Lost Finale

[shipperx]

Well...hmm... still digesting.

Not as pulse-pounding as many Lost episodes, but it did choke me up a number of times. I still have questions. Such as exactly, what was the sideways-verse in the end. Other questions:What or who in the hell was Jack's son? I admit that I was totally intrigued for a moment that perhaps this was a series of events that Hurley had created... and perhaps he had a hand in it. And I admit that I somewhat preferred that thought to the heaven-like ending. I was happy that Hurley was the ultimate island protector and liked Ben telling him that he could do it differently and with different rules than Jacob.

I noticed that the window in the church was clearly non-denominational.

And, again, the ending left me teary. I know that the show always denied that the island was purgatory, but I'm not sure that the finale doesn't leave me thinking that it more-or-less was. And, again, not sure what the sideways then really, really was. That said, in the end, they gave us many lovely and loving tributes to the characters. Several of them made me cry (Jin/Sun, Charlie/Claire, and Sawyer/Juliet definitely had me teary). And, as I had said months ago, I was plenty okay with their going out on the overall hint that what really matters is love. Love of friends, family, lovers, children... the ties that bind us being friendship, love, and forgiveness. So, I'll digest and I can raise a lot of "but... Huh?" questions. But in the end, it made me teary and okay at the same time so, I guess I'm satisfied. It's worth thinking about.

Comments

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Vincent lying down beside the dying Jack was so touching...but did Vincent die then, too, or did he just wait until Jack was dead and then trot back to Rose and Bernard and their hut and live out his life with them?

It never really crossed my mind that Vincent would be dead. I figured he'd head back to Rose and Bernard, though if I were Hurley, I'd make Vincent quasi-immortal for extra company. He could use a dog.

I'm also left wondering if Rose and Bernard can see Hurley and talk to him now that he's immortal and no longer quite human.

I don't see why not. Everyone was capable of seeing Jacob when he wanted them to, after all, all saw him when he was touching them making them candidates. I just think that Jacob took on a lot of Mother's teachings and thus he didn't know how to talk to people and he didn't believe in interacting with them directly.

[sockmonkeyhere.livejournal.com]

Oh, good. The only thing that made me think Vincent might be dead was that he was lying so still. But there was no reason plot-wise for him to die at that point, so I guess the show's dog trainer just gave him the command to lie there quietly in the shot for fear that his movements might be distracting to the audience and take away from the atmosphere of that scene.

It's good to know, too, that Hurley can be seen by everyone. I guess that the people who escaped in the plane at the end (Kate, etc.) will send rescuers back for Rose, Bernard, and Vincent, in case they want to leave -- or if they don't want to leave, will send someone to check on them every so often.