tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post996051519164632491..comments2024-03-01T11:17:49.152-07:00Comments on Religion in American History: Lost in Thought About LostPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-10485493364773833402010-05-26T08:14:23.096-06:002010-05-26T08:14:23.096-06:00I agree on the 21st century pluralism point. One ...I agree on the 21st century pluralism point. One of the show's main attractions for me has been just this. I just wish Mr. Eko could have stayed longer. <br /><br />It's still too soon, but I can't think of another show that I've enjoyed this much. And what a finale! In contrast, while I REALLY liked Deadwood, they pulled the plug before it could come to a proper close.Art Remillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857242536492717015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-81214830018110746212010-05-25T06:53:38.836-06:002010-05-25T06:53:38.836-06:00Oh, and here's that Jezebel post:
http://jezeb...Oh, and here's that Jezebel post:<br />http://jezebel.com/5546559/lost-finale-recap-case-closedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-48134624729849921842010-05-25T06:51:12.866-06:002010-05-25T06:51:12.866-06:00Art,
Thanks for a great post. Though it's offi...Art,<br />Thanks for a great post. Though it's officially outside my field of interest, I love to examine the connection between pop culture and religion.<br /><br />I've been mulling the idea for a while of Lost being sort of TV's ultimate expression of twenty-first century pluralism: not just in its subordination of the individual to the community (demonstrated quite beautifully in the finale's final five minutes) but insofar as the show itself has been interpreted through a variety of (particularly religious) lenses. For instance, plenty of folks are interested in making from it some kind of Christian allegory; at the same time, over at Jezebel, the finale is being dissected in light of the Tibetan Buddhist concept of bardos. The range of interpretive strategies is a credit to the writers, I think.<br /><br />I appreciated your Flannery O'Connor connection, too. Over the course of this last season of the show, I've thought a couple of times about pulling out my high school copy of "Everything that Rises Must Converge" and re-reading it to determine if there are any cross-themes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com