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My Sunday is going to consist of manipulating the day so that both kids a tucked happily in beds well before 9 pm. Ideally, they'll be out of our hair before 7, but that's going to be tough. A 2 1/2 hour episode...wow. There is no way sleep is going to come easy that night.

Son of a B word...I'm getting freaking nervous about Sunday.

+1 My wife and I tried too, but to no avail. Discussing what we just witnessed and reading Doc Jensen's immediate reaction were far more rewarding and entertaining.

Bills since mid-70's Sabres since mid-70's Mets since mid-70's (became a Mets fan because all my friends were band wagon Yankees fans from that late 70's run) Not a big basketball fan at all, but the Braves briefly before they left town, then when I moved to the NYC area I began to follow the Nets Cornell since I was but a babe (grew up in Ithaca and was going to Lynah when someone named Dryden was in goal) UB since 1983! SU football and basketball

MrJ...this is what has made this show so special. After the hour is over, you don't just switch to something else and forget it. I for one usually sit in stunned silence for a few minutes as I start to digest what I've just seen. Then my wife and I rehash the episode for another hour before we crash for the night. The next day brings the start of post-episode discussion on this board which usually carries through to the following week. I've never watched another show that inspired such thought and discussion. As I mentioned up the thread a bit, this banter is one of the things I'm going to miss the most. I'm hoping that a Lost thread will always be up and active, because as many of the other posters here have pointed out, there will be lots left over to think about, discuss and analyze.

I've held out on buying any of the previous season on DVD. I always felt that I had seen it all once, that would be good enough. But now I know that I do want all the seasons, so I'm hoping for all six in a sweet BlueRay box set just in time for the holidays.

Dude...that's exactly the way it is with my wife and I. We both gave FF and V a chance and bailed on both. Unfortunately, Lost has completely spoiled me and I imagine I'm going to be holding new shows up to its high bar for some time. I like a few of the half hour comedies (Two and a Half Men, Big Bang, The Middle, etc.), and I like House, but when it comes to dramas, Lost is going to be the be all, end all.

+1 Well said.

LOL Well, either way we should find out in four days.

Very true.

I disagree. Remember, Jacob and MIB's mother said that there is a little of that light in all men...I'm pretty sure she didn't mean just those on the island. And I have to believe that the light's importance, as stressed by the mother, is much more far reaching than just the island.

Points well taken. We're yet to know, and perhaps we won't ever, what makes Des special. We know he's got something pretty good going on, and it's not to MIBs benefit, but what it is and why he has it is still left unexplaned.

I think you're right...that destroying the island would release MIB. Does the light being extinguished mean that the good in all men is extinguished as well? I think that's the big implication here. MIB getting off the island while the island is intact is bad because he's a mean and dangerous evil entity, but the island being destroyed has even more terrible consequences.

Yes...yes he did. When he approached the back of the police van and saw her, he said "Ana Lucia?" And then asked Des if she was coming too, to which Des replied, "No...she's not ready yet." It's clear to me that both Des and Hugo have a complete recollection of their island memories. Let's talk about Des. Clearly he is going to play a major role in the final episode. I'm starting to wonder if Des isn't something of an immortal himself. Does anyone remember from his back story how old he was when we first saw him? Wasn't it just before he went into the monestary? If so, I wonder if he may originally be from the island just as MIB and Jacob are. Perhaps he has been reliving his adult life over and over (see Stephen King's Dark Tower, which I've referred to here previously), with as Jacob said, each time making progress but not quite achieving his goal (of killing MIB). He is immune to the effects of the electromagnetic field, doesn't seem to be able to be killed (he was blown clear of the hatch when it exploded and suffered barely a scratch after having been thrown down the well). MIB can't kill him for some reason...putting him at least on the same level as the candidates. I think Des is the biggest threat to MIB and it seems that MIB may just now be realizing that. And for what it's worth...I think Richard pulled Des out of the well after he was thrown into the jungle by smoky.

That was a great video, btw. You saw that moment of epiphany on Jacks face after the drank from the cup...it was fleeting, but you could see that, for a few seconds, he saw something or realized something awesome.

What an amazing episode.

Damn. Tonight I'm crushed. Rainbow In The Dark and Holy Diver were two of my favorites back in college. This man had a huge impact on the world of metal. This is evidenced by Lars Ulrich's post on facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/#!/notes/metal...ie/381553412184 ). RIP little man with a big voice...you will be missed.

Nah...the true mystery of the island is now Hurley hasn't lost a friggin' pound after being on the island for all that time.

I was just thinking about the post-season life of this thread. You have to figure discussion of the finale and related topics will continue for a while after the show ends. I'm looking for the six season complete package in BlueRay in time for the holidays? That might inspire further discussion. I guess I'm going to have a hard time letting go.

I'd love to make that sound my ring tone.

OK...I like that.

+100

I have to say, I really am going to miss this weekly banter once the show is over.

I still think MIB is overreacting.

My wife brought up the same question as it happened and that's exactly explanation I gave her.