LIVE BLOG: Lost 6.17 / 6.18 – The End
Welcome one and all to tonight’s live blog of the “Lost” series finale. As you can tell from the episode’s title, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof aren’t messing around when they say that this is the last we’ll see of our beloved Losties. No silly spin-offs, or God help us, feature films, but I guess you can never say never when money is involved. With that said, however, I’m not going to pretend like I’m a seasoned pro at this whole live blogging thing (in fact, it’s the first time I’ve ever tried it), so bear with me as my updates will likely be subject to a slight delay as I gather my thoughts and update the post, all while keeping track of the action onscreen. Continue to refresh this page for all updates and feel free to comment below. Enjoy the show, and don’t forget to check back after it’s over for my final thoughts.
9:00 – Previously on “Lost”… Jack becomes the island’s new protector, Smokey reveals his plan to destroy the island, and Desmond rescues Kate and Sayid.
9:04 – The coffin containing Jack’s father finally arrives at LAX, and while out for delivery, Desmond is allowed to sign for it? Gee, it’s good to know anyone can just claim a human being these days.
9:06 – Back on Earth-1… Sawyer to Jack: “So you’re the new Jacob, huh?” Yep, but Jack doesn’t feel any differently. At least he gets to bring Sawyer, Kate and Hurley with him to the waterfall.
9:07 – Sawyer leaves to rescue Desmond from the well, but hasn’t he already escaped? He wasn’t there the last time Smokey checked, so who is still on the island? Could it be Richard? Who knows, but I have to agree with Hurley – I’ve got a bad feeling about this.
9:10 – Earth-2 Hurley goes to pick up Charlie at a hotel only to find him piss drunk. Charlie doesn’t want to go to the sodding concert, so Hurley shoots him with a tranquiler gun instead. Whoa, dude.
9:13 – Sawyer kidnapped by Smokey and Ben, and he actually referred to him as “Smokey.” God I love Sawyer.
9:15 – Ahhhh… Rose and Bernard saved Desmond! And they’re living in a nice little house in the jungle with Vincent the Dog. Rose explains to him that they broke their rule by saving him, and just as she’s telling Desmond to leave, Smokey arrives. D’oh. At least he brokered Rose and Bernard’s safety by agreeing to go with him, but just because Smokey promised not to kill them doesn’t mean Ben won’t. Loophole FTW!
9:21 – Richard is alive, and Miles is with him… and sarcastic as ever.
9:23 – Earth-2 Miles spots Sayid with Hurley. Calls Sawyer to make sure Sun is safe. And indeed she is, because she has Jin with her. Damn, I’m still mad about those two dying.
9:24 – Yay! Juliet is their baby doctor! And what would you know, her arrival prompts Sun’s flashback to her life on Earth-1. Boy, that was a long flashback. Did all of the other Losties see that much?
9:26 – Wait, so the Earth-1 flash allowed them to gain their ability to speak English? That’s kind of trippy.
9:30 – Meanwhile, Jack preps Locke for surgery. Is he really going to do this only a few hours before the concert? Doesn’t that kind of stuff usually take a while?
9:32 – Miles discovers a gray hair on Richard’s head. Has he lost his immortality, and is it connected to his run-in with Smokey or Jacob’s death?
9:33 – Well, well, well… Lapidus is alive after all. How in the hell did he manage to escape the sunken sub when he was knocked unconcious?
9:35 – Jack tells Smokey that he’s going to kill him, but it’s a surprise. What a great scene between those two. I loved Smokey’s suggestion that Jack was the obvious choice. And another commercial break. You’ve got to be kidding me.
9:39 – I knew it! Juliet is Jack’s ex-wife. I guess it makes sense when you consider they work at the same hospital. But wait, did Sawyer and Juliet just brush shoulders? Oh, I can’t wait to see those two hook up. And believe me, they will.
9:42 – Desmond tells Jack all about Earth-2. He doesn’t seem to buy it.
9:45 – Are they following Desmond into the waterfall? Doesn’t it, you know, rip your soul from your body? That doesn’t sound very safe to me.
9:48 – Earth-2 Hurley takes Sayid to a bar where he sees… Boone and Shannon getting the crap beaten out of them. Sayid saves Shannon and, well, you know the rest. Wait, so Boone was in on it all along? That seems pretty random. When did they even have time to find him?
