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Originally Posted by Red Brooklyn
Yeah, man, I just didn't see it that way. I found it playful. I didn't see Ben as snooty. The Dharma guys are a little bumbling, but it read as more caught off guard and confused than dumb to me.
Fans all have a right to their own reactions. You're right. They don't owe Darlton allegience or praise or anything of the sort. Especially if they don't genuinely feel it. However most of them (and not you, to your credit) seem to be demanding one for the other. These fans feel they are owed something for their investment. Then again, the show created and fostered that. It made itself available, accessible and open to imagination. There was bound to be disappointment. The polar reaction to S6 does not surprise me. Nor does the luke warm/mixed reception of "The New Man In Charge."
I get it. I just don't agree. I felt it was a great dessert to compliment an excellent meal.
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And, just to clarify, I agree with you wrt Season 6's divisive religious ending contributing to the show's specialness. If there's anything artistically special about LOST it is that it divided the fanbase into two camps that both reflect the show's central theme and one of the larger dialectics in the world itself (science vs faith).