Lost Series Finale: How Will It All End?

By David Woods on May 19th, 2010

There’s only one episode of Lost left and it airs this Sunday night from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on ABC (it will be preceded by a two-hour recap of the series). Many fans of the show have begun to speculate as to what the final scene of the show will be. One popular theory is that the final scene will mirror this famous scene from last season’s finale in which Jacob and his brother, known only as the Man In Black, sit on the beach and talk about killing each other, except with Jack and Locke (or maybe Ben) instead of Jacob and MIB.

The producers have been very secretive about what the final scene will be. Actor Jorge Garcia, who plays Hurley, even said that the final act of the series finale wasn’t included in the script and there are rumors that the cast and crew may have shot multiple fake endings to prevent leaks. What we do know is that the brains behind the show, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, have said that the ending has been planned since the beginning of the show.

To tide you over until Sunday night, let’s take a look at some of the best (and worst) final scenes in television history.

The Sopranos

This is perhaps the most-discussed final scene in TV history. Some fans loved the ambiguity (was Tony whacked?), others hated it with a passion. Many people simply thought that their TVs had broken or that the cable had gone out. For what it’s worth, Damon Lindelof has said that he loved the ending.

Six Feet Under

This ending was heaped with praise from critics as well as fans of the show. In of the best montages ever, the show flashes ahead to the future and shows the deaths of all of its main characters. In a show about death, that counts as a happy ending.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Despite how bad Enterprise was, it actually had a pretty cool final scene that tied together all the different Star Trek series.

Seinfeld

Everything about the series finale of Seinfeld felt weird, although maybe that shouldn’t come as a surprise because it’s hard to write a meaningful ending to a show about nothing. At least Jerry went out with a few great jokes.