I like to think that Rose and Bernard remembered everything right from the moment they were on the plane at the beginning of the flash sideways. That they didn't need a big built up moment because they were so at peace together for so many years. Fits with Rose telling Jack he can "let go" at the start of season 6, and Bernard being really chill about the bizarre situation when Jack comes asking about Locke's past. And the really heartfelt "I missed you" from Rose on the plane.
I have never appreciated the LOST finale. Certainly not when it aired back then. I can even say I was one of those who hated it and was not too shy to tell everybody who saw LOST that I loved the first couple of seasons but was deeply disappointed by the finale. Ever since my Dad suddenly died last year, I have watched multiple reaction channels react to LOST and I have found profound peace in the once hated finale. I did not understand back then, but I understand now. Once you have lost someone you hope that it all works out this way. That there is a place, beyond time, where those who have shared your life with you will be waiting and you move on from your journey to the next one. Together. LOST made me believe in that and I want to thank Hogwarts and all the other LOST reactors for bringing me closer to where I am finally at peace with my father's passing. I am so grateful for that! One love.
Late comment as I just finished the series lol. So well said. I lost my Dad about six years ago. The entire finale had me in tears. The scene with Jack and Christian in the church had me sobbing. I loved the finale.
Some of them died on the island, some (Kate, Sawyer, Claire etc) escaped and probably lived full lives. When they died, they reunited in purgatory. Everyone experienced it at different times as seen when Juliet says "we can go Dutch", which is what she said as she was dying. She was experiencing the end. It's really not that confusing. None of the ones in the Church died in the plane crash. So many people seem to struggle with the finale and it always mystifies me how they can get so confused when its literally made explicitly clear.
Great explanation, but one minor quibble: the flash-sideways is a very different thing from purgatory. Purgatory is a place that only certain people go to. Presumably everyone goes to the flash-sideways as they're dying. Purgatory is a place of punishment to free a person of their sins. The flash-sideways is a place of self-reflection and learning to let go. Only one religion gets into purgatory. Any religion can go to the flash-sideways. Purgatory is an afterlife realm. The flash-sideways exists between life and the afterlife. You could argue that this is semantics and splitting hairs, but when the only thing purgatory and the flash-sideways have in common is that they're a holding place for people before they move on into the afterlife, it makes the purgatory comparison weak since Earth could also be considered a holding place for people before they move on into the afterlife. So if Earth, the flash-sideways, and purgatory all share the same similarities, it's important to distinguish each of them.
About Eloise, I figured she didn't want Desmond to mess with stuff because she didn't want *Daniel* to remember. She wanted him to stay with her in the reality where she didn't kill him in a timeloop. She was obviously already 'awake', she just wanted to stay there.
Yeah, she just wanted a bit more time having some positive family time with him (and presumably Charles) - she and Charles did a lot of bad stuff so they need longer to work through it.
Yeah definitely. I do wish however Daniel Charlotte Miles and Frank still got more screen time and development near the end...kind of wish we just had a small clue as to what they were going to do to move on
I have just realised why Sleepy Hannah is a bit confused regarding Eloise. Since they watched the Cut Version, it didn't contain the scene between Desmond and Eloise where you can come to understand or at least guestimate what her motives are. That's actually a really great moment which humanises her just for a few seconds. It's not her being "evil", you can tell what's driving her is that she's just terrified that Desmond would wake EVERYONE up and break apart this perfect little fantasy world wherein she can finally get to live a proper life with the son whose life she ruined. I imagine that in the end Eloise finally has her 'awakening' at the moment Daniel does an act of love/kindness for her or he forgives her in some way. He's already awake now so I think he'd end up being a second Desmond of sorts who would help each of them remaining - maybe he helps Miles and his dad remember, maybe he needs to help Charlotte find whatever it is she needs to make her finally have her 'awakening' - clearly just meeting Daniel wasn't enough? In any case, I imagine that Daniel, Eloise, Charlotte, Miles, Dr. Chang, Lapidus? Widmore? and maybe several others we didn't see yet in the sideways or we didn't know at all - they all moved on finally together once they were ready...
Yep, another scene consisting of the missing important character arcs from the cut up version of the finale. It's rage inducing that ABC has the nerve to remove that stuff. And also they never got to see Daniel and Charlotte meet in the sideways. GUH!
The greatest show ever made. LOST was so important in my life, LOST changed my life for ever. Thank you for letting us join you on this journey...closest thing I'll ever get to watching this for the first time again. See you in another life, Brothá!
Same here. I was already 24 years old when it started but I matured with it and it was part of my life at the most important time of my life. It is very close to my heart and always will be...
I'm so glad Jeremy got it. 50% of my friends that watched it hated it because they were saying they were dead the entire time. When Jeremy had that confused look in his face as if he was going to say something crazy I was like 'Shut up Jeremy." LOL ALL aside Im going to say the same thing I said to the Normies it was such a great pleasure rewatching the show and going on this Lost journey with you guys. OH and make sure you watch all the bloopers and some of the other blog on RUclips that talk about the Island Mysteries.
Agreed. I was thrilled that he got it. And not only did he get it, but he did some much deeper analysis than I expected, correctly pointing out that the flash-sideways could have been filled with the collective consciousnesses of everyone from the island, OR it could have been just Jack's personal post-death transition state. Both technically work (though I think there's more evidence supporting the former).
Actually proud of the fact that he actually did end up figuring it out, and largely mostly on his own too when he was talking it out. Brian didn't have to guide him much at all like I thought he might have to originally, Jeremy mostly got there on his own. I think the only downside is that I think it didn't really all "click" into place until after, in the discussion, rather than during the viewing, so I think a lot of the ending minutes or so, the total emotional impact was a little lessened because he (and Hannahs) were still half confused. Like I think they intuitively were following it (well maybe not Sleepy Hannah lol) but they weren't 100% sure so they weren't 100% fully emotionally invested in the scene with Jack dying on the Island and the group in the sideways moving on. To be fair to them though, I think a lot of people were like that when they first watched the show. Almost everyone I know, even folks that loved the ending, say that the ending was more impactful the second time they watched it because they weren't in that half confused state and could just fully experience the emotional journey.
@@Crinbo Flash-sideways never happen. For dummies, it was all imagined. Was a total red herring. You can completely disregard everything that happened in the flash-sideways.
@@Dularr It did happen. It’s just a different reality. Call it purgatory or an alternative universe created by the hydrogen bomb. There are many theories, but it did indeed happen.
Just checking in now in 2024, Lost is on Netflix now and a lot of people are talking about again. This channel was one of my favorites and I loved taking this journey with y’all.
Eloise didn't want Desmond to move on because she thought they would take Daniel too. The afterlife is the only timeline where she has her son and didn't end up killing him so SHE wasn't ready to move on. Side note: One of the reasons she seemed to know everything up until she spoke to Penny in L.A hospital (S5) was because she was using Daniel's notebook which ended when he died 30 years earlier.
Brian, Sleepy Hannah, Jeremy, Hogwarts... Thank you for this journey. I met you with your GoT reactions and then, thanks to you, I revisited my -probably- favourite tv show of all time, Lost. It's been a pleasure to remember it with you.
So...one could say that this series of reactions was something "that we all made together, so that we (Lost fans) could find one another. The most important part of our lives was the time we spent watching Lost. That's why we're all here...to remember...and to let go."
I can understand not liking the finale, even though I love it, but to this day I'm baffled by how many people didn't understand it. It's such simple concept and explained so clearly by Christian that in our hour we jokingly call exposition like that the dumb dumb talk because they explain everything so clearly like we're too dumb to understand. But so may people didn't understand it. I guess some people just can't wrap their brain around the idea of an existence where time doesn't exist. That's my best hypothesis.
I think that for most people it wasn't even that deep. Because of the nature of Lost and its constant twists and turns, I think most people who didn't understand the ending went into the finale expecting some series-redefining twist. So when Christian said everyone was dead, that was their confirmation bias. They shut off their ears or brain and just accepted that everyone being dead the whole time was the series-redefining twist that they had been expecting from the episode. And the plane wreckage in the credits did nothing to dissuade them from thinking that.
I think a lot of it had to do with most people tuning in to the finale without regularly watching the rest of the show. When the viewership started dropping back in season 2, and importantly, before the rise of streaming services (NF was still a disc-by-mail service at the time), those people just never caught up, either watching an episode now and then or just stopping altogether. People will tune into a big series finale as an Event, though, and I'm sure that the large majority of the people who watched it live had not seen the whole show up to that point.
There’s also the connection between Desmond pulling the “cork” and then jack putting it back in with Juliet telling Sawyer to unplug and the then plug back in the candy machine.
NOW you are like us! Eloise (kind of like Ben) just wanted more time with her son and to let him do what he wants in the sideways because he never got that chance in the real world.
