What happened to The Lost Room? I was enjoying it so much, and then the last fifteen minutes happened.

I know what you mean. It kind of reminded me of every Stephen King mini-series that has ever been televised (The Stand, It, etc.).

There is a whole lot of setup there for a series but, as someone else pointed out, it could degenerate into an "object of the week" debacle. Still, it's not a bad way for SciFi to gauge viewer interest before commissioning a series. Maybe it will keep them from messing with story continuity like they did with Eureka.

The problem with The Stand was that it had Molly Ringwald in it. (Still resentful over that casting choice.) Although the weakass ending with the ghostly image of Mother Abigail looking at the baby was really bad compared with the more bleak epilogue in the book.

I really liked the ending of The Lost Room. I was disappointed they didn't explain what The Event was, but I liked all that happened with the Occupant. That was hardcore. I would definitely watch a series.

But, le sigh, it looks like the ratings weren't great. Which is odd. It looked cool, come on!

Maybe it will keep them from messing with story continuity like they did with Eureka.

You mean in terms of reordering the episodes?

I...I...I'm frustrated by the end of The Lost Room, but if someone promised me a series with those same leads, I wouldn't be.

Can't see how we'd get that, though.

I missed one thing--what happened to Pollack?

So Rubers (or however it's spelled) is wandering around and the collection of objects continues. But no one knows that Joe's an object, right? So God should be pretty evitable. There's not even a paper trail.

Still, we have on the run from the law, plus an object collection quest scenario with our lead as an object...hmm.

I missed one thing--what happened to Pollack?

I rewatched and it wasn't explained (presumably it's yet another link to a possible series) but one theory is that he got stuck just like the motel manager lady.

I think parts 2 and 3 of the miniseries felt like the 2d and 3d episodes of a show after a great pilot-- the writers probably had tons of time to conceive and polish the pilot, and then when given the miniseries they had to scramble to write the next parts. It didn't feel as well thought out and the dialogue was a little more inane.

one theory is that he got stuck just like the motel manager lady.

Cool. Which reminds me--did Joe get her out of where she was stuck? Alive? Corpsified? I swear I had been paying attention.

I had wondered if whatever means Joe used to get his daughter back would get everything back that had been reset in the room--a bunch of combs and stuffed toys at the very least. I was kinda disappointed that there wasn't a room full of junk.

Joe got her out, and she died.

But no one knows that Joe's an object, right? So God should be pretty evitable. There's not even a paper trail.

Ruber has the Polaroid that shows all the room's contents in their proper places when held up in front of the room's former location. It's likely he'll go there to view it again, and at least possible that the view will now show Joe in the place of the former Occupant.

Ah. I'd kind of wanted an unaged Conroy to reunite with her bitter husband.

possible that the view will now show Joe in the place of the former Occupant.

Good point. I'd been thinking that the polaroid was a record of what was, but is and was and tenses get very blurry in that universe.

I just watched it. I was not exactly disappointed, but not exactly satisfied by the ending. I like Joe as Object and making that choice. Narratively, I'm fine with all that happening. But I definitely felt like there were way too many questions that were just forgotten about. And I don't trust that in a series they'd be dealt with.

Yeah. I wouldn't have minded an age-distorted reunion.

How creepy and upsetting it will be eventually when his daughter grows up and is older than he is now. Then. Will be. You know.

Does he somehow think he'll be able to handle the crazy-making of all the objects calling to him? I think if it were me, I would spend a little more time talking to the crazy man I'm about to kill to work out how this is all going to shake down, and whether or not he has any relevant advice, seeing as how he'd lived all these years with it.

I definitely thought we were going to see all the stuffed animals and combs and junk that was reset in the room. And maybe some other people.

Also, I felt like if Joe could be reset in the room and walk out since he was Objectified, then there's no reason why the Occupant couldn't have done the same. I understand that he mightn't have. But Joe could have given some more persuasion to that option. It belies that the Occupant said, "I can't get her, but you can..." meaning by killing him and taking his place. That doesn't make sense.

I don't think.