9:51 – Oh, Crazy Claire, I can’t decide if you’re more entertaining than old Claire, or just more annoying.
9:52 – Is Smokey really joking around right now? I have to admit, the whole “push a button” thing was kind of funny.
9:58 – Charlotte and Faraday finally have their meet-cute. Another relationship that was never given a chance to bloom.
10:00 – Faraday and Drive Shaft take the stage, and it looks like nearly all the Losties are there.
10:02 – Desmond reaches the island’s light source and pulls a rock out of the water. That wouldn’t be a “cork,” now, would it?
10:04 – Jack attacks Smokey, and he bleeds! Did Desmond removing the cork return him to human form? It appears to have taken Smokey by surprise, so at least Jack’s plan had the intended effect.
10:10 – Is anyone else still waiting for Frogurt to show up?
10:11 – Kate helps Claire deliver her baby… again. This whole enlightment thing it starting to get a little weird. Do they just move on with their lives from here?
10:15 – Whoa, Ben was just crushed by a tree in order to save Hurley! Who said he was a bad guy?
10:17 – Here we go. Jack vs. Smokey: Round Two. I can’t say I’m too crazy about Jack’s slo-mo action movie punch, though. It looks like he just leaped out of a Tony Jaa film.
10:21 – Oh, good, it was clumsier than it looked. Still a pretty sweet fight for an episode of “Lost” – one of their best yet.
10:24 – Kate comes just in the nick of time. And that’s the end of Smokey.
10:26 – Earth-2 Locke wakes up from surgery and he instantly knows that it worked. Wiggles his toes and it causes him to flash.
10:27 – Why did Locke just tell Jack that he doesn’t have a son? Please don’t tell me that Earth-2 isn’t real. That would be extremely disappointing.
10:32 – Smokey may be dead, but that’s not going to stop the island from sinking.
10:35 – Is Jack serious? Who cares about the stupid island? Wait, Ben and Hurley are staying too? They’re all mad, mad I tell you.
10:37 – Wow, who knew a smoke alarm commercial could be so cool? I wish more companies did this for tonight. (On a semi-related note, these new ABC “Summer Sunday” shows look awful!)
10:42 – Everyone knows duct tape fixes anything. Nice work, Miles.
10:44 – Sawyer and Juliet’s little vending machine meet-cute was probably the most emotional one yet. Easily the best couple in the history of the series, and the high point of both character’s respective arcs.
10:53 – I guess it seems fitting that Kate would be the one to enlighten Jack. They were always meant to be together, even when Sawyer was tossed in as a romantic foil.
10:55 – Jack passes the torch onto Hurley as the new protector. Maybe Ben will become the new Smoke Monster.
10:58 – Yay, Desmond’s alive! If we would have died, I would have been severely pissed off – and I’m sure I’m not alone, either. I couldn’t care less what happens to Jack. Sorry, he just never grew on me like some people.
11:00 – Was Lapidus really considering leaving the others behind? What a jerk!
11:02 – Jack puts the “cork” back into the hole, but it doesn’t seem to have done anything.
11:04 – And they’re off! Could they really be leaving the island for a second time?
11:06 – It looks like it worked after all, but now that Jack is no longer the island’s protector, does that mean that the light will take his soul like the MIB? Man, that would be one helluva twist ending.
11:10 – Alright, “Lost.” I’m ready to have my mind blown. Let’s have it.
11:12 – All of the Losties are meeting at a church. It looks like Cuse and Lindelof picked faith over science.
11:15 – Ben tells Hurley that maybe there’s a better way to run the island. Hurley asks him to stick around as his right-hand man. Makes sense for him since he loves the island so much.
11:17 – This is starting to have a very afterlife-y vibe to it. Say it ain’t so.
11:19 – Jack finally flashes after touching the coffin. Took him long enough.
11:21 – Did they really lie to us about the whole purgatory thing? I guess they had to if they wanted to keep stringing us along for six seasons.
11:25 – Okay, so the island wasn’t actually purgatory, but they are dead. Still, it seems kind of strange that these people would create this place to connect after they died. Some of them didn’t even know one another, while others (like Boone) were dead before they could even form that kind of lasting relationship.
11:30 – They would end with a shot of Jack’s eye closing, wouldn’t they?
