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Lost: A Volcano Could Have Played a Big Role in the Series Finale

by Regina Avalos, April 12, 2017

Lost TV Show: canceled or renewed?

Lost fans almost saw a very different end to the drama, according to one of the men in charge. Damon Lindelof spoke about the finale of the series with Entertainment Weekly, and the men behind the series had a very different idea in mind for the end of the series.

Lindelof said the following about the ABC drama:

“The question was always, how do you basically visualize and dramatize the idea that the island itself is all that separates the world from hellfire and damnation? And the answer was the volcano. The volcano had been dormant for the duration of the series, but based on moving into this endgame, the island had become unstable and the volcano was going to erupt. We were going to have lots of seismic activity, and ultimately, there was going to be this big fight between the forces of good and the forces of evil, which ended up in the series manifesting as Jack and The Man in Black, in the midst of magma. Magma spewing everywhere! It would be visually stunning and really exciting for the audience. After six years and around 121 hours of the show, we had shot literally every part of Oahu that we could for island scenes and flashbacks. So the idea that, for the finale, we could go to this new locale that’s going to look new and different and unique, primal and ancient and end-of-the-world-ish, that would be great.”

However, the plan never happened. ABC blocked the idea because of budget concerns. It would have “bankrupt the network.”

Would you have wanted to see the volcano erupt during the Lost finale? Tell us what you think.

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I much prefer the version that aired. The while standing-in-magma sounds way too melodramatic and life something you would have seen in an old Cinemascope movie (and not the really good kind…the high-budget-but-cheesy kind).

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April 13, 2017 9:50 pm
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The fight for survival with an active volcano would have been much more representational than the ‘church’ setting we got. Still haven’t figured that one out.

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April 12, 2017 3:43 pm
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The alternative finale still likely would have been as bad as the finale that was shown. The series was a waste of time I wish I could have back.

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April 12, 2017 2:52 pm
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Anything would’ve been better than the fiasco they called the last season

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April 12, 2017 12:30 pm
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