My 2 cents. Overall a good ending, but far too many commercials breaking up the story flow.
Those fans most interested in the character relationships are very happy with the ending as it gave them happy closure.
Those fans most interested with the mysteries/mythology of the series will be somewhat disappointed as many important questions (the numbers, lack of fertility, MIB and Jacob’s real identities, the Dharma initiative sponsors from MI, etc.) have been left unresolved.
In complete agreement with the commercial. Absolutely interrupted the flow of the story. Wow, a set of commercials every 4 to 5 minutes.
That was always a problem for the show. I actually gave up originally and left it ride for about two years. Then I happened to rent the first DVD, got the story without those hopeless and meaningless interruptions and finally understood what was going on. So, I was hooked from that point. Now, the fifth season was so weird I started to lose interest again (then my wife died and, rating far behind every other consideration, I lost my main LOST partner). So the fun began to go out of it. Then season six was too complex, given I'd not really seen enough of season five. But, the recap show helped a lot and I very much enjoyed the finale.
Good stuff from the guys at Bad Robot (and I liked that there was no audio on the final bug).
Those fans most interested with the mysteries/mythology of the series will be somewhat disappointed as many important questions (the numbers, lack of fertility, MIB and Jacob’s real identities, the Dharma initiative sponsors from MI, etc.) have been left unresolved.
Put me in the latter camp - probably due to my math/science background and interest. I'm not content to just accept what happens in my surroundings with no explanation, and only focus in on the people around me, since I'm not really that much of a "people person." I want to know why things around me happen - the rules of the game, the physics and rationale behind the environment I live in so I can understand it and potentially use it to my advantage. The physical universe and rules governing the island were NEVER explained. For me, no closure at all. A very frustrating show.
The writers were definitely more in the "man of faith" vs. the "man of science" camp, effectively thumbing their nose at science fiction fans. They might as well have had the Keebler Elves living in a tree somewhere on the island, populated it with unicorns and dinosaurs, or had the castaways be visited by Santa Claus. Would have made about as much sense.