Since the show didn't give it to me, gigglemonster made me this! Lost finale spoilers in the comments, even though I'm pretty sure every one of you has seen it already.
He can never be happy in this life, because he cares too much.
That is a really sad thought. Especially that I have often thought that I deeply identify with that quality in Jack.
Jack did become a man of faith, but I never truly believed in it all. And that's pretty much the fault of the writers, who as you've said, just don't do mythology well. And it kind of disappoints me that Jack gave up everything for this. But I am determined to give the finale another watch at some point [hopefully soon] and reassess my thoughts.
That is a really sad thought. Especially that I have often thought that I deeply identify with that quality in Jack. That's the extra reason why his death made my so sad... ;)
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Date: 2010-05-25 05:40 am (UTC)That is a really sad thought. Especially that I have often thought that I deeply identify with that quality in Jack.
Jack did become a man of faith, but I never truly believed in it all. And that's pretty much the fault of the writers, who as you've said, just don't do mythology well. And it kind of disappoints me that Jack gave up everything for this. But I am determined to give the finale another watch at some point [hopefully soon] and reassess my thoughts.
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Date: 2010-05-25 07:31 pm (UTC)That's the extra reason why his death made my so sad... ;)