Comparing Two Finales
So as you may or may not know, Ashes to Ashes was not the only show with a finale this week. Lost aired its finale tonight, and I thought it would be interesting to compare and contrast the two shows.
They both ended incredibly similarly, and I've have to say, Lost's finale made me appreciate Ashes to Ashes more. When Shaz, Chris and Ray realized that they were dead, I really felt for them. I mourned with them. But when the characters on Lost realized they were dead, it was kind of just this weird vacant smile that was a bit creepy.
And then when they moved on to the Railway Arms, I felt a nice sense of completion because their lives were over and they were going to start their new afterlives. But on Lost, I just didn't get that. Kate, Sawyer, Hurley, Miles, etc were still alive. We don't get to see their lives, but it is entirely possible that they live into their seventies. So maybe they meet other people and fall in love with other people. Maybe Sawyer and Kate get together. Their lives are unfinished. But since they were in the church, it feels like their lives were reduced to time spent on the Island.
I dunno. I just wanted to see what fellow Ashes to Ashes would have to say when comparing the finales. Because to me the similarities were obvious, but I was wondering if other people felt the same, and if seeing Lost's finale impacted how you viewed Ashes to Ashes' finale..
They both ended incredibly similarly, and I've have to say, Lost's finale made me appreciate Ashes to Ashes more. When Shaz, Chris and Ray realized that they were dead, I really felt for them. I mourned with them. But when the characters on Lost realized they were dead, it was kind of just this weird vacant smile that was a bit creepy.
And then when they moved on to the Railway Arms, I felt a nice sense of completion because their lives were over and they were going to start their new afterlives. But on Lost, I just didn't get that. Kate, Sawyer, Hurley, Miles, etc were still alive. We don't get to see their lives, but it is entirely possible that they live into their seventies. So maybe they meet other people and fall in love with other people. Maybe Sawyer and Kate get together. Their lives are unfinished. But since they were in the church, it feels like their lives were reduced to time spent on the Island.
I dunno. I just wanted to see what fellow Ashes to Ashes would have to say when comparing the finales. Because to me the similarities were obvious, but I was wondering if other people felt the same, and if seeing Lost's finale impacted how you viewed Ashes to Ashes' finale..