I tried to think of a clever title for the finale episode but I just don’t have anything creative in me. I was beyond words when the episode ended. Well, that’s not true. I had plenty of them. I misread the situation and then I freaked out for a bit thinking the island hadn’t been real the whole time. About 15 minutes later I processed what Hurley and Ben’s conversation had confirmed as well as Jack and Christian. So I felt better then.
Prior to that final 5 minutes? I thought it was the best episode of television I’d ever seen. I tweeted the word epic several times actually. I cried 5 or 6 times, mainly at each coupling reunion in the alternaverse. Hell I cried at couples I’d managed to forget about, like Sayid and Shannon. How hot was that makeout session in the alley? You go Sayid!
I saved the episode and need to rewatch but I thought it was brilliant from start to almost finish. I have to see how I feel about it now that I won’t have that initial slap in the face shock that I did when Jack started talking to Christian.
I’d like to go back to the episode prior, since I was so lax in my Lost posts, and comment on the return of my Ben. When he shot Charles Widmore, I stood up and applauded. That Ben…dear God, he took my breath away. I know, I probably should root for him to be good but I love the Ben that is out for #1. And he did turn on NotLocke when he realized his intention to destroy the island. Ben valued that island above anything, including himself and unfortunately his daughter. In the end, he got it as well. I was happy to see my Ben shine again though…there were far too many instances this season where he was a shadow of himself. Real Ben makes me happy, whether he’s getting his ass beaten or killing someone. I’m aware that I have issues.
Okay, back to the finale. The moments that got to me the most were the reunions, as I said. I was a friggin mess when Sun & Jin remembered their time on the island over that baby monitor and knew about their child. Their joy in that and in one another was truly beautiful.
Charlie/Claire set me off in a major way. Him, up on that stage, catching sight of her in the crowd and following her as she went to give birth. I loved the inclusion of Kate in the birth again and having that be her and Claire’s epiphany. And then Claire and Charlie cuddled together holding Aaron. Gah…I’m tearing up just thinking about it and I wasn’t even a huge Charlie/Claire shipper.
I screamed with joy when Sawyer and Juliet met by that vending machine and touched and knew one another. And then they just held each other until she told him to kiss her. I know many Skate fans were pissed off but to me Suliet just worked together. They had a beautiful, settled love that felt real. Skate had hot sexing, no doubt, but they never formed a true foundation based on love and respect.
I never really cared about who Kate ended up with but when it turned out to be Jate, well I was actually happy. I forgot, until I rewatched the pilot, which I will talk about in a bit, that I actually liked their chemistry in the early going. They were cute and hot on the beach when she was stitching him up.
I liked how the constants were not all couples. Aaron being the trigger for both Kate & Claire, Christian for Jack, Jack for Locke…it was a good mix of romance and family ties and fundamental differences.
Okay, island stuff. The Jack/Locke stuff was interesting. I thought it was anticlimactic, the final battle, but enjoyed them working together to lower Desmond into the cave of light. I don’t understand why Des uncorked it and nearly destroyed everything but I guess that’s what Locke wanted. Though I didn’t think much of the final battle scene, I did like that Kate was the one to shoot Locke. It was nice to see a woman saving her man. And their goodbye on the rock was lovely.
Jack/Hurley & Ben, the island’s oddest grouping perhaps, made me smile. I thought Jack’s sacrifice was poignant as hell and I loved that Vincent found him and laid next to him as he died with a smile on his face from seeing that his friends had gotten out safe.
Now, am I alone in wanting to see the adventures of Ben & Hurley on the island? They had to have some interesting conversations and arguments along the way didn’t they? I’d love to know how long they were there together…before a new Jacob came along. Or did one? My father’s theory of why Ben didn’t go into the church was that he may still be the island guardian. He was there to see them off but he’d return to the island after they left. That, or he was not yet forgiven. Or, my other thought was that he still felt like an outsider amongst the group. He never really fit in. Loved his moment with Locke before he went in, as well.
I watched the pilot the night before and it was incredible to see how far they’d come. I forgot how much I used to hate Jin in the early days, what an utter ass he was. And though I always found Sawyer hot, he was kind of a racist asshole in the beginning. Shannon was a useless bitch that I hated up until she got with Sayid. Boone was adorable. It was really cool to see them then and then see them again in their afterlife.
I am extremely happy that the island was real. Though I mostly enjoyed their lives in the alternaverse, it would have been a huge cheat to negate all they went through. And I’m really kinda glad that they all waited for one another before moving on. I…love it. Honestly, I love that they all had to wait for one another. That’s as it should have been.
I don’t know if there’ll ever be another show that I obsess over to this degree, that challenges my mind and blows it consistently. I hope there is. But this one will always be special. Namaste Lost, you will be missed.
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