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Started by Druid May 10th, 2010 6:56 PM
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Druid

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So anyone else watch one of the best mystery/sci-fi/drama shows on television? If so, do you watch it casually, or are you like me, analyzing every plot point (Lostie to the bone) of every episode?

Either way, the writers have created a masterpiece that can appeal to anyone, as it is so diverse in its characters that almost everyone can relate to someone.

Discuss.


I was prone to hide things because I was afraid that someone would unlock all my secrets.


I didn't realize that someone would be me.

Well when it first came out I watched a few episodes and I was interested in it, but then I forgot about one week. Which led to another week... and so on. So as of this point I have no idea what is going on. I don't plan on watching any of it either until the very last episode. Which is this month I think? I feel like I need to see the finale since it's a pretty popular show and I do honestly want to know if they get off that island. >:o

Druid

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Yeah, the finale's this month. The Sunday after next I think... Trust me, though, if you haven't seen much if any of season 4/5/6, it won't make any sense what's going on. :P I mean, there have been a ton of plot points and such that really took that long to explain. XD

That's the big problem with the show, you can really only miss one episode or stuff get's confusing. It is rewarding to watch every season, though.


I was prone to hide things because I was afraid that someone would unlock all my secrets.


I didn't realize that someone would be me.

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I've stopped watching it as much when Charlie died :/ He was my favorite character. I stilll watch it, just not as much. && lately, I've not been watching it, so I'm really behind. When I do watch it, I am too analytical, so much that one time I had to go somewhere else to watch it =/

Druid

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Charlie isn't completely gone - as with any character, there are always flashbacks and flashforwards that show that character again.

Also, season six brings Charlie some more dialogue...

EDIT: I just realized how stupid that post made lost sound. Let me assure you: Not all characters who die come back.


I was prone to hide things because I was afraid that someone would unlock all my secrets.


I didn't realize that someone would be me.

Druid

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I'm a huge Lost fan, but kinda disappointed with the latest episode. Its intention was to answer questions but all it seem to have done was leave more questions.
I know! Now we're just asking questions about the questions.

Of course, a line in the episode was "Every question I answer will lead to another."

Maybe it's a hint. XD


I was prone to hide things because I was afraid that someone would unlock all my secrets.


I didn't realize that someone would be me.

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Posted August 27th, 2011
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So anyone else watch one of the best mystery/sci-fi/drama shows on television? If so, do you watch it casually, or are you like me, analyzing every plot point (Lostie to the bone) of every episode?

Either way, the writers have created a masterpiece that can appeal to anyone, as it is so diverse in its characters that almost everyone can relate to someone.

Discuss.
Wow... That is the best post I have ever seen on this forum - besides my own, of course. You hit the nail on the head, buddy. I take my hat off to you.

It is good to see that I am up to speed with the yanks in terms of episodes left. I am confident that the series will be wrapped up in fine style!

All right chaps, list your top five favourite characters. I'll start us off:

1. Locke
2. The Man in Black
3. Sawyer
4. Jacob
5. Desmond
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1. Ben
2. Locke
3. Hugo
4. Miles
5. Sayid

I'm a really huge fan of Lost, particularly this last season. I think of more television was like Lost, people in general would be better for it. So much crap on television, but the Lost writers take their stuff seriously; it's like a great Greek play or classic literature. I love all the symbolism.
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Druid

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Well, it's over. Any thoughts?

And my favourites are really hard for me to choose, but it goes something like this, though as I watch episodes it is constantly changing.

1. Juliet *pre-season 5 finale*
2. Hurley/Hugo
3. Ben
4. Desmond
5. Claire


I was prone to hide things because I was afraid that someone would unlock all my secrets.


I didn't realize that someone would be me.

Captain Fabio

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Great last episode.

Ever since the writers said the last shot of the last episode was going to be a single thing, I knew exactly it would be that.

WARNING: LAST IMAGE SAID HERE:
Spoiler:
Since the first thing you see when the first episode, is Jack's eye opening, it was obvious the last thing would be his eye closing.

-Jared-

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I love this show, and I thought the ending was awesome (but I shant say more for fear of spoilers... :P) As for my favorite characters?

1. Ben: His actor even said he thought of the show as his own personal comedy! XD
2. Hurley: He is a genuinely nice person, a rare breed.
3. Daniel: No real reason. :)
4. Richard: He had a cool back story.
5. Sun: Corporate coups rock. XP

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The final episodes was one of the best pieces of television i've seen. Beautifully written, brilliantly executed.

I stayed up til 5am to watch it on Monday morning (It was simulcast here with the US so it aired at 5am), and watched the re-run last night. It was just as touching as the first time i'd seen it.

I've been following LOST right from the start and I can't believe it's all over but all good things must end. I'm happy with the ending, even though i've seen people complaining that it was predictable. And the final scene that Cpt Fabio spoilered was absolutely spot-on, a superb way to end the show.

Fave characters (In no particular order):
1. Jack
2. Faraday (I loved him in The Constant)
3. Hurley
4. Ben
5. Locke
Honourable mentions to Desmond and Sawyer.

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The finale was... perfect. I hope that I get to see another television show half as good as that in my life - false hope, perhaps?

