Well, here we are at the end of a great ride. LOST is coming to the end. It’s been one of the truly greatest shows of my lifetime. The way it has allowed people to engage in the story; provided a different perspective each week, yet totally related to the overall arc of the story; and has been a world in which we can escape if not for an hour a week.
The characters have been remarkably connective. Whether it’s as Jack Shepherd or Matthew Fox; Richard Alpert or Nestor Carbonell; John Locke or Terry O’Quinn; Hurley (Hugo) Reyes or Jorge Garcia, all the cast whether as themselves or their character have each made us feel some other-level connection. I think the greatest thing the cast and crew has done for the audience is that they have each treated the show as if they were the audience as well.
Even though it has already been (and will continue to be) in syndication, unlike other shows (M.A.S.H., Cheers, Friends, etc) this show will have a different feel. We will know the end, and the end in a show like this is much different than a show like Cheers, where every episode was disconnected serially from the others.
I fear for possibly great shows that come along after LOST (i.e. – Flash Forward, V, etc) where the show is serial in nature and each episode leads to the next and the next and a mystery continues from one to the other. These shows will now be criticized as “trying to be the next LOST” and they will get slighted on their own merit.
It will not only a show that is missed, but an escape and a connection point. You may be bummed that your favorite character was killed off or portrayed in a way you didn’t think was proper; or maybe your theories didn’t turn out quite how you had hoped; or maybe you loved everything about the show … whatever the case may be, we say Aloha to – unarguably – one of the greatest shows in the history of television.
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