What did you think? Rate it and then discuss the good and the bad. :)

thought it was really good....

lots of great stuff... won't discuss it in detail till everyone watched what happened

For the first time ever with a finale...I didn't care for it. I'm sure a lot of people will but I wasn't overly excited about how the death occurred, even though I was pretty sure it was coming; I thought it would be more inescapable. I think that if the person in question had of run and held their breath they could have escaped. I also didn't care for where the "flashbacks" went. The very last one was interesting but didn't hit home the way I think it was supposed to. There also wasn't a lot of suspense to hold me over until next January, which may be a mixed blessing. I donno, maybe I'm just losing hope as they continue to kill the people I watched the show for. Not sure if this is really a spoiler but it eliminates people who didn't die. Now Sawyer and Claire are the only people I care about on the Island.

Poor Charlie. :( LOST will never be the same.

Thena gain, I said that when Eko died and LOST hs been smooth sailing.... though Eko dying is the same as Charlie dying... Charlie's too 'LOST trademark' to die without grieving. It's like Jack or Sawyer or Locke dying. It just isn't right...

Boring for a season finale. Hope it's not turning into the "Jack" show next season.

Awesome, just awesome! The dialogue, the acting, the twists, just the best episode ever, I feel like we're starting all over again.

Thought it was an excellent episode! There were lots of "edge of your seat" scenes, there were some sweet moments, touching moments, and lots and LOTS of questions for next season!!!

Very pleased with this Season finale - ALMOST worth 8 mos. of pure torture before we see the cast again...

Excellent episode! Lots of twists and turns, surprising deaths, amazing plot, etc. This is one of those episodes that will be fun to rewatch many times. I was upset that Tom and Jason died, but at least Ben is still alive (for now). Charlie went out on top, an absolute hero. Boy do we have lots to talk about for the next 8 months!

This episode rocked. It BEGS to be watched again, because you can watch everything in a new light!

Holy crap, they tricked me again, and it was right in front of us the whole time!

My friend who was watching with me said "That cellphone just came out last year, how can that be the past?" I laughed it off as an error made by the prop man, and it WASN'T.

Haha, bravo. So sad to see so many die (even some of the Others) but it's going to be crazy to see where they go from here.

10/10 for me.

Very exciting finale! 10/10 For once I stayed spoiler-free and boy was it worth it. Even as a Charlie hater, I really felt for the guy. Sad to see him go, and interestingly enough I was actually starting to like his character. I wonder how Claire will react. And was that actually Walt? It sucked that he was only there for like 30 seconds, hope we see him and Michale next season. Ghaaaaaaaaaa, 8 months of waiting now!!!:frown:

So who are Niaomi's people exactly?!?!:eek2:

I gave it a 7 because if Charlie had to die I appreciate that it was emotional and heroic, unlike so many other deaths on Lost. Otherwise I would have rated it lower... Overall it was kind of incoherent. I feel like there was a huge and important chunk of the story missing (which I guess is supposed to make me anxious to tune in next February, but instead it makes me feel like "Huh? Whatever.").

10 - everything I hoped it would be. The action, the emotion, the twists, and even the relevations (there were lots of nice minor ones filling in some blanks). I was sad to see Charlie die, but loved how heroic it was for him to realize that it was his destiny to die and to let Desmond off the hook for having to constantly save him. Plus, I liked the little touch of Aron starting to cry the moment Charlie died. There was a real connection between them. Loved seeing vision-Walt again and so so glad John Locke is not dead. Good thing that bullet passed right through him!! Music was great. And the flashforward twist was great. It's funny, I actually started to suspect a flashforward when Jack told the doctor to see if he was as drunk as his father upstairs. Even though it sounds like Christian is still alive, the way Jack said it and the reaction of the doctor made me think he was already dead. This made me think it was the future, not the past. Anyway, I cannot wait until February to see how it all unfolds. Oh, I'm glad sooo many Others died and only one Lostie :)

I rated it 10 - 'cause it doesn't get any higher than that!

BEST EPISODE EVER!
One great moment after another!
Zillions of new questions to be answered...will 3 more years be enough?

(I knew the flashforward was coming...but I cant wait to see where they go with this!

