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Originally Posted by Real Fix
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Dont you see we are living in METALOST ? In Lost, Man of Reason who says it doesn't make sense vs. Man of Faith who believes that the island has a big plan.
Ya, I have to say I think where one lands on the finale probably speaks volumes about their own inner battle between faith and science. In addition, I suspect it may be indicative of which brain dominant that person is. Obv, I am only hypothesizing, but I would guess right brain people were much more satisfied overall than left brain people with what we learned about the mythology and the ultimate resolution of the show.
It's so odd for me to see how unsatisfied some people itt, esp Assani and his legion of supporters, wrt to resolving unsolved mysteries. While, I thought it was fun to speculate from week to week, and don't get me wrong I spent hours on lostpedia over the years, played all the ARGs etc... they weren't at all why I fell in love with the show, or what kept me watching.
I loved the show because of how tortured the Lostaways were, and the endless suffering they had to endure in attempts to take control of their life through giant leaps of faith and reason.
I fell in love with the show because of moments like this...
- Locke screaming towards the sky > the hatch light came on
- Jack chasing his father through the forest.
- Jack pounding charlies chest like a madman trying to save him.
- Alex getting capped
- Charlie capping Ethan.
- Juliet Smashing Jughead at the end of the incident
- Boone hallucinating his sister get killed (SUCH WIN!)
- Charlie detoxing and throwing his heron into the fire
- Eko facing off with Yemi right before he gets worked over by the smokemonster.
- Junkie Jack realizing he has to go back
- Anything Re: Penny and Desmond
- Getting the dharma van up and running.
- Michael's derangement in trying to get back walt.
- Sawyers incredibly tragic backstory.
- The cat and sayids torture Victim returning the favor.
Perhaps, it is because I discovered Lost during the darkest days of my own life that I am drawn more to the emotional/psychological content more than the mysteries, or maybe I am just a sap, but I thought these character's were incredibly intriguing and that the growth/failures through suffering was just as compelling, in its own right as learning about Dharma/Others/Time Travel. Obviously, there were a lot of overly maudlin, cringe inducing moments as well, but for me, and Im rather certain for the writers, this show was about people > plot.
Last edited by Halowax; 05-26-2010 at 12:12 PM.