Thank you for taking us on this journey. I felt like I was part of the group watching it, it helped me both in good times and the bad, it also helped to have something to look forward to (almost) every week. I cried more this time than the first time it aired, the show is so filled with meaning and symbols, that the more you learn, the more things fall into place. Lost have made such an impact on me, even though none my friends really got it, it has been my favorite show since it aired. Again, thanks, you guys are fantastic, every single one of you. Namaste
I've watched RUclips many hours a day for the past several years - it's my main entertainment platform - and this Lost reaction series has been one of my top memorable moments from all that content. 😅 I really have loved and appreciated all the hard work you have put into making the series fun and engaging. My Mondays and Fridays have been made better each week because of you guys. Thank you so much and can't wait to stick around with you and see what yous do next!❤️
I like to think that the main characters we didn’t get to see in the church had a different group of people they moved on with. Their time on the island wasn’t “the most important part of your life.” Even if it probably had more to do with scheduling and disagreements (for Eko at least)
In Eko's case, no doubt the "most important part" of his life was the time spent with his brother when they were kids, before everything went to shit... which is why that was his "sideways". We saw that when he died, we just didn't know what it meant at the time.
Concerning Jin and Sun's daughter not being there: Christian said, "The most important part of your life was the time that you spent with these people. That's why all of you are here." He didn't say "The most important people in your life." He said the "most important part of your life." It's easy to believe the part of their lives connected to crashing, leaving, and returning to the island were the most important parts of their lives. Sun and Jin's daughter wasn't really part of that. She will have her own important parts of her life with different people that will populate her "here" when she passes away.
Spot on! It's a metaphysical place created out of the desires of people just in their last seconds of death. While it may be one second in our world, it's days and weeks in the sideways, it's happening just as Boone breathes his last breaths as Jack tries to save him, it's happening as Shannon dies in Sayid's arms, as Charlie drowns, etc. etc. in each of their final moments they gathered to put to rest whatever was going to prevent them from passing peacefully; so yes for most the main characters they found solace and beauty in what connections they had found in one another despite never finding peace with the tragic lives they had lived to that point. They pretty much had nothing in the real world, but at least their time together on the island gave them some last hope and grace so they could leave this life and not just be figuratively stuck, or dying without feeling any purpose. I love the idea that we all have moments and people in our lives that we all wish could be there to help guide us in our final moments. I'm sure each of our main characters had other loved ones ie. family members who they would be reunited with once they pass into the bright light... or at least that's what we can all hope. Just because we don't see it doesn't mean we can't believe it, right? So yeah, I personally love it. The story was always about how these strangers who could have just been strangers on a plane actually were forced into a situation through the plane crash to be the better people they had always needed to be. It's no different to how we all walk past strangers in our everyday lives who we never open ourselves up to, to how we go about feeling lost and lonely at times despite all the strangers we pass maybe feeling the same. So we all ultimately walk around unable to bring ourselves to be the better person, and we all (or at least many of us) just continue living our unfulfilled lives, letting others also feel the same unfulfillment. So, the island represents the test that we all as a society could use - to jolt us out of our sleep-walking and recognise the heroes we can be to ourselves and to one another. That experience and that part of their humanity ultimately showed them and us the meaning of life. It's what the whole show is about!
Sleepy Hannah is a processor. I relate to her needing to take time to reason things out, and i relate to Hogwarts having Great Big Feelings. I fully appreciate experiencing both reactions with them! I’m so glad they removed the broken plane in the beach at the end after the original airing. I blame the inclusion of that for many people’s misunderstanding. I remembering being, “wait, WHAT?” when it aired, because it seemed to negate everything Christian said. I think I chose to just ignore it? I also think this is one of the first series to have a reputation that suffered because fans got too into their own theories in online discussions/breakdowns, and then we weren’t satisfied with what was put out because we thought our own ideas were better/more interesting. I hope people who felt that way then have rewatched it all since and been able to appreciate it for what it is, because it’s beautiful.
I was so psyched to hear you guys were doing Lost after GoT as I am a Lost nut. And I've been watching you since like your S1e7 of thrones. Thank you for giving me these to look forward to at work every week! It's been a helluva ride
Imagine being a Lost fan and stumbling across this watchthrough on RUclips - they're in for such a treat. Thanks, Brian, for hosting this and all the work you've put into the editing etc, it's been emotional.
So, (and Papa Brian is aware) they accidentally watched the pared down version of the Finale that cut about 18 minutes from the version that originally aired on ABC. I looked up what scenes were cut to make the shorter version and found this (not positive about the accuracy): -Opening Montage with Christian's Casket Being Unloaded at the Airport -Jack and Locke Lowering Desmond into the Cave -Richard Having Gray Hair -Hurley and Ben Talking Outside the Church Man, that's too bad. Those are all great scenes!
I was wondering why the best line of the finale wasn't in this reaction. Flocke: "This remind you of anything, Jack..." Jack: "You're not him! You disrespect his memory by wearing his face, but you're nothing like him."
Yes especially Ben and Hurley talking. Darn. A lot of us kept telling them to watch that version. And I know Brian has access to it since he has the DVD set. Oh well...
NOOOOOOO they didn't get the full ending?! Papa Brian we're begging you for too many things here... but they should see some of those iconic scenes! Richard's gray hair, Hurley and Ben outside the church, Jack and Locke lowering Desmond down... those scenes were really great!
oh yeah, that one too! people needed to know why Daniel and Charlotte weren't ready.... dammit why did they have to make an edited show that missed so much stuff!
The first time i watched the finale i didn´t cry, i couldnt process. but then i rewatched and man... i could not stop crying, and to this day i cannot watch these scenes without crying. Lost is my favorite show to this day.
Well this journey with you has been lovely. I’ve rewatched Lost over the last month for the first time since it aired and so it’s been nice to then experience it with you. I really don’t think Lost gets enough credit for how good it is and how satisfying the ending is if you really think about everything it’s saying about life, love, and friendship and the importance of those in our lives. Them all coming together to move on to whatever comes after death together gets me every time. This finale makes me cry more than any other television episode and that’s down to just how well these characters have been crafted. And the end with Jack, bookending the show is beautiful, especially as Vincent ensures he doesn’t die alone.
Guys, the upload schedule was just PERFECT! Every part, when I just finished watching, you just posted the next one only one or two minutes ago! GREAT series, my favourite of all time. Glad to have shared this journey with you, love you all! See you guys in another life, I suppose!
We are the causes of our own suffering; whatever happened, happened; live together or die alone; everything matters; we all need each other. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us.
Eloise wasn’t the devil, she was special.. when Faraday told her that she is his mom! We assume she dedicated her life and started a journey to maintain the correct course of events that will happen, for example ( telling Desmond to go to the island and end up pushing the button ) whatever reason she cared to maintain this chain of events, it ended up killing the Man in Black, which is the ultimate goal. Jacob was stepping in through people’s actions to maintain the correct course of events, on the other hand, Man in Black was stepping in directly, for example ( by telling John to move the Island ), Jacob’s “apostles” were doing stuff with faith and believe alone(which is Jacob’s way of interfering and inspiration) , without knowing what the end result will be.
Not gonna lie. I ate an edible about an hour before watching this and just fucking uuuuuuuugggggllllyyyy cried all through the reaction. I lost my shit when Vincent lays down next to Jack. Thank you so much for doing this show and I can't wait to see what you guys do next
The End... And we all cried together again 😭 Everyone remembering is so goddamn emotional and always will be. I really LOVED the series finale (which was not a popular opinion back in 2010, or even now... a decade later). Because I am all about the journey with any show that I watch. The journey was AMAZING! And I fucking love the parallels between the pilot and the finale and all the scenes in-between, its catnip for me. I love seeing a journey come full circle. That type of storytelling is just BRILLIANT! What happened, happened. It ALL mattered. They needed each other, to move on and let go ❤ Much like Papa B said, that's the version of belief that I believe in too. And of course, I love that Hurley became protector of the Island 🥰
Hey Hogwarts Reacts crew! Thank you for allowing us to join you on your journey through LOST. This has been a wonderfully fantastic journey through one of the most amazing shows in television history. It was an honor to laugh, cry and feel bewildered alongside each of you.
Hopefully you guys watch the bloopers as well. Thanks for these videos you guys. I discovered you like everyone else with GOT and was so happy when you decided to watch this show because it's my favorite show of all time. It's been a fun journey.
I think Eloise felt guilty about what she did to her son, so she didn't want Desmond to help everyone remember. She wanted to spend more time with her son and was worried that if he remembered he would move on without her.
Yeah, I think it's clear Eloise, Charles, Daniel, and Charlotte have their own scene in a church sometime down the line. Just like Ben, Alex, and Danielle do. I'm sure both Ben and Eloise find it too important to watch their children flourish as they never had a chance to in life, despite remembering their mortal lives.
@@Melancthon7332 Michael and Walt, too, ultimately, I'd guess, since they weren't also present. Nor was Ana Lucía. Or Eko. Or Nikki and Paulo. Or Miles. (Who knows with whom those people moved on?)
@@g2nelson15 Well, it's implied that Walt ultimately helps him do so in the epilogue. I can only assume he didn't want to face the others, given his actions on the island, so he probably slipped off on his own. Assuming Walt ends up replacing Hurley as the new 'Jacob,' I suppose it's plausible that he's still alive long after all the others have died, which can be the only explanation as to why he wasn't also there to move on with the others. And it's plausible that Eko moved on with his brother instead, given the last image of them as kids in his last flashback. As Desmond said, Ana Lucía wasn't ready to move on yet, à la Ben and Eloise. And let's face it -- Nikki and Paulo weren't there purely because of their lack of popularity among the fans. It's also interesting that only Locke and Boone moved on without a significant other in this group.
