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Previously on Lost, the questions piled up like buckets of Mr. Clucks chicken, but tonight is all about answers. We’ll be right there with you for the finale tonight at 9pm, live blogging and plucking the best comments from around the web (along with guest Nick Purdy). And if you’re not watching the two-hour recap right now, you can check out our four-minute version, part of our Lost Takeover that includes all sorts of Lost goodies. Add your comments to the discussion below or send me a message on Twitter – @joshjackson – as we all say goodbye together.
11:42 My final verdict: Two hours and 20 minutes of brilliance followed by 10 minutes of Punk’d. I loved the reconciliations and the reunions. The whole episode was filled with redemption. Locke forgiving Ben. Ben praising Hurley. The creators loved their characters and seemed to want to make up for all the crap they put them through. But by giving them their hearts’ desires, they stole the whole point of the last season. I suppose the island heroics “saved” the heaven they were headed to, but the sideways reality—despite providing the shows most emotional moments—had no actual relevance to the plot. It’s going to take some time to take this all in, but I’m still thankful for the six-year ride, even if my mind wasn’t blown by the resolution. What’d you think?
11:38 On the island, yes. Side reality seems kind of pointless.
11:37 Nick: I disagree – they did in fact work a lot of stuff out on the island. Just not in the post-purgatory pre-meetup sideways waiting anteroom to heaven
11:36 Nick: That was like a horror movie: Bad deal to be black. Only Rose. No Walt, Eko or Michael.
From Twitter @brookehatfield: so they never explained walt, right?
11:32 Only, there wasn’t a lot of working out for everybody. Sawyer and Miles just did the cop thing. Charlie just moped around ’til he found Claire. Less purgatory than meet-up. I thought it was a spectacular episode with an expectedly unsatisfactory ending. Kinda like Battlestar Galactica.
11:31 Nick: okay, they denied it was a purgatory show, but it sure seems like it was 6 seasons of purgatory so everyone could work their shit out and then end up in heaven.
From Twitter @onewhoharms: What kind of “family reunion” finale doesn’t include Michael and Walt? Seriously.
11:22 I’m starting to wish I just stopped watching at 11:20.
11:21 …and they all flashed sideways into Heaven.
11:18 Wow. Every religion is represented in that room with Christian Shephard’s body. Don’t fight it, Jack!
11:15 Ben/Hurley scene was pretty damn good too. There’s a lot of sweetness to the finale, but I think that’s a good thing.
From Twitter @scott_tobias: I realize everyone’s wrapped up in Lost and Breaking Bad tonight, but while you weren’t looking, I think Treme was at its most affecting. [That’s we we have DVRs/On-Demand.]
11:13 The Ben/Locke scene was fantastic. This finale has hit a lot of the right notes so far.
From Twitter @jroberts: is it just me or has VW missed the fact that it’s “punch bug”, not “punch any VW that passes by”
From Twitter @austinlouisray: Remember y’all, if Neil Young doesn’t get that plane off the ground, he’ll remain ON THE BEACH. #LOST
From Rob Sheffield at Rolling Stone : “I can carry the ring, but I can’t carry you, Frodo!”
10:54 Nick: Those rocks falling by the mouth of the light-cave were Land of the Lost bad.
10:51 Jack is late to the party in so many ways.
10:50 YouTube’s dramatic chipmunk is extending its 4 seconds of fame via Carmax?
10:48 Nick: First people to react normally to the flash to the island: Sawyer & Juliet. They were like “Whoa – freaky! But keep doing it!”
10:46 It may be Manipulative Filmmaking 101, but these reunions are tugging at all the right heartstrings. Much more emotional than Kate and Jack’s latest on-again.
10:42 Miles’ best line ever: “I don’t believe in a lot of things. But I do believe in duct tape.”
From Twitter @SeanGandert: Hoping that Lost answers all of its questions the same way Metal Gear Solid did: nano machines.
From Twitter @jeffvrabel: Given all the seismic activity, I’d probably spend less time on the DANGEROUS LEDGE #lost
From Twitter @hodgman: RT @vdivincenti "I think Capt America will show up at the end of “Lost” so it can tie in with the Avengers movie"
10:36 Those goodbyes were too intense for both Jack and Kate/Sawyer to survive. And there’s the kiss between star-crossed lovers.
From Twitter @zacharymcgowen: props to Terry O’Quinn for being an amazing actor… murderous evil villain to the underdog you root for in the same episode.
From Twitter @MattDentler: I’m starting to think they made this finale an extra 30 mins long, because of the lucrative commercial time. #Lost
10:29 Nick Purdy: One hour to go. Funny how few questions I have at this point.
10:27 I’m loving how everyone is remembering the island so fondly. It’s was hell, but there’s often joy and purpose in the struggle. And the island was nothing if not a struggle.
10:24 I couldn’t wait to hear what Kate was going to say there. “I saved you a bullet?” Not bad.
