Was it the first level of purgatory, a lower plane of existence, or what? What the heck WAS the smoke monster? The Egyptian crap? The ability of these beings to roam the world, make people not age, etc.? Who were the Others? What was the deal with Electromagnetism? The cave of light? The temple? The giant statue? The questions are endless.
Apparently the answer from the writers was... who cares? It was all purgatory or whatever so anything goes & we don't have to explain ANYTHING. Just get the viewers all weepy with a happy ending, and they'll shut off their brains and ignore the fact that almost nothing ON THE ISLAND was ever explained.
Six Year Show Synopsis: Plane crashes. Everyone (maybe) dies and goes to purgatory, or otherwise some strange unexplained place. Weird stuff happens. Everyone hugs, kisses, flashes back, and then lives happily ever after in heaven, or the highest plane of existence, or whatever.
My opinion.... WORST... SEASON... FINALE.... EVER....
Hold off on condemning it just yet. The more I think about it, the more okay I am with it.
I think they want you to decide for yourself what all the rest was - why the island was there, what the smoke monster was about (They kind of explained that the smoke monster was a mistake on Jacob’s part, by killing his brother, he created it.) (And when Linus was given another chance in the temple, it was the Man In Black giving it to him).
You kind of have to suspend your disbelief with this show, now - just like watching Kink Kong, you have to accept that a giant ape lived on an island with no mates or other apes, with dinosaurs and giant insects, and not knowing how they got there.
I also suspect they may have left themselves a lot of material to go back to, if they ever decide to make another show, or a movie, or even books. The island could be eternal, and they could have endless sequels and prequels with it. Will they ever go back? Who knows?
I agree. I really liked the characters and the finale wrapped up all of the characters’ stories nicely.
But, they completely ignored one of the most important characters, the island. So, I’m only partially satisfied.
All of the time they wasted showing the ALT timeline this season should have been used to answer questions about the island. Some of the ALT timeline was necessary for the ending we got, but what about the island? (Which was so important in seasons 1-3.)
great show over all, and great ending.......makes one think about getting that chance when you die to resolve your lives conflicts, to make up for some things...
sad all over again.....