe at the same time. As I told my neighbor, who has never seen Lost, I am eager to see how it ends and then I will probably never watch an episode again, DVD or rerun.
Originally Posted By hopemax What the hell was that?!? I'll post more tomorrow, so not to spoil anything for anyone reading this thread who is still watching on the west coast. <-- Not happy.
Originally Posted By Labuda Well, all I know is, I'm feeling a bit weird about the ending. And, true to wussy form, crying for about the 10th time.
Originally Posted By Labuda ...and now that I'm at the start of the Jimmy Kimmel show after my evening news, I feel better that I'm not the only one with tears in my eyes at the end.
Originally Posted By friendofdd Well, we will debate the meaning of the church for quite some time. It was nice to see all the reunions and to know they died happily ever after. However, when it comes to string and "M" theory with parallel universes, it has been done much better in Star Trek and Stargate.
Originally Posted By JeffG I don't think there was a parallel universe at all. The "sideways world" was nothing more than the timeless place where everyone ended up after they died. The finale didn't really explain what the island was, which I'm sure is going to be pretty controversial. My guess is that, in truth, the writers really don't know either. I need to think about this a lot more, but I think that was probably the right choice for an ending. -Jeff
Originally Posted By DAR I loved it. I was completely satisfied and here's my take on things: First of all, "The End" reminded me of the Lord of the Rings. The main story ended, but there were loose ends that end up being tied up. The ring is destroyed, Frodo, Gandalf, etc move on to the gray havens, Sam, Merry, and Pippen live the rest of his life before moving on == Jack fullfills his destiny, moves on, while Kate, Sawyer, Faraday, Claire, Alpert, etc. live longer in the real world until moving on, and Hurley & Ben have a long and good rule of the island, as did Sam and the Shire. The island was real. Everything we've been told about it this season is real. It's a literal and metaphorical cork keeping darkness (a.k.a. Smokey) at bay. The survivors ended the struggle to defeat Smokey, which has been attempted for a long, long time, many iterations. "Mother" attempted, and failed. The protector before her failed. The protector before that failed, etc. Jacob, on the other hand, figured something out. He carefully set up the playing board, put the pieces into play exactly where he wanted them, but then let free will do the rest. His belief in free will was the ace up his sleeve. These actions eventually lead Jack and Desmond to end the cycle. They do this by "uncorking" the island, killing smokey, then putting the "cork" back in. They found a loophole that was only possible by making sacrifices to save each other. Each death pushed the game on further, letting it live on. The Island was all a big test that people have been trying to pass over and over for thousand and thousands of years. They came, they fought, they corrupted. They eventually failed, died, and the leader had to pass the island to the next person. But, each iteration made progress, although they eventually failed. These failed souls became this whispers, wishing to help each new generation progress a little more. The 815ers were the first ones to pass the test . The choices they made build what would become the alternate timeline. Their reward was being fixed from the lonely, broken people they were before. Before Jacob saved them, they were destined to die alone. But, because of him, they were able to die together. When these souls were satisfied on a personal level, they were allowed to move on if they made good choices in their life. Jack and Kate, Sawyer and Juliette, Hurley and Libby, etc. found each other, so they were ready to move on. Ben, for example, still had a future life with Danielle and Alex. Michael wants to watch Walt grow up before moving on. Use your imagination. The writers left this open for you to interpret in a way that satisfies you.
Originally Posted By Labuda Wonderful post 192, DAR. Your take on it actually makes me feel a bit better about it. Thanks, man!
Originally Posted By Labuda Oh, and I hope you don't mind, but I copied and pasted that into an email and sent it to my co-worker Melanie for her to read in the hopes it can make her feel a bit better about it, too.
Originally Posted By llanatoye I am at peace with Lost and it's myriad of possibilities. I have questions and what if's but that's the beauty of the final episode. Great post DAR, I think you summed it up nicely.
Originally Posted By DAR Thanks, I actually hurt my head thinking about. Also the reunion in the church reminded me of the end of Titanic when Rose passed away.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney DAR --- I'm glad you thought about it that way....I was wondering why Ben didn't go with them. That makes sense. Now, if someone would explain to me WHAT was in the cabin a few season's ago when Locke went to "see" Jacob and there was a voice crying, "Help". I was hoping they'd talk about the cabin a little in the finale.
Originally Posted By llanatoye There are always going to be questions but as DAR said "The writers left this open for you to interpret in a way that satisfies you" or doesn't. My head is still spinning and concentrating at work today will not be easy. I understand why your head hurts DAR.