And that’s it. The end of “Lost.” So, what did everyone think? Personally, I’m a little torn. While I wasn’t exactly disappointed with the way that it ended (in fact, it was deeply poignant and wrapped things up nicely), I was a bit letdown with the way that it was executed. I don’t want to say that Cuse and Lindelof lied to us – because they didn’t – but I can’t help but feel a little cheated by the introduction of the Earth-2 storyline. I find it hard to believe that everyone was just mulling around in the afterlife until Desmond arrived to enlighten them, especially when some died long before others. So that means that everything that happened in this alternate universe couldn’t have occurred until they were all dead, right?
But then, Jack seemed to be aware that this reunion was happening even as he was dying on Earth-1, so unless I’m missing a piece of the puzzle (perhaps something related to Christian faith that, as a nonreligious person, might seriously hamper my understanding), there are some pretty big questions left unanswered. I don’t want to take anything away from the series as a whole, but I’d be lying if I said the finale was perfect. I’m not sure how they could have done things any differently – it just felt like something was missing. In fact, I actually think Christian’s explanation about why they created the sideways world was pretty touching, but what about all the mythology from the previous five seasons? It’s almost as if none of that mattered in the long run, which would have been fine if they hadn’t made such a big deal about it for all those years. I guess it’s time to start from the beginning and experience it all over again – this time from a completely different perspective.
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“He” can’t understand why I love Lost! lol But I do!
What a letdown. I feel so lost. Oh wait, I feel I lost ALL THE TIME I INVESTED IN THE SHOW!!!!
All I know is I cried. A lot. But like you, I was expecting something bigger, or at the very least, something I couldn’t anticipate.
The ending was satisfying on an interpersonal level, and that is the flash that they hope to distract us with as they basically throw up their hands and tell us that no matter what happens, we all end up dead and together with our friends anyway. Never mind the Emperor has no clothes, he’s a great guy and look he’s dead so it doesn’t matter that he’s nude anyway…. right?
It wasn’t a Christian thing because if you noticed in the room Jack’s father’s casket was in there were a few Buddah statues and the stained glass in the window also had a Star Of David as well as a few other religious symbols etched into it.(Scientology?)Overall I thought this was a pretty stupid ending to a very good show.But that’s what happens when you get off track and instead try to be to “artsy!”
I’m right there with you, David — the tears were flowing for me too on a couple of occasions. They may not have blown my mind but I thought they handled everyone’s storylines very well. It was great to see Sun and Jin get their happy ending after the tragedy on the sub, and Claire may not be the most popular character on the show but I loved watching her and Charlie reconnect. We even got to see Rose and Bernard! That was a nice little touch.
But my favorite moments may have involved Ben, ironically enough since he’s always rubbed me the wrong way (rightfully so). His conversation with Locke outside of the church was quite touching, watching a man trying to reconcile the atrocious mistakes that he made on Earth-1. But his reaction when Hurley asked him to be his #2 — “I’d be honored” was the pitch perfect response for him — and then the little exchange he had with Hurley outside of the church were both exceptionally well done.
No finale is ever going to please every fan, but count me firmly in the camp of those who loved it. And they had the stones to kill Jack too, with him seeing the plane fly off overhead serving as a very nice final touch. Well done.
The finale was fitting for a show as terrible as lost. Thank god it’s all over.
After sleeping on it, I’m just as torn as I was last night. It was a good finale, but I still feel a little letdown, especially because a lot of the Earth-2 storylines (namely, anything that happened before Desmond started his quest of enlightenment) feels like a lie. I have no problem with the way things ended, but it just feels like they could have done a better job of getting there.
It makes the first five seasons feel so anticlimactic in comparison, and the logistics of who makes it into the Losties’ afterlife country club seemed a bit wonky.
I think it’s one of those finales which will, over the course of time, lose a lot of its impact as the emotion the fans found themselves caught up in (and I count myself among that number, as my tear ducts kicked in on several occasions) wears off and is replaced by the realization that, “Hey, we never found out about such-and-such!” I would think, however, that any reasonable TV fan would be able to appreciate that there was never any way that everything was going to be answered.
