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Evangeline Lilly defends the controversial ending of Lost: 'I actually loved our finale'
'If we gave you all the answers, we'd be religion instead of art'
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Your support makes all the difference.Evangeline Lilly has defended the divisive ending of hit television series Lost.
The actor, whose breakthrough arrived in the plane crash drama, appeared in all six of its seasons as fugitive Kate Austen between the years of 2004-10.
Upon its ending, the series' legacy has continued to be shaped by the incorrect chorus of “they were dead along” with many ignoring the fact that it actually finished in a pretty beautiful way. Lilly agrees and took to not only defending the conclusion but providing her explanation to it also, during an appearance on Good Morning America.
Lilly, who was promoting new Marvel sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, declared: “I actually loved our finale” after host Robin Roberts asked in despair, “What exactly was going on?”
“Throughout the show, we asked out audience to ask themselves and each other the big questions of life. Every episode ended with a big question. And if at the end, we gave you the answers, then instead of art we'd be religion - we'd be telling you what to think. But instead, we asked the biggest question of all - what is it really all about? What is this? What is going on?”
For a full breakdown of what actually happened in the finale, you can find our in-depth explainer here.
While the last ever episode may have gone down in TV history as one of the most audience-splitting series finales of all time, co-creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers) is one person who remains loyal to how it all wrapped up.
If you're a longtime fan of Lost or simply looking for a new series to start, subscribe to new podcast 'The LOST Boys' following two of our writers' respective journey watching from the very beginning - one for the first time, the other for the eighth.
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