I don't think the island was purgatory. It happened. (which leaves more unanswered Island-based questions)
The sideways flashes were a lot closer to purgatory.
Though, upon watching the Kimmel "Aloha to LOST," I see how people could also take the Island/Purgatory/Test view. (writer denial aside) I still prefer to think the Islands events were real, though much their own test, and that the Sideways stuff was afterlife.
The sideways flashes were a lot closer to purgatory.
Though, upon watching the Kimmel "Aloha to LOST," I see how people could also take the Island/Purgatory/Test view. (writer denial aside) I still prefer to think the Islands events were real, though much their own test, and that the Sideways stuff was afterlife.
Who says purgatory isn't real? I would not call either the island experience or the Sideline "not real" or a dream. I would regard both as real events and the real interactions of the characters, and in the case of the Sideline, a more real story than we thought was originally being told - that of an alternate universe where the plane never crashed. THAT would have been a "fake" story. Just because something happens to someone after they die does not make it any less real. The afterlife shown in this episode is not one I believe in, but I don't believe in an island in the South Pacific populated by polar bears, a smoke monster and a community of fertility researchers & runway builders, either. I believe the Sideline as an afterlife is every bit as real and part of the "lives" of the characters as the other things we see happen on the island and off.
Regarding my comments about the insignificance of the island or its actually being purgatory, for all intents and purposes, the characters mostly went there to die. When the focus of your life becomes making the preparations for your death, for all intents and purposes your life is over. There is no greater significance or importance to anything the characters did on that island (aside from the six who flew off) beyond making the personal connections to sustain the afterlife of the Sideline, and give them some common ground in death. It's basically the story of a retirement home (or death row) with more special effects and action sequences than you might ordinarily expect, and more of a happy ending than could reasonably be expected of any long-term story of such a facility.
Cannoli
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
*MySmiley*
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
*MySmiley*
What a great ending! (LOST) *spoilers of course*
24/05/2010 04:30:08 AM
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I loved it until the last ten minutes, which I will try to forget. *NM*
24/05/2010 04:31:53 AM
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It's true the 2 hr lead in was more powerful and compelling...
24/05/2010 04:36:28 AM
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It had to be resolved. I just don't like the answer. *NM*
24/05/2010 04:56:01 AM
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What did you think/hope the side-universe was? *NM*
24/05/2010 05:01:20 AM
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I personally cared a lot less about the Sideways universe than the unanswered questions *NM*
26/05/2010 07:19:57 PM
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Would somebody please explain the ending to me.....
24/05/2010 04:37:36 AM
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Assuming that the main subject is already a spoiler alert...it's everyone's afterlife.
24/05/2010 04:58:27 AM
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I wonder about the same too ((EDIT: oops, shoulda read the responses first))
24/05/2010 06:25:53 AM
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A question from someone who stopped.
24/05/2010 05:18:17 AM
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How far did you get into Season 3?
24/05/2010 06:37:29 AM
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Not very far.
24/05/2010 06:44:01 AM
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Season 3 was really bad for the first 6-7 episodes, but starting with the Desmond Episode...
24/05/2010 07:12:56 AM
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Apart from the Jack's Tattoo episode (9 or 10?) which is the worst episode of the whole series.
24/05/2010 11:06:35 AM
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I think Bai Ling knows some ancient oriental sex technique she uses when she guest stars
24/05/2010 06:43:10 PM
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I did the same, but my cousin convinced me to start watching again. It gets way better
24/05/2010 02:51:08 PM
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Regrets...
24/05/2010 07:15:46 AM
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Re: Regrets...
24/05/2010 01:26:16 PM
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I think Eloise was probably "real" as well
25/05/2010 09:56:53 AM
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Re: I think Eloise was probably "real" as well
25/05/2010 12:03:02 PM
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I feel those issues are far more related to Eloise than they are to Daniel and Desmond
25/05/2010 03:15:13 PM
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Sideline Aaron isn't a person, he's just a baby - basically a prop for their happy reunion
24/05/2010 02:54:42 PM
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Re Jack's Kid...
26/05/2010 07:27:21 PM
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And she seems to have hated him more than Edmund since she didn't keep his name.
29/05/2010 03:46:21 AM
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so
24/05/2010 09:49:58 AM
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Safe, as in, is it a journey with a satisfying ending? Yes it is.....very satisfying ending! *NM*
24/05/2010 12:53:35 PM
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What a clever attempt to manipulate viewers into overlooking the pointlessness of much of the story!
24/05/2010 03:03:36 PM
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But, I think you misunderstand...
24/05/2010 04:46:41 PM
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No, you misunderstand my position
24/05/2010 06:33:58 PM
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Gotta agree with you here. This ending has all the flaws of "It was just a dream" plus some.
27/05/2010 04:53:15 AM
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Do you hate everything?
29/05/2010 01:11:05 AM
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Mostly yes, but I liked this episode. I thought my title was expressing admiration.
29/05/2010 03:51:59 AM
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I'm not ashamed to say....
25/05/2010 12:03:22 AM
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I'll admit to being misty or actually having tears for about half of the "realization" moments... *NM*
25/05/2010 02:16:06 AM
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This is how I explain it to people still confused by the finale...
25/05/2010 02:15:30 AM
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I think the ending was superb
25/05/2010 06:11:15 PM
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ABC admits to accidentally screwing over final moments of the episode.
25/05/2010 11:39:38 PM
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Good. It almost confused me, because it seemed to imply the Sixth Sense ripoff claim. *NM*
26/05/2010 02:48:50 AM
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I personally stopped watching... But my Brother referred to the ending ala What Dreams May come, t
26/05/2010 04:34:50 AM
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What did Smokey do for all those centuries, trapped on the island?
26/05/2010 08:50:05 AM
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The final reveal annoyed me a bit, but anything would have. But what about the unanswered questions?
26/05/2010 06:21:20 PM
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Life with Hurley and Ben on the island
27/05/2010 10:33:22 PM
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