Gorefest, on 10 May 2019 - 12:06 PM, said:
And of course 'Lost' pulled out the afterlife scenario card to explain the car crash that they had become.
People misunderstand this.
The so-called afterlife bits (called "Flash Sideways") only existed in the last season and only existed to allow the people who went through all this a "waiting room" so they could all move on together into the afterlife as a final act. The whole season of main story still happened, as did everything else. This is why the cast and crew adopted the phrase "What happened, Happened" because so many people misconstrued the point of the Flash Sideways to the Waiting Room portion where Desmond went around and gathered their souls as they died in their own timelines. There was no other "afterlife" aspect to it, and that portion doesn't interfere with the main story at all. So no, it was not a "card pulled" to explain anything. It was a way to unite everyone who died during the show with everyone who died later in one spot as the show ended. That's it.
LOST was amazing. It was about the journey of the characters, not the answers. But I have found over the years that audiences split into those that cared more about the mysteries and the answers, than the characters and the journey. I cared more about the latter, so I loved every second of (and I watched all 6 seasons through twice).
amphibian, on 10 May 2019 - 12:34 PM, said:
QuickTidal will tell you that he loved the Lost last season and the reunion in the after life. He's also telling you that he generally loves this season of GoT. So they're going to end GoT with similar thematic elements dominating what's on screen more than the plot that has come previously, if the similarities continue.
HA! This is very true.
And on topic with loving this season of GoT. Yeah, I'm enjoying it a lot and to be frank if it ends up the whole thing was more about the journey (like LOST), then I think I'll be fine.
This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 10 May 2019 - 01:05 PM
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