Lost - SERIES FINALE! - 5/23/10

For some fun uncredited Terry O'Quinn work, watch Old School.

I watched it a few years ago and just started cracking up when T'OQ showed up, never noticing him in the movie before.

Food for thought:

When Desmond first said, "see you in another life, bruthah." to Jack way back when.

Coincidence, writers foreshadowing, or Des already seeing things others can't?

So I walked to work today and I was pondering the Aaron question some more. Why did the psychic say something bad would happen if Claire did not raise Aaron? I think I can retroactively fit an answer (aka fanwank):

The psychic saw "Purgatory." Remember, his own daughter was declared dead, but came back to life, so he has some personal experience dealing with the other side. He saw "Purgatory" and experienced it through Claire's eyes. He knew that if Claire did not raise Aaron herself, she would never have the connection she needed to her son to have her "awaken" when he was born. She (along with Kate) needed the motherly experience so that their souls can move on.

Again, I think Baby Aaron was a "prop" along the lines of Ji Yeon, meant to push people towards enlightenment in the Sideways world.

Of course, as I am typing this, "Life and Death" from the Season 1 Soundtrack came on my iPod.

I took it being baby Aaron in the scene because everyone else was in their "Island time" bodies, so why would Aaron NOT be in his? That was, afterall, the form he was in when Charlie and Claire made their connection with each other. Whether or not it was a "construct Aaron" or not, I'm not sure. But when the actual Aaron departs I'm sure he'll be in his "chosen" form.

The debate is really over whether the purgatory construct was purgatory for everyone in that world or just the Island folk (can't even say Oceanic folk, as Ben, Juliet, and Faraday and his mom are apparently awakened) EDIT: Island folk who had a life-changing experience on the Island, hence no Walt or "real" Aaron.

I think clearly David and Helen are constructs. They represent something Jack and Locke both wanted. Doc Jensen points out that David was the son that Jack wishes he could have been to his father. Sideways Jack and David had a messed up relationship until the end of "The Lighthouse," when Jack apologized and promised to do better. David accepted. Meanwhile, in the real world, when Christian finally admitted he had a drinking problem and went to AA and asked forgiveness from Jack, Jack rejected it, which led Christian to Australia and his death.

Also, I can't believe I didn't catch this, but Doc Jensen points out that the friendly relationship between Jack and Juliet in the sideways universe is not only an extension of their relationship on the Island, but also their desire/guilt over the bad relationships each had with their exes.

ABC execs admit that they put the images of the wreckage over the end credits, not anyone directly associated with Lost, as a way to ease the transition to the local news.

So that wreckage has no baring on the story, and is, as some of us said, just a nostalgia thing.

Watched the "Aloha to Lost" episode last night. Cadaver Cadabra. HA!

This ending was good, and the series overall is the best I've ever seen, but in the end there are a few mysteries that I wish they would have solved. Nothing huge but just...little tiny things that would have been so simple to explain away.

For example: What happened to Ben's childhood friend Annie? I believe at one point the writers said that Annie was one of the most important women in Ben's life, but we never heard anything about her after that one flashback episode. Have they ever said why they never explained what happened to her? Did she die in the Purge or was she evacuated with the other children before the Incident?

Okay, here's another nitpicky thing. I've heard a few people complain about Daniel having the last name 'Faraday' when neither his mom (Hawking) or his dad (Widmore) have that name. This is something that is really simple to figure out on your own. Personally, I just assume that off-island, Eloise simply married an unknown man with the last name 'Faraday.' He adopted Daniel as his son and at an unknown point in time this Mr. Faraday either died or divorced Eloise. Eloise took back her maiden name of Hawking, while Daniel kept his adoptive father's name. There ya go. Discrepancy solved.

There was another point I wanted to make, but now I forget what is was, so...yeah.

Sci-fi Wire must have read our thread: they talk about projects lined up for most of the cast

I like somone's idea in the comments section: Henry Ian Cusick as James Bond!

"See you in another Martini, brutha"

Apparently, this is a print from a T-shirt, which I now desire:

Unfortunately, it appears that the t-shirt was a limited edition, only on sale for one day

How well do the closing scenes of Lost echo its opening scenes?

Still gets me choked up!

OK, i stayed away from this thread untill i finally saw the episode (thank god for Tivo!) and i must admit it was very bittersweet. Not as all inclusive with the answers as i would have liked but i though the acting was superb. Can't wait to get the seris box set and rewatch back to back. A few issues though. I know Walt is like 8 feet tall and has a voice like Barry White but would've like to see something with him . I really wanted to know more about the actual island's history. Oh, and can anyone tell me if they ever answered the plot points about the child birthing thing? That seemed like a pretty big point for a while there.