What a ride! Enjoyed the reactions. I know there are other RUclipsrs that are still reacting to the show now but you guys are the last one of the bunch that I've followed from the beginning. It's been really nice to relive a show that held a special place for me 10 years ago. While it's normal to overthink about some the specific stuff after watching the finale eg. what is exactly the flashsideways, why is aaron a baby, where's ji yeon, they created this world together but why is ana lucia and others there too and didnt move on, what is up with Eloise, etc. But as the years go by, we get less bothered by those little things and remember the great message the show/ending has about coming to terms with life and death, about togetherness and community, forgiveness and redemption, and all of that.
maybe i do consider you guys my family in a weird way....watching these videos every week is probably the best part of my week. i love getting the 10-20 minutes of hanging out with you guys watching lost and laughing at jeremy's jokes, crying with hogwarts, and gasping whenever hannah guesses the plot twist! i've watched game of thrones with you guys and now lost and im even considering watching westworld just so i can watch your reactions to it. thanks for keeping up with the schedule even though there were many times you guys couldn't get together to watch. i appreciate y'all so much! i hope you guys do another show soon, considering the times were in there seems to be a lot of time on y'alls hands maybe. anyways thanks again! i love y'all!!!
Even Nestor Carbonell (Richard) explains in a video (records his speech with a phone of a fan) that they were not dead the whole time. I mean you can have different point of views for a show that you want to be happy with. But I think you cant deny the real explanation of a show. Some people still stick with the whole "dead all the time" theory. I just dont get it :D . Jacks dad made it so clear that they were not dead all the time. PS.: I loved your reactions. I'm sad that it ended :(
I really like the ending. I love the remembering scenes lol. Every one of them brings tears to my eyes. I also love the scene with ben and locke and ben apologizing. And then hurley telling ben he was a good number 2 I love as well. I also love Vincent coming and laying with jack as hes dying. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I really enjoyed watching you all watch lost. I'm so sad it's over. Thank you brian for all the wonderful edits and getting everyone to watch this show. Brian, your editing if so great and I have loved it!!!
When this aired originally, I was a young man, and I couldn't appreciate the ending. Now, I find it to be quite beautiful. I haven't been able to re-watch the series past season Four since I first watched it. Seeing it again through this reaction channel has helped me undergo a revival of sorts with Lost. I think I'll be able to re-watch it again, and enjoy it. Thanks crew.
Remember, too, that in the Sideways, Eloise was worried that Desmond was going to take away Daniel. Probably, after not being able to live a normal life in her living existence, and not having been able to enjoy her role as a mother to Faraday and a wife to Widmore in that existence, she wanted to stay where it was ideal in the Sideways as long as possible.
I always felt it was because she wanted to make peace with her son (who at the time wasn't ready/didn't 'remember') and was worried that he would 'move on' without her. But your theory as to her motivation makes sense also.
Eloise was concerned Desmond would help Daniel move on, leaving her behind. Compared to pretty much everyone else in the sideways, she seemed to have grown the least, and also had some of the biggest issues from her life to deal with, including directing her son's life in order for him to die at the right time and place. Therefore, she probably was in no way ready to move on, and didn't want to be left alone. Daniel had a partial "moment" after seeing Charlotte, but didn't remember everything. He just knew something was up. But he hadn't been able to find Charlotte (possibly because Eloise was interfering), so they hadn't had their full "moment," allowing them to move on.
Ana Lucia in the flash sideways also didn't show much (or any) growth. She's still feeling the guilt of murdering the guy who had shot her and she's not ready to move on. (The really tragic thing about that is in the original time line, she had gotten on the plane from Sydney to LA to head back home and fess up to the murder but the plane crashed and she never got the chance.)
Can I just say that it's been an absolute pleasure watching you guys experience this show. It's certainly a show that has stuck with me over the years, and it was simply magical re-living all those moments again. thank you so much from sunny North Queensland Oz. xx
This is my personal interpretation of how the flash sideways works and I think it could explain why Aaron is a newborn here despite him having grown up (at least to the toddler that we saw). Even though Christian told Jack that he and the people he spent on the island “created” this, I believe everyone who ever lived (on island and off island) each went through their own unique post-death “moving on” experience. Since “there is no now Here”, the laws of time don’t apply and there could be an infinite number of parallel Sideways universes for each person when they die, where they each are the final person to “remember” before moving on. There could be a Sideways where Aaron is an adult and he sees Claire and Kate as elderly women (if they lived that long). Sayid might have a Sideways where he IS with Nadia at the end. The Sideways that we see in Season 6 just happens to be the one that Jack experiences because he is the main character of the show. In these parallel Sideways, some of the same characters might have Remembrances that occur differently than the way that we see it in Jack’s. But once everyone “moves on” and light envelops everyone, maybe all of those Sideways converge and everyone remembers everything that happened across all of them. Then everyone is at peace and their souls rest. It’s a lot to think about and there probably are some holes in that theory but I try not to think too hard about it. I love this finale so much.
Thank you, Papa Brian, for introducing these wonderful people to the magic of Lost. I had a great time watching them on their journey of experiencing this amazing show.
So sad it had to end. Have been really enjoying the last couple of years re-living Lost with you all. Thank you for sharing your reactions with us. See you in another life brotha!!
I genuinely feel sorry for those that are too obtuse to understand this show. You are genuinely missing out on something that generationally was spectacular.
Really enjoyed this journey with you guys! I’ll never get tired of seeing new people become immersed in my favourite show of all time. Also pleasantly surprised that Jeremy liked the finale as I was worried he wouldn’t. lol.
I guess sleepy hannah was sleeping during everything Christian said. I really dont know what's so confusing about the finale, so much misconception based on just not paying attention.
Thank you so much for all these videos. LOST is one of my all-time favorite shows and was a massive part of my life at the time of its airing. I've always loved and appreciated the finale. So happy I could experience it again with all of you. Can't wait to see what shows you tackle in the future.
I don’t remember looking back on the whole LOST experience all that fondly. I remember not enjoying much of a payoff after years of talking about it with friends, all the theories, agonizing. But this experience has been very enjoyable: Hannah figuring things out, Hogwarts Love and Hate Island, Brian with the eyebrow or side-eye waiting for a reaction. I’ve really enjoyed this. Great job to all of you.
I remember staying up at silly o’ clock when this first aired in England, and I was so disappointed with the ending. As time has gone on, I definitely have a greater appreciation for the ending than I did originally. Whilst it isn’t perfect, it definitely is a good finale, and what stays with you, are the characters and the performances. I would say this is a better ending than Game of Thrones and I still am yet to really see an as emotional series. God knows what you will react to next as Breaking Bad, LOST, Game of Thrones and Twin Peaks are the only 4 decent things I’ve watched
Thanks for reacting to this series. It’s really special to a lot of people and we all loved seeing the reactions (as well as the cool trivia and hidden things I didn’t even know about after watching this show multiple times!) so thanks again!
I've left a similar comment/observation on other reactions but - at about 10:40 when Jack is dying on the Island and it keeps cutting back and forth between him and everyone gathering in the church in the flash sideways, it looks like Jack is seeing into the afterlife and seeing the reunion in the church as he is dying. He lays down and kind of smiles as he looks up at the sky. And everyone taking their seats in the church preparing to "move on" is like they're all taking their seats in the airplane as it's getting ready to take off. And then, on the island Jack sees the actual plane, with his friends inside, take off and "move on". So, it's as if Jack is seeing himself and his friends move on in the church. And the idea that Jack is seeing into the afterlife/flash sideways makes sense because we also know that the same thing happened to Juliet - when she was dying in Sawyer's arms and said "we should go dutch" etc. (Also, in the church a "shepherd" named Christian with white hair leads them on while in the real world a white haired Pilot flies them off the island.)
It's crazy to me that the finale will have aired 10 years ago next month and people still question whether what they watched actually happened or not even when it is explicitly stated to them by Christian, that yes it did indeed happen. It seems to me that any show or movie that has a non-linear timeline and requires even the slightest amount of thought on the audience's behalf is met with confusion. All that being said, no matter how many times I've watched this series all the emotional beats,big or small, still kill me. My favorite remembrance scene is definitely Sawyer and Juliet mostly 'cuz of the way they tie it back to that scene in the S6 premiere. It took me a long time after LOST ended to find a series that made me care about the characters the way this show did. This show will always remain my favorite show of all-time not just because of its story and characters, but because of the way it fundamentally changed the way I thought about what a series could be and what it could do. So for that,I will forever be indebted to LOST ( whatta ridiculous but true thing to say)...also to take this journey with the 4 of you was lots of fun and I hope whatever you guys do next will be just as rewarding. Namaste. And...good luck.
