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"What happened happened. It all matters."
Jun. 4th, 2010 11:03 pmA little over five years ago, I sat in the summer heat with a group of friends, watching the pilot episode of a show called Lost. And six seasons later, in the autumn rains, after a long and unimaginable journey, we come to the finale.
It's kind of strange to think of everything that's happened since then, in my own life as well as on the show. And so many people I know have quit watching along the way - not surprising, since Season 1 was brilliant, but Seasons 2 and 3 dragged, and I almost quit myself. But then the word came down that it had been decided, the show was going to be six seasons, and boom, with an endpoint in mind, everything started falling into place. Seasons 4, 5 and 6 were payoff after payoff for all the setup that had taken place before, and towards the end, the impact of six seasons of setup is one hell of a spear behind the spearpoint.
( Spoilers for everything )
And while I've loved watching Lost, I've also been wanting it to end. I've never seen Babylon 5 or The Wire, so for me, Lost, above any other show I've seen, is one long and continuous story, that needs an ending to make it whole. I believe in what Stephen King said, speaking about the end of Harry Potter, but also about all stories:
"But there's comfort. There are always more good stories, and now and then there are great stories. They come along if you wait for them. And here's something I believe in my heart: No story can be great without closure. There must be closure, because it's the human condition."
Yes. And yes.
It's kind of strange to think of everything that's happened since then, in my own life as well as on the show. And so many people I know have quit watching along the way - not surprising, since Season 1 was brilliant, but Seasons 2 and 3 dragged, and I almost quit myself. But then the word came down that it had been decided, the show was going to be six seasons, and boom, with an endpoint in mind, everything started falling into place. Seasons 4, 5 and 6 were payoff after payoff for all the setup that had taken place before, and towards the end, the impact of six seasons of setup is one hell of a spear behind the spearpoint.
( Spoilers for everything )
And while I've loved watching Lost, I've also been wanting it to end. I've never seen Babylon 5 or The Wire, so for me, Lost, above any other show I've seen, is one long and continuous story, that needs an ending to make it whole. I believe in what Stephen King said, speaking about the end of Harry Potter, but also about all stories:
"But there's comfort. There are always more good stories, and now and then there are great stories. They come along if you wait for them. And here's something I believe in my heart: No story can be great without closure. There must be closure, because it's the human condition."
Yes. And yes.
