My Thoughts on LOST's Series Finale

I loved every second of it.

I teared up with every 'realization' the characters had and tears ran down my cheeks after my eyes welled up with them during the final 15 minutes.

And I am not an outwardly emotional person. The most you'll see out of me is silent tears and LOST managed to do that in the 1st 20 minutes with the Jin and Sun 'realization'.

The reveal that the Flash-sideways is a purgatory of sorts, that the characters created so they could move onto the next phase of life together, not alone, is an interesting plot choice by the writers.

It definitely works for me.

It places the emphasis on the characters of LOST, not it's mythos. The point that Christian makes to Jack about how the most important time in each of their lives was the time they spent together on the island. The past six seasons had led up to the defeat of the Man in Black and, as a result, the saving of the rest of the world. I think that point, that they saved the world, is likely to be forgotten.

I also think it is easy to spend time dewelling on the lives the characters, who left on the Ajira plane, lived after the time the show's final image in the present. The same applies to Hurley, Ben, and Desmond on the island. Although the time Hurley as the island's protector and Ben as his #2 is eluded to by their brief exchange, very little is mentioned in regards to the ones who left on the plane. I only remember, right now, Kate saying to Jack, "I missed you." The lack of any knowledge, of what these characters did once they left, is likely to incense some fans, but they should recognize that this is the writers' way of telling them that what happened after the island was not important. Like Christian said, and I'm paraphrasing, "the most important time in their lives was what took place since flight 815 crashed."

I'm sure that countless people are frustrated that LOST, which built its notoriety on its myriad of mysteries, ended up leaving some things unexplained and instead filled its finale with beautifully crafted scenes of emotion. I suggest that people who are unsatisfied with the show's conclusion, or somehow feel betrayed, go back and watch the series again and do two things while watching:

1. Do some critical thinking. Most of the 'answers' are there. The writers simply chose to not spell every thing out. Think of it like this; the writers filled in half the crossword puzzle and then handed you their pencil saying, 'you do the rest'.

and

2. Screw the 'answers'. LOST is about the characters.

In the end LOST touched me (not like Jacob touched people) and I cannot say that about any other show except, maybe, The Wire.