I forgot how overwhelmingly emotional these last two episodes were. Hell even Sleepy Hannah cried. I also loved how everyone reacted when it was revealed that Juliet was Jack's ex-wife in the sideways.
i'm sure it's been said so many times, and i'm sure y'all have done it since then....but you HAVE to watch the uncut version if you haven't already. How on earth could they cut the Ben and Hurley scene in the sideways after Hurley asks Ben to help him, Richard getting his first gray hair, Jack finally admitting Locke was always right....soooo many good scenes cut. WHY
It's probably too late/not that important, but it'd be nice to see if they could see the scenes from the finale that weren't included in the cut version. Just cause they're all really good scenes and I still don't get why they were cut lol. Or (and maybe I'm just thirsty for extra LOST content) you could react to some of the behind the scenes/bonus features? Like the bloopers, or the CAST reading the finale script? There's some entertaining stuff there too
Also, guys, this is probably, maybe the 8th time I’ve seen this and it was a pleasure sharing the experience with you’s. I loved Brian as some sage of the program, you did a great job akin not spoiling anything, and giving enough information to things where needed. Jeremys dry sense of humour, had me laughing on more than one occasion, Hogwarts heart, and emotions, Sleepy Hannah’s powers of perception, honestly, a great combination and I hope you will watch something else soon. I would really want to recommend something but I would just say Twin Peaks but it is very unique. I wouldn’t say it’s brilliant but it’s defo an experience. Either way, I will be watching. Thanks again everyone. Namaste 🙏🏼
I love your reactions and thank you for posting all of them. But man, it sure felt good to see the Normies super emotional reaction to the ending compared to this "ok we need to figure out what we just saw and if it made any sense" reaction from you guys. But I perfectly understand it, because that's exactly what I did the first time I saw Lost. I understand the concept of the story but it was just so different from what I was expecting and I wasn't sure if I liked it... I had a similar reaction to the GoT episode with the battle against the undead, "wait, that was it?" type of reaction. The difference is that I've come to love everything that Lost did with this storytelling choice, and to hate everything that GoT did.
I completely agree. It felt like instead of enjoying the last episode for what it was, Jeremy in particular was trying to outsmart the show, pick it apart, and try to make sense out of things logically which just doesn’t work for a show like this.
After seeing bits and pieces of this show when I was a young kid (even part of this episode), I have finally finished Lost in its entirety. Definitely one of my favorite shows of all time and I was pleased by the ending. My only regret is not waiting until I was older to watch the show completely blind, but I'm happy to say it didn't take much away from the experience (this show isn't the easiest to understand when you're under 10 years old and don't catch every episode when it's on TV haha).
What a beautiful journey has been re-living Lost with you guys, Brian you couldnt have done it better man! Gonna miss you guys and im gonna miss this show, theres no show that makes me feel like Lost does! Time to let go once again... Much love from Spain, looking foward for future content if you guys get time again! 🖤
My understanding when i watched the finale was they tricked us into thinking that the flash sideways were the result of the hydrogen bomb going off and changing things, but it was actually a place they created in death to find each other so they can move on together. Im very happy with their reaction, they didn't fall in "they were dead the whole time" bs that so many people thought and really hated that. I suspected Jeremy surprisingly was not gonna hate it because his biggest issue in the season 5 finale was that all the stuff on the island didn't matter because they could just change everything, which is untrue but a huge spoiler until now.
Wish hulu didn't have that stupid cut versions. We were robbed of Jack's final "I'll see you in another life brotha" to Desmond. Also the Miles Alpert scene with the grey hair.
After their deaths, the characters wanted or needed to live out their lives again, making different choices based on what they had learned in their real life, how much they had "progressed" so to speak. Like Jacob told his brother, "It only ends once, everything that happens before that, it's just progress." It is the only way to put their inner demons at rest. Locke for example, freeing himself from fate granting him a miracle, and instead accepting his condition, choosing to get better on his own, with the help of Jack. Most died when had an inner realization, an epiphany, when they had fulfilled some purpose for themselves or for others. But the only way to truly put their souls at rest, so to speak, was to redo their lives, to forget and do again, and maybe choose again differently. And we saw most of them better adjusted to their inner turmoils. The Flashsideways is the metaphysical progression of their own psychological evolution, from flashbacks to flashforwards to the afterlife purgatory.
Been loving these reactions, sad to see the show end. Hoping for more reactions of other shows. :) Future reaction suggestions for you guys: The Expanse and/or Dark (german audio with english subtitles please, it's so worth it!)
Thank you so much for these reactions! Lost is one of the best TV experiences in history no matter what you think of the ending. It was great watching you all go through it. I've said it before and I'll say it again...I would LOVE a FRINGE reaction series with Hogwarts and all of you! There's some amazing stuff in that series and some emotional character development that would be ideal for reactions! Fringe and Lost are two of my favorite shows of all time, but honestly Fringe tops my list. (It's a really close call, though, tbh.) Looking forward to whatever series (fringe) you decide to react to (fringe) next! (fringe fringe fringe fringe fringe) 💗💗
Thank you to Hogwarts and all the crew for putting this together. The last year (!) has been a great ride, especially during these dark times. Your videos were always the highlight of my week. I implore you guys to check out Battlestar Galactica (2004). I think it might fill Lost's shoes.
Oh Hugo....'take care of people'.....OMG Ben & John outside of the church....Brian laughing at Jeremy...'There is no now here' Hugo lifting Jack up in the church....Vincent didn't let Jack die alone....cry cry cry. So many tears this episode, I was a mess. Brian, "I'm sensing questions" lmao Watching Sleepy Hannah looking back & forth with just her eyes, it was like, I'm still skeptical. You guys are the best! I had a lot of fun with Lost & the 4 of you, you rock! What's next? What will you watch next? Do you like vampires? How about True Blood? I started it again last week, already on season 2!
Thank you Brian! For the amazing edits and hard work. Appreciated seeing another reaction of this show. Not surprised some didn’t like it. Hope you all react to new season of Westworld.
I watched parts of my favorite episodes with you guys today. I saw the last season in real time as it aired. Amazing! The story to me is "an English major's wet dream" because of all of the plot lines and character development. To me - the group on Oceanic Flight 815 spent the best years and experiences of their lives during their time on the island. One of my favorite scenes is S3E1 - the book club, Juliet and the Others town relieved. The characters - throughout the series grew together and became less selfish and more giving of themselves. It is impossible to watch LOST for the first time again - thank you for letting me do that through your group. This is a great RUclips video explaining it all. - ruclips.net/video/YaDeJCT4ejY/видео.html
I'm so touched when Vincent lays beside Jack. He didn't let Jack die alone. It just breaks me in tears everytime.
Vincent is the real OG he survived the whole show without anything going wrong for him
Yeah, same. I keep it together (mostly) until Vincent lays down.
I couldn't help but think of that final scene with Vincent and Jack every time we saw Cedar lying on the couch with you guys. 😢
Same here *sniff*
You know, dogs do that in real life tho!
I like to think that Rose and Bernard remembered everything right from the moment they were on the plane at the beginning of the flash sideways. That they didn't need a big built up moment because they were so at peace together for so many years. Fits with Rose telling Jack he can "let go" at the start of season 6, and Bernard being really chill about the bizarre situation when Jack comes asking about Locke's past. And the really heartfelt "I missed you" from Rose on the plane.
Yeah, I've seen that theory and it makes a lot of sense.
Aww... that's lovely.
And Boone, too, I think.
I thought this too. The i missed you felt very pointed. Plus that’s exactly what Kate says to jack at the end of this ep.
That's a great theory. 🥰👍
I have never appreciated the LOST finale. Certainly not when it aired back then. I can even say I was one of those who hated it and was not too shy to tell everybody who saw LOST that I loved the first couple of seasons but was deeply disappointed by the finale. Ever since my Dad suddenly died last year, I have watched multiple reaction channels react to LOST and I have found profound peace in the once hated finale. I did not understand back then, but I understand now. Once you have lost someone you hope that it all works out this way. That there is a place, beyond time, where those who have shared your life with you will be waiting and you move on from your journey to the next one. Together. LOST made me believe in that and I want to thank Hogwarts and all the other LOST reactors for bringing me closer to where I am finally at peace with my father's passing. I am so grateful for that! One love.
lo mismo pienso yo también perdí a mi padre y esa escena para personas que han perdido a alguien cercano es muy simbólica e idílica
Me too! I didn't understand up until a few years ago and it's so beautiful of an idea.
Beautifully put
Late comment as I just finished the series lol. So well said. I lost my Dad about six years ago. The entire finale had me in tears. The scene with Jack and Christian in the church had me sobbing. I loved the finale.
@Danne1312 My dad died as well, still hated it.
Some of them died on the island, some (Kate, Sawyer, Claire etc) escaped and probably lived full lives. When they died, they reunited in purgatory. Everyone experienced it at different times as seen when Juliet says "we can go Dutch", which is what she said as she was dying. She was experiencing the end. It's really not that confusing. None of the ones in the Church died in the plane crash. So many people seem to struggle with the finale and it always mystifies me how they can get so confused when its literally made explicitly clear.
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I honestly don’t get how people don’t get it. It’s spelled out so explicitly in the last scene with Jack and Christian.
