LOST (tv) would be a great theraputic tool... What do you think?

caliotter3 · May 24, 2010

I just finished watching the finale on hulu. Must say that the meeting of everyone in the church after their deaths was an interesting ending and I liked the explanation that the church was the place people created to meet their friends, but I was still a little let down from six seasons of the storyline. I think it would be somewhat difficult to focus on the spiritual aspects of the series for a hospice discussion without getting engaged in the entertainment side. I do feel a sense of loss without the show to look forward to each week. TV is so devoid of anything good to watch.

llg, PhD, RN · May 24, 2010

Loved the show overall ... enjoyed the "happy endings" throughout the finale ... thought the whole last 15 mintues was so hokey that I felt very disappointed and betrayed by the writers/producers.

We, the loyal audience, deserve better than that. We made them all rich, and they let us down in the end.

MsEisBack · May 24, 2010

I think that there were some important truths about CONNECTIONS in this show.

I think the ending was absolutely perfect; it gave concrete answers about what happened to the people you cared about but it also left alot to interpretation and developement of your own philosophy, which is why I think it would make a great theraputic tool in some cases. Sure I know some of this was intentional and made to generate advertising and product revenue (like having Matt Fox cry like a baby during the first 10 mins jimmi kimmel), but all and all I think they developed a quality product that could be useful in a discussion about life and death and CONNECTIONS which ultimately bring meaning to life. I am a student, but I'm sure you experienced nurses have dealt with people who have no connections or incomplete connections...I'm sure some of you have had to be that "connection" for someone. In your experiences would you say that people who are in that situation, with few or no connections, die easily or peacefully? I can't imagine they do....

So Again, I think it could be useful at least in getting people thinking about and actively working on their relationships and the things about them that are timeless and that they want to leave behind.

caliotter3 · May 24, 2010

I particularly noticed the part when Ben told John Locke that he wasn't going inside the church because he still had some things to work out. That was good, but maybe could have been expanded on a little, but then, a lot could have been expanded on. It has now been several hours since I watched, and I still have this pervasive feeling that something very important was left out, did not occur; characters that I cared about weren't in the church. I just don't feel like it really should have ended that way; too much missing from the last scenes on the island to the meeting in the church. I believe the series could have gone on for quite some time and kept my interest. My biggest criticism was about the long hiatus that ABC engaged in. I would lose interest when the show wasn't around for long periods of time. I hate how they do that with most prime time shows. I really believe that I won't find anything of that caliber to get and hold my interest when it comes to watching TV. I already miss Lost.

tewdles, RN · May 25, 2010

We had LOST parties at my house every week...homemade pizza, cold beverages, and all the kids home to watch.

We felt disappointed by the ending...it was sort of an easy way out for the writers. They essentially only had to answer a single question about all of the mystery in the program...that question being "did they survive the crash". Why were Walt and Michael not at the church? Could Ben not go in because he actually only existed in a post death dream or existence shared by the crash victims? Too many questions...

It was a wonderful show...completely different than anything which has been on tv before...and yes, it left us wanting more.

MsEisBack · May 26, 2010

I think we are going to get a better understanding of some of the islands mysteries and unanswered questions on the complete series dvd's...they've got to give you some reason to buy series dvds.

Jack was not particularly close to Walt and was especially out with Micheal after his betrayal of the group to Ben. Plus Micheal (as a ghost) told Hurley that he was stuck on the Island. Remember that the church scene is from "Jack's" perspective, the people that mattered most to him. If we were looking at this from Locke's perspective, I'm sure Walt would be there because they were "tight"

Ben has issues...and probably will still have issues in the afterlife. I think he's just not ready to accept forgiveness or compassion so when he eventually dies he will choose to stay in "pergatory." That's why he didn't go in the church.

At the very end we were looking at Jack's death... a dream state that dying people may enter as they are passing away.

psychonaut · May 27, 2010

Considering that the finale made me want to hang myself (especially since my DVR recorded it in lieu of "Breaking Bad"), I consider it very appropriate for a hospice situation.

Considering how good most of the episodes were...blech, the finale SUCKED.