Moogum wrote:
That was the best season finale this season for all the big name shows, by FAR!
Wow. Intense. I just finished watching it now (2 am) because I had to Digitally Record it.
If you watched the special before the finale, the creators/producers talked about how the show not only took place in the present, but also the past, and was moving into the future; that we see where the characters are, what got them there, and where they are going. I took that figuritively, to mean that we will see how they develop. I was SO wrong. It is definitely in the literal sense, and I did not see that coming!
Seriously. I was thinking that Jack was meeting up with a) his ex-wive: too obvious. b) Ben. c) Locke. or d) one of Naomi's people, having really been a plant on the island the whole time. I was not prepared for it to be who it was (who I didn't recognize all made-up and pretty). Total shock!
I'm sad for Charlie. But I was sad for Boone and Shannon, as well. And Libby. I'm so glad he got the message to Desmond: I couldn't have lived with that message dying with him.
Well, I said I was a bit disappointed that, knowing the show would be on for 3 more seasons, the intensity would be lessened because we would know that their attempts to get off the island were futile. But man, they've introduced a whole new element! They are TOTALLY wrapping this thing up. It's not gonna end, as I think most of us thought, with them off the island and us never knowing what became of them. We're getting the full package here. Past, present, future.
I can't wait for next season. February? Wow.
I totally agree with you. Although, did anyone else have the inkling that Desmond kind of made that flash up? I have no idea why, but I just keep thinking that what he told Charlie was at least partially un-true. Personally, I wasn't sure why Charlie didn't just leave the room. Seeing as how the door opens into the room (Correct me if I'm wrong), as long as they close the door the water wouldn't be able to seep out. I think they also would have had plenty of time to escape.
And referring to the lost death prediction thread, I like how all three of my guesses (Ben, Locke and Sayid) were all potential deaths. I was so sure Jack was going to kill Ben after the gunshots.