Great explanation, but one minor quibble: the flash-sideways is a very different thing from purgatory. Purgatory is a place that only certain people go to. Presumably everyone goes to the flash-sideways as they're dying. Purgatory is a place of punishment to free a person of their sins. The flash-sideways is a place of self-reflection and learning to let go. Only one religion gets into purgatory. Any religion can go to the flash-sideways. Purgatory is an afterlife realm. The flash-sideways exists between life and the afterlife. You could argue that this is semantics and splitting hairs, but when the only thing purgatory and the flash-sideways have in common is that they're a holding place for people before they move on into the afterlife, it makes the purgatory comparison weak since Earth could also be considered a holding place for people before they move on into the afterlife. So if Earth, the flash-sideways, and purgatory all share the same similarities, it's important to distinguish each of them.
@@Volvagia0slayer Its definitely a form of purgatory, just not what Christianity would define it as. But its definitely an "in between".
Dexy Chan
Eh I’m with people on that one.
About Eloise, I figured she didn't want Desmond to mess with stuff because she didn't want *Daniel* to remember. She wanted him to stay with her in the reality where she didn't kill him in a timeloop. She was obviously already 'awake', she just wanted to stay there.
Yeah, she just wanted a bit more time having some positive family time with him (and presumably Charles) - she and Charles did a lot of bad stuff so they need longer to work through it.
Yeah definitely. I do wish however Daniel Charlotte Miles and Frank still got more screen time and development near the end...kind of wish we just had a small clue as to what they were going to do to move on
I have just realised why Sleepy Hannah is a bit confused regarding Eloise.
Since they watched the Cut Version, it didn't contain the scene between Desmond and Eloise where you can come to understand or at least guestimate what her motives are. That's actually a really great moment which humanises her just for a few seconds. It's not her being "evil", you can tell what's driving her is that she's just terrified that Desmond would wake EVERYONE up and break apart this perfect little fantasy world wherein she can finally get to live a proper life with the son whose life she ruined. I imagine that in the end Eloise finally has her 'awakening' at the moment Daniel does an act of love/kindness for her or he forgives her in some way. He's already awake now so I think he'd end up being a second Desmond of sorts who would help each of them remaining - maybe he helps Miles and his dad remember, maybe he needs to help Charlotte find whatever it is she needs to make her finally have her 'awakening' - clearly just meeting Daniel wasn't enough? In any case, I imagine that Daniel, Eloise, Charlotte, Miles, Dr. Chang, Lapidus? Widmore? and maybe several others we didn't see yet in the sideways or we didn't know at all - they all moved on finally together once they were ready...
Yep, another scene consisting of the missing important character arcs from the cut up version of the finale. It's rage inducing that ABC has the nerve to remove that stuff. And also they never got to see Daniel and Charlotte meet in the sideways. GUH!
Just like ben with Daniel and alex
Juliet to Sawyer:
- If you unplug it and then plug it again, it works.
Perfect analogy to the island's light.
They should watch "Juliet Explains Lost Ending: Reprised" video
The greatest show ever made. LOST was so important in my life, LOST changed my life for ever. Thank you for letting us join you on this journey...closest thing I'll ever get to watching this for the first time again. See you in another life, Brothá!
Same here. I was already 24 years old when it started but I matured with it and it was part of my life at the most important time of my life. It is very close to my heart and always will be...
I'm so glad Jeremy got it. 50% of my friends that watched it hated it because they were saying they were dead the entire time. When Jeremy had that confused look in his face as if he was going to say something crazy I was like 'Shut up Jeremy." LOL ALL aside Im going to say the same thing I said to the Normies it was such a great pleasure rewatching the show and going on this Lost journey with you guys. OH and make sure you watch all the bloopers and some of the other blog on RUclips that talk about the Island Mysteries.
Agreed. I was thrilled that he got it. And not only did he get it, but he did some much deeper analysis than I expected, correctly pointing out that the flash-sideways could have been filled with the collective consciousnesses of everyone from the island, OR it could have been just Jack's personal post-death transition state. Both technically work (though I think there's more evidence supporting the former).
Actually proud of the fact that he actually did end up figuring it out, and largely mostly on his own too when he was talking it out. Brian didn't have to guide him much at all like I thought he might have to originally, Jeremy mostly got there on his own. I think the only downside is that I think it didn't really all "click" into place until after, in the discussion, rather than during the viewing, so I think a lot of the ending minutes or so, the total emotional impact was a little lessened because he (and Hannahs) were still half confused. Like I think they intuitively were following it (well maybe not Sleepy Hannah lol) but they weren't 100% sure so they weren't 100% fully emotionally invested in the scene with Jack dying on the Island and the group in the sideways moving on. To be fair to them though, I think a lot of people were like that when they first watched the show. Almost everyone I know, even folks that loved the ending, say that the ending was more impactful the second time they watched it because they weren't in that half confused state and could just fully experience the emotional journey.
The flash sideways is like the ultimate flash forward
I feel like that’s the easiest way to explain it for the dummies that don’t understand
@@Crinbo Flash-sideways never happen. For dummies, it was all imagined. Was a total red herring. You can completely disregard everything that happened in the flash-sideways.
Dularr
Uh...no? Maybe watch it again?
@@Dularr I don't think you understood the meaning of the flash sideways' at all
@@Dularr It did happen. It’s just a different reality. Call it purgatory or an alternative universe created by the hydrogen bomb. There are many theories, but it did indeed happen.
Just checking in now in 2024, Lost is on Netflix now and a lot of people are talking about again. This channel was one of my favorites and I loved taking this journey with y’all.
We're gonna miss these Monday/Friday reactions. That was an awesome experience, love you guys !
Eloise didn't want Desmond to move on because she thought they would take Daniel too. The afterlife is the only timeline where she has her son and didn't end up killing him so SHE wasn't ready to move on.
Side note:
One of the reasons she seemed to know everything up until she spoke to Penny in L.A hospital (S5) was because she was using Daniel's notebook which ended when he died 30 years earlier.
Brian, Sleepy Hannah, Jeremy, Hogwarts... Thank you for this journey. I met you with your GoT reactions and then, thanks to you, I revisited my -probably- favourite tv show of all time, Lost. It's been a pleasure to remember it with you.
So...one could say that this series of reactions was something "that we all made together, so that we (Lost fans) could find one another. The most important part of our lives was the time we spent watching Lost. That's why we're all here...to remember...and to let go."
“That’s what life’s all about. Laughing and loving each other and knowing people ain’t really gone when they die.” - Little House on the Prairie
I can understand not liking the finale, even though I love it, but to this day I'm baffled by how many people didn't understand it. It's such simple concept and explained so clearly by Christian that in our hour we jokingly call exposition like that the dumb dumb talk because they explain everything so clearly like we're too dumb to understand. But so may people didn't understand it. I guess some people just can't wrap their brain around the idea of an existence where time doesn't exist. That's my best hypothesis.
I think that for most people it wasn't even that deep. Because of the nature of Lost and its constant twists and turns, I think most people who didn't understand the ending went into the finale expecting some series-redefining twist. So when Christian said everyone was dead, that was their confirmation bias. They shut off their ears or brain and just accepted that everyone being dead the whole time was the series-redefining twist that they had been expecting from the episode. And the plane wreckage in the credits did nothing to dissuade them from thinking that.
I think a lot of it had to do with most people tuning in to the finale without regularly watching the rest of the show. When the viewership started dropping back in season 2, and importantly, before the rise of streaming services (NF was still a disc-by-mail service at the time), those people just never caught up, either watching an episode now and then or just stopping altogether. People will tune into a big series finale as an Event, though, and I'm sure that the large majority of the people who watched it live had not seen the whole show up to that point.
same, it's absolutely baffling to me
There’s also the connection between Desmond pulling the “cork” and then jack putting it back in with Juliet telling Sawyer to unplug and the then plug back in the candy machine.
It's technically legal.
TheMightyOdin someone actually put a video together showing the connection:
ruclips.net/video/aiAvkxY6efg/видео.html
It worked and it was 'technically legal'.
Huh, I never thought of that.
The Island..."Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
NOW you are like us!
Eloise (kind of like Ben) just wanted more time with her son and to let him do what he wants in the sideways because he never got that chance in the real world.
I enjoyed every minute of reliving this show with you guys 😭😭😭 Much love, American Mum 💚
Thank you for taking us on this journey. I felt like I was part of the group watching it, it helped me both in good times and the bad, it also helped to have something to look forward to (almost) every week. I cried more this time than the first time it aired, the show is so filled with meaning and symbols, that the more you learn, the more things fall into place. Lost have made such an impact on me, even though none my friends really got it, it has been my favorite show since it aired. Again, thanks, you guys are fantastic, every single one of you.
Namaste
If you want to, or if you haven't already, check out the person Richard Alpert is based on.
@@ThomasElvestad Dracula?
@@timegentleman Richard Alpert, Ram Dass
I've watched RUclips many hours a day for the past several years - it's my main entertainment platform - and this Lost reaction series has been one of my top memorable moments from all that content. 😅
I really have loved and appreciated all the hard work you have put into making the series fun and engaging. My Mondays and Fridays have been made better each week because of you guys.
