Lost showrunner Carlton Cuse has said that he stands by the show's controversial ending.

Cuse answered fan queries about the cult show's divisive final episode 'The End' in a Reddit AMA to promote season two of his new show Bates Motel.

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"It was our ending to the story we wanted to tell," said Cuse, who served as joint showrunner alongside Damon Lindelof. "I stand by the ending that Damon and I wrote.

"From the very moment we started writing the ending of Lost I wanted the show to be open to interpretation and we wanted there to be plenty of room for people to have their own experience... of watching and interpreting the show."

Cuse also claimed that much of Lost was planned out from the show's inception, claiming that the writers had a "road map" of where the series would go.

"But obviously as we wrote the show we had more ideas, found ways to embellish our existing ideas, and always left ourselves open [to] reacting to the show and following stories and characters more spontaneously," he added.



Lost originally aired on ABC between 2004 and 2010, with Cuse claiming that many of the show's recent "imitators" failed because they focused on mythology instead of character.

"I think when doing a show that relies on mythology, it's easy to get Lost in the mythology - pun intended," he wrote.

"I think people watch television for the characters and I think that many of the imitators of Lost were too focused on the mythology and not focused enough on making the characters compelling and interesting."

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