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Is anyone else watching this to the biittersweet end? What a great show, though it is not nearly as good now as seasons 1 and 2 with the hatch, etc. That said, it is still one of the great shows ever.

I don't see how they tie up so many loose strings, and if anyone ever told me that the show was actually about two "Gods" battling over free will and good/evil I doubt I would have watched, but it still works.
 
Stevenson said:
I don't see how they tie up so many loose strings, and if anyone ever told me that the show was actually about two "Gods" battling over free will and good/evil I doubt I would have watched, but it still works.
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I would rather watch that than a stock castaway show, and there's a lot more going on than just gods battling over free will. all we know at this point is the island itself is a construct designed to contain a force apparently capable of destroying everything (man in black), and it has a guardian (jacob) who's apparently looking for a candidate to replace himself. the whole backstory, nature of, and exact motives of the island's creators/jacob/MiB have yet to be fully revealed.

I think even the alternate timeline, which seems pretty ho hum so far on the surface, will end up being essential - particularly considering how much they are hinting at the two timelines bleeding into/affecting each other.

it is still one of the great shows ever
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it's already the greatest TV drama series of all time IMO
 
lost imo is one of the most ridiculous over rated whacko series ever put on tv.

garbage
 
Where were you 2 when I started my "Final Season of LOST" thread. It is so well written. They do have a lot of loose ends to tie up, but it has been great this year getting a lot of questions answered.
 
MIXUM said:
lost imo is one of the most ridiculous over rated whacko series ever put on tv.

garbage
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Wow. With that kind of endorsement, this is clearly a show that I must start watching.
 
First present my wife bought for me was the season 1 DVD set. If it had not been for LOST being something the wife and I can watch together, I would have given up before the end of season 3. Too many characters were introduced that did nothing for the story that were built up, then promptly killed. Boone, Shannon, Eko, and the diamond thiefs all could have been written out of the story. Charlie, Walt, Michael, and Ana Lucia are also built up heavily, but have nothing to do with the show/could have been done without.

Even at the end of season six, we have no idea which people are dead or might be someone else. With all of the time flashes, we have no idea where alot of the flashbacks from previous seasons were from. It is also pretty annoying how a character acts one way, they show a flashback there they act differently, then amazingly in present time they act like they did in the flashback.

There would have been alot of people, including myself, that would have given up last year if it had not been promised that season six would be the last. With so many questions left unanswered, I am not hopeful there is going to be a grand finale that answers even part of them.
 
I have to agree that the time warps from last year got out of hand and far too confusing. Indeed, it is difficult even now to follow the whole story, i.e., when was the last time Jin and Sun saw each other? Oh, rtight, 3 years ago before Jin ended up in 1977 but is now back.

But I have resigned myself to the fact that we wont get a lot of answers, and that's mostly OK. It has been the journey of watching these characters grow and change that has been the best part of the show.
 
Well, it sort of summarizes the plot. But the show really isn't about plot as much as it is about character development, IMO. Kate, Sawyer, Sayid, Jin, Hurley, Locke, Ben--there are just some really interesting characters that make the show really enjoyable even if you don't care much for all the sci fi stuff.

They did a huge time travel thing last season. I absolutely hate time travel plots in movies/tv. It always gets needlessly confusing, overly focused on "maintaining the timeline", etc. This was no exception. The interesting thing to me, though, was how much I enjoyed those episodes in spite of myself. They'd suckered me so well into liking the characters that I put up with it.

If you really want to know if you'll like the series, just watch the first episode or two. If you don't like it then, you won't like the rest of it.
 
On a side note, Claire (blonde pregnant chick)--who isn't featured in many episodes--goes through about the most radical personality change you can imagine in a series. From hot pregnant chick, to MILF dating Driveshaft lead singer, to insane feral Rambo chick. Pretty stunning transformation, given that she probably only gets about 100 minutes of on-screen time over all the years.
 
The first season looks pretty cool. Might check it out one of these days.
 
Rodolfo said:
I've never watched an episode of the show...did it do a pretty good job of summarizing?
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maxiep said:
For those that have watched this series faithfully, does this video actually give a good idea of what the series is about? All I know is that there was a plane crash.
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I haven't watched LOST for a whole season and that actually helped me catch up. Not sure if it is helpful if you haven't seen one episode.

This actually makes me interested in the final season. Woot.
 
Last night's episode - What They died For - was very satisfying. Loose ends are getting tied up, the reason for many things is being revealed, it remains poignant, and still damn exciting.

Is Ben the best villain ever or what? I doubt he is really Smokey's flunkie though.
 
Last nights was a good one.

Ben was originally going to be a minor character, but he was sooo good they kept him around. And yes, I think Ben is just posturing with Smokey, otherwise he wouldnt have given Miles the walkie.
 
maxiep said:
For those that have watched this series faithfully, does this video actually give a good idea of what the series is about? All I know is that there was a plane crash.
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It basically follows the plot but does miss quite a bit of details. I loved the first 2 seasons of Lost maybe the best two seasons of any TV series ever IMO. When I saw the number on the hatch at the end of season 1 I had chills and the hair standed on the back of my neck. I was hooked big time. I also sort of liked season 3 but didn't care for season 4 and hated season 5 and didn't care for this season all that much either. I'm still looking forward to the end though. I plan on watching all of Lost this Sunday including the 2 hour series wrap up before the finale. I followed these characters for so long and really care about some of them and want to see what happens to them.

I really think you just need to watch the first two seasons and the 2 hour special before the finale and you would be ok with watching. I actually think with the 2 hour special before the finale will give you enough info to get a lot out of the finale if you never planned on watching Lost. Lost always does a good job of the series recap many times with their 1-2 hour specials over the years.
 
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Yes, last night episode was very good and got me excited again for the end.
 
Tortimer said:
It basically follows the plot but does miss quite a bit of details. I loved the first 2 seasons of Lost maybe the best two seasons of any TV series ever IMO. When I saw the number on the hatch at the end of season 1 I had chills and the hair standed on the back of my neck.
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That was fantastic.

We are so hooked that my daughters and I are going to watch a closed-circuit interview with the producers at Regal Cinemas tomorrow night.

I get that all questions wont be answered by the end of the show, but I still have two: What is the island? I think they will answer that. and 2 - why did the others kidnap children? I think we will never know that.
 
over/under on how many times that dude cried during the finale.
 
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