re: LOST "The End" S6.E17&18

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No. I think the answer was pretty definitive.

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Look,

The finale did what the entire show has done, which is strangely admirable. It never fell apart for the sides, and outside of Lacour, people are thinking in the same terms they always have.

Those like OML, Decatur, Eric, and Port, and GF, no offense, will rationalize anything they see on the show for the easiest path of resistance in regards to emotion. "Oh the crash at the end, that's just the creators being sentimental. Oh baby Aaron, that's just what Claire need to let go.." And so forth. (This isn't an attack, or an insult) This is just how you see it. You also only see it one way, there is no other. You are saying it's clear cut, when it isn't, regardless of how illogical it often sounds. Also, things can happen on the island only they way they already have. You don't look for the better solution, the more efficient or meaningful solution, you only look for the one that was given, maybe obtusely, but still given. You may see the faults, and even acknowledge their existence, but you easily toss that aside.

For you, things being clear cut equate to your emotions being fulfilled. Notice, all of your reaction to the show is facilitated by an emotional response.

On the other hand, Myth and I and others, see things differently. We way the different parts of the show looking for clarity and rationality. We are often too harsh on the problems, and not positive enough about the successes. We let are own personal reasoning often get in the way of accepting the show as it is. I can easily say for Myth and myself, this has to do with character motivations and narrative. His stance on BSG is the same, he has a serious problem with how the end went down there as well. Notice, that most of us haven't asked about the island. I am satisfied, mostly, with how the island was portrayed.

For us to be fulfilled, it must be reasonable and logical, it doesn't matter if we "like" it, but that it make sense.

What ticks us off is the CONSCIOUS decision by Cuse and Lidelhof to muddy the ending. That's the biggest problem for me. You say, "That's impossible. It's clear." But only because you ignore and rationalize away what the writers have put on the screen. All the little things they could have done to make it clear, they didn't. I'll give you that the birth of Aaron was necessary for the flash, ok. But why was he in the church, her moment was over? Why were Rose and Bernard in the church, when they weren't as big a part of the show as others who weren't?

Maybe we are too analytical, this much is true, but with the creators KNOWING that some fans are, why torture them in such a manner? It was easily avoidable, that's what makes it so annoying.