I totally did not walk away from this thinking that the Ajira Plane crashed. It was the original Oceanic wreakage. I also think that the Flash Sideways WAS a form of purgatory, limbo whatever you call it, and the bright light outside the church door was heaven.
Thats just my take.
I didn’t watch it till last night from my DVR. I’ve watched the entire series faithfully and never missed a show. At the end, I see how each of their stories were involved and intricate, but I think the whole premise of the show was more simplistic.
I believe ‘LOST’ truly meant “lost souls”. They were all on Oceanic 815 and they all died in the original crash - it just took them each a while to figure it out. Each of them had things they had to do or finish before moving on.
At the very end, when Jack was in the bamboo field again w/Vincent licking his face - just as he was right after the crash - he saw the plane finally flying over with his last breath. That, to me, was significant of him finally letting go and truly “leaving the island”.
Then we silently saw the old wreckage - untouched on the beach. It didn’t appear anyone survived that crash.
I sure teared up alot last night. Bravo to the creators and writers of LOST. The entire series on DVD will make great gifts for people for years to come. You can always find some little something to talk about how it wove into the story and what it meant in the grand scheme.