As I plan to go through all of the main plot points, mysteries, challenges, etc. in detail while re-watching the entire series, I'll only give some brief thoughts here. After all, such an epic ending to a roller-coaster show deserves some first impressions.

Needless to say, the Lost producers proved me wrong in my assessment of the so-called "flash sideways," and although I would have preferred a "happily-ever after" in which all of our beloved characters enjoyed better lives (with brief memories of their island time), the writers of the show remained true to the "constant" and their original interpretation of the physics of time - not creating an alternate timeline - and ultimately remaining true to "dead is dead."

Lost had many flaws and the series finale was no different. There weren't really any answers to any long standing mysteries or questions. Only a few questions were answered and most of them were brought up this season. Also, I believe that the producers are clearly lying when they say that they planned this from the beginning. It's quite possible that they intended the entire island itself to be purgatory, but when viewers guessed it almost immediately, they quickly decided to find a plan B. I think the writers themselves were lost for a while in trying to find a more intelligent way to progress and end the show. They were trying to find a way to beat the Internet hooligans and bulletin board amateur scientists. Lost existed during a time when broadband access and social web sites started to skyrocket. Secrets are hard to keep now and the producers could only do so much to try to keep the audience guessing. This led to runaway plot points and mysteries will no real satisfactory ending. The producers painted themselves into a corner.

With the Lost finale, all is redeemed. If you've watched it and you're still harping on mysteries, you've clearly missed what this show was all about. Does it suck not to have these mysteries answered? Of course. I'm a completest like many die hard fans. I'm also a polymath with a love for philosophy, religion, science and anything even remotely mysterious, but my disappointment in the lack of answers to these mysteries doesn't hinder my emotional connection to a fantastically bittersweet ending to a story that was always about the human condition.

In the end, they all connected. In the end, they were all redeemed. It was sad. It was joyous. It was epic. They received in death that which they couldn't receive in life. They found each other. Despite their trials and tribulations - despite everything - people were forgiven. People were happy. It was the end, and it was perfectly OK. They could all let go.