Thank you so much and can't wait to stick around with you and see what yous do next!❤️
I like to think that the main characters we didn’t get to see in the church had a different group of people they moved on with. Their time on the island wasn’t “the most important part of your life.” Even if it probably had more to do with scheduling and disagreements (for Eko at least)
In Eko's case, no doubt the "most important part" of his life was the time spent with his brother when they were kids, before everything went to shit... which is why that was his "sideways". We saw that when he died, we just didn't know what it meant at the time.
Who else would Michael and Walt have moved on with then, though? They didn't appear to have much in their lives outside of their on-island lives. 🤔
Concerning Jin and Sun's daughter not being there: Christian said, "The most important part of your life was the time that you spent with these people. That's why all of you are here."
He didn't say "The most important people in your life." He said the "most important part of your life." It's easy to believe the part of their lives connected to crashing, leaving, and returning to the island were the most important parts of their lives. Sun and Jin's daughter wasn't really part of that. She will have her own important parts of her life with different people that will populate her "here" when she passes away.
Spot on! It's a metaphysical place created out of the desires of people just in their last seconds of death. While it may be one second in our world, it's days and weeks in the sideways, it's happening just as Boone breathes his last breaths as Jack tries to save him, it's happening as Shannon dies in Sayid's arms, as Charlie drowns, etc. etc. in each of their final moments they gathered to put to rest whatever was going to prevent them from passing peacefully; so yes for most the main characters they found solace and beauty in what connections they had found in one another despite never finding peace with the tragic lives they had lived to that point. They pretty much had nothing in the real world, but at least their time together on the island gave them some last hope and grace so they could leave this life and not just be figuratively stuck, or dying without feeling any purpose.
I love the idea that we all have moments and people in our lives that we all wish could be there to help guide us in our final moments. I'm sure each of our main characters had other loved ones ie. family members who they would be reunited with once they pass into the bright light... or at least that's what we can all hope. Just because we don't see it doesn't mean we can't believe it, right? So yeah, I personally love it.
The story was always about how these strangers who could have just been strangers on a plane actually were forced into a situation through the plane crash to be the better people they had always needed to be. It's no different to how we all walk past strangers in our everyday lives who we never open ourselves up to, to how we go about feeling lost and lonely at times despite all the strangers we pass maybe feeling the same.
So we all ultimately walk around unable to bring ourselves to be the better person, and we all (or at least many of us) just continue living our unfulfilled lives, letting others also feel the same unfulfillment.
So, the island represents the test that we all as a society could use - to jolt us out of our sleep-walking and recognise the heroes we can be to ourselves and to one another.
That experience and that part of their humanity ultimately showed them and us the meaning of life. It's what the whole show is about!
@@SamuelDJCox - Well said... (applause)
@@endorphinzz Thanks!
For jack
@@bahaaelias6780 = The impliction is tht it's for everyone there. Christian said "You needed them, and they all needed you."
Lol Jeremy’s reactions throughout this last part have been hilarious 😂
Sleepy Hannah is a processor. I relate to her needing to take time to reason things out, and i relate to Hogwarts having Great Big Feelings. I fully appreciate experiencing both reactions with them!
I’m so glad they removed the broken plane in the beach at the end after the original airing. I blame the inclusion of that for many people’s misunderstanding. I remembering being, “wait, WHAT?” when it aired, because it seemed to negate everything Christian said. I think I chose to just ignore it?
I also think this is one of the first series to have a reputation that suffered because fans got too into their own theories in online discussions/breakdowns, and then we weren’t satisfied with what was put out because we thought our own ideas were better/more interesting. I hope people who felt that way then have rewatched it all since and been able to appreciate it for what it is, because it’s beautiful.
I was so psyched to hear you guys were doing Lost after GoT as I am a Lost nut. And I've been watching you since like your S1e7 of thrones. Thank you for giving me these to look forward to at work every week! It's been a helluva ride
Imagine being a Lost fan and stumbling across this watchthrough on RUclips - they're in for such a treat. Thanks, Brian, for hosting this and all the work you've put into the editing etc, it's been emotional.
So, (and Papa Brian is aware) they accidentally watched the pared down version of the Finale that cut about 18 minutes from the version that originally aired on ABC. I looked up what scenes were cut to make the shorter version and found this (not positive about the accuracy):
-Opening Montage with Christian's Casket Being Unloaded at the Airport
-Jack and Locke Lowering Desmond into the Cave
-Richard Having Gray Hair
-Hurley and Ben Talking Outside the Church
Man, that's too bad. Those are all great scenes!
yeah, i went to the uncut reaction and synced up and it kept going off because of that, but hey still amazing content
I was wondering why the best line of the finale wasn't in this reaction.
Flocke: "This remind you of anything, Jack..."
Jack: "You're not him! You disrespect his memory by wearing his face, but you're nothing like him."
Yes especially Ben and Hurley talking. Darn. A lot of us kept telling them to watch that version. And I know Brian has access to it since he has the DVD set. Oh well...
NOOOOOOO they didn't get the full ending?!
Papa Brian we're begging you for too many things here... but they should see some of those iconic scenes! Richard's gray hair, Hurley and Ben outside the church, Jack and Locke lowering Desmond down... those scenes were really great!
oh yeah, that one too! people needed to know why Daniel and Charlotte weren't ready.... dammit why did they have to make an edited show that missed so much stuff!
just want to thank Brian, you did an amazing job with the editing and breaking each episode down for them.
I can't move on from Lost. Trust me it's not easy! 😟😊
I have spent a not insignificant portion of this quarantine watching you watching LOST. It has been a real comfort. Thank you.
The first time i watched the finale i didn´t cry, i couldnt process. but then i rewatched and man... i could not stop crying, and to this day i cannot watch these scenes without crying. Lost is my favorite show to this day.
Well this journey with you has been lovely. I’ve rewatched Lost over the last month for the first time since it aired and so it’s been nice to then experience it with you. I really don’t think Lost gets enough credit for how good it is and how satisfying the ending is if you really think about everything it’s saying about life, love, and friendship and the importance of those in our lives. Them all coming together to move on to whatever comes after death together gets me every time. This finale makes me cry more than any other television episode and that’s down to just how well these characters have been crafted. And the end with Jack, bookending the show is beautiful, especially as Vincent ensures he doesn’t die alone.
Thank you guys for an AMAZING ride! So glad you enjoyed the show as much as I, and the rest of the Losties, do! All the best ❤️❤️
Great series, great reactions, great editing. Love from France!
Guys, the upload schedule was just PERFECT! Every part, when I just finished watching, you just posted the next one only one or two minutes ago!
GREAT series, my favourite of all time. Glad to have shared this journey with you, love you all! See you guys in another life, I suppose!
We are the causes of our own suffering; whatever happened, happened; live together or die alone; everything matters; we all need each other. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us.
Eloise wasn’t the devil, she was special.. when Faraday told her that she is his mom! We assume she dedicated her life and started a journey to maintain the correct course of events that will happen, for example ( telling Desmond to go to the island and end up pushing the button ) whatever reason she cared to maintain this chain of events, it ended up killing the Man in Black, which is the ultimate goal. Jacob was stepping in through people’s actions to maintain the correct course of events, on the other hand, Man in Black was stepping in directly, for example ( by telling John to move the Island ), Jacob’s “apostles” were doing stuff with faith and believe alone(which is Jacob’s way of interfering and inspiration) , without knowing what the end result will be.
It is also great how the meaning of the 'sideway universe' also explains how Locke can walk so quickly...
Not gonna lie. I ate an edible about an hour before watching this and just fucking uuuuuuuugggggllllyyyy cried all through the reaction. I lost my shit when Vincent lays down next to Jack. Thank you so much for doing this show and I can't wait to see what you guys do next
Thanks for all the work and editing through the series, Brian. You are a top notch editor, way above RUclips level.
The End...
And we all cried together again 😭
Everyone remembering is so goddamn emotional and always will be.
I really LOVED the series finale (which was not a popular opinion back in 2010, or even now... a decade later). Because I am all about the journey with any show that I watch. The journey was AMAZING! And I fucking love the parallels between the pilot and the finale and all the scenes in-between, its catnip for me. I love seeing a journey come full circle. That type of storytelling is just BRILLIANT!
What happened, happened. It ALL mattered. They needed each other, to move on and let go ❤
Much like Papa B said, that's the version of belief that I believe in too.
And of course, I love that Hurley became protector of the Island 🥰
Hey Hogwarts Reacts crew! Thank you for allowing us to join you on your journey through LOST. This has been a wonderfully fantastic journey through one of the most amazing shows in television history. It was an honor to laugh, cry and feel bewildered alongside each of you.
Excited for New Man in Charge, hopefully we get bloopers too 🤞 And the video of Jorge Garcia reading the last script
Hopefully you guys watch the bloopers as well. Thanks for these videos you guys. I discovered you like everyone else with GOT and was so happy when you decided to watch this show because it's my favorite show of all time. It's been a fun journey.
I think Eloise felt guilty about what she did to her son, so she didn't want Desmond to help everyone remember. She wanted to spend more time with her son and was worried that if he remembered he would move on without her.
