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It seemed like an obvious place for me. Outsiders + all the mysteries that didn't go anywhere. I stuck around longer than I would have otherwise because the show is so well made but I had enough halfway through S3. That season was peak writer's room spitballing. Then again I watched loads of The Walking dead where they reset and rehashed the same story over and over. I don't know how I got so invested in that.
Loved those threads. I know people talk shit about Lost now but while it wasn't without it's faults it was one of the most fun watching experiences I've ever had. Everyone theorising week to week about what could be going on. It may have petered out towards the end but it was a hell of a ride. I miss that communal experience now that so many shows have whole a season dumped at one time and everyone ends up being at different points watching it.
Uhhh, yes it does. Locke represented faith from the very beginning. They have a “priest” with Mr Ecko, Claire and Rose go see a mystic to try and tell the future/heal them, Siyeed was an Islamic extremist, one of the main characters is named after one of the biggest names in the Bible and you can’t see them at first but you can feel their presence. That’s just off the top of my head. About every other episode someone is talking about faith or religion.
I spent a ridiculous amount of time diving into fan theories. Most of which turned out better than the show itself. The opening scene of "The Incident" (S5 premiere episode) is still incredible to me. The show still had so much promise at that point and holy hell did that scene DELIVER.
The writers have recently come out and said that the show was only suppose to go 3 seasons but the show runners threatened to make more episodes without them if they didn’t do more. So instead of giving up their baby, they agreed to do 3 more seasons under their control.
Sometimes it's ok to just enjoy something for the ride rather than the end point. Would I put Lost up there alongside something like The Wire or The Sopranos? No, but I had fun watching it.
The last season had some of the most memorable episodes of the entire run.In my humble opinion, probably the best TV show ever made, and if not that, by far the most ambitious.
It is original, inspired, emotional, sometimes cheesy, sometimes funny, sometimes annoying, always keeps you guessing, has some of the most amazing cast of characters you'll ever see and it all makes you feel like you are witnessing something truly "big", with gargantuan ramifications, and the best thing is that it actually delivers.
Contrary to what seems to be the general opinion, i consider the Lost finale (the entire last season actually) to be "the" most mind blowing, poignant and satisfying finale in any long running TV series.
At the time, the level of anticipation and speculation was unprecedented (even George Lucas admited, prior to the finale, that he wouldn't miss it no matter what) and it still managed to fool everyone, to bring the entire story full circle, in the most creative and memorable way possible, though even today there are those that don't "get" it, and keep a certain, completely wrong assesement of the finale, alive (i won't say more, as it is the biggest spoiler of the show, but i'll just add that reportedly, R.R Martin caused Damon Lindelof, the creator of the show, a mental breakdown when the later found out that, a writer of such caliber got the ending competely wrong
There's also this myth that so many mysteries/questions were left unanswered, which is completely false and there have been countless amazing articles along the years, explaining the subtleties of the show and how it connects (almost) everything.
Fake edit: i came here to quickly say "watch it", and found myself on a trip down the memory lane, so thanks for that OP
Oh, and WATCH IT!
There was definitely a science vs faith dynamic at play. Early on you have Jack representing belief in logic and reason and Locke representing belief in destiny and some kind of higher power that goes beyond our understanding. There was even an episode called Man of Science, Man of Faith.
This must be why I hate Locke then. Everything out of his mouth is crazy religious nut job type. His dad played him right it.
The constant could have been a movie, just a great episode.Unbelievable show everybody hates on the later seasons even though they’re some of my favorite episodes.
Heresy.