I would be curious to find out how many people who hated the conclusion of the episode consider themselves to be neither religious nor spiritual. For my part, I did think it played fast and loose with most perceptions of the afterlife in order to make for a fan-friendly conclusion…hey, look, Sayid and Shannon are together again!…but, personally, the idea of a celestial waiting room is one that appeals to me. When the end comes, who wouldn’t want to be met by your friends and family?
That’s a good point, Will. I am definitely not religious and not terribly spiritual either, though I am hopeful for an afterlife.
That said, my problems with the finale stem from the deception about Earth-2′s actual existence, and how it doesn’t jive at all with the aforementioned “it worked” line from Juliet.
You brought up Sayid, which reminded me — I thought Nadia was the love of his life? Why wasn’t she there waiting for him? Sayid and Shannon knew each other for all of, what, a month?
I thought it was a great episode — I was tearing up along with everyone else — but the ending leaves a very sour taste in my mouth.
I agree with you about Shannon, John. That didn’t seem right that Sayid would be reunited with her and not Nadia.
Thanks to Netflix, I got to see all of the seasons over the past three or four months. I hadn’t seen ANY episode before this year, so I was able to watch everything in sequence without being tortured like you guys by the weeks/months in between.
I realized very quickly that I was hooked on the show because of the island. Of course I loved the characters (or loved to hate some of the characters) just like everyone else, but it was the mysteries of the island that prompted me to keep firing through the episodes.
With that in mind, from my point of view the ending was very disappointing. In the end, the writers said, “This is a show about the characters and relationships that they have with one another. If we don’t tie things up neatly on the island, well then no problem. Sun and Jin are happy. Sawyer and Juliet are happy. Jack is confused, but he has Kate and he got to talk to his father. Syaid is with the worst character of the show, but he’s happy. Hurley is making everyone happy, etc.”
Call me the tin man, but I shed no tears. I feared that Earth-2’s storyline would be weak and it absolutely was. While the flashbacks between the characters were all very touching, the ending that the writers chose crushed the intrigue of the island. I get it – not all things will be answered. But for a show that was built on mystery and intrigue, I thought the ending was a cop out. “Don’t focus on everything you just watched for six years because look – they’re all happy and together!”
F-that. Give me answers. For me, I watched it so fast it was like a movie and therefore, I wasn’t satisfied to have it be about the characters in the end. Why did the man in black turn into the smoke monster? Was it because the island knew he wanted to get off and was rejecting him? Did it know he was evil? Why did he want to get off the island so bad? What was his grand plan? Why did Rosseau’s people turn bad? Why didn’t they turn into smoke monsters too? Why did “The Others” want to capture children in the middle of the night? Hell, why were “The Others” even there? What was their purpose throughout the years? What was their evolution through time? Why was Walt so important to the others? You make it a point to tell me that this kid is important, yet you don’t tell me why? Come on, man!
That said, I guess that’s why this show was so great. And it was great – don’t get me wrong. We can all look at it differently and take something out of it. Some people absolutely loved the characters and the island was just a backdrop. Some people love the mystery of it all. While the ending was certainly a disappointment to me, it was nevertheless a great ride.
Also, John, I believe Juliet saying “it worked” was in reference to her flash of the vending machine dropping the candy bar after Sawyer unplugged it.
Really? Why would she say that to Miles to tell everyone?
By the way – great job covering this past season, Jason. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your posts.
I don’t remember Penny dying…did I miss that?
Angie — The way Jack’s dad explained it, they all went on to live whatever lives they had, and then came to Earth-2 (purgatory) so that they could “find each other.” We didn’t see Penny, Desmond, Ben, Hurley, Rose, Kate or Sawyer die, yet there they were at the church. I’m sure there are others that survived that I missed.
Tell me this, does anyone think that Ben is now the island protector and he just watched everyone pass? Personally I think that Ben duped Harley and is now on the island alone. Its kind of beautiful how they ended the show, it let each person draw there own conclusions to what happened on the island or what the island even was. I am a little bummed out for sure but this cheered me up. A Brooklyn band called Previously on Lost http://www.itsasickness.com/lounge/adam-and-jeff-are-obsessed-lost<
/a>. These guys have been recapping episodes though there music. There tunes are a great way to revisit old episodes and get a laugh in as well.
