Locke manages to escape the island through death, reappearing before the Oceanic Six and begging them to return. At this point, the Oceanic Six (Sun, Kate, Jack, Hurley, Sayid, and Baby Aaron) have escaped the island and are attempting to lead normal lives while being haunted by the fact that they've abandoned the rest of the castaways on the island, which has been thrown into a time loop. To accurately assess that finale, you kind of have to go back to the beginning of Season Five. But the big rub? Lost left a lot of viewers dumbfounded. There were also unfounded theories that everyone was dead. There were official plans for a volcano hell scene. Eventually they caved and confirmed that: 1) no, not everyone was dead the whole time, 2) yes, that was a "heaven-esque" setting in the church where all the characters met, and 3) the purpose was to tell a story about people lost and searching for answers. Were they really dead the whole time? Why didn't it answer every question this show presented in six seasons?įor years, the creators stayed silent-refusing to over-explain the ending. At the time it aired-on May 23, 2010-fans famously did not understand what the hell had happened when Jack died on that island and was suddenly in a church with all his other dead friends.
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That's a big undertaking because Lost's disappointing series finale is as iconic as the show. With time on my hands, I revisited the series in the past few months. The 11 Most Controversial TV Finales of All Time