10:21 Jack Shepard as Neo as we go to commercial. (Nick Purdy)
From Twitter @rejects: “Locke!” best cut to commercials ever. And all of the sudden, #Lost has become a Kurosawa movie.
From Twitter @jeffvrabel: KHAAAAAAAAAN!
10:18 Wait. Was that a Prince of Persia commercial?
From Twitter @flavorpill: “Not someone else trapped under something” http://su.pr/1xihs5 #LOST #H8K*
From Twitter @jeffvrabel Weird! I was also delivered backstage bloodless at a benefit concert in 25 seconds by a woman in a cocktail dress I didn’t know. #Lost
10:12 Kate & Claire’s awakening is absolutely the best since Hurley and Libby kissed. First chills of the night. Make that Kate, Claire & Charlie’s group moment.
From Twitter @hodgman RT @KenPlume "So, as Jack lifts off in the helicopter at the end, Hurley has written him a message in rocks on the beach below… "Dude""
10:10 Heard they charged Super Bowl rates for these commercials but we’re not getting Super Bowl quality. C’mon American advertising industry! (Nick Purdy)
@VolumeKnob says, “i read for sure [Eko] won’t be in it due to logistical reasons. hope that’s not true though.”
From Twitter @azizansari: Desmond is taking everyone to a Counting Crows concert! Sideways timeline must be in 90s. #FakeLostSpoilersforHarris
10:05 Best line from FLocke: “you’re sort of the obvious choice, don’t you think?” (Nick Purdy)
From Twitter @AtlantasAList So what’s weirder, that I have never seen an episode of Lost or that Rose’s never seen The Empire Strikes Back?
10:04 Desmond, don’t go into the light!
10:00 Dr. Chang is in the house. And Charlie’s back in love. And Claire’s going into labor. #itsallhappening.
9:53 I’ll judge the success or failure of this finale by the presence of Mr. Eko or lack thereof.
9:50 Roll call. Shannon? Here. Boone? Here.
9:49 More “dudes” from Hurley. He’s rockin’ as the wise guru of the alternate universe.
9:46 Target winning the commercial war with Lost-themed ads.
9:45 At least one final “dude” from Hurley. And one wonderfully nonchalant scene from Desmond. Some of the best characters are left. But I still miss Mr. Eko.
9:34 I think this is where Jack yells “Freedom!”
9:29 And that was Nick Drake on that AT&T commercial in case you want to go discover his lovely music.
9:27 If you miss getting confused by Lost, Inception is coming soon.
9:24 And Juliet. It’s starting to feel like the Seinfeld finale. Where are Nikki & Paulo? And the Soup Nazi?
From Twitter @MalcolmIngram: I hear that the island is actually Lukes Father (via @ThatKevinSmith)
9:15 Yay! Rose is back. And Vincent and Bernard! And they don’t know what year it is. They’re Switzerland. Or Swiss family Robinson.
From Twitter: @zacharymcgowen Hurley never gets to pull a gun!
9:12 Hurley is already the best part of the finale. I thought he was going to miss Charlie with that tranq gun.
9:07 The End begins with a dead body. Hurley’s already referenced Star Wars and Sawyer’s called Jack Moses. We’re on.
9:00 The last “previously on Lost”! Was that necessary after a two-hour recap, though?
From Twitter @Chris_Heuertz: Finale Prediction #15: There WILL be season 7 where Michael Scott takes the Dunder Mifflin employees to the isalnd (the new others) #LOST
8:49 Sad to say goodbye to Jin and Sun again during the recap.
8:48 I have to agree with Evangeline Lilly; the Richard flashback episode was killer. Not so much the Richard scenes since.
From Twitter @mattdentler: When trying to explain aloud the various plot points over six seasons, you do realize how ridiculous the show has been. #Lost
8:43 Seems like all the Lost haters have deserted Twitter. Can’t say that I blame them. This is how I’ve felt about the NBA playoffs.
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THIS IS FUCKING GREAT
OMG! Agreed on the manipulative filmmaking bit! They've made me tear up like 3 times so far! For characters I don't even like that much!
I'm sorry, I have watched this religously for 6 years and the deeper and deeper they got into all the crap, they dug a hole so deep they could not get out. Nothing was answered. I just thank God they did not pull the old "the whole thing was a dream." Second worst, they were all dead.
I think the "white light" and all was a bit contrived, but on the whole I was pleased. I'm glad these characters ended up happy (which is odd for me).
I like the idea of them building their own personal "heaven" or whatever you want to call it. I wish there were more of a "free will" bend to it all, though. I guess destiny won out? Not sure how well that sits with me.
Where the heck was Walt?! One little detail... come on LOST! Other than that, I loved it and I will miss this incredible show.
