Season 2 felt like a contained story to me. It was ambiguous but it was consistent in its ambiguousness and apparently that's enough for me. Season 3 felt more like Lost. When I read that Lindeloff changed his mind after filming the Laurie scene I thought to myself, "You don't have your character conversations plotted…

They also said it was to service the plot. What matters to me is that they made the decision afterwards which meant their intent was for us to think she died.

Nah. They wrote it as a suicide, filmed it as a 90% spice, then changed their minds when they didn't like it

It did happen. They wrote it as a suicide and filmed it like a 90% suicide. And then they went back on it. That falls on the writers, not the people who trusted the writing and exceptional acting. Article link:

Oh shit. There are like 4 people left over there, too. The odds are not in Sam's favor.

I was saying to my bf that the major criticisms I have of season 3 were likely the result of the show not getting a couple extra seasons to tell its story (loose ends, pacing, plot reversals, etc). That being said, you bring up a good point about Lindeloff. It's possible with two more seasons you could end up with…

I've spent a lot of time thinking about my reaction to the final scene. I unquestionably believed her while I watched but now I've read lot of valid evidence that puts her story in a gray area. I felt stupid and ashamed that I didn't question her story (poor critical thinking skills) but I think I'm glad I believed…

You made me think about how Nora ran up to a happy Lily playing in the park. We have evidence she isn't chill when it comes to her kids.

Only the people who have a mostly intact family. I thought she implied it was much worse for DepartWorld to lose 98% of the population.

I read in the interview below that they initially planned to have her commit suicide but then changed their minds after filming. They thought her acting was vague enough in the scene where they could switch. I personally disagree facial expressions are subjective. Blah blah blah.
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Maybe my dad is a spy too!

I was thinking, "Gosh Paige, I see 7 open spots on the street. I don't see why you have to park in the rape lot."

He made a point not to sleep with her (against orders) and functioned as a father-figure instead. Since he entered her life, her life has improved in terms of her relationship with her father. I think it's one of Philip's few occupational victories that he's had.

I think Tuan is like Elizabeth when she started. Idealism makes it easier to make the hard decisions but difficult to exhibit empathy. So far, no one that we've met has stayed idealistic besides Claudia (maybe).

Cool observation. I never noticed that but it feels right on!

My parents are from the USSR and my dad used to open bottles with his teeth. He always tells the story when I get a bottle opener so to him it does seem to be a symbol of America. If anyone's wondering, he is missing 6 teeth now.

I kept arguing with myself about whether the other place was Kevin's subconscious or a true afterlife. There's evidence for subconscious (everyone he needs to see is in the same place, having the largest penis in the world, inconsistency in those who remember their past versus those that don't) but that evidence seems…

I realized how similar they were during that convo. Neither Nora nor Laurie let people live in their fantasies. They're both beach ball destroyers that can't figure out how to belong in the new world order.

I think it was somewhere between when she was unwilling to part with the lighter and when she was.

Eh, she gave away the lighter. I know it's vague and subjective, but that almost feels like irrefutable evidence to me.