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Originally Posted by irishjayhawk
Planning a character arc (or the last shot book ending the first shot) is not the same as what you're suggesting.
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Yes, it is and I explained it earlier in this thread.
The entire series was Jack's story. It was Jack's journey from a "Man of Science" to a "Man of Faith".
The flashbacks don't matter. The "Sideways" flashes don't matter. All that matters is Jack's journey in "real time" from the moment his eyes were opened to the moment his eyes closed.
If the show had ended after two seasons, it would have ended the same exact way and been about the same exact thing. But, it went six seasons, which allowed the producers to flesh out other characters that helped Jack reach enlightenment, characters that existed only because Jack needed them to exist in order to "move on".