The church afterlife was NOT purgatory (a Catholic construct). The producers made this clear. The writers called it the ‘Bardo’ - a concept where after you die, you don’t know you’re dead & your journey is about coming to the revelation that you’re dead, ie: not purgatory. 😊
(Additional) FUN FACT: Christine Taylor is the wife of Ben Stiller and like her husband, also guest-starred on #Friends as Ross’ bald girlfriend, Bonnie.
Y’all are going way overboard defending LOST. It’s fine to say you like the show and consider it worthwhile despite its flaws. It’s insane to pretend there were no plot holes or unanswered questions and that it was the “greatest finale in television history”