Rewatching Lost Season 6

It's been nearly a year since the last season of Lost started, so I am slowly going to go through and rewatch the episodes.

So far, my hindsight observations of the premiere, "LA X":

They really foreshadowed what the flash-sideways actually was. From Sayid's talk of what he will find on the "otherside" to Juliet's conversation that takes place both in the real world and the sideways world to Charlies "Am I alive?" and "I should have died," death and the consequences played a big role in the setup. Oh yeah, and Rose tells Jack to "Let Go" (obstenibly of the armrest) after the turbulence in the sideways 815.

I am convinced that Sayid's turn to the darkside was in part because he temporarily crossed over, saw his fate, and was confused or even angry (he doesn't get Nadia, but still gets to be near her. Not the punishment he was expecting, nor the heaven). We know Desmond crossed over and was aware (yet still mildly confused) about the two realities.

Rose and Bernard must have been immediately "awakened." Their conversation when Bernard returns from the Tail Section about missing each other smells like a "reunion" after a lifetime.

People complained about how useless the Temple was and from a storyline standpoint, I can't argue too much. It provided a little, but not much, background on the cult of Jacob. But I think from a symbolic standpoint, it is supposed to represent the dogma of following Jacob, like a traditional religion, as opposed to the Jacob-followers in the Dharma camp, which are symbolic of more modern religious tendencies. And if we remember the overarching theme of the Jacob/MiB conflict (in my mind) about how falliable God is, then these two camps represent how there is no right way to approach a deity.

I still don't know why the Temple folk drowned Sayid. Maybe they were aware of the "otherside" (Dogen did appear to Jack in his episode) and feared bringing him back. Or they knew who Sayid was in this life (a torturer) and did not want him to replace Jacob, really.

How did Josh Holloway not get nominated for an Emmy. Every scene where he deals with the aftermath of Juliet's demise is heartbreaking.

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