On May 23rd, 2010, the story told by the television series Lost came to an end. With no new episodes in the past year it is clear that Lost was really two shows and not one. One of those shows was about a group of characters finding redemption, the other was about a crazy island. If you favored the first show, the ending was probably very satisfying. If you were in it for the second show, you are probably still upset.
The answer as to which you liked comes down to one question. Are you okay with cork? That's what the island is, it's a cork used to hold back a darkness. It's not a perfect cork, most corks aren't, and darkness will still leak through. And as with any strange occurrence, the closer you get to its source the more strange things start happening. If your okay with this, then you cared about a character driven show. If you don't like cork, then you probably weren't very happy with the ending.
There was the extra bit given on the DVD. For those that wanted answers it offered them. But watching it made me feel like something was wrong, like I didn't need it. Why? Because the character story, the thing that really set Lost apart from the other genre crap out there, was over. Ever since Lost started, many genre shows have tried to duplicate it and most have failed. The only genre show left on the air (on network television at least) is Fringe, another show started by J.J. Abbrams that focuses heavily on character.
I still enjoy talking about Lost and I still listen to a weekly podcast that talks about it. I also have the giant and awesome boxed set. But after one year, I'm not hungry for more. That more than anything else shows, that for me, Lost had a great and satisfying ending.
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