Ahren's Tumblelog, Thoughts on Lost and Ignorance

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Thoughts on Lost and Ignorance

First off, let me start with saying: For all of those people who didn’t stick stick with Lost—or even worse, haven’t watched a single episode—you don’t have any right to criticize the show or the ending. That would be like someone walking in to the ending of a concert and hearing the last note a saying, “Wow, that concert sucks”. You have every right to criticize or hate the episode, or even the series, but you don’t have to right to judge something you have never seen, or experienced. This goes with anything in life. Everyone has heard of the age-old adage of “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”, or last page in this case. It’s not fair to the show and the creative minds behind it.

I started watching Lost on day one and stuck with it through the ups and downs and through the seasons that were just mediocre. The show is still the best television I have ever witnessed. I’ll be honest, I hardly ever watch TV anymore, but that is what made this show so great. It was able to capture my attention where the crops of reality shows failed to. The creators didn’t dumb it down so that everyone would understand but, instead, created something that was intellectually stimulating and forced the viewer to think outside the normal realm of things. One would probably say that the motto of Lost would be “A question always leads to another question”, which is probably true in this case, but that fact alone shows testament to the intellectual side of the show.

I am not going to go into any of the theories about the show or the finale, but let me just say that, even though I had so many questions left in my head, it is my belief that the finale did a great job of wrapping up the most important thing on the show: the characters. The creators always said that behind the mysteries and scientific inquiry of the show, at its heart, it was a character-driven show. That is what the finale was about. We got a wrap up as to the characters, and a good one at that. It was a heartwarming (and sad) finish to over six years of great storytelling. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

As for people saying that “OHHHH Lost just went all religious”, I think you should step back and think about what the show was really about. I am not the biggest fan of religions, so don’t think I parading around as a “word-spreader” here. As one would notice, at the scene near the end, the room is filled with things from every religion, not just one. In fact, the show was extremely scientific for all these years. The point is, the show did not just go “religious”, it was about finding yourself and being with the people you love and cherish. It was about remembering times that made your life better and stronger. Just because it ended in a church, does not make the show religious. Sure, it plays on the traditional facets of religion, but what it is trying to get you to do is question yourself, not any form of religion.

So, all in all, I get really upset when I see people judge things without knowing about it. If people would just take the time to learn about things before speaking, we wouldn’t have problems like racism, prejudice, and political ignorance. The moral of this post was not to talk about Lost per say, but instead, implore you to educate yourself on matters before formulating an opinion on something.

Thank you Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof for an an amazing show and six years of great storytelling. Lost will be missed greatly.

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