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Posted on 9/16/12 at 7:33 pm
Posted by TigerMyth36
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Posted on 9/16/12 at 7:33 pm


Damn fine show. Just finished a rewatch. I think I like the ending more than the first time I saw it.

Why wasn't Ben ready to go with them? He must have spent many years doing good deeds with Hugo so I don't quite understand his reluctance to leave.

I remember not being thrilled with the last season, but this run through, I pretty much loved every minute.

I was more forgiving probably because of the scarcity of decent fantasy/sci-fi lately.

One nitpick. When Ben tried to blackmail the principal and he was willing to give up his job, but he was going to destroy Alex if Ben made that move.

Err.... if Ben was principal couldn't he have helped Alex and Ben still had the emails. The principal was in no position to do anything. He either did what Ben wanted or his wife would find out about his affair.

I know you can nitpick a million things, but that one bothered me because it made zero sense. I get that they were trying to show a side of Ben willing to make a sacrifice for Alex but the method was sloppy.

Farewell Lost. I miss you!

Posted by Fearthehat0307
Dallas, TX
Member since Dec 2007
65256 posts
Posted on 9/16/12 at 7:38 pm to
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I was more forgiving probably because of the scarcity of decent fantasy/sci-fi lately.
fringe
Posted by efa
Member since Oct 2010
337 posts
Posted on 9/16/12 at 7:43 pm to
love lost, i actually really liked the ending, i thought it was perfect.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
109121 posts
Posted on 9/16/12 at 7:43 pm to
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Why wasn't Ben ready to go with them? He must have spent many years doing good deeds with Hugo so I don't quite understand his reluctance to leave.



He needs to make amends with his daughter, and he hadn't done that yet. Ben did probably the most screwed up act in the series with that action, and he still has to atone for it.

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One nitpick. When Ben tried to blackmail the principal and he was willing to give up his job, but he was going to destroy Alex if Ben made that move.

Err.... if Ben was principal couldn't he have helped Alex and Ben still had the emails. The principal was in no position to do anything. He either did what Ben wanted or his wife would find out about his affair.


That's really not the point. The point is in this life Ben chose Alex over his own happiness and well being, unlike what he did in life. Plus its the afterlife where things are a bit more fluid and don't have to completely make sense compared to the real world.

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I remember not being thrilled with the last season, but this run through, I pretty much loved every minute.



Yeah, I really liked the final season. I'd put it next to the first season as being the best season. They wrapped up everything nicely. The only thing they really failed on that season was that flashback episode of Jacob and MIB's origin and Sayid's arc as a whole. Sayid didn't remotely atone for his actions and should have been even more scared than Ben was to enter that church.
This post was edited on 9/16/12 at 7:46 pm
Posted by davesdawgs
Georgia - Class of '75
Member since Oct 2008
20307 posts
Posted on 9/16/12 at 8:38 pm to
LOST will forever have a special/unique place in my heart. From what I could tell from the interaction on this and many other forums, LOST was the first TV show to have such a large internet following discussing, extrapolating, conjecturing about every minute aspect of the show. It was an magically engaging experience that I will never forget. I still consider the finale to be the best ever to date. It was perfect ending to an at times flawed but wondeful TV series.
Posted by DuckManiak
Member since Nov 2011
3733 posts
Posted on 9/16/12 at 10:04 pm to
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One nitpick. When Ben tried to blackmail the principal and he was willing to give up his job, but he was going to destroy Alex if Ben made that move.

Just watched finished Lost the other day. I missed the original airings and my uncle had all 6 seasons. Alex told Ben that she wanted to get into an ivy league school maybe Yale? I can't remember. She needed a reference letter, but was only good from someone who attended the school. The principal was the only alum that she knew who could write the letter.
Posted by jrodLSUke
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Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 9/17/12 at 11:39 am to
I did my first re-watch earlier this year.

I agree with you, it is better the second time through. Probably because you don't have to wait weeks or months between episodes, so it's easier to put things together.

Lost is the greatest TV series of all time. Fact.
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