"This is the way the world ends...
This is the way the world ends...
This is the way the world ends...
Not with a bang
This is the way the world ends...
Not with a bang
But with a whimper."
(T S Eliot)
Lost didn't end with a bang. It was certainly not a crescendo, a climax. It kind of fizzled out, leaving the audience vaguely confused.
By the time we reached "Across the Sea" I was thinking wow, and very excited about the ending. Then the ending came and it just wasn't anything remarkable.
They built it up so nicely as well; the memories of the various characters proved to be an effective, nostalgic montage. You fondly recalled 6 years of episodes and incidents. Even Charlie's past made you smile.
The final battle with the smoke monster was lame. The revelation that everyone was living in a post-death illusory reality in order to work through their issues... a bit flat.
