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JamesG · 05-10-2013, 12:13 AM

"Lost" Villain Explains Series Ending and Smoke Monster

Award-winning actor Michael Emerson is best known for playing the bad guy on "Lost", and gives us his insight into the ending, and the infamous smoke monster.

Did you like the ending that the writers went with?

I did, I was one of the few who liked it.

What really happened?

Well, think of the problem that the writers of "Lost" faced. Their writing and narrative just doesn't go along in a straight line like most conventional shows. The narrative went exploding in all different directions, towards the future, towards the past, towards other dimensions.

So, how do you coral a thing going in all different directions? You would bring it all back to the center and the center they selected was a more spiritual ending. It didn't depend on a goof, or a gag or, a trick of perception, or a lens being reversed ... it was none of that.

It was the after-life, about life and death.

What was up with the smoke monster?

The smoke monster was just an iteration of who The Dark Man was, or evil if you want to call it that. But, it's a kind of innocent evil.

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Retro4Life · 05-10-2013, 07:06 AM

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Well, as a fan of the show for the entire run, I'm happy he liked the ending, but personally I found it very disappointing. Not because they didn't "answer everything" or because I didn't "understand" the ending (the common retorts of the finale's die hard defenders) but because it wasn't consistent with things that were established previous to it. It also seemed quite underwhelming to me (a cosmic cork, that was the whole point?).

regardless I still hold the show in high regard for its wonderful moments from other seasons. But that final year just seemed forced, flat and written on the fly.

robyrob · 05-10-2013, 11:09 AM

he can call it whatever he likes, but the ending was a rip-off to the fans of the show; they did not deliver on the promises made in the early seasons of the show and basically lied when they said they knew where they were going with the ending for the entire run of the show, it was just a cheap cop-out that really had nothing to do with the premise of the show at the beginning.

05-10-2013, 12:13 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,120	"Lost's" Michael Emerson Explains Ending and Smoke Monster *"Lost" Villain Explains Series Ending and Smoke Monster* Award-winning actor Michael Emerson is best known for playing the bad guy on "Lost", and gives us his insight into the ending, and the infamous smoke monster. Did you like the ending that the writers went with? I did, I was one of the few who liked it. What really happened? Well, think of the problem that the writers of "Lost" faced. Their writing and narrative just doesn't go along in a straight line like most conventional shows. The narrative went exploding in all different directions, towards the future, towards the past, towards other dimensions. So, how do you coral a thing going in all different directions? You would bring it all back to the center and the center they selected was a more spiritual ending. It didn't depend on a goof, or a gag or, a trick of perception, or a lens being reversed ... it was none of that. It was the after-life, about life and death. What was up with the smoke monster? The smoke monster was just an iteration of who The Dark Man was, or evil if you want to call it that. But, it's a kind of innocent evil. http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/arc...8c2a6c6a00018d Attached Images

05-10-2013, 07:06 AM	#2
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	*SPOILERS*** Well, as a fan of the show for the entire run, I'm happy he liked the ending, but personally I found it very disappointing. Not because they didn't "answer everything" or because I didn't "understand" the ending (the common retorts of the finale's die hard defenders) but because it wasn't consistent with things that were established previous to it. It also seemed quite underwhelming to me (a cosmic cork, that was the whole point?). regardless I still hold the show in high regard for its wonderful moments from other seasons. But that final year just seemed forced, flat and written on the fly.
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robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,189	he can call it whatever he likes, but the ending was a rip-off to the fans of the show; they did not deliver on the promises made in the early seasons of the show and basically lied when they said they knew where they were going with the ending for the entire run of the show, it was just a cheap cop-out that really had nothing to do with the premise of the show at the beginning.
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