I think this was the 6th year in a row that I’ve hidden Easter Eggs from the show LOST in our Christmas Cards. I guess that means I’ve done it every year since the show started.
I guess it also means I’m a huge dork.
Here’s this year’s card. See if you can find all 6 of the easter eggs. (you can click the pic to enlarge it)
(the reveal is after the jump…oh and some spoilers too, so be warned if you haven’t watched the show.)
Here’s the one thing I know about LOST, specifically the finale:
How you felt about it had EVERYTHING to do with expectations.
+ If you went into it expecting to be entertained and moved, you loved it.
+ If you went into it expecting answers and aha! moments, you hated it.
+ If you went into it hoping for closure for our favorite characters, you loved it.
+ If you went into it hoping for closure to all the plot twists and mysteries, you hated it.
If you’ve read my weekly posts this season, you know that the closer we came to the end, the more and more I abandoned my expectations for the mythology to focus on the characters. The writers had been preparing us for this for years now. They told us some mysteries would be answered, but only the ones that were necessary to the narrative. They told us that their primary concern was telling the story of these characters. It really shouldn’t have been a surprise that so many loose ends felt untied, but I know for some it was.
So, in order to sort through my thoughts, and because some of you have asked me for it, here’s my Way Too Long Q&A on the finale of LOST:
Dude, What Just Happened?
Some of you still feel like you don’t know what happened. So here is my interpretation, as briefly as I can state it.
When the bomb went off at the end of Season 5, it sent the LOSTies from 1977 back to “present time”. Juliet was dead, they were still on the island, and Faraday’s plan didn’t work. It DID NOT create a new timeline where the plane never crashed and the island was sunk. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE SURPRISED US. How many times did they tell us, “whatever happened, happened”?
From the beginning of Season 6, what we have been seeing in the sideways flashes is a version of purgatory (Which we’ll talk about in a minute). The writers were clever though (some may call it deceitful). They made purgatory seem a whole lot like what an alternate timeline would look like. Claire pregnant, Kate a fugitive, etc. They also put the island on the bottom of the ocean in purgatory, which led us to believe that the MIB or Desmond was eventually going to make that happen in the Original Timeline.
The brilliance of it all was that we never wondered if we were witnessing some version of the afterlife in the side flashes because the writers had framed Season 6 around the question, “Did the bomb create a new reality in which the plane doesn’t crash?”
My brother Jordan has been helping me breakdown LOST episodes for 6 years now, many of those happening here on the blog. I’ll be sharing all my thoughts on the LOST finale tomorrow, but today I asked Jordan (who spent last Sep to Feb in Hawaii) to share his final thoughts about the show. Please extend him a warm, bryanallain.com greeting.
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I don’t have a whole lot to add to Bryan’s wrap up of the show that you’ll read tomorrow, but I will definitely take this opportunity to say my peace. I loved the finale, I thought the ending of the OT storyline was nearly perfect. There were some things that got a little cloudy, namely Desmond and Widmore, but overall the writers did their best to give us all the information we needed for our character’s stories.
That is what Lost really was all about, a story about 40 or so people that survive a plane crash on a crazy island. They encountered a lot of mysterious things, but they didn’t always encounter the explanations, and why should they? They weren’t trying to dig up the mysteries of the world or space-time or what have you. They were trying to survive and make it back home. If you think about it, most characters in the show, including all of the passengers of 815, know less about the Island than we do as viewers. Jack didn’t even really know who MiB was, so we should be happy with the knowledge that we do have.
As for the Flash Sideways/Purgatory world, I was quite pleased with how it turned out. It was a twist that I never saw coming, and it was a way for all of our characters to have that cheesy, lovey moment together, without it seeming too unrealistic. Not that Lost is the most believable show, but an alternate timeline where you can download the life of your alter ego from another timeline, now that would have been a tough one to explain! That moment where Jack finally joins everyone in the church, I relished those tears, and that moment was what the entire sideways world was created for.
So yeah, Lost is over. That fact is still sinking in. It is very bittersweet. Oddly enough, now that its over I can honestly say that I am overjoyed with the fact that they left so many questions unanswered. I thought I wanted them all answered, but where is the fun in that? The open-endedness of the finale allows for all of us Lost fans to continue the discussion for as long as we want. I will definitely be starting over at some point soon with season one and with the information that we have now I am excited to try to fill in the blanks that the writers left for us, and there are a lot of those blanks. I know Bryan will be doing this too and I’m sure we will have many moments where we need to tell each other about something cool we figured out. I encourage you all to do the same.