Going to be awesome when I have a Lost marathon in a few years time. Then again, and again.
I agree completely the finale was the perfect way to end the show, and it's still bittersweet.

As far as another show as good as Lost I doubt will see one like it, but if you like sy-fi type shows then you should check out Supernatural it's also very well written.



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I also loved the finale and I don't think it's deserving of a lot of the hate it's getting. I think the people who're hating on it don't understand it, I know I had to explain it to my family because they didn't understand what the island was, what the flash sideways was, if they were alive or dead, etc. It was the perfect show and I'll really miss it.
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I also loved the finale and I don't think it's deserving of a lot of the hate it's getting. I think the people who're hating on it don't understand it, I know I had to explain it to my family because they didn't understand what the island was, what the flash sideways was, if they were alive or dead, etc. It was the perfect show and I'll really miss it.
Exactly!! Some people were upset because they never got questions to some of the answers but the finale stressed what the show was about the whole time; The characters.



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I agree completely the finale was the perfect way to end the show, and it's still bittersweet.

As far as another show as good as Lost I doubt will see one like it, but if you like sy-fi type shows then you should check out Supernatural it's also very well written.
One of a kind indeed!

I don't really take much of an interest in television programs. Supernatural? I would rather watch paint dry. I am considering watching Twin Peaks, and/or Fringe; so if anybody here knows anything abut those shows, that would be helpful.

Other than that, I really enjoyed a show called The Mole. I know that there were five seasons over here from 2000-2005, and I am quite certain that I didn't watch them all. It would also be enjoyable to watch series of that program that operated in other countries.

Of course, Noddy is a timeless classic; so I should look into gaining access to some episodes of that.

Alex: I don't even bothering explaining Lost to other people; I prefer to leave them with their hackneyed sitcoms and corny drama shows.

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I have never, ever cried at a television show so hard as I did at the LOST finale. The whole montage with Jack between worlds...it was so sad. Especially when even Desmond believed that the flash-sideways world was a parallel universe, and not what it ended up being. ;_;

As for my favourite characters:-

01. Benjamin Linus. Always and forever. His "I did it all for the Island!" explanation for everything was just so sad when he faced off with Jacob, and he realised that he'd just been doing everything for himself. Michael Emerson is such a powerful actor.
02. Jack Shepherd. I didn't realise how much I would miss his character until the finale, and I spent a good couple of seasons wishing he would STFU. But he had a great character development arc, and I think Matthew Fox played the part admirably.
03. Hurley Reyes. How can you not love Hurley? A lot of people pegged him as comic relief, but he was an important part of the show, and the last two episodes where his optimism received a huge dent just made me howl. It ain't over 'till the fat guy cries, and then please feel free to sob your heart out with him ;_;
04. Desmond Hume. But I am highly biased in that I am just basically head-over-the-heels in love with his actor, so. XD
05. Juliet Burke. Again, I am a tiny bit in love with her and her actress, so this is biased. But I love how she was with Sawyer, and how they found each other again. Magic. ♥

My reaction to the finale surprises me so much. Usually when a show I love is over I get over it quite quickly, but I'm still really upset over LOST being gone. DAMN YOU SHOW. I can't even get addicted to FlashForward now 'cause that's been cancelled. *shakes fist*

How's your thirst for adventure, Captain?

Druid

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@TheUltimateSacrifice

I also plan on running through the show again, only now I will be able to laugh at some of the small easter eggs and such. Few, if any shows will convince you to watch over 100 hours of television again.
I have no idea if Twin Peaks is any good, but I do enjoy Fringe. The problem with watching Fringe after LOST is that it is a lot more episodic than LOST ever was. There are episodes that leave you wondering what the point was, and it isn't better than LOST for sure. It does provide the mystery and the surprise that we all got from our favourite "deserted" island. If you remember that some episodes relate to the plot and others don't, the characters, in my opinion, should turn the show into something worth watching for sure.

And I had the luxury of attemping to explain the finale to people who had only seen the pilot, Tabula Rasa and Walkabout.

"So did they all get off the island in the end?"
"Uhm..."
"So I heard they were all dead all along, right?"
"Yeah, about that..."

@Alex

I don't understand the hate either. Sure, there will always be people who get so caught up in mythological and mechanical questions like "How old is Jacob?" and "Where did Christian's body go?" that they forget the characters. But what I don't understand is the overwhelming percentage of the LOST community that didn't understand the final scene, didn't know what it meant and they just assumed that it must have been rushed or something.

Everything has been leading up to this point. All of the on-island development, the flashbacks, and the flash-forwards guided us through the lives of these people. And now we see them overcoming their problems to truly let go and die alone. At least, that's how I see the "sideways world", if you can still call it that.

If you think about the end of season one, what were your biggest questions? For me at least, it was what's in the hatch?! Yet in a blur of story that question became who's in the hatch?! It's the same thing with what's the smoke monster?! I think that's the thing we keep forgetting - it's always been about the people. It's not about where the magic box came from, it's about who's in it. In my opinion, the people who have problems with the finale are the people who haven't yet let go of all of the mechanical questions of the show and moved on to: who are these people and how have they affected each other?


I was prone to hide things because I was afraid that someone would unlock all my secrets.


I didn't realize that someone would be me.