Now that some time has passed and I've read what others have to say, I have to weigh in with my take on how (badly) LOST ended.
But let me get something out of the way right up front: A neat Hollywood ending is not necessarily the sign of a good story and I didn't want as much from LOST. I like a little lasting mystery--fuel to fire repeated viewings and endless conversations with my friends. Having said that, the fundamental questions raised by the show should have been answered and the basic plots concluded. That is, after all, what "the end" means--it means the story you started to tell is over, so there should be pretty obvious clues that this is, in fact, true.
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