Yeah, I think it's clear Eloise, Charles, Daniel, and Charlotte have their own scene in a church sometime down the line. Just like Ben, Alex, and Danielle do. I'm sure both Ben and Eloise find it too important to watch their children flourish as they never had a chance to in life, despite remembering their mortal lives.
@@Melancthon7332 Michael and Walt, too, ultimately, I'd guess, since they weren't also present. Nor was Ana Lucía. Or Eko. Or Nikki and Paulo. Or Miles. (Who knows with whom those people moved on?)
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Michael's soul is with the island.. He became one of the whispers. He cant move on :(
@@g2nelson15 Well, it's implied that Walt ultimately helps him do so in the epilogue. I can only assume he didn't want to face the others, given his actions on the island, so he probably slipped off on his own. Assuming Walt ends up replacing Hurley as the new 'Jacob,' I suppose it's plausible that he's still alive long after all the others have died, which can be the only explanation as to why he wasn't also there to move on with the others. And it's plausible that Eko moved on with his brother instead, given the last image of them as kids in his last flashback. As Desmond said, Ana Lucía wasn't ready to move on yet, à la Ben and Eloise. And let's face it -- Nikki and Paulo weren't there purely because of their lack of popularity among the fans.
It's also interesting that only Locke and Boone moved on without a significant other in this group.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Very very interesting isn't?
The fact that there are people who watched every episode and didn't understand the ending seriously worries me
What a ride! Enjoyed the reactions. I know there are other RUclipsrs that are still reacting to the show now but you guys are the last one of the bunch that I've followed from the beginning. It's been really nice to relive a show that held a special place for me 10 years ago. While it's normal to overthink about some the specific stuff after watching the finale eg. what is exactly the flashsideways, why is aaron a baby, where's ji yeon, they created this world together but why is ana lucia and others there too and didnt move on, what is up with Eloise, etc. But as the years go by, we get less bothered by those little things and remember the great message the show/ending has about coming to terms with life and death, about togetherness and community, forgiveness and redemption, and all of that.
maybe i do consider you guys my family in a weird way....watching these videos every week is probably the best part of my week. i love getting the 10-20 minutes of hanging out with you guys watching lost and laughing at jeremy's jokes, crying with hogwarts, and gasping whenever hannah guesses the plot twist! i've watched game of thrones with you guys and now lost and im even considering watching westworld just so i can watch your reactions to it. thanks for keeping up with the schedule even though there were many times you guys couldn't get together to watch. i appreciate y'all so much! i hope you guys do another show soon, considering the times were in there seems to be a lot of time on y'alls hands maybe. anyways thanks again! i love y'all!!!
Even Nestor Carbonell (Richard) explains in a video (records his speech with a phone of a fan) that they were not dead the whole time. I mean you can have different point of views for a show that you want to be happy with. But I think you cant deny the real explanation of a show. Some people still stick with the whole "dead all the time" theory. I just dont get it :D . Jacks dad made it so clear that they were not dead all the time.
PS.: I loved your reactions. I'm sad that it ended :(
@@Tito373737 you are absolutely right. It was in a facebook group tho. Hope i can find it again. :)
I really like the ending. I love the remembering scenes lol. Every one of them brings tears to my eyes. I also love the scene with ben and locke and ben apologizing. And then hurley telling ben he was a good number 2 I love as well. I also love Vincent coming and laying with jack as hes dying.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I really enjoyed watching you all watch lost. I'm so sad it's over. Thank you brian for all the wonderful edits and getting everyone to watch this show. Brian, your editing if so great and I have loved it!!!
When this aired originally, I was a young man, and I couldn't appreciate the ending. Now, I find it to be quite beautiful. I haven't been able to re-watch the series past season Four since I first watched it. Seeing it again through this reaction channel has helped me undergo a revival of sorts with Lost. I think I'll be able to re-watch it again, and enjoy it. Thanks crew.
THANK YOU guys for sharing the journey! It's been a blast every step of the way!
Remember, too, that in the Sideways, Eloise was worried that Desmond was going to take away Daniel. Probably, after not being able to live a normal life in her living existence, and not having been able to enjoy her role as a mother to Faraday and a wife to Widmore in that existence, she wanted to stay where it was ideal in the Sideways as long as possible.
thewilythylacine Thank you for this perspective!
I always felt it was because she wanted to make peace with her son (who at the time wasn't ready/didn't 'remember') and was worried that he would 'move on' without her. But your theory as to her motivation makes sense also.
@@busimagen Yeah the Ben/Hurley is an important scene for Ben's character development. I hope Brian brings it up when they watch The Man in Charge.
Eloise was concerned Desmond would help Daniel move on, leaving her behind. Compared to pretty much everyone else in the sideways, she seemed to have grown the least, and also had some of the biggest issues from her life to deal with, including directing her son's life in order for him to die at the right time and place. Therefore, she probably was in no way ready to move on, and didn't want to be left alone. Daniel had a partial "moment" after seeing Charlotte, but didn't remember everything. He just knew something was up. But he hadn't been able to find Charlotte (possibly because Eloise was interfering), so they hadn't had their full "moment," allowing them to move on.
Ana Lucia in the flash sideways also didn't show much (or any) growth. She's still feeling the guilt of murdering the guy who had shot her and she's not ready to move on. (The really tragic thing about that is in the original time line, she had gotten on the plane from Sydney to LA to head back home and fess up to the murder but the plane crashed and she never got the chance.)
The guy in green completely gets it, he explained it perfectly, and what he said makes 100% sense
Can I just say that it's been an absolute pleasure watching you guys experience this show. It's certainly a show that has stuck with me over the years, and it was simply magical re-living all those moments again. thank you so much from sunny North Queensland Oz. xx
Thank all of you for another incredible Lost journey! It's an intense, happy and sad ride, like always!
This is my personal interpretation of how the flash sideways works and I think it could explain why Aaron is a newborn here despite him having grown up (at least to the toddler that we saw). Even though Christian told Jack that he and the people he spent on the island “created” this, I believe everyone who ever lived (on island and off island) each went through their own unique post-death “moving on” experience. Since “there is no now Here”, the laws of time don’t apply and there could be an infinite number of parallel Sideways universes for each person when they die, where they each are the final person to “remember” before moving on. There could be a Sideways where Aaron is an adult and he sees Claire and Kate as elderly women (if they lived that long). Sayid might have a Sideways where he IS with Nadia at the end. The Sideways that we see in Season 6 just happens to be the one that Jack experiences because he is the main character of the show. In these parallel Sideways, some of the same characters might have Remembrances that occur differently than the way that we see it in Jack’s. But once everyone “moves on” and light envelops everyone, maybe all of those Sideways converge and everyone remembers everything that happened across all of them. Then everyone is at peace and their souls rest.
It’s a lot to think about and there probably are some holes in that theory but I try not to think too hard about it. I love this finale so much.
Thank you, Papa Brian, for introducing these wonderful people to the magic of Lost. I had a great time watching them on their journey of experiencing this amazing show.
So sad it had to end. Have been really enjoying the last couple of years re-living Lost with you all. Thank you for sharing your reactions with us. See you in another life brotha!!
I genuinely feel sorry for those that are too obtuse to understand this show. You are genuinely missing out on something that generationally was spectacular.
I want this so much, but I don't want it 😞❤️
Really enjoyed this journey with you guys! I’ll never get tired of seeing new people become immersed in my favourite show of all time. Also pleasantly surprised that Jeremy liked the finale as I was worried he wouldn’t. lol.
If anyone hates this show, they didn't understand anything from it. It's one of the best shows ever made.
No. All opinions are valid. 😅
I guess sleepy hannah was sleeping during everything Christian said.
I really dont know what's so confusing about the finale, so much misconception based on just not paying attention.
She is stupid xD joke!
I'm so happy that Jeremy and Hogwarts totally got the ending!!!.
Thank you for these reactions guys, it's been an honour 👍💙
Thank you so much for all these videos. LOST is one of my all-time favorite shows and was a massive part of my life at the time of its airing. I've always loved and appreciated the finale. So happy I could experience it again with all of you. Can't wait to see what shows you tackle in the future.
I've seriously never understood what's so complicated about the ending lol
I don’t remember looking back on the whole LOST experience all that fondly. I remember not enjoying much of a payoff after years of talking about it with friends, all the theories, agonizing. But this experience has been very enjoyable: Hannah figuring things out, Hogwarts Love and Hate Island, Brian with the eyebrow or side-eye waiting for a reaction. I’ve really enjoyed this. Great job to all of you.
I remember staying up at silly o’ clock when this first aired in England, and I was so disappointed with the ending. As time has gone on, I definitely have a greater appreciation for the ending than I did originally. Whilst it isn’t perfect, it definitely is a good finale, and what stays with you, are the characters and the performances. I would say this is a better ending than Game of Thrones and I still am yet to really see an as emotional series. God knows what you will react to next as Breaking Bad, LOST, Game of Thrones and Twin Peaks are the only 4 decent things I’ve watched
Thanks for reacting to this series. It’s really special to a lot of people and we all loved seeing the reactions (as well as the cool trivia and hidden things I didn’t even know about after watching this show multiple times!) so thanks again!
