Here At The End Of All Things LOST, Part Two

Continued from here

Here At The End Of All Things LOST, Part One

And so LOST began, with this shot of Jack Shephard's eye opening after surviving the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 on a mysterious island in the South Pacific, occurring on September 22, 2004.  And nearly six years later, on May 23, 2010, the saga ended.  Here are my thoughts on the concluding three and a half hours of this tremendous piece of entertainment.


First off, apologies for the lateness of this piece.  It’s been two weeks and change since the finale aired, and while my initial reaction hasn’t changed a bit, I’ve needed the time to unpack the super-long episode and what it all meant to me as a long time fan.  Also, I suppose that by finishing this, the series would truly be over for me, and I just didn’t want that to be the case.  Nevertheless, here we go... 

Starting At The End

Hello everybody, Eric here; while my other blog, Reason To Believe, contains my thoughts on the wide world of sports, this will contain my thoughts on whatever else - great books, movies, television shows, music, concerts, etc.  As an inaugural "event," I figured we should start this venture at the end of two highly influential TV shows that are of great significance to me: 24 and LOST.  While the LOST finale aired last night (and what a finale it was), those thoughts are still gestating around, and will be posted after I've had time to think more about "The End".  Tonight, though, I thought I'd give some thoughts on the series finale of "24" as it happens, in real-time (how appropriate).  


While the show arguably lost its way in the sixth season, the second half of this 8th season has been phenomenal, as Jack has gone rogue and is exacting his measure of vengeance against any and all responsible for the death of Renee Walker.  Without further ado...