No, because if he was the island protector, then that would mean he was still alive. Ben is a part of the flash-sideways world, so he’s dead. Obviously, there’s a chance that Ben did rule the island for some time if Hurley died before him (since there’s no concept of time in the afterlife), but I guess that’s open for interpretation.
“my problems with the finale stem from the deception about Earth-2’s actual existence”
Not to mention the deception about Earth-1′s existence since we now know it was “real”.
If the swan station was never built…
-how did anyone learn of Desmonds’ ability if he
never destroyed the button terminal and blew
up the station because it never existed?
-how did 815 crash in the first place without it?
Just a couple more glaring plotholes that will ensure this finale will not stand the test of time, and become more infamous than revered. I can’t help but think that a Donnie Darko-type ending would’ve been more suitable.
Anthony, I take your point about how you watched it in a rapid fashion and therefore wanted answers rather than character closure, but although that’s how YOU experienced the series, surely you have to acknowledge that it was neither created nor designed to be viewed in such a fashion.
On the topic of the reality of Earth-2, if we’re intended to look at Earth-2 as a spiritual journey, then I feel like it DID exist, at least on some level. But maybe that’s just me.
Will – I get that, and I get that TV shows will never be able to be shot like a movie because of network agendas, schedule conflicts, etc.
However, I DID watch it that way and therefore am disappointed by the way it left things open. If certain things are left up to the imagination, fine. But it some cases, the writers just flat out said, “I’m done with this storyline – let’s move on.” And it forced the viewers to abandon the storyline too.
Well acted episode that worked on my tear ducts too. I am also not all that religious or spritual, though as JP, I am “hopeful”. Yes, I am among those not satisfied with the end result. Well done episode, but it left me hollow as to the final “answer”.
I enjoyed the ending. Earth 2 being like purgatory was kinda bummed,because I thought there was going to be mergers, say Jin and Sun and Charlie and Claire, they would live on and be happy, while people who would be happier in 1 would merge there. No such luck. It was nice to see Charlie and Claire get together for the first time in years, and was amazing to see Maggie Grace in the credits, but to me its a happy ending epilogue, and not really a happy ending.
By the way, anyone else think they should have NOT listed the actors in the beginning? Its like when Heroes listed guest stars, only to have them pop up like a surprise in the last 2 minutes. No surprise if you advertise it beforehand, just ask Peter Griffin.
Wish there was more explained, maybe they just figured that Ben’s saying its just the way Jacob ran it was enough to satisfy the mysteries. Like the numbers, Jacob just had a thing for numbers. It comes down to this. Strange island things happen, a handful of people finally leave, some stay and live one, and Jack dies where he woke up in the first episode. Earth 2 was like Leonardo DiCaprio waiting for Kate Winslet at the end of Titanic. It was a good ride though, as far as I am concerned.
As a post script, I can’t remember exactly when I found this blog, but I have been reading weekly and commenting ever since I found it. Great work to the writers and commenters.
SThompson — I absolutely agree about NOT listing the actors’ names at the start of the episode. I purposefully ignore the opening credits because so many shows ruin the surprise.
Am I the only one that thought that the whole show was Jack’s last few minutes before he died after falling to earth from the doomed Jet. He opened his eye dreamed the whole shabbang then died. In short it ALL A DREAM and does not have to make sense. (my dreams never do)
You might not be the only person who thought that, but you’re wrong. Jack’s father clearly stated that everything that happened on the island (the crash, the rescue, the return) actually happened. Hurley and Ben’s conversation also confirms this.
I don’t understand how anyone could have missed that. Go back and watch the last 20 minutes again.
“Jason Zingale says:
No, because if he was the island protector, then that would mean he was still alive. Ben is a part of the flash-sideways world, so he’s dead. Obviously, there’s a chance that Ben did rule the island for some time if Hurley died before him (since there’s no concept of time in the afterlife), but I guess that’s open for interpretation.”
Why no? Maybe you should reread what you wrote.
“Zone says:
“my problems with the finale stem from the deception about Earth-2’s actual existence”
Not to mention the deception about Earth-1’s existence since we now know it was “real”.
If the swan station was never built…
-how did anyone learn of Desmonds’ ability if he
never destroyed the button terminal and blew
up the station because it never existed?
-how did 815 crash in the first place without it?
Just a couple more glaring plotholes that will ensure this finale will not stand the test of time, and become more infamous than revered. I can’t help but think that a Donnie Darko-type ending would’ve been more suitable.”
