Lost Finale
After stewing on the Lost finale for a few days (3 seasons in two weeks resolution, kinda, and no waiting) I have reached a fanwank I'm happy-ish with.
The flashes in season 6 obviously can't be an alternative reality that doesn't work but I became too invested with some of the stories to dismiss them totally as the Losties just working out issues before moving on with their afterlife. Therefore imo the flashes were Lostie heaven, it wasn't perfect but for the majority of characters their lives were better or were exactly what they needed them to be in order to understand themselves and their life choices.
They only recovered their memories and congregated en masse when it was time to help just dead Jack accept his death. It's something they do every time one of them dies.
Time has been weird on the show since season 4 so imo Jack in the flashes was still dead Jack in heaven but we saw him there after his death, the one we didn't see until the finale. After the final white light the Losties returned to their individual but interacting heavens and carried on without those memories. Shipper wise that means the couples can still meet and fall in love, like James/Juliet and Charlie/Claire, but only when the time is right so Kate/Jack will happen but probably not until she dealt with her legal troubles.
There are flaws in my wank I agree but still it's better than the WTH!?! reaction I've been having since I watched the last episode.
The flashes in season 6 obviously can't be an alternative reality that doesn't work but I became too invested with some of the stories to dismiss them totally as the Losties just working out issues before moving on with their afterlife. Therefore imo the flashes were Lostie heaven, it wasn't perfect but for the majority of characters their lives were better or were exactly what they needed them to be in order to understand themselves and their life choices.
They only recovered their memories and congregated en masse when it was time to help just dead Jack accept his death. It's something they do every time one of them dies.
Time has been weird on the show since season 4 so imo Jack in the flashes was still dead Jack in heaven but we saw him there after his death, the one we didn't see until the finale. After the final white light the Losties returned to their individual but interacting heavens and carried on without those memories. Shipper wise that means the couples can still meet and fall in love, like James/Juliet and Charlie/Claire, but only when the time is right so Kate/Jack will happen but probably not until she dealt with her legal troubles.
There are flaws in my wank I agree but still it's better than the WTH!?! reaction I've been having since I watched the last episode.