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It may have had something to do with MIB just having killed the protector of the island (and the woman who raised him)...I don't think Desmond or Jack were on that level of evil. And don't forget...it wasn't just that they were in the cave...you had to actually go over the waterfall into the light cork pit.

Wow...that's great! We were all so clueless...or at least I was. I love how everyone referred to the crash as a Rosen.

I've been here at my desk at work since 7:30 am...seven hours ago. Of those seven hours, easily 6.5 have been spent on this board and on other sites reading all that I can.

Oh great. It can be right next to the Country Bears.

On that point we agree. When she was standing there at the concert and greeted Jack...damn.

My wife and I were talking about this. When Boone was talking to Hurley outside the bar (while Sayid and Shannon were kissing) he said that it was difficult getting Shannon to come back from Australia. This made us think that Boone had to have been working on this before Des got involved.

Scott...Locke just had major back surgery and Sun was recovering from being shot and both were able to just get up and walk away...and you're wondering about where Kate got a different outfit?! It's friggin' heaven for Gods sake! Hurley could have snapped his fingers and a bucket of Mr. Clucks would have appeared!

Actually I think she shot him in the back...

There it is...I was waiting for someone to make a Matrix reference. And in that regard, I thought Jacks leap at Locke on the cliff was very Matrix like! LOL

My thoughts exactly. I think they all had to "wait" until the last of them died, which I imagine is Hurley or Ben or both (given that I'm sure they protected the island for a time frame of similar length as Jacob and Richard did).

It's all good brutha...thank you. It's been such a great ride. So many times I come to TSW and pass over the main board to come here...hoping that someone has added to this discussion. Hang in there and you know you can always find one or more of us lurking about and more than willing to talk.

I agree.

Good post. +1 And I had jumped off the Kate bandwagon a few years back, but I jumped back on Kate big time last night when I saw her in that black dress.

What a great buddy show concept! LOL I like all the calls for a buddy cop show with Miles and Sawyer. You get the idea from their exchange and Christian's comment (about how some people died very long after Jack did) that Ben and Hurley did their thing for a very long time. As such, one would imagine that Hurley bestowed upon Ben the gift of youth as Jacob did for Richard. But oh wait...that's another unanswered question! Damn this show...damn it all to hell!

LOL And he did exactly what Jacob told him not to do...let MIB into that cave. Well, when Jack asked Jacob how long he would have to do this job, Jacob did say "As long as you have to." Clearly Jack's destiny was only to be a "temp" until Hurley took the job.

Six seasons...hundreds of different storylines...people came and people went...honestly, I'm shocked at what people consider flaws in the story-telling and what can just be left up for interpretation. I am in love with the story...but there's a big difference between "glossing over" and accepting things as they are and just enjoying the ride. There are thousands of questions that weren't answered about this show...how did the Army find the island and why did they bring a bomb there...what was this disease that people were being innoculated against...what was the origin of the DI...where did all the characters take a crap...why didn't their clothes ever fall apart...when did they eat? I mean come on people...maybe you should take Rose's advice and let go.

Dude...the bottom line is that each person saw the show a little differently and as such has differing opinions about how it ended. I loved the show, appreciated the intricacy of the storylines, and am very satisfied with how it ended. You see things differently and that's fine. But I do feel it's a bit of a shame to be more focused on what you didn't get out of it rather than what you did.

Why do we need every single question answered? Is it because we've become so accustomed to simplistic stories with neat and tidy endings? I don't understand why so many people have a laundry list of unresolved issues and are so incensed that about it. Do you also feel screwed over because you don't know what happened to Frank, Kate, James, Claire and Miles after they got off the island? To me it's the same thing. Just accept that some things are part of the story and that the writers don't owe us any further explanation. I probably felt like you do early in the series but eventually I came to respect what was being given to us so much that I'm more than willing to take it all as it comes.

Good morning all... Here I sit in my office, sipping what's going to be just one of many cups of coffee today as I try to stay awake after a short and fitful nights sleep. I woke up this morning feeling, first and foremost, sad. As the last few minutes ticked away last night, I reflected for a moment on what was about to end. I became emotional not only because of the poignant scenes and storylines, but because of my feeling of loss. Six years we have been blessed by this show. To not have another season or another episode to look forward to...to no longer be able to rely on seeing our friends each week...I know I never felt this way about another show ending and I doubt I ever will. I feel very satisfied with how things ended. It was a steady and even-paced episode where we weren't really shocked by anything (I wasn't anyway), but I was made to smile and sigh with contentment often. The "reunion" scenes were beautifully acted, filmed and scored. Each being so unique and so emotional. It feels so right to have had each of those couples come together for their final journeys. A few other random observations: Michael Emerson brought his curtain down on Ben Linus in amazing fashion. His scenes in the creek with Hugo and then outside the church with Locke were captivating and a honor to watch. Ben apologized to John was a beautiful moment of redemption. I loved the person that Locke became after his surgery. So at peace with himself. When asked by Hurley how he was going to take care of the island, Ben’s response of “Do what you always do. Help people” in a few words summed up Hurley’s character for the entire show. All he ever did was help and care about people. He never did a thing out of malice or selfishness. That is why it seems even more appropriate that he be the protector of the island rather than Jack. Vincent coming out of the jungle and making it so Jack didn’t die alone was great…my wife really lost it at that point. I’ve read a few places that Vincent actually represented God as he was with many people at the times of their deaths. I don’t know about that…I can’t remember and I also doubt something so significant would be made to appear so random. I loved Rose telling Des that basically, “After you finish breakfast you have to get the f&%! out because all you and your people do if f%$! things up. Then sure enough, here comes trouble times two! LOL Favorite funny line of the night…a Sawyer line of course when he picks up the walkie talkie and calls over “Hey Chesty…what’s going on?” The thing that struck me was that we were watch two stories end last night. For five seasons, the show focused on one primary storyline. Then, at the start of this season, and entirely separate storyline began. Looking back, I'm amazed that we were actually following two stories this season, each as important as the other. And last night, these two stories both ended. It's like the sideways story was a spin-off within the main show itself. I've already read a few headlines by where the episode was called “disappointing” or a “let down.” Rubbish. I think too many people are too used to neat and tidy endings like in the movies. This was an epic show, with more storylines and plot twists then any show in history. Did everything get tied up with a bow and handed to the viewer with all questions answered…of course not. But a viewer who has accepted the show as the uniquely told tale that it is will likely look at the finale as something that brought closure to the heart of story…and will of course give us all something to chew on for months and years to come. That’s it for now…lot’s more discussion to come!

I did! Something about a couple of alternate endings! LOL

+1000 What a beautiful ending to an amazing story. I am very happy and satisfied with what we saw tonight.

This is it guys! Enjoy, embrace and just savor these last few hours of the best television show ever.

Thank's dude!

One of the best scenes in the episode. Richard hears the chick-a-chick-a of the smoke monster and next thing he knows he's tossed a half mile away. Maybe he landed near the well..."Can you give a brutha a hand...or a rope...brutha?" And agreed...so much of what Michael Emerson does is accomplished through facial expressions. Him seeing Richard discarded and then calmly taking a seat to wait for you know who was priceless.

True enough...but without those commercial breaks, I think my head would explode about half an hour in.