WOW. One of the best finales this amazing show has had ... maybe second- or third-best to Season 3's finale that flash-forwarded to Jack & Kate off the island.
First and foremost, JACOB. A face to the name, a story to the myth. What a reward that was to us viewers that have been watching since the beginning (or since the middle of Season 2), wondering, pondering, speculating, theorizing on who - or what - Jacob is. And even after a 2-hour season finale devoted to his story via flashbacks, we still don't know who - or what - exactly he is, but we have a much better idea, don't we?
I love, love, love the story about him and his "nemesis" - obviously the war that Widmore and Bram refer to, that's been going on for a "very long time". There are so many biblical and literary references that can be pulled from this plot line and I'm very anxious to see what the sixth and final season will reveal about this thousand-year feud.
LOCKE IS REALLY DEAD. Wow. What an incredible reveal. He had us all fooled, didn't he? Not just the viewers, but he fooled Sun, Ben and even Richard! And to think - he's probably been in and around the island since Season 1 (Christian appearing to Jack in Episode 5, "White Rabbit")!! I really do hope he keeps the appearance of John Locke, though, because Terry O'Quinn is such a great actor.
JULIET DIED! A very, very sad moment. Whether or not Sawyer really was settled down to a one-woman guy, this was a very tough scene to watch. As the actual incident was pulling Juliet down to her death, Sawyer held onto her with all he had, trying his damnedest not to let her go, with the help of Kate, no less (talk about a literary list of symbolism and irony in that scene alone). And as she finally fell to the bottom of the pit, she had enough life in her to finally set that bomb off, presumably helping her friends get to where they "needed" to be. I gotta be honest with you, I preferred Juliet over Kate - for either Sawyer or Jack. I just don't think Kate is a good person. Cute as hell, but not a good person. And yeah, I kinda think Juliet was hotter.
CUT TO WHITE (instead of black)!!! I thought I was watching Arrested Development for a second! A perfect ending to this time-skipping, plot-twisting juggernaut of a season. And now we get to wait nine months until the final season of this amazing, amazing show. We can only hope it'll be worth it, but I'm sure we all know it will ...
Later.
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