Are You Lost?

We have left the month of May and the concluding drama of Lost.  While the networks have a number of interesting shows on the way this summer, it is unlikely anything will capture our imagination as did Lost.  And this may be just as well.  Lost was draining in many ways.  At times I felt I needed a large board with lines connecting photos to remember and understand the plot - something like the board in Flash Forward (which if anything is another failed attempt to mimic Lost).

I watched each and every episode to the bitter end.  And it was bitter at times.  While I am not disappointed in the ending, I am somewhat dismayed as others may be.  And the Jimmy Kimmel Special did not help.  The show periodically wandered too far, such as the Temple of Doom staging at the end of the series, but most of the characters stayed true.  And when they did not remain the same person, as with Locke, at least the changes were subtle and some of the former character was still there.  Of course, if you want to dissect every scene you will always have Lostpedia and thousands of other such sites. 

At this point much of what needs to be said about the series has been said, but I do hope this is truly the end.  I heard talk about a second series with Hurley and Ben running the next phase of the island.  Bad idea, unless you truly want to go the route of Gilligan's Island or Fantasy Island.  Let it go, and enjoy the reruns.