I can't say that I'm fond of saying that TV programs have a finale (it makes me sound like an American voiceover man or the ringleader of a circus) but the last two episodes of Lost season 5 were just that.
Yes it's mental. Yes it's obscenley far-fetched. Yes it's confusing. But it is utterly compelling TV. I find myself more drawn to it the more insane it gets and, although the insane anti was upped yesterday, things seem to be drawing toward a conclusion now. The stage appears to be set for an all out war between the forces of free will and determinism and although the marooned plane crash survivors core now seems slightly oblique I think there will be a satisfactory conclusion to the central question of the whole show (when it became apparent they hadn't been involved in an ordinary plane crash); Why are they there?
Or instead the resolution could be left ambigous and fan boys the world over will bay for the heads of the producers on a plate. The writers have already said that they may not conclusively state what the Island is, comparing the idea of doing so to questioning or defining the Force is Star Wars, so conceivably they could go the all out and leave the questions that Lost poses to internet forums and articles on fansites the world over. I think this concept would appeal to the writers themselves as they seemed interested in scientific, mythological and philosophical content and references above all but , given the antipathy directed toward the unresolved final episode of The Sopranos, I can't see this playing with American network directors.
Either way Lost finally seems to be answering as many questions as it raises and, if it continues in a similar vain, the outcome should be incredible.
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