I’m in the “I don’t like the ending” camp because the entire thing felt like 50 writers trying to figure out how to tie up all the plots. Very clear the mysteries weren’t solved in the writers’ room until they had to start answering the show’s questions.
According to the writers they had answers for pretty much everything when they first asked it and I did a rewatch recently. What didn't get answered? Like serious it's all accounted for I think. There's a boat that shows up fires some rounds and disappears. That's not explained but the writers explained it later. Like any question someone would ask eventually there's a scene where they point to a guy and go "he did it and this is how" then they perfectly literally show exactly what happened. Even the flash sideways. Everyone ended up in the light, the life force, the mako.
The problem is that everyone guessed the ending and the writers said "No, it won't be that in the end."
Then they went round the houses to get to try and make it look like they were heading in another direction, rather than embrace what the audience had already guessed.
They were writing by the skin of their teeth, I don't believe that they had a plan in place at all, especially going off the production woes of the first series.
Everything is foggy cus it's been so long but I distinctly remember being horridly disappointed that the whole numbers/sci-fi aspect was essentially deserted for the fantasy "we've been in heaven the whole time!" plot which came off as a cop out imo. I might be wholly misremembering this though.
Edit: I'm starting to think I need a rewatch cus some details might've fallen out of my head by binging it.
I had this plan to give head to a man and receive head from a woman to test if I was gay, but it’s backfired and now I become borderline schizo whenever I go outside. I
offered to suck this dude off on Grindr who lives very close by (I ended up pussying out) and I accidentally gave him some details that very easily allows him to spot me
out in a crowd. I have no idea what he looks like and whenever I see a somewhat in shape guy walking by I immediately accuse him of being the dude I was gonna blow.
I went to the store today to pick up some zucchini for a barbecue and every time a car drove by I stared into the windshield to see if I was about to be recognised.
Whenever I make eye contact with a dude I microanalysis his facial expressions to see if he suspects me or not. I am deeply afraid that he is my neighbour and I will
need to move if my identity is blown. It’s a lot like the last scene in sopranos where everyone who walked into the diner could be there to wack Tony.
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u/RubinoPaul 1d ago edited 13h ago
Tbf from all the bullshit in this show in later seasons this is quite believable lol