I carry my sentiment from the end of season five into this blog post about the sixth and final season of "Lost": I am freed from the shackles of a time commitment without definite reward.
Though I am somewhat satisfied with the concluding note of the show (one that has been widely discussed and only moderately criticized) in its humanistic emphasis, I am still furious. I should clarify that I am mostly furious with myself: About a week ago I realized that despite my awareness to the frustrations of people who had been avidly following the show, I, too, had been duped into believing that some profound realization would come to fruition thanks to insightful writing that would incorporate allegorical imagery and complexly woven story arcs. Of course, after an estimated 88 hours of time watching events unfold after the crash of Oceanic 815 I am now aware that the show was just a T.V. show. Damnit. Fooled me.
I have no profound insight into the finale because it was, for the most part, self-explanatory (for the first time in the history of "Lost"). I have heard several theories that offer provocative thought-fodder, most interesting of which regards the crash of the Ajira flight: If the Ajira flight crashed without survivors (and the wreckage during the final credits were the Ajira remnants), all the Oceanic 815 survivors would have died in one way or another--if not on the island before time travel, then on the Ajira flight or in the toxic gas cloud that Ben Linus releases as an angsty teenager; thus, the island and its participants are stuck in a constant loop. It's a sort of "12 Monkeys" conclusion but with a lot of unnecessary miasma in the way (i.e. black smoke monster, polar bears, Dharma beer, etc.). Anyways, I could hardly care about spending more time thinking about this show.
I am truly glad to be rid of it. I feel it brought no new insight into my life. Though "Lost" has been entertaining, I doubt I will view the time investment of nearly 4 days of my life worth it. Here, for aggravation's sake, are the remaining questions left unanswered by the show. Ultimately, though, what is the point of the questions?
Season six: Two out of five stars
Series: Two.5 out of five stars
Here are the questions left over from Season 1:
What did the others want with Walt?
What is so special about Hurley's numbers?
What's with Locke's occasional paralysis and even more occasional feeling in his legs?
What made him move to the box company?
What is Walt's super power?
Season two left overs:
Why do people see a dripping wet Walt when he's not actually around?
What is he saying in said incidents?
What's with Kate's black horse?
Was Sawyer really holding the spirit of Kate's dead dad?
What did the blacklit blast door say?
Why did the Dharma Initiative drop more food?
What's with the big freak bird that seems to only show up once a season?
And now the slew of questions from the third season:
What's Carl's back story?
Why does Jack hear his dad on the intercom?
Why was Locke on that orchard?
Why can Desmond see the future?
Why was Jack in Phucket?
What is the meaning of Juliette's mark?
How does Mikhael keep surviving death?
What happens to the gull carrying Claire's message?
What happened to Locke's spot on the weed farm?
How did Locke's dad get on the island?
How did Abrams and Co. get Billy Dee Williams to guest?
What was the point of Nickie and Paulo? ("Who the hell is Nickie?"--Sawyer)
Why can't the monster cross "the others'" fence?
Why was Desmond at an abbey?
Why do men have higher sperm counts on the island?
That brings us to questions about season four:
Why does Hurley see the water of the ocean in the mirror in the police station?
Who pounds on the glass of said mirror?
How can Miles talk to ghosts?
Where is Mikhail?
Why didn't Dan's experiment with the "payload" work?
Why was the payload 31 minutes late?
What triggers the space/time shifts that Des goes through?
What's in the Black Rock journal? Tell us more about Tovard Hensel.
What is Harper's deal? How come she can disappear with the whispers?
Why does child Locke draw the smoke monster? Does it come from man-made fire?
Why does child Locke pick the knife? Does that link with his struggle to find Jacob and answers?
What's with the references to Geronimo Jackson?
What's with the references to Portland?
Questions from season five:
Why didn't Richard and "the others" move in time as well?
Why does Hurley see dead people?
How does Dan know who is and isn't supposed to be on the island?
Why isn't Jack supposed to be on the island?
And, the final questions from season six:
What would Juliette have said to Sawyer that was so important?
How was the list of candidates determined?
Why is LAX Eloise keeping Desmond from discovering Penny?
Why does she think that the Oceanic folks aren't ready?
How can "Mother" make rules for Jacob and the Man In Black?
If Jacob's brother died, who is the Man In Black?
Did we really have to watch Claire give birth to Aaron twice?!?
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