ChicagoBlue
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GREAT show!
From a decent dictionary:
Main Entry: lost
Pronunciation: \ˈlȯst\
Function: adjective
Etymology: past participle of lose
Date: 15th century
1 : not made use of, won, or claimed
2 a : no longer possessed b : no longer known
3 : ruined or destroyed physically or morally : desperate
4 a : taken away or beyond reach or attainment : denied <regions lost to the faith> b : insensible, hardened <lost to shame>
5 a : unable to find the way b : no longer visible c : lacking assurance or self-confidence : helpless
6 : rapt, absorbed <lost in reverie>
7 : not appreciated or understood : wasted <their jokes were lost on me>
8 : obscured or overlooked during a process or activity <lost in translation>
9 : hopelessly unattainable : futile <a lost cause>
Therein lies the THEME of the show, as location had very little to do with the title. That is why the wrap-up was NOT about location, but the personal aspects of main characters.
ALL the main characters were ALONE, mired in their own situations, not even looking for that something that would make their life "better." The show, IMHO, was about THAT. It was about making the connections that make one's life A LIFE.
Ergo, at the end, the people who had made Jack examine his life, change his M.O. from one of control to one of letting go, and to making the ULTIMATE connection in his life with his father. After all, there as to be a reason his father was called Christian Shepherd and he came back to him in the end, with love and forgiveness in his heart (and I am an atheist!).
Many loose ends, too many to even mention, but I look forward to the books that will be written and the DVD extras that have been mentioned in the past. Lost did one other thing that I have not seen on other shows before; they redo shows with notes at the bottom of the screen to explain things that are happening, and why. I HOPE AGAINST HOPE there are discs in the DVD Boxed set that include these "enhanced" episodes to help explain things, or even just ONE DVD that explains some of the things that many of us may have missed, connections we may not have made, and wrap up some of the questions.
Anyway, all in all, one of the best shows I have EVER watched, with Spooks (MI-5 over here!) a not so close second!
ChicagoBlue
From a decent dictionary:
Main Entry: lost
Pronunciation: \ˈlȯst\
Function: adjective
Etymology: past participle of lose
Date: 15th century
1 : not made use of, won, or claimed
2 a : no longer possessed b : no longer known
3 : ruined or destroyed physically or morally : desperate
4 a : taken away or beyond reach or attainment : denied <regions lost to the faith> b : insensible, hardened <lost to shame>
5 a : unable to find the way b : no longer visible c : lacking assurance or self-confidence : helpless
6 : rapt, absorbed <lost in reverie>
7 : not appreciated or understood : wasted <their jokes were lost on me>
8 : obscured or overlooked during a process or activity <lost in translation>
9 : hopelessly unattainable : futile <a lost cause>
Therein lies the THEME of the show, as location had very little to do with the title. That is why the wrap-up was NOT about location, but the personal aspects of main characters.
ALL the main characters were ALONE, mired in their own situations, not even looking for that something that would make their life "better." The show, IMHO, was about THAT. It was about making the connections that make one's life A LIFE.
Ergo, at the end, the people who had made Jack examine his life, change his M.O. from one of control to one of letting go, and to making the ULTIMATE connection in his life with his father. After all, there as to be a reason his father was called Christian Shepherd and he came back to him in the end, with love and forgiveness in his heart (and I am an atheist!).
Many loose ends, too many to even mention, but I look forward to the books that will be written and the DVD extras that have been mentioned in the past. Lost did one other thing that I have not seen on other shows before; they redo shows with notes at the bottom of the screen to explain things that are happening, and why. I HOPE AGAINST HOPE there are discs in the DVD Boxed set that include these "enhanced" episodes to help explain things, or even just ONE DVD that explains some of the things that many of us may have missed, connections we may not have made, and wrap up some of the questions.
Anyway, all in all, one of the best shows I have EVER watched, with Spooks (MI-5 over here!) a not so close second!
ChicagoBlue
