11 TV Moments Everyone Was Waiting For (That Never Happened)

6. Answers - Lost

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Ending any series in a satisfying matter must be difficult, but to wrap Lost up in a way that could give fans all they wanted seemed impossible, which is why the finale deserves a little more credit than it often gets. It did succeed in bringing the series to a conclusion, even if it evenly divided fans on what actually happened, but there was one thing people were waiting for that they weren't forthcoming with.

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Co-created by J.J. Abrams, the show was an outlet for his mystery box style of storytelling, and over the years it layered mystery on top of an enigma inside a riddle and stoppered by a giant cork. What was the true meaning and purpose of the numbers? What was the deal with Walt? The pregnancy issues? Libby? Anne? The rules? The lighthouse? The Mother?

There were so many mysteries, and fans wanted so many answers, that it's perhaps not surprising the show couldn't deliver.

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