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I am a big Lost fan. That is to say, I am really a fan of Lost. I'm not just a fat regular-fan. Just to avoid any confusion. But, as a fan, I have noticed some things which don't add up to the rest of the awesomeness. Loose-ends, plot holes, and random, unnecessary events are common in Lost. So common in fact, I have a hard time believing that they'll be able to tie them all up, give them all a purpose, and fix them all before the show ends. In this blog, I will highlight some of the more notable instances of... issues.

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Boone's Death: Boone's death was unnecessary. In my opinion, the other survivors would have been just as angry/sad/generally upset if Locke had taken a random guy into the jungle, and he died. Or if nobody died, and Locke simply failed to find anything special regarding the plane. He would have still gone to the hatch weeping, the light would have still gone on, and everything important which resulted from Boone's death would have still occurred. The only difference would have been that Shannon didn't go all nuts. Though it still would have played out the same way. Boone didn't need to die for Shannon to see Walt and go chasing after him. Now, I didn't even like Boone all that much, but it seemed like a completely random death which could have been avoided. I don't know what was going on, maybe it was the same kind of thing with Ian Somerhalder as with Adewale... something. Maybe he wanted to go, I don't know.

Walt Kidnapping/Sightings: I can't decide if that was a random event, a plot hole, or a storyline which never panned out, but when Walt got kidnapped and was sighted afterwards, it seemed to be a pointless story path. First, he gets kidnapped. Then, Shannon (and Locke) starts seeing him everywhere. Now, as we learn later in the story, dead people somehow walk on the island. But Walt was obviously not dead, because he ended up going back to New York. Walt was very confusing, and I don't see the story resolving. It seems that the writers wanted to go one way, then decided against it, then wanted to go a different direction, then decided against it, then decided to pretty much cut his storyline. And what was with Locke seeing him after he'd already gone back to New York?

Ana Lucia/Libby's Deaths: Judging by my current sig, you can probably guess that I had some opinion about this event. I liked Michael. I liked Ana Lucia and Libby (both story-wise and visually :P). But when they came together? Disaster. The two deaths were completely random. Michael could have just as easily injured them, because it would have resulted in the same thing. Libby told them "Michael", and Michael later told them anyway. They could have lived, and the story would have gone on exactly the same. I mean, the Ana Lucia death I could sort of understand. She was one of my favorite characters, but I can see why he killed her. I don't see why she had to die, but I do see Michael's reason for trying. But the Libby death was ENTIRELY random. It was as if the writers were actually trying to write a coherent story around killing two birds with one stone.

The Numbers: OK, I can't really say that this one was a loose end. There's still the possibility that "the mystery of the numbers" could be resolved, but I really doubt it. It seems like this was a Harry Potter-like storyline. Meaning of course, no actual purpose behind it at all, but being there "if you can imagine why". The numbers appear at every possible placement, but they're never explained. Why are they evil? Why do they kill people? Why do they bring bad luck? And why did the button need to be pressed every 108 minutes even though 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 add up to 104?

Claire Going Missing/Dying: This part made absolutely no sense, no? Claire simply disappeared. Poof. If the show was called Lost because of this event, I wouldn't be entirely surprised. It's like one of the writers got all the actors in a circle, and said "OK, we need to kill one of you off, but only for a season, and for no reason at all. So, if someone will put the blindfold on me, I'll gladly spin myself, and we'll see who gets axed!" It made no sense.

JACOB!: Jacob really bothered me for a lot of reasons. For one, it seemed like they were trying to connect all of the loose ends and plot holes together, but did it in a very bad way, ending in a sloppy, nonsensical mess. I mean, what was he? Why was he visiting all of the survivors? Why did he kill Sayid's wife? Why did he give Jack a chocolate bar? And what in the one-hundred-and-eight circles of hell was with the Jacob/Hurley cab ride? It made less sense than the Ana Lucia/Libby deaths, for god's sake! He tells Hurley that he's not crazy, gives him a guitar, and then goes off, back to the island? How did he get there? Did I miss a scene, or something? How the hell did he get there? To me, it was like the writers were attempting to fix all of the... rather confusing problems, but manages to tangle the loose ends even more! And what about that nemesis? How did Locke become the nemesis? The writers are still trying to go with that "mysteries of the island..." thing that they were doing for the first two seasons, but if they are going to finish the story after the next season. they need to buckle down and TELL PEOPLE why things are happening. No more of this "I have absolutely no IDEA why John is alive again" crap, and more "OK, so, the black smoke is actually.../OK, so, Jacob is actually.../OK, so, Claire went missing because.../OK, so, dead people are still alive because..." answers, dammit! Answers!

Remind me if I'm leaving any out. There are a lot I'm forgetting, and some I'm just deciding not to throw under the microscope. What happened to the statue? What was the point of destroying the hatch? How did Walt talk to Michael through the computer, and somehow KNOW that he'd be there? Why did the others kidnap Sawyer, Kate and Hurley as well, if Ben only wanted Jack? What was Jacob's purpose, why did his nemesis need a loophole to kill him, and how could they just get rid of him so fast, even though he was possibly the cause of everything that had happened up to that point? What was with the whole storyline of "whatever happened, happened. Whatever happened, happened. Whatever happened, happened... actually, if you throw the bomb into the Swan station, you can edit over thirty years of history! But, aside from that, whatever happened, happened"?

OK, this is an issue which begs discussion from Lost fans and haters alike. Maybe we can figure some of it out before the new season...

... yeah, right.