I do still stand behind my view that Jack's story is one of the finest (if not the finest) character arcs ever on TV. I just don't know if I'll ever be able to rewatch the series again the way I revisit Twin Peaks or Deadwood, because the resolution sucks so much.
Hmm. I don't see it. I mean, I thought Jack a solid enough character generally speaking, but post-leaving-the-island Jack didn't really ring true to me anymore. Like with the show in general, I felt like his characterization became sort of increasingly arbitrary after the first half. I was never really clear on the rhyme or reason of the transitions from one Jack to the next, post-leaving-the-island. Why'd he so badly need to go back again, according to the logic of the show? Nor could I make any particular sense of his decisions, motivations, or actions after returning, in the final season. And really, I suppose by that point I didn't feel there was much sense worth making of them...
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