I don't know, I don't have cable!
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geebsMore Lost blather:
The skits on the post-Lost Jimmy Kimmel show were kinda funny (although the whole making fun at the Sopranos ending has been overly done as of late, though they get points for production quality. Heh, were those multiple Richards?), and I'm amused that they were able to get ex-guest stars to lurk there in the background mysteriously every so often.
More Lost gabbery: (taken from my FB):
Oh, I also think Lindelof and Cuse purposely left certain things in the air because they decided they'd rather have people up pissed off at them for leaving things unanswered instead of giving a definitive answer and have people mad about how stupid the answer was. (look what happened with BSG- Lost's ending was infinitely more satisfying)
Yeah, its still kinda a cop out. But for me, some of the unanswered Qs, they drop enough hints that you can interpret your own answer out of them. I mean, it would be better to learn exactly "this is what X is", but I'm satisfied with thinking, "I think this is what X is".
So overall, I didn't feel like I was left hanging, but I can totally see why other people would feel they were. And I think its also dependent on what people were more invested in on the series. As a story about the journey of the characters, I think the conclusion was perfectly satisfying. But in terms of the mythos the show set up, I think people were left wanting.
But to elaborate on my points up there, from a sci-fi geek standpoint, I do think in the long run its better to have people dissatisfied that certain things were unanswered, allowing for nerds to debate about what certain things really meant than to give a definitive answer and have people be all, "this was effin stupid!" Sure, some people will just be all, "Oh, those effers didn't know what they were doing and they never had answers" but I can't fault Lindelof and Cuse too much because when you make a show like this, no way was the ending going to live up to the hype. I mean, you could hope it would, but I think the ending was "good enough" rather than "bad". To me, they answered enough, and they wrapped up the characters' storylines just fine.
I do think there are a few things that people think were unanswered but were, but that wasn't satisfying enough for them so they continue to believe they were unanswered. Like even a few days ago, people were hoping we'd get an answer on what Jacob and Esau's deal was. And I think it was answered two weeks ago! They're just some random dudes born to some girl who spoke Latin who shipwrecked on the shore of the island, and ended up being raised by a crazy mysterious lady with magical powers and tasked one of them (Jacob) with protecting the magic at the heart of the island once she was gone. Meanwhile, the other (MiB), kinda pissed that he was lied to his whole life, wants to leave the island and learn more about his "true" people. What more do you need to know about them? Sure, that has you wondering, what the frick is that mysterious light, and who or what is Allison Janney really and why does she have these powers, but I'll cover that in my next point.
I think there were cases where viewers were kinda hoping the answer was X, proving their theory was right, but since they never got confirmation, they feel let down because they don't have the satisfaction of being able to yell "I knew it!". But isn't it better to think your answer could be the way things are rather than learn you were wrong and the real answer is totally stupid? I think I remember hearing an interview with Lindelof and Cuse said they were gonna do what they exactly ended up doing. There were just so many theories out there that were pretty good that they figured no matter what they do, someone is gonna be pissed off and think they did it wrong. Sure, that kinda seems that they were making crap up as they went along. And I don't think that's the case- they made up the world as they went along, but the heart of the story- the characters' journeys and experiences, I think they progressed over a perfectly reasonable arc from start to conclusion. So from the perspective of people like Jack and Locke trying to figure out their life and fix the hole they feel, overcome that flaw that every one of the characters seems to possess, does it matter what the island really truly is?
The skits on the post-Lost Jimmy Kimmel show were kinda funny (although the whole making fun at the Sopranos ending has been overly done as of late, though they get points for production quality. Heh, were those multiple Richards?), and I'm amused that they were able to get ex-guest stars to lurk there in the background mysteriously every so often.
More Lost gabbery: (taken from my FB):
Oh, I also think Lindelof and Cuse purposely left certain things in the air because they decided they'd rather have people up pissed off at them for leaving things unanswered instead of giving a definitive answer and have people mad about how stupid the answer was. (look what happened with BSG- Lost's ending was infinitely more satisfying)
Yeah, its still kinda a cop out. But for me, some of the unanswered Qs, they drop enough hints that you can interpret your own answer out of them. I mean, it would be better to learn exactly "this is what X is", but I'm satisfied with thinking, "I think this is what X is".
So overall, I didn't feel like I was left hanging, but I can totally see why other people would feel they were. And I think its also dependent on what people were more invested in on the series. As a story about the journey of the characters, I think the conclusion was perfectly satisfying. But in terms of the mythos the show set up, I think people were left wanting.
But to elaborate on my points up there, from a sci-fi geek standpoint, I do think in the long run its better to have people dissatisfied that certain things were unanswered, allowing for nerds to debate about what certain things really meant than to give a definitive answer and have people be all, "this was effin stupid!" Sure, some people will just be all, "Oh, those effers didn't know what they were doing and they never had answers" but I can't fault Lindelof and Cuse too much because when you make a show like this, no way was the ending going to live up to the hype. I mean, you could hope it would, but I think the ending was "good enough" rather than "bad". To me, they answered enough, and they wrapped up the characters' storylines just fine.
I do think there are a few things that people think were unanswered but were, but that wasn't satisfying enough for them so they continue to believe they were unanswered. Like even a few days ago, people were hoping we'd get an answer on what Jacob and Esau's deal was. And I think it was answered two weeks ago! They're just some random dudes born to some girl who spoke Latin who shipwrecked on the shore of the island, and ended up being raised by a crazy mysterious lady with magical powers and tasked one of them (Jacob) with protecting the magic at the heart of the island once she was gone. Meanwhile, the other (MiB), kinda pissed that he was lied to his whole life, wants to leave the island and learn more about his "true" people. What more do you need to know about them? Sure, that has you wondering, what the frick is that mysterious light, and who or what is Allison Janney really and why does she have these powers, but I'll cover that in my next point.
I think there were cases where viewers were kinda hoping the answer was X, proving their theory was right, but since they never got confirmation, they feel let down because they don't have the satisfaction of being able to yell "I knew it!". But isn't it better to think your answer could be the way things are rather than learn you were wrong and the real answer is totally stupid? I think I remember hearing an interview with Lindelof and Cuse said they were gonna do what they exactly ended up doing. There were just so many theories out there that were pretty good that they figured no matter what they do, someone is gonna be pissed off and think they did it wrong. Sure, that kinda seems that they were making crap up as they went along. And I don't think that's the case- they made up the world as they went along, but the heart of the story- the characters' journeys and experiences, I think they progressed over a perfectly reasonable arc from start to conclusion. So from the perspective of people like Jack and Locke trying to figure out their life and fix the hole they feel, overcome that flaw that every one of the characters seems to possess, does it matter what the island really truly is?
