DVD review (region 2)
Starring Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Naveen Andrews, Terry O'Quinn, Jorge Garcia, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim
Release date Out now

Everyone attempts to get off the island as a final showdown looms…

And so, after six years of polar bears, time travel, hatches and smoke monsters, Lost finally came to a close earlier this year with these 18 episodes.

It was inevitable that many fans would (and did) find the eventual conclusions crushingly disappointing, and if you missed it on TV, it’s fair to say that the finale won’t please everyone. It is also unlikely to allay suspicions that Lost’s creators knew where it was all heading from the beginning. Nevertheless, this is another enjoyable season of new mysteries and old faces, with intriguing side-flashes into alternate realities to keep things fresh.

Saying that, this doesn’t match the dizzying highs of Seasons 4 and 5: the narrative is frequently bogged down by mystic mumbo-jumbo, fist-fights and aimless wandering, and some of the new characters – especially the temple guardian, Dogan – prove to be incredibly irritating.

Still, Lost has always been frustrating and entertaining in equal measure, and it remains wilfully odd and unpredictable right up to the very end. If you’ve stuck with the show this far, you won’t want to miss these episodes, even if you’re left screaming at the screen by the end.

Extras include location footage, commentaries and (gulp) a blooper reel. Matt McAllister

VERDICT: 7/10
The final season isn’t one of the best, but it remains addictive stuff.