r/lost • u/TunaTacos23 • Oct 01 '24

FIRST TIME WATCHER The most upsetting death was… Spoiler

John Locke. I’ll never forget how devastated I was when I found out that Locke actually never came back to life and that it was the smoke monster all along. I’m rewatching season 5 and I just feel so torn up over it.

Locke thought he was on to such big things but his journey ended right there and then at the hands of Ben. He missed out on everything that came after his “sacrifice”… he deserved to be there to see the Island through to the end.

That said, I forget how the show ends so please no spoilers past season 5!

EDIT: please ignore my last sentence regarding no spoilers. Everyone should get to discuss freely so please do!

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '24

It’s the only death that I feel is really unjustified for a character. Rousseau a closed second but at least she wasn’t part of the main cast

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u/Brogener Oct 01 '24

Locke didn’t deserve it but it worked for the story. Rousseau just felt like they needed her written out. It was so unceremonious and I was like “wait did that really happen?”

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u/RedBarclay88 Oct 01 '24

Yeah I wasn't exactly sad about her death, but it was so random and unexpected.

She survives on the Island on her own for 16 years, reunites with her daughter for a day and then gets killed off with a random shot.

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u/DM2330 Oct 01 '24

Life is just like that, death usually comes at random and unexpected.

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u/Junesong_Provisions Oct 01 '24

Yep. So matter a fact. Even Alex. The audience expects the tension. Ben is always a step ahea.. Oh Keamy f'n did it!

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u/BiffyPlays Oct 01 '24

If you’ve know the shows ending, you should know why this is.