Media News
Lost finale creates much debate
Tuesday 25 May 2010
The final episode - which was aired simultaneously in eight countries on Monday morning and screened on RTÉ last night - saw all the characters reuniting for what appeared to be their own funeral, with a parallel lives theme in the final series.
Read our thoughts on the final episode here.
Chris Seay, author of The Gospel According To Lost, said the show "wasn't what I hoped".
Pointing to the pledge from Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse that the island wasn't a purgatory for the victims of the Oceanic airliner crash, Seay suggested that the outcome of the series amounted to "sort of a misdirection".
In reference the finale's closing scenes in an LA church, he said: "It was the most compelling part of the show - people that you love being present together."
He added: "But now, many of us are going to be having conversations about who died when, and what was the island. These were questions you would hope we would have gotten a little further down the road on."
On the other hand, Nikki Stafford - the author of Finding Lost - "absolutely loved" the finale.
Stafford argued the plane really crashed on the island, the castaways survived, and went on to have all the experiences viewers saw there.
But in her view, the sideways world is their purgatory. And since "there is no 'now' here," in the words of Jack's father at the church, all those gathered there had died, at one time or another, after living their own respective lives.
"They reconverged for Jack's sake and this purgatory was an afterlife scenario, shown through Jack's lens," Stafford said.
Click here for Terms of use
|
Top 10 Most Read
Must Watch TV
-
- House
Can you believe it? It's the last ever episode of House. Eight seasons of medical conundrums, acerbic wit, questionable managerial style, drug addictions, psychiatric help, ill-fated romances, plus a prison sentence to boot, resulted in Dr Gregory House becoming one of TV's most memorable characters. The role nabbed Hugh Laurie a brace of Golden Globes plus a slate of Emmy nominations, catapulting the former Blackadder star to meteoric fame. At its peak, House was watched by 81.8 million people in 66 countries. Fittingly titled 'Everybody Dies' to bookend the 2004 pilot 'Everybody Lies', this emotional final prescription sees House examine his life and personal demons as he treats a drug-addicted patient (guest star James LeGros). Plus, former stars Jennifer Morrison, Olivia Wilde and Amber Tamblyn return; as does Kal Penn, who resumes his role as Kutner, the man who took his own life in Season Five. Dr Greg, we salute you!
-
- The Works
And so it can be revealed . . . Tonight The Works broadcasts a special edition of the programme to announce Ireland's Favourite Painting. President Michael D. Higgins will unveil the most popular painting, as voted for by the public, in the company of presenter John Kelly. The general public had their say in assembled vox pops discussing the short-listed ten artworks. Meanwhile, art critic, Cristín Leach Hughes, and art enthusiast, TV producer Bill Hughes, discuss the original long-list of 100 paintings with Mike Murphy.
-
- Glee
School's out for summer at McKinley High and as some of our favourite Gleeks don their cap and gown, you might need those tissues handy for an emotional finale to season three of the hit musical comedy. As graduation arrives for the class of 2012, New Directions look to the past and present, while contemplating their futures. What does the big bad world have in store for Rachel, Finn, Santana, Kurt, Puck, Quinn, Mercedes and Mike? And how will the glee club kids left behind cope without their friends? With Rachel still hoping to make her New York dreams come true and maybe a wedding or two on the cards, there's lots to look forward to in this final fix. Fans needn't worry about bidding farewell to the graduates; many are already confirmed to return, one way or another, for a much-anticipated fourth outing.
-
- Temple Street Children's Hospital
This week on Temple Street Children's Hospital we meet a baby named Mark Sheehan. Mark has been a long-term patient in the hospital's intensive care unit since he was born and has a number of complicated heart and breathing difficulties. In the first few weeks of his life, he had to undergo intensive surgery and his Mum, Dad, twin brother and other siblings based in Cork are all hopeful that one day he will eventually be strong enough to go home. We follow the journey of the medical team as they investigate Mark's complex condition and see the impact that his stay has had on the lives of his parents and extended family.