LOST FINALE: What does it all mean!!
I again turn to my favorite website The Lost Diary for all my follow up questions & answers.
CLICK ON MORE TO READ THE WRAP UP OF LAST NIGHT’S FINALE, MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!
From The Lost Diary:
So the whole point of Jack’s flash-forward was to show us that Henry Gale was right — whoever Naomi is with are the bad guys. I kind of like the idea of showing us everything leading up to Jack making the rescue call, and then showing us that it all went to hell, without actually seeing any of what happened in between. Since every season had a theme (the crash, the hatch, the Others), you have to assume that season four will be about whoever was on the other end of that phone.
While there may not have been any “major” questions answered — the numbers? Jacob? Michael and Walt? — We did learn why Henry Gale does what he does. Why does he jam communications off the island? Why does he keep such a tight hold on information? Why doesn’t he let people off the island? Because people are looking for the island and they want to destroy it. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again — you have to trust Henry Gale when the chips are down. He doesn’t lie about the important stuff. He’s always right.
Other than that, I am just going to start throwing out thoughts as they come to me:
– “Lost” was 120 minutes tonight. Let’s take away 30 for commercials, leaving us with 90. Of said 90 minutes, Locke was in two of them. Not a good ratio.
– Oh, and Jacob was in none of them.
– Are we done with flashbacks? Are flash-forwards the new thing? Or was this a one-time deal? Feels like just a one-time thing.
– Charlie, we’ve had a long history. Wish I could say I was sad to see you go, but after all the buildup, you literally had to. At least you went out on a high note. See you in another life, brutha.
– As for Charlie’s death, a few people asked me, “Why did he close the door? Why didn’t he swim out the window?” Because Desmond told him he had to die for everyone to be saved. He wanted Desmond’s vision to come true, down to every last detail.
– I wish Richard was more prevalent tonight. Here’s to hoping we see more of him next season.
– Can Mikhail ever be killed?
– Jack referred to his dad a lot in the future. Is he alive?
– Is Kate with Sawyer in the future? Was Henry Gale the one who died? Who else made it off the island?
This episode felt to me like it was such a setup for next season, I don’t even feel like I could give it a grade. It would be like talking about “Kill Bill Vol. 1″ without making mention of “Vol. 2.” This episode felt more like a season premiere than a finale. That said, obviously it was amazing.
WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE FINALE?? YOUR THOUGHTS?
May 24th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
why does that guy call him Henry Gale and not Ben? I don’t think the people with Naomi have to be bad. Kate seemed ok I think Jack was always a tortured person and like Ben said he had nothing to go back to. So maybe he just broke down not having anyone to save or lead? But he did mention he was tired of lying did they leave people behind or not say exactly what happened? I don’t know if his dad was really alive or if he was just crazy on the oxycodone. Also from all I have read it sounds like it might be Ben or Locke in the casket?
May 24th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
poor Jack, I would have comforted him…come to Mama and forget that silly little island
May 24th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Great season finale! Definitely some wicked mind games. Haven’t quite figured out where they are going, so it has accomplished it’s goal. That is -keeping me tuned in when the next season starts. I liked the end. I have been reading that the castaways are in some kind of weird time loop maybe. Because remember when Charlie heard that the computer was programmed by a musician? Like some kind of weird Deja Vu?
May 26th, 2007 at 8:20 am
I thought it was a fabulous finale. I’ve always thought that Jack’s dad would turn out to somehow be still alive – he has connections to too many of the important characters – Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Claire – for him not to figure in the series again at some point, so I was really interested to see that he seemed to be alive in the flash -forward.
Another question, though: why was Kate not in prison in the flash-forward? Even if they were all rescued, surely she’d still go to jail for killing her stepfather?
May 26th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
I think it was still a flashback, but that when they returned from the island, they were given another chance to amend some of the mistakes they made prior to the crash.
Therefore, Kate did not kill her stepdad, or at least did not tell anyone, and Jack’s father is alive.
I dunno. It just seemed like it was before the island, but with the knowledge of the island and what happened on it.
May 29th, 2008 at 10:55 am
his name is ben not henry titface
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