Dissecting Lost episodes on here with my brother has been some of the most fun I’ve ever had in front of a keyboard. I’d like to thank Bryan for the opportunity to post on here and for getting me into Lost in the first place. I especially want to thank those of you that read these posts and contributed some of your own theories in the comments section, it has been fun bouncing ideas back and forth. I don’t know if I will get another chance to guest post on here, but like I said it has been a great time and either way I will see you all in the comments!
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Thanks again Jordan! Your input made these posts 5 times better than if it was just me speculating. And I’m sure you’ll be back on the blog before too long.
Stay Tuned tomorrow for my thoughts on the LOST finale. (I’ll announce the contest winner some point in the next week or so.)
Last night was the LOST finale and I’m not quite ready to talk about it yet.
(UPDATE: Here’s my LOST Finale thoughts, in case you missed them.)
I’m still feeling a little blown away this morning, so I’m gonna do the only thing I know how to do: blow your mind with some advertising brilliance.
(oh, and if you want to see my other Brilliant Advertising videos, click here.)
(If you don’t watch LOST, fear not. This is the last LOST preview post.)
My brother Jordan and I are back one last time to discuss LOST before a new episode airs. (Jordan’s thoughts will be the ones in blue)
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My 10 biggest Observations/Questions/Thoughts
1. Can’t believe this is the last time we’ll preview an episode of LOST. I guess all good things must come to an end cuz if it didn’t end it wouldn’t be good.
Profound.
Thank you. I loved the fact that Jack accepted the role as protector when he did. Figured that would be one of the final moments of the show, but with it being done, it will be interesting to see what that leads to. Did you like it?
I did. I felt the same way about expecting it to be one of the last moments. This way is better though, now we get to watch Jack’s first actions as protector.
2. Speaking of things it will lead to…does Jack’s acceptance as the Candidate mean that Kate, Hurley, and Sawyer can now be killed by the MIB?
Hmm, that is a definite possibility.
(If you don’t watch LOST, these posts will be torturous to you. I apologize in advance. Just skip them and come back later, when I will try to make it up to you.)
My brother Jordan and I are back to discuss a few things related to episode 15 of LOST’s final season, “Across the Sea”. (Jordan’s thoughts will be the ones in blue)
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My 10 biggest Observations/Questions/Thoughts
1. As the writers like to call it, this episode was indeed a huge mythological download. what was your first impression?
Loved it.
For me, I was a bit underwhelmed at first, but after watching parts again and thinking about it some more, I think it was a necessary episode and that they pretty much nailed it.
2. The island is the home of the source of light, it needs to be protected, there’s a little of the light in everyone…these are the answers about the island. I’m happy with them, are you?
Definitely, I was never even close to guessing something like that, and I think thats the reason that some people are upset with this episode, it wasn’t the answers that they were looking for.
(If you don’t watch LOST, these posts will be torturous to you. I apologize in advance. Just skip them and come back later, when I will try to make it up to you.)
My brother Jordan and I are back to discuss a few things related to episode 14 of LOST’s final season, “The Candidate”. (Jordan’s thoughts will be the ones in blue)
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My 10 biggest Observations/Questions/Thoughts
1. I read somewhere that Locke knows they’re not all dead because he still can’t leave. I liked that. Make sense to you?
I think so. Although, how would he know without trying to leave? I thought he couldn’t travel over water.
Yeah, I guess as soon as the bomb went off he tried to leave (whatever that looks like) and he couldn’t, so he knew.
2. Any chance Widmore is in cahoots with Smokey and this is all a ploy for Widmore to take over for Flocke? Locke knew the bomb would be on the plane (he grabbed the watch first) and it didnt seem like the sub was that guarded.
I guess there is an outside chance, but it would definitely surprise me.
(If you don’t watch LOST, these posts will be torturous to you. I apologize in advance. Just skip them and come back later, when I will try to make it up to you.)
