[caption id="attachment_1246" align="alignleft" width="236" caption="Terry O’Quinn, Photo Credit: THMS.nl"]
[/caption]In Mr. O’Quinn’s latest role incarnation of being the mysterious “black smoke,” his human facial expressions are just as scary as when he is the mysterious, killing “black smoke.” As to the meandering, maddening, plots twists we have become accustomed to… they all were tied up, mostly, in neat little bow… explaining all that had us intrigued, but left us scratching our heads and salivating until the next episode. Last night, the two hour “Lost” series finale was just as exciting as when the series started six years ago.
We had the ultimate showdown of the mere flesh and blood humans battling and overcoming, what was tantamount to fighting an alien. In the end, everyone played his or her part.
We knew Jack would make the ultimate sacrifice because of his obvious Messianic complex; Hurley was the lovable jolly giant; Sawyer was the reluctant hero; and Locke, the Yin and Yang of human nature. As for the island, it seemed to be some sort of entity with a life source housing both good and evil, but needed an assist from the crash passengers, who all were suspiciously preordained for their respective roles.
The final scene seems to suggest that everyone was waiting for Jack to die on the island for them to move on to some higher plane. As for Linus, the mystery continues because he didn’t enter the sanctuary, yet Hurley invited him in and made feel worthy. Did anyone notice the sense and theme of ecumenism… where all the major religious symbols were portrayed on one of the stained glass windows of the sanctuary? Another question is was there parallel lives to be had for those who escaped on the plane while Jack was taking his last breaths on the island?
There are still going to be questions that will be asked and many different answers to the queries, which are fodder for a good mystery… which will result in calls later for creator JJ Abrams to clear them up. After all, do Jason, Michael Myers, or Freddy Kruger ever truly die?
End was very interesting. Definitely going to be even more questions though. Great show though, always the one that you had to watch every week. But opens up for spin offs like Hurley and Ben running the island alone, or maybe something that will answer questions about the island. Although let's hope they don't do that and taint the original.
ردحذفAs for the question about the lives of those who left the island after Jack died; Jack's dad said in the church that some had died before him, and others died long after.