The End

LOST

So it’s finally over. After six seasons of mystery, heartache and struggle, the most intriguing show on TV has finally taken its last breath. And what a way to go! Reunions abounded, Flashbacks reminded viewers of the journeys the lead characters had taken and the last shot of Jack’s eye brought tears to the viewers who reminisced about the beginning of the series.

While the ending was satisfying and seemed (after much thought) the only logical ending to the series, many questions were left unanswered. What was the island? Why was it so hard to find? Who were the ‘they’ Jacob referred to before dying? Where was Christian’s body? What was the extent and nature of Walt’s powers? Who built the statue? How exactly was Smokey born?

While Cuse and Lindelof promise to answer some of these questions on the Blu Ray , there are several which will forever remain unaddressed. While this may seem frustrating, and disappointing, I will probably rewatch the entire series and try to see if I can pick up on anything I may have missed earlier.

What upsets me more is not the lack of answers, but the lack of familiar faces and the lack of the island’s presence on my computer (/TV) screen. I will still have TV shows to watch but none inspire so much anticipation and expectation as LOST did. Yet, I’m happy that this was a show that I was able to watch in my lifetime because it really changed my expectations from what a TV show should be, and for that I’m content.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SHOW:

· Jack, Jack, Jack. From his ability to take on responsibilities, to his ‘Live Together Die Alone’ catchphrase. Even in his bearded phase, he was the one I always waited to watch.

· Driveshaft and their diaper commercial, singing ‘You All Everybody’

· The scene where Jack shoots the marshall because Sawyer (in his usual blustering way) failed to give the man a quick, painless death

· Every Sun and Jin reunion

· When Daniel encounters a young Charlotte and attempts to warn her, knowing full well his warnings will go unheeded.

· The opening scene of Season 2 creeped me out.

· Everytime Ben Linus got beat up

The list could go on and on but I’ll stop here. Goodbye LOST, I’ll miss you.