Thoughts on the Lost Finale

Hello everyone! It's 12:08am on Monday, May 24th and I'm getting ready to go to bed after watching the series finale of Lost on ABC. I decided to post up a quick response to the end of this show, as well as a tribute to the show in general. The finale was great; not fantastic and not without fault, but neither was the rest of this show and I believe that the writers were able to capture the most vital aspects of the show in the last 2 and 1/2 hours. The finale was epic and encompassing and left you filled with wonder and awe (truly satisfactory substitutes for curiosity and knowledge). I was very impressed with this show in general. Although I only watched it for the first time a year and a half ago (and have been desperately clawing through DVD box sets and Hulu updates to get caught up ever since), I feel that a major part of my life has been shaped and influenced, however indirectly, by the sorts of questions and concepts this show forced me to confront. The acting was brilliant, the sets were brilliant, and above all else, the music was beautiful.

If you have avoided Lost because you feel that it is not your genre of choice, I urge you to watch a few episodes and experience the wide diversity of themes the show touches upon. If you have avoided Lost because you hate broadcast television and prefer the quiet, intellectual prowess of cable shows like Dexter, I would urge you to give Lost a try; you may be pleasantly surprised to find that it has comprehensively and consistently escaped the majority of stereotypical cliches that harangue network television programming. And if you have avoided Lost because you feel it is too complicated, I urge you to get a Netflix account or dust off your BitTorrent tracker of choice because once you start watching this show, it is very hard to stop. Luckily, I feel that the writers have provided an ending that satisfies and delights. Watch this show!

Good night,
Andrew