tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post3389323135881962171..comments2023-10-31T13:15:14.564-02:30Comments on An Ontarian in Newfoundland: My two cents on LostChris in NFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06064023598020493124noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post-28059611567998235612010-05-25T17:24:41.688-02:302010-05-25T17:24:41.688-02:30I believe they had some idea of Jack closing his e...I believe they had some idea of Jack closing his eye, some idea of showing the crisis in the cave, but had Lindelhof and Cuse really known where they were ultimately going they would have filmed this sequence in the church in the first season (then they could have included Walt and Michael, who now where excluded due to the actor having grown significantly, and contracting problems). So they kinds knew where they were going, much as if I designed my house on the back of a napkin--what I get in the end is pretty much what I want, but the details are different, and I might have added a solarium in the meantime.<br /><br />Unlike novels, television has two distinct frames. I joke with my wife when she asks why a show is going in a certain way, by saying it allows the show runners to provide great acting parts for certain actors. From an actor's point of view, the written part is a moment to excell in their craft. From the audience's point of view, the actor is the character (it's not just a job from where we sit). So in the finale, we can see it from 2 distinct points of view:(1) the story of Jack et al. facing eternity with love in their lives; (2) the television version of a curtain call.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474623954925835867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post-5952740503199959622010-05-25T14:53:58.674-02:302010-05-25T14:53:58.674-02:30Yes, they finally called out "Christian Sheph...Yes, they finally called out "Christian Shepherd" but did they ever acknowledge "Desmond David Hume" and "John Locke"?Joannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post-1778766703338652842010-05-25T14:30:54.862-02:302010-05-25T14:30:54.862-02:30I can totally believe that Lindelof/Cuse had the e...I can totally believe that Lindelof/Cuse had the ending planned out for years....just as long as you literally interpret 'the ending' as just the scene of Jack lying down in the bamboo field next to Vincent and his eye closing. The sideways-universe purgatory thing, I'm not so sure.Question Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00267485396018087075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post-86597997158313669912010-05-25T14:13:20.169-02:302010-05-25T14:13:20.169-02:30Immediately after the show ended I was mad. It wa...Immediately after the show ended I was mad. It was like "this is it?" and then I started to question. Thank goodness for Kimmel, he kind of explained it. But really, you're absolutely right that it was about the characters. Love them or hate them, their stories were what made this show. Jin/Sun for me brought tears but by far, the greatest one that I loved was the Charlie/Claire moment. Especially since Charlie was the one in the sideways reality who told Desmond about the reason for living and love. To see his face when he saw Claire was just brilliant. And of course Sayid/Shannon. (Although, the Boone/Hurley moment will live in infamy for me!)<br /><br />Really, this show was about the actors who played the roles. I am sure it would make me sound stupid to say that they put forward the best effort of any actors I've seen on television but for me, the finale was about them. When Matthew Fox came out teary on Kimmel it made me feel like I hadn't wasted six years on this show. <br /><br />Just brilliant. I loved it and will probably watch it again this week for the elements I seemed to have missed but others picked up on.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891041230874404452noreply@blogger.com