Average Jane Watches Finales

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Last night I watched Tuesday night’s series finale of "Veronica Mars" and the season finale of "Lost."

"Veronica Mars" just made me sad. It was clearly meant as a season finale, but then the show got cancelled, so that meant that none of the loose ends will ever be tied up. Sigh.

"Lost" was freakin’ awesome. I actually felt as though I understood things better once I’d worked them through my subconscious as I slept. How many shows engage your imagination to that extent, I ask you?

So apparently the island is at the locus of numerous parallel universes. Once you’re there, it’s highly unlikely that you’d be able to go back to your own universe (and Jack’s flash-forwards suggest a scenario in which they did get "rescued," only to end up in the wrong reality), which is why Ben is so adamant that everyone stay put. I assume that Jacob is caught somewhere between universes and I have an inkling that more than one universe’s Richard is in play.

Do I understand any of what I’ve just said? Not so much, although I have decades of science fiction reading under my belt to help me grasp the basic ideas. There’s still a lot to figure out, but there are several more seasons left for that. My show-meter was tipping toward "Heroes" for most of the season, but I think "Lost" is back at the top again now. If you’re a "Lost" watcher, what did you think?

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Cat update: Xena’s antibiotics seem to be working. She’s been hanging out with us (she likes to pretend to suckle on my fluffy robe, which is cute and sad at the same time), and I think she’s about a day or two away from giving in and playing with Velvet.

This is my last workday of the week and I’m going in early to make sure I get everything finished before I leave. Have a lovely Thursday!

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4 responses to “Average Jane Watches Finales”

May 24, 2007

dh

Hmm, never thought that the island could be between parallel universes. I just figured that the flashes were from the future, where life could never be the same after the island.
Having said that, Kate was a wanted fugitive before the crash, and she didn’t much look like she was on the run this time.
It would also explain why Jack’s father may still be alive (ie. referring to the phrase ‘if my father is more drunk than me, you can fire me’ from Jack) – though he may have just been delusional.
Still a lot of questions, but this season was definitely one of the best, and the finale was excellent.
There’s still three seasons left (of 16 episodes each), so I’m sure the producers have some ideas left yet, though I don’t know how they can continue for another 48 episodes!
Hope season 4 is just as good as this one though! 🙂

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May 24, 2007

Karl

Man, Lost rocked it last night. Totally made up for a so-so Heroes finale. Interesting theory about the parallel universes.
I just figured it was a straight flash-forward to modern time. Great twists.

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May 24, 2007

East Coast Girl

Interesting observations — that answers a lot of questions. I always thought that Jacob was in a parallel universe or between planes, but I never thought to apply that same principal to Jack’s flash forward — why Kate is not incarcerated, why Jack’s Dad is still alive, why no-one can help Jack. The same could even be true to Desmond’s visions, and why they keep changing. I think you may be on to something there.

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May 29, 2007

Blondie

I have never seen Heroes, but I can’t wait for it to come out on DVD so I can get in on the action. I loved the Lost finale. I totally understand what you said about the different realities–like it. Very interesting! Glad to hear the kitty is doing better.

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