āIād like to make a pact, you and me. And hereās your part: You acknowledge that I know how you feel about the ending ofĀ Lost. I got it. I heard you. I will think about your dissatisfaction always and forever. It will stay with me until I lie there on my back dying, camera pulling slowly upward whether it be a solitary dog or an entire SWAT team that comes to my side as I breathe my last breath.Ā
And hereās my part: I will finally stop talking about it. Iām not doing this because I feel entitled or above it ā Iām doing it because I accept that I will not change hearts nor minds. I will not convince you they werenāt dead the whole time, nor resent you for believing they were despite my infinite declarations otherwise.
Let this be our pact. And Iāll just have to trust you on this ā I donāt have Badger and Skinny Pete pointing lasers at your chests to keep you honest. And the truth is, thereās no way everyone is going to read, let alone agree with this deal.
But Iām going to keep my part. Iām done. Iām out. Just one last thing before I go ā¦
I stand by theĀ LostĀ finale. Itās the story that we wanted to tell, and we told it. No excuses. No apologies. I look back on it as fondly as I look back on the process of writing the whole show. And while Iāll always care what you think, I canāt be a slave to it anymore. Hereās why:
I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really ⦠I was alive.ā
- Damon Lindelof











