How did all these fucked up people end up on the same plane?
I love this stuff! People kept treating Lost like a mystery. But it was more like a soap opera where the agony can only end when the characters die but the characters really don't die they just time-shop but then it had to end so they did. Nicholas Jahr continues...
The essential question the series asked in episode after episode was: you find yourself on a deserted island with a bunch of strangers. You can be anyone you want. Can you reinvent yourself? Can you leave your past behind? Again and again, the answer the show returned was a resounding: No. When a character made peace with their demons, his days were numbered. It was hard to tell if this was a matter of dramatic convenience or part of a grand design, but the body count rose at an impressive clip.
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