@akajo
I took it as the flash-sideways was this heaven place, outside of time or whatever. A place they had built. (However that works.) They weren't dead the whole time--they were only dead in the flash-sideways. Whenever they died in "life," they went to that place--that's why everyone was there (minus a couple, but I guess that had something to do with actors not returning? Not sure) as they were on the island, because that was what was most important to them, that experience on the island.
I THOUGHT IT ENDED WELL, KIND OF WHAT I WAS EXPECTING,STILL ALOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THE ISLAND WENT BUT GOOD, I DID ALOT OF CRYING
WTF?! I am as lost as ever! What was the smoke monster? What was the light exactly? Why did Faradays mother not want everyone to remember?! Why the hell did I watch this show for 6 years!!!! Aaarrrrgggghhh!
I guess Mr. Eko didn't get to go to heaven with the rest of the gang...
you might want to think the finale over again, especially the last 15 minutes which were the best part(and the main point), because in the end, it really had nothing to do with the island and everything to do with the relationships formed "through" the island - which is why all questions about the island were not answered but all of the relationships were made right. The island was merely a means/vehicle to communicate the significance/power of relationship and the reality that all is temporary
Slight of hand. That's what the finale was. Slight of hand by the producers, writers, etc. What they basically said was "we have no idea what it all means. We made it up as we went along. Then, we painted ourselves in a corner and couldn't get out." So, they distracted us with touchy-feely moments, hoping we'd forget that nothing made any sense ever.
I was wondering where Eko was also.. and I didn't miss Boone or his sister either... there were dozens of others that could have been back.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. How were Sawyer and Kate in the flash sideways if they did fly away on the plane? So what place in time was the flash sideways? I noticed the stained glass window represented a bunch of different religions but when Christian started talking, I was lost... and I didn't mean to say lost. It just happened. Why did they show the plane at the end? Was that the first plane or the plane Kate, Sawyer, etc were in? I liked that Jack died in the same spot he was in when the show started, and that the plane flew over...and that Vincent was with him when he died. Basically someone a lot less dumb than me should explain it.
And I love the idea of the cast of The Office going to the island! No more seriousness -- just humor!
Where was Mr Eko ??? I stopped watching lost when they killed him off. I only watched the finale last night in the hopes that they would bring him back as he was appearently in talks with the producers. They blew it big time !!!
I’d like to thank the writers and producers of LOST for reviving my admiration of brain dead soap operas and reality tv shows. cant wait for the next season of “big brother” to find out which muscle-bound hunk hooks up with the hot chick. Because thats all that LOST ended up being. Rest in peace intellectual storylines.
If "LOST" was all just about plane crash "survivors" bonding together and falling in love, they could have done that in one season at best, with all of the people sitting on the beach around their rescue fires singing Cumbaya and all that soap opera stuff (AKa "survivor")They could have done that on a "regular" island. They didnt need all the build up. They could have ended with the "....And they all died happily every after" ending that we saw (the ending that they had originally written for season one im sure) That ending was NOT the ending to a six year roller coaster ride of mystery and intruige.
Obviously, the writers and producers were surprised that the show got picked up for a second season and the corporate big wigs saw a cash cow that they didnt want to let go of, soooooo.... they started adding stroy lines to the show with the scientific equivalents of duct tape, bubble gum and bailing wire (Remember the line.."I don't believe in alot, but I do believe in duct tape) until the only answer that could "explain" it all is the "purgatory" thing. Once again, Corporate America used all of us 'sheeple' for their own gain and left us the crumbs from their table. I feel as if I just left an abusive relationship that lasted six years. I feel so dirty.
I don't understand: Ana Lucia. Desmond and Hurley were talking to her. They knew she was on the island. Why wasn't she informed about the church? (I think I remember her murdering at least one person before the island, correct me if I'm wrong.. but Desmond didn't hesitate to inform Ben Linus about the church.) I don't remember Miles or Daniel Farraday in the church either but maybe my brain was processing what Christian Shepherd just said.
Why would they go to heaven with these random people on the plane crash and not their familys or their friends from before the plane crash? ie: What about Sun and Jin's daughter? What about Aaron? That leads me to believe that the purgatory is before Aaron's life is over.
And in their own purgatory's.. why would
And Jacob. Why did he throw his ashes in the fire to disappear? It was his choice for his ghost to leave completely. He could have been a guide until the end. That makes me believe Flocke didn't know Jacob's ghost was still hanging around. That was why he kicked Jacob into the fire. He didn't know what's-her-name was still carrying around his ashes.
So the point was everyone on the original plane crash had to pair up with another person? It seems kind of far fetched that would happen.. Who was left alone in the church, Boone?
Jeeze, the unanswered questions seem a lot less important when the last 15 minutes pose a ton more questions.
Yeah.. why DID Daniel Farraday's mom not want everyone to remember? Maybe she was the devil? haha
good show but still many questions. if it is true and they all died in first crash and were reunited in church so what the hell desmond's wife was doing there? and eko, michael and others that weren't in church went to hell then?