I really enjoyed it. Right from the beginning it had the feeling of an episode from S1or 2, and i knew we were in for some excitement.
I'm not sure what to rate it yet, it's still sinking in. If anything, that ending gave me a certain inner conflict.....the epi was so good up to that point, then WHAM! they drop that ending in our lap.
Eitherway, i guess it's no less than an 8 :)


My friend who was watching with me said "That cellphone just came out last year, how can that be the past?" I laughed it off as an error made by the prop man, and it WASN'T.


I said the exact same thing when he first picked up that phone. But being in Canada, I thought maybe it was released in the States earlier......still thought it was before it's time, just didn't know what to make of it.

I'm still a little shaky because Matthew Fox just knocked the breath out of me...His reaction to Sayid and co.'s "death" and his voice when Kate asks him what happened... OMG, he was incredible! Charlie's death left me bawling (and I. do. not. cry. It's the :censored: music!!!)... I'll have lots more to comment in the weeks ahead probably, but for now I'll just express my Jack, Sayid, Hurley and Charlie love and leave it at that.

I gave it a 9! I really enjoyed it! I was totally spoiled, but I am glad that I was!!! That would have been a lot to swallow othewise. (I wonder if TPTB knew that it would be and that is why they allowed the spoiler to be leaked?) Anyway, I can't wait to watch it all again!

The only down side, is that I would have liked to have seen a little bit more dialog between Kate and Sawyer as they have barely talked at all since the mini-arc and we have no assurance that they will ever be reunited.

And, I also felt really bad for Claire and Charlie. I almost cried along with Aaron when Charlie died. That was a tough scene to watch!!! And he did die a hero!

Awesome finale! My only gripe is I guessed the twist within the first 5 minutes of the episode. :(

10 I am still speechless the end just blew me away and Dom great job tonight and you will be missed

I'm not sure what to rate it yet, it's still sinking in.
I'm with johnnywishbone on this. I'll rate it if/when the thing settles in my mind. I was totally spoiled--but STILL feel on overload. They tried to cover far too much in this eppy, and though they mostly succeeded, I still felt, well, rushed.

Maybe this would've run better as a THREE hour finale?

They saved the best for last. Didn't think I'd cry when Charlie finally died, but it got me. It was a heroic death, and Charlie was at peace with himself.

Frikkin AWESOME! I will post more when everything settles 10/10. Best finale EVER.

Amazing episode, 10. So much happened, I love it. I'm very very sad over Charlie however. :crybaby: My two favorite parts were... Walt!!!! and the Hurley VW of death. :24:
I can't even imagine having to watch Claire find out that Charlie is dead.

That was so awesome. Every single scene, every single minute, right down to the black screen and the letters LOST coming up.

The whole thing was so weird and confusing who knows what Season 4 will consist of. Will it be on the island or post rescue or what? That was crazy and what in the world happened to send Jack spiraling out of control like that. What were he and Kate lying about?

I'm loving Psycho Jack. Beat the crap out of Ben and I swear he would've caught that bullet in his teeth if Locke had fired he was so crazy pissed off.

Sayid snapping that guy's neck using a classic Segal move made me want to cheer, Danielle elbowing Ben in the face and OMG Hurely barreling through the jungle in that van was priceless!

Juliet's "For the Aliens" answer to Sawyer's question about the runway they were building and then the "Are you screwing Jack?" "No, are you?" God, I love Juliet!

Man Sawyer is so messed up over that Cooper thing. He will be interesting to watch next season.

R.I.P. Charlie. I had grown so tired of you in Season 2, but you came back strong in Season 3 and died a true hero.

I loved the whole episode. I can't wait to watch it again because I know I left out a whole bunch of favorite scenes.

Awesome Ep! I think I hit every emotion in the spectrum. I love Hurley in the van (absolute best scene of the season!), I hated when Charlie died (I agree with those saying he didn't have to die!), I was terrified when Mikael vanished (thought for sure Desmond was going to get jumped at some point), I cried when Aaron cried :(, and I felt absolute confusion at the ending (still not sure what I think of it). All in all it was the two best hours of television, ever. Gave it a 10 +. :)

The stupid dynamite plan turned out to be, well, stupid.


Why is it these morons never bothered to follow the ocean cable when they found it in season 1?


Charlie's dead? Don't care. And what a contrived coincidence that the code was programmed by a musician and Charlie just happens to be, that's right, a musician!