Some of you people seem to have downs or something.
Thanks Zone for proving once again there is always at least one retarded person watching these shows.
Carl — Instead of quoting another commenter and calling him names, why don’t you tell us what problems you have with what he said?
Well, my problems with what he said are as follows.
poster # 1 is contradicting himself in his post, and is generally talking out of his ass.
poster # 2 is just flat out talking out of his ass, and may or may not have ever even seen the show.
Hope that helps.
How am I talking out of my ass? There’s no way to determine whether Hurley died before Ben (and if that even means that Ben would take over if he did), but from what we know, it’s probably not likely that Ben was ever the island’s protector, because as he stated himself, he’s not “special.”
That’s not contradictory, it’s just being open to other possibilities.
Some idiot removed my last post, so I am not gona bother pointing out how you contradict yourself in your post.
Try and read what you said again.
I love people that come on here to criticize others for being “retarded” and “idiots,” but can’t even bother to spell a word correctly.
You’ve brought absolutely nothing to this discussion ever since you opened your big mouth. Why don’t you just go away? This blog will be a much better place when you do.
I hope you are not calling me out for typing “gona”. That is just how I type. You ever see people type ure instead of your or you’re, or type 1 instead of one?
I enjoy your blog, and even think you have done a good job, but you should come down off your high horse, and just own up for your ridiculous post.
Oh, and for the record, what kind of dbag calls someone out for typing gona instead of going to. Well done guy.
First, typing “gonna” instead of “going to” isn’t the problem. It’s the fact that you spelled it wrong, you doofus.
Second, using the numerical “1″ instead of spelling “one” isn’t exactly the same as typing “ure” for “you’re.” One actually exists in the English language, and the other does not.
Finally, there’s nothing ridiculous about my post, as I’ve stated several times before. If you’re too daft to understand what I was trying to say, then there’s nothing I can do about that. It was one of many contributions to an ongoing discussion about the finale. If I have to be a douchebag in order to point out the fact that you STILL haven’t actually said anything of worth, then so be it.
You mentioned starting over from the beginning. You gona make a blog for that. So that we can see what you think knowing what you now know? Pointing out stuff you notice that you hadn’t before?
Sorry to see some people were disappointed by the finale. But if anyone is watching the Enhanced reshowing of the finale right now, it’s explaining quite a bit! And I gotta say, it’s actually evoking even more emotion from me the 2nd time around
One big thing its explained btw is the answer to John Paulsen’s question earlier in this discussion as to why Juliet told Sawyer “it worked.”
My dvr didn’t record it. Can you just tell us the stuff that was spelled out for us?
Was it because of the vending machine incident?
C’mon. She says “it worked” to Miles after detonating the bomb and we’re supposed to buy that it’s explained away by the vending machine comment. That’s really weak.
When people experienced trauma in one or the other reality, they often flashed to the other.
Didn’t Juliet also say something about coffee to Sawyer before she died? Something she also said at the vending machine.
I could be wrong on that last part, but I am almost positive. Sorry you can’t accept the explanations.
Yes, Buck — she did mention something about coffee before she died. From Wikipedia:
Seems like some standard misdirection here — we’re supposed to believe that “it worked” referred to their plan with the bomb, but in the finale we learn that she was seeing her flash sideways. The coffee line ties it all together.
yep, that’s exactly right guys. I don’t find that explanation “weak” at all, far from it actually. I missed the coffee line myself, so thx Jamey and Buck. Clearly, Juliet had experienced a “crossing over” to the alternate reality. There are some other things they explained in there that also confirmed things that some fans may not have been 100% sure of, like what Jack was going through in the alternate reality (not wanting to have to accept the flashes he was experiencing at first), the inevitable goodbyes that were said on the cliff and the emotions the characters were feeling throughout in certain scenes, and some things that happened so fast you may have missed ‘em (Sawyer saying “Thanks, Doc” to Jack in the alternate universe, then having this perplexed look on his face as if that had triggered something). There were some other nice tidbits thrown in there, but interestingly, and I should have mentioned this before, there were no tidbits or anything that came up in the show in the final half hour. I think that actually says, without saying it, that making the finale up to interpretation a little bit is an important part of the whole episode.