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The people who have watched it all the way through still don't know what it's about, as they are continuing to argue over the possibilities of what it all meant.

The creators did state that they will give out all the answers in the final show, and they never did, because they did deny that the passengers were in Purgatory, and they said it was something totally different,and unique, turns out that they were just in Purgatory.

Even though The Sopranos had a pants final scene, at least everything was tied up, the same goes for The Prisoner (original), even it's bazaar ending you still understood the whole premise of the island..

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The creators did state that they will give out all the answers in the final show, and they never did, because they did deny that the passengers were in Purgatory, and they said it was something totally different,and unique, turns out that they were just in Purgatory.

Er..they were on an island, the island wasnt purgatory, the 'flash sideways/flash alts' were the purgatory which it could be argued didnt add much to the final series apart from confusion lol

I must admit looking back at the LOST story the sideways purgatory storyline this series does look like a way of shoehorning in the writers original idea for the ending after it was guessed early on, I can see a panicked meeting to discuss how they are gonna re write the ending cos the big reveal that the island was in fact purgatory was guessed after about 5 episodes, if the writers confirm it, thats the series ruined, if they deny it they now have to think of another ending

To be fair, how many series/films end leaving questions, I know the writers said questions would be answered but Im happy with somethings left open to your imagination, thats why we are still talking about it a week later and probably still will be for years (much like Twin Peaks was and still is) wondering what happened to some characters

LOST was one of the very few long running series Ive watched from start to end and enjoyed, There have been many over the years Ive given up on after 3 or 4 series (X Files being a prime example) yeah it had a lil dip mid way but overall it was a crackin show and I dont mind a few untied loose ends


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In fairness, I think it was pre-midway it lost pace.

Half way through season two and a lot of season three were ****e.  Basically the flashbacks were tired so I hated every minute it went to one of them, the island stuff always went one step forward, two steps back.  In hindsight mid season two and season three now don't make too much sense in the overall story.

I still stand by feeling that the flashsideways was a **** gimmick and I choose to ignore this ever happened, as the proper story works without it (Desmond is only link, together with the whole of season 5 and Jughead now I think about it :s )

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The people who have watched it all the way through still don't know what it's about, as they are continuing to argue over the possibilities of what it all meant.

I don't know anybody who is really confused by the show at all. The majority of the major mysteries were answered throughout season 6, and the only ones that remain are easily solved with a little logical thinking and imagination. Then again, on some boards people seem to be ****ed off that they never explained how the smoke monster works, or how the island allows time travel - which is just plain stupid.

Remember how great it was when we found out that Midichlorians were the binding power behind the force in Star Wars? Oh wait...

Also, Charlie Brooker, the creator of Dead Set? I don't think I'll be paying too much attention to his views, thanks.

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I liked Dead Set, really enjoyed it.

Anyway, I was happy with the ending of Lost. It tied up all the loose ends, without explaining everything.

People keep saying the alternative reality in the final season was purgatory, but it doesn't actually seem like that, beyond being a staging post for those who have died before they are ready to move on. Purgatory is where you suffer for your sins before being let into the gates of heaven.

It had mystical religious overtones, but then whilst that often annoys me, I see no difference between that and Battlestar Galactica, the religious overtones of which I found somewhat bogged down the series a bit too much.

Anyway if you can accept the fact the island existed in the first place, and that it was occupied by a smoke monster, already a lot of it is never going to be explained.


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I've watched LOST avidly since it began.
But I've only just, literally today, found out the significance of the numbers.
Or the generally held idea of what the numbers mean, maybe that's more accurate.

Okay, put me about 3 hours less than half a day behind you on that. I'd kind of forgotten about them this season.

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Hmmmm.

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I've watched LOST avidly since it began.
But I've only just, literally today, found out the significance of the numbers.
Or the generally held idea of what the numbers mean, maybe that's more accurate.

Care to share? You have me beaten