I've left a similar comment/observation on other reactions but - at about 10:40 when Jack is dying on the Island and it keeps cutting back and forth between him and everyone gathering in the church in the flash sideways, it looks like Jack is seeing into the afterlife and seeing the reunion in the church as he is dying. He lays down and kind of smiles as he looks up at the sky.
And everyone taking their seats in the church preparing to "move on" is like they're all taking their seats in the airplane as it's getting ready to take off. And then, on the island Jack sees the actual plane, with his friends inside, take off and "move on". So, it's as if Jack is seeing himself and his friends move on in the church.
And the idea that Jack is seeing into the afterlife/flash sideways makes sense because we also know that the same thing happened to Juliet - when she was dying in Sawyer's arms and said "we should go dutch" etc.
(Also, in the church a "shepherd" named Christian with white hair leads them on while in the real world a white haired Pilot flies them off the island.)
It's crazy to me that the finale will have aired 10 years ago next month and people still question whether what they watched actually happened or not even when it is explicitly stated to them by Christian, that yes it did indeed happen. It seems to me that any show or movie that has a non-linear timeline and requires even the slightest amount of thought on the audience's behalf is met with confusion. All that being said, no matter how many times I've watched this series all the emotional beats,big or small, still kill me. My favorite remembrance scene is definitely Sawyer and Juliet mostly 'cuz of the way they tie it back to that scene in the S6 premiere. It took me a long time after LOST ended to find a series that made me care about the characters the way this show did. This show will always remain my favorite show of all-time not just because of its story and characters, but because of the way it fundamentally changed the way I thought about what a series could be and what it could do. So for that,I will forever be indebted to LOST ( whatta ridiculous but true thing to say)...also to take this journey with the 4 of you was lots of fun and I hope whatever you guys do next will be just as rewarding. Namaste. And...good luck.
Thanks for the journey, girls and boys. It was great. But The island isn't done with you yet. When you see the all show, it stays inside you for ever.
Kind of a bummer this is over. I looked forward to these uploads . Thanks guys
Why? It's a happy one
I forgot how overwhelmingly emotional these last two episodes were. Hell even Sleepy Hannah cried. I also loved how everyone reacted when it was revealed that Juliet was Jack's ex-wife in the sideways.
I cried with The Normies and I cried again today. Thanks for this amazing journey.
i'm sure it's been said so many times, and i'm sure y'all have done it since then....but you HAVE to watch the uncut version if you haven't already. How on earth could they cut the Ben and Hurley scene in the sideways after Hurley asks Ben to help him, Richard getting his first gray hair, Jack finally admitting Locke was always right....soooo many good scenes cut. WHY
Now you´re like me!
Now you know the whole show!
;-)
It's probably too late/not that important, but it'd be nice to see if they could see the scenes from the finale that weren't included in the cut version. Just cause they're all really good scenes and I still don't get why they were cut lol.
Or (and maybe I'm just thirsty for extra LOST content) you could react to some of the behind the scenes/bonus features? Like the bloopers, or the CAST reading the finale script? There's some entertaining stuff there too
Also, guys, this is probably, maybe the 8th time I’ve seen this and it was a pleasure sharing the experience with you’s. I loved Brian as some sage of the program, you did a great job akin not spoiling anything, and giving enough information to things where needed. Jeremys dry sense of humour, had me laughing on more than one occasion, Hogwarts heart, and emotions, Sleepy Hannah’s powers of perception, honestly, a great combination and I hope you will watch something else soon. I would really want to recommend something but I would just say Twin Peaks but it is very unique. I wouldn’t say it’s brilliant but it’s defo an experience. Either way, I will be watching. Thanks again everyone. Namaste 🙏🏼
I love your reactions and thank you for posting all of them. But man, it sure felt good to see the Normies super emotional reaction to the ending compared to this "ok we need to figure out what we just saw and if it made any sense" reaction from you guys.
But I perfectly understand it, because that's exactly what I did the first time I saw Lost. I understand the concept of the story but it was just so different from what I was expecting and I wasn't sure if I liked it... I had a similar reaction to the GoT episode with the battle against the undead, "wait, that was it?" type of reaction.
The difference is that I've come to love everything that Lost did with this storytelling choice, and to hate everything that GoT did.
I completely agree. It felt like instead of enjoying the last episode for what it was, Jeremy in particular was trying to outsmart the show, pick it apart, and try to make sense out of things logically which just doesn’t work for a show like this.
After seeing bits and pieces of this show when I was a young kid (even part of this episode), I have finally finished Lost in its entirety. Definitely one of my favorite shows of all time and I was pleased by the ending. My only regret is not waiting until I was older to watch the show completely blind, but I'm happy to say it didn't take much away from the experience (this show isn't the easiest to understand when you're under 10 years old and don't catch every episode when it's on TV haha).
Great reactions guys! It's been a journey. Though I am kind of surprised how confused Sleepy Hannah was about the ending.
What a beautiful journey has been re-living Lost with you guys, Brian you couldnt have done it better man!
Gonna miss you guys and im gonna miss this show, theres no show that makes me feel like Lost does! Time to let go once again...
Much love from Spain, looking foward for future content if you guys get time again! 🖤
My understanding when i watched the finale was they tricked us into thinking that the flash sideways were the result of the hydrogen bomb going off and changing things, but it was actually a place they created in death to find each other so they can move on together. Im very happy with their reaction, they didn't fall in "they were dead the whole time" bs that so many people thought and really hated that. I suspected Jeremy surprisingly was not gonna hate it because his biggest issue in the season 5 finale was that all the stuff on the island didn't matter because they could just change everything, which is untrue but a huge spoiler until now.
Wish hulu didn't have that stupid cut versions. We were robbed of Jack's final "I'll see you in another life brotha" to Desmond. Also the Miles Alpert scene with the grey hair.
Yeah, it's basically like watching the Theatrical Versions of The Lord Of the Rings. Almost a completely different movie/episode!
After their deaths, the characters wanted or needed to live out their lives again, making different choices based on what they had learned in their real life, how much they had "progressed" so to speak. Like Jacob told his brother, "It only ends once, everything that happens before that, it's just progress."
It is the only way to put their inner demons at rest. Locke for example, freeing himself from fate granting him a miracle, and instead accepting his condition, choosing to get better on his own, with the help of Jack. Most died when had an inner realization, an epiphany, when they had fulfilled some purpose for themselves or for others. But the only way to truly put their souls at rest, so to speak, was to redo their lives, to forget and do again, and maybe choose again differently. And we saw most of them better adjusted to their inner turmoils.
The Flashsideways is the metaphysical progression of their own psychological evolution, from flashbacks to flashforwards to the afterlife purgatory.
Been loving these reactions, sad to see the show end. Hoping for more reactions of other shows. :)
Future reaction suggestions for you guys: The Expanse and/or Dark (german audio with english subtitles please, it's so worth it!)
Thank you so much for these reactions! Lost is one of the best TV experiences in history no matter what you think of the ending. It was great watching you all go through it. I've said it before and I'll say it again...I would LOVE a FRINGE reaction series with Hogwarts and all of you! There's some amazing stuff in that series and some emotional character development that would be ideal for reactions! Fringe and Lost are two of my favorite shows of all time, but honestly Fringe tops my list. (It's a really close call, though, tbh.) Looking forward to whatever series (fringe) you decide to react to (fringe) next! (fringe fringe fringe fringe fringe) 💗💗
Initially it’s a little confusing but once you understand everything, it’s a great ending.
Awesome stuff yall... gonna miss these
The End. I cry... EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
Voice Nerd, same.
Same. It’s just so very moving.
Thank you to Hogwarts and all the crew for putting this together. The last year (!) has been a great ride, especially during these dark times. Your videos were always the highlight of my week. I implore you guys to check out Battlestar Galactica (2004). I think it might fill Lost's shoes.
Oh Hugo....'take care of people'.....OMG Ben & John outside of the church....Brian laughing at Jeremy...'There is no now here' Hugo lifting Jack up in the church....Vincent didn't let Jack die alone....cry cry cry. So many tears this episode, I was a mess. Brian, "I'm sensing questions" lmao Watching Sleepy Hannah looking back & forth with just her eyes, it was like, I'm still skeptical. You guys are the best! I had a lot of fun with Lost & the 4 of you, you rock! What's next? What will you watch next? Do you like vampires? How about True Blood? I started it again last week, already on season 2!
Thank you Brian! For the amazing edits and hard work. Appreciated seeing another reaction of this show. Not surprised some didn’t like it. Hope you all react to new season of Westworld.
It’s honestly not confusing
Its been a pleasure going back through this amazing series with you guys! Lets do it again sometime!!!❤❤❤
I watched parts of my favorite episodes with you guys today. I saw the last season in real time as it aired. Amazing! The story to me is "an English major's wet dream" because of all of the plot lines and character development. To me - the group on Oceanic Flight 815 spent the best years and experiences of their lives during their time on the island. One of my favorite scenes is S3E1 - the book club, Juliet and the Others town relieved. The characters - throughout the series grew together and became less selfish and more giving of themselves. It is impossible to watch LOST for the first time again - thank you for letting me do that through your group. This is a great RUclips video explaining it all. - ruclips.net/video/YaDeJCT4ejY/видео.html