My only hopes are 1) The show does not end with 'Oh! It was all a dream' 2) They are all actually dead and are experiencing some sort of 'great beyond'
Pretty much spot on.
The ending was good, far better than many shows that have gone out with a planned ending. It was a great ride and worth another look from beginning to end. This truly was a trip down the rabbit hole. About the only thing I'm still wondering about is exactly when they all died ?
Did they survive the crash and die when Juliet exploded the bomb ? Or did the plane go down intact with all aboard, cause there was an episode where the plane was found intact on the ocean floor ?
What ever the case, I really enjoyed watching a great adventure and was totally able to suspend disbelief and take it at face value as it unfolded. I'm glad it got its full run and do not regret investing my time following the show.
I just got done watching last week's episode and the first 2-hour episode from tonight. Guess I'll stay up and watch the finale. Hopefully I'll make it.
Time got away from me. It's on at 7 and I haven't even watched last week's epi yet. I guess I should watch it now and then I can ff through the commercials of the finale. I don't want to wait to watch it because I'm afraid I'll hear spoilers and I won't be home the next couple of nights.
Already splained! The Dharma folks learned that whoever pushed the frozen donkey wheel would end up in Tunisia. Also, it's frickin cold down there.
So, they imported polar bears and trained them to push (we saw the training area in the Dharma camp, where Sawyer and Kate were imprisoned), so that the frozen wheel could be pushed by something strong that could tolerate the cold.
That's why, in one episode, they find polar bear skeletons in Tunisia.
And none of this was laid out clearly for us, but was given in pieces. It's one of the examples I use when I argue/hope that they've known the plot all along. They gave us the polar bear in season one, but didn't explain it, obliquely, for a few seasons.
I missed that about the Polar Bears, too. Like you point out, it illustrates that there was a complete story from the beginning.
Lost is a rare example in television where a good show and story gets to run to its natural end, rather than cancelled abruptly after a few seasons with no coherent ending. This makes me hopeful that the end will be satisfying.
This was not the fate of one of my most favorite shows ever, Farscape. At least after much protest, there was an effort to conclude the series with some kind of ending, but it left a bitter taste and killed the desire to see reruns for me. And perhaps many others as well, because it has disapeared completely from all programing. Frelled again.
Lost, on the other hand will be fun to watch again from beginning to end, just to see all the clues and things missed the first time around and get those aha ! moments. We watched the pilot last night and I enjoyed seeing the explanations of clues and whatnot.
Already splained! The Dharma folks learned that whoever pushed the frozen donkey wheel would end up in Tunisia. Also, it's frickin cold down there.
So, they imported polar bears and trained them to push (we saw the training area in the Dharma camp, where Sawyer and Kate were imprisoned), so that the frozen wheel could be pushed by something strong that could tolerate the cold.
That's why, in one episode, they find polar bear skeletons in Tunisia.
And none of this was laid out clearly for us, but was given in pieces. It's one of the examples I use when I argue/hope that they've known the plot all along. They gave us the polar bear in season one, but didn't explain it, obliquely, for a few seasons.
Wow, how'd I miss that?! I'm just going to have to go back and watch the Whole Thing from the beginning! That's my plan for handling my Lost Withdrawal.
Though I do sort of hope they 'splain the polar bear!
Already splained! The Dharma folks learned that whoever pushed the frozen donkey wheel would end up in Tunisia. Also, it's frickin cold down there.
So, they imported polar bears and trained them to push (we saw the training area in the Dharma camp, where Sawyer and Kate were imprisoned), so that the frozen wheel could be pushed by something strong that could tolerate the cold.
That's why, in one episode, they find polar bear skeletons in Tunisia.
And none of this was laid out clearly for us, but was given in pieces. It's one of the examples I use when I argue/hope that they've known the plot all along. They gave us the polar bear in season one, but didn't explain it, obliquely, for a few seasons.
I'm just going to have to go back and watch the Whole Thing from the beginning! That's my plan for handling my Lost Withdrawal. 
