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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Here's the deal: From a story standpoint (and TV series) it was a simple concept. Even though most people thought that the writers were making it up as they went along, the most important part of the show, The Theme, never changed.

I'm sure the pitch went something like this:

We have a show about a Hero and his journey. His very soul lies in the balance. His journey is one of redemption. If he can redeem himself, he'll save his soul and the souls of his followers. If he can't, they'll all end up soulless and in a Hell.

Sounds sorta interesting, but nothing really new and exciting, right?

So then they add this:

What separates this Hero's journey and our story is that it follows a group of people that were in a devastating plane crash that end up on a lush tropical island. But the island really isn't a tropical island. There are polar bears, unexplained electromagnetic power, several groups allied against our survivors and a game being played that could decide the fate of everyone on the island.

Now, there were many failed plot devices including Aaron, Walt, Jack's tattoos, Mr. Eko and more. The show was able to rebound but they never fully explained those devices and instead, decided to cover it up by stating the show was really about redemption. Not about EM, Dharma, Egyptian statues, etc.

If you re-watch all of the episodes, I'm sure that the finale will have more meaning and you may have an epiphany as to what really happened in the end.

Or not.

Sounds good...i want to believe you....

But it seems like the series started off more Sci-Fi......that was the orginal hook anyways......Guess i was just disappointed they strayed from that.