Why didn't Charlie go OUTSIDE the door and then close it? He had time and could have done it even with Desmond approaching. Also, Charlie didn't even try to escape through the porthole (which looked big enough for him to fit through).


Mikhail takes a harpoon to the chest and then somehow, and for some reason, manages to put on some gear and swim outside to pull the grenade? Why didn't he just throw it into the room where Chalrie was? Oh that's right, TPTB had to set up Charlie's "heroic" death scene. Lame.


Walt has "mysteriously aged" in a couple months. Also, his appearance wasn't much of a surprise considering his name was in the opening credits. Way to blow it TBTP!


Did anyone think Hurley wasn't going to show up and save everyone after Sawyer basically said he was useless and told him not to come along? Telling someone "not to come along" on Lost is a sure sign that person will come along.


Some thoughts about Jack confronting Ben at the Radio Tower (that no one bothered to try and find for 3 seasons)...

If it's SO IMPORTANT to stop Jack from contacting Naomi's ship, why doesn't Ben come clean with what's really going on with the island? If everyone is going to die and the island found, why doesn't he do whatever he can to convince Jack what he's saying is true. Wasn't that the time for Ben to put his cards on the table and quit being mysterious?

Furthermore, what was the big hurry to make a decision? Why didn't Jack and Ben confront Naomi with Ben's info? Why not TRY to manipulate or con her in some way to ATTEMPT to see if she's telling the truth? Afterall, there was NO HURRY and this was possibly a life and death situation. Ben, the master manipulator, con-artist and evil genius, was desperate to stop Jack and yet he couldn't come up with anything?


Note to JJ: Flashing forward is what helped ruin your other once great show "Alias" remember?


I'm not sure I really care that Jack and Kate are off the island. More importantly, I'm not sure enough viewers care enough to wait until February 2008 for Lost to come back.

Now that some castaways are off the island, a huge part of the show's mystery is GONE. Why would any new viewers jump into Lost at this point?

Outstanding, and I'd give it more than 10 - by far - if I could. I have to watch it again... and probably a third time before saying anything remotely insightful or intelligent about it. A mindblower for sure.

The performances by all the actors were extraordinary. That's saying a lot because one of the main factors that has kept me watching this show is the high calibre of acting generally. Notable tonight were Matthew Fox and Dominic Monaghan. MF really made me feel for Jack in the FF (if that's what it was) and that hasn't happened in a very long time. His portrayal of a man tormented and falling to pieces was excellent. Dominic Monaghan was amazing, so much sweetness in the character of Charlie and it was all there tonight. Loved that it took a musician to decode that panel that had been programmed by a musician. There was a certain Karmic symmetry to that that I really liked. Sad but heroic death. Crossing himself in that last shot of him - that was a heartbreaker. RIP, Charlie Pace. You'll be missed.

* Loved the way OUR bada$$es beat THEIR bada$$es on the beach. Sayid is made of awesome. Go Sawyer for finishing off Zeke... that was long overdue. Go Hurley for the most inventive use of a van on a beach... ever. Love that it was Ben's Dead-Dad's van that did in Ben's plan.

* Why doesn't Mikhail ever STAY dead? One of the biggest island riddles yet.

* Love the bizarre, yet touching, reunion between Danielle and Alex. "Do you want to help me tie him up?" Bwahaha! I really hope Alex and Karl will be part of the Losties' family next season. Whatever next season looks like... and about this, I have no clue. (I'll have to watch this a few more times before I even have any theories.)

* Since that wasn't Penny's boat after all, who did Jack just communicate their position to? And how bad will they turn out to be?

* Sawyer's a mess since that Cooper killing, all depressed and self-destructive again.. The boy didn't use one single nickname for anybody in the whole episode. I really loved the way he was coming around to a new POV... I hope we haven't seen the last of that.

* Juliet's parting smooch to Jack was amusing. "Don't wait up." Cute.

Lots and lots of action... and sooo many questions raised, but all in a really good way. A fantastic finale to what is now my favorite season. Eight months to wait for answers, but I'll be there. Count on it!

10/10

I thought it was terrific, although I will really miss Charlie's character. I am gald he went out as a hero and was willing to make that sacrifice for the rest of the Losties. I hope he returns in a few flashbacks. Hurley was great, I really enjoyed the VW van scene. Kinda wