Tuesday, June 8, 2010

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...