My brother Jordan and I are back to discuss a few things related to episode 13 of LOST’s final season, “The Last Recruit”. (Jordan’s thoughts will be the ones in blue)
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I know I keep saying this, but the closer we get to the end, the less compelled I feel to do these recaps.
But I know some of y’all are enjoying them, so here we go:
My 10 biggest Observations/Questions/Thoughts
1. Sayid didn’t shoot Desmond, right?
I sure hope not.
And even if he did, no way he’s dead.
2. Between Sayid not shooting Desmond (if that’s what happened) and Claire possibly NOT killing Kate, do you think we’re supposed to be getting the idea that maybe the darkness WON’T win in them after all? (kinda like what Hurley said about Anakin)
Flocke does seem to have less and less control over the situation. I think Jack is his only minion right now.
Yeah…I guess I can see that as being one of the end themes the show tries to convey. That no one, no matter how dark, is irredeemable. we’ll see…
(If you don’t watch LOST, these posts will be torturous to you. I apologize in advance. Just skip them and come back later, when I will try to make it up to you.)
My brother Jordan and I are back to discuss a few things related to episode 12 of LOST’s final season, “Everybody Loves Hugo”. (Jordan’s thoughts will be the ones in blue)
But first, here’s a schedule of the rest of LOST:
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Who didn’t love the fact that Hurley and Libby kissed? Only the robots among us.
And how great was it that Hurley remembered the blanket this time? As i recall, the reason Libby was shot by Michael in the hatch was because she had to go back for the blanket that Hurley forgot and walked in on Michael shooting Ana Lucia. That’s what made that shot of Hurley laying out the blanket so great.
Good stuff for sure, and with only 6 hours left, let’s just do 10 quick hitters:
My 10 biggest Observations/Questions/Thoughts
1. So when Desmond ran over Locke in the sideways, was he trying to kill him (maybe as retribution for the well toss on the island) or was he trying to help him realize his other life?
I think he was trying to help him see his other life. Lost loves its dualities. Love and (near)Death are the two things that can show you your other life. Black and White.
Yeah, either that or Desmond is trying to recreate moments in the Original timeline for these people in the sideways. He’s trying to trigger their memories. For Hurley it was his feelings for Libby. Maybe for Locke it was the feeling of near-death after falling out the window?
2. Oh and guess which 2 characters are probably headed to the hospital now? Locke and Ben. Oh and guess what else they have at hospitals? MRI machines. Looking more and more like something is going to happen at the hospital isn’t it?
It most certainly does. Maybe Dr House will be there as well. That would be awesome.
And speaking of Locke and Ben, the fact that Terry O’Quinn and Michael Emerson are pitching a show in L.A. right now about “suburban hit men juggling family issues” is beyond rad. I know we’d both be in on that one.
(If you don’t watch LOST, these posts will be torturous to you. I apologize in advance. Just skip them and come back later, when I will try to make it up to you.)
My brother Jordan and I are back to discuss a few things related to episode 11 of LOST’s final season, “Happily Ever After”.
(Jordan’s thoughts will be the ones in blue)
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My 10 biggest Observations/Questions/Thoughts
1. The Alt world. Well, now we know it’s not the show’s epilogue. It appears to be another universe that exists at the same time as our original. Daniel “Widmore” believes it exists because of the bomb he blew up, and that’s what we think too, but it’s just a guess. Is that your guess too?
Yes. A tad anti-climactic maybe, but it makes sense, I think.
I guess seeing Charlotte triggered this memory for Daniel. And hey look, he’s a musician now. More on this in a minute.
2. The bridge between the worlds is…love? “Mind-blowing, conscious-altering love” as Charlie Pace puts it. And perhaps the other bridge is electromagnetism? That seems to be a bridge for Desmond to travel between worlds. But for everyone else, it’s love and love alone that bridges these gaps. Is your Sap-meter going off, or are you cool with where this seems to be headed?
Well the love aspect affects Desmond as well, when he touches Penny’s hand he is seemingly transferred back to the OT. However, I don’t think that it is love per se that really bridges the gap. I think that love is more like the reason that makes the Losties want to bridge the gap. It seems to me that unconsciousness in one timeline bridges the gap to the other. I can’t really explain it very well, but it is my best guess at the moment.
See, I think the point is that love is so big and amazing that it is bigger than just the world we live in, or something like that. And yes, I hope Erica is reading to score some brownie points.
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