# Can we all PLEASE agree that LOST (TV Show) in the end, WAS A LOAD OF TRIPE **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 14, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971 "2012-11-14T11:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/1 "2012-11-14T11:14:19Z")
I constantly see pages on the web claiming they know the ANSWERS of LOST. Everybody was left confused, baffled any word you can think of apart from satisfied. There are even interviews where the writers openly admit that they have no intentions of tying up specific loose ends LOST watchers, do you agree it was all a load of crap designed to lead viewers on? Having said that, it was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen until the last episode and I realized what was going on; magic. What are your thoughts? Did I just ‘not get it’? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/2 "2012-11-14T11:31:12Z")
It’s the biggest con-trick network television ever pulled, but do we really need yet another thread on it? ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/3 "2012-11-14T11:50:11Z")
Absolutely it was a load of tripe, total trash. Such a shame too because they really only crashed and burned right at the very end, shit at the end of the fifth season a decent writer could have come up with a decent end. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/4 "2012-11-14T11:52:38Z")
I quite enjoyed the whole series up to the point where the plane crashed on the island. After that it became tripe. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/5 "2012-11-14T11:55:51Z")
yep ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/6 "2012-11-14T12:02:37Z")
It’s pretty much agreed upon that it was a disappointment. Is there any real argument about this? ---
**Author:** ![Coustralee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Coustralee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coustralee)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/7 "2012-11-14T12:05:13Z")
yeah i could see where it was going after the first few eps. i just dont have that much time to invest in something that doesnt deliver. ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/8 "2012-11-14T12:45:27Z")
Didn’t know there was another thread on this. And no there’s no argument, I just wanted your views, now I have them. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/9 "2012-11-14T13:41:45Z")
The basic premise (Plane crash on a secluded island, weird shit happens) is a pretty good idea. Unfortunately, it was ruined by the writers making the story up as they went along. I suspect that they were originally going to have the island be Purgatory, but since everyone on the Internet suspected that was the case pretty soon on, they had to change it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/10 "2012-11-14T14:34:17Z")
> [@Luk3112](#): > > Didn’t know there was another thread on this. > > And no there’s no argument, I just wanted your views, now I have them. Countless. Next, you’ll be starting a thread about how disappointing Battlestar’s ending was. For the record, I like both BSG and Lost’s ending. BSG was superior, but I thought Lost’s ending was decent. I was expecting something as disappointing as X-files, though. That was a rotten ending. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/11 "2012-11-14T14:36:21Z")
Many do agree. Why is it important to you that we ALL agree? ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/12 "2012-11-14T14:39:57Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Many do agree. Why is it important to you that we ALL agree? Because I spent hundreds of hours of my life on that show. I didn’t realize how many disliked it. Why is everyone here so sarcastic and nasty! Why is important you you to find out why its important to me. Green tea is dope ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/13 "2012-11-14T14:56:42Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > The basic premise (Plane crash on a secluded island, weird shit happens) is a pretty good idea. Unfortunately, it was ruined by the writers making the story up as they went along. I suspect that they were originally going to have the island be Purgatory, but since everyone on the Internet suspected that was the case pretty soon on, they had to change it. I thought the problem was that the original plan was to end the show after only one or two seasons. Once it was renewed for several years beyond that, they had to introduce so many side plots and mysteries that it couldn’t possibly all jell into a coherent storyline, or allow for an ending that explained everything. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/14 "2012-11-14T15:03:10Z")
Before the final season started I remember thinking I couldn’t wait till the whole think wrapped up so I could happily go back and watch the entire series again to see how all the pieces and parts as well as character motivations that seemed so meticulously and crytically presented would all fall neatly in place. Ha! ROFLCopter! ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/15 "2012-11-14T15:07:33Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > The basic premise (Plane crash on a secluded island, weird shit happens) is a pretty good idea. Unfortunately, it was ruined by the writers making the story up as they went along. I suspect that they were originally going to have the island be Purgatory, but since everyone on the Internet suspected that was the case pretty soon on, they had to change it. But it turned out to be that anyway, basically. I was angered by not tying up loose ends that were made out to be a huge deal in seasons 1 and 2 and then, poof, nonissues. Like Walt. Why was he special? What was up with that? And what about the dog? I can’t even watch the re-runs because they just piss me off. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/16 "2012-11-14T15:24:18Z")
Tripe can at least be used for menudo. There is nothing useful that can be salvaged from the hours I wasted on Lost. ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/17 "2012-11-14T15:30:36Z")
LOL! ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/18 "2012-11-14T15:31:47Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > But it turned out to be that anyway, basically. NO IT WASN’T. Jesus, if there’s one thing you HAVE to take away from the Lost finale, it’s that The Island is not purgatory. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/19 "2012-11-14T15:45:54Z")
Yeah, you’ll get a lot of support for your opinion, here and elsewhere, but we can’t _all_ agree. Specifically, _I_ don’t agree. I thought the end of _Lost_ was nearly perfect (with a few minor quibbles, like why is that major character going off into the Great Beyond with the spoiled brat with whom he shared about ten minutes instead of his One Perfect Love?). I got all the answers I needed and didn’t need answers to the questions that were left open. Thematically, and in terms of the characters, everything connected for me extremely well. I know mine is a minority opinion, but there it is. I am curious, though, to know how well reactions to the ending of Lost correlate with the ending of the _Dark Tower_ series by Stephen King. I liked both - in many of the same ways - and know that many disliked both. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971/20 "2012-11-14T15:51:21Z")
> [@Luk3112](#): > > Because I spent hundreds of hours of my life on that show. Hundreds? There were only 121 episodes. Did you watch it twice? > [@](#): > > Why is important you you to find out why its important to me. I might have discovered the issue. Lost was originally presented for English speakers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-please-agree-that-lost-tv-show-in-the-end-was-a-load-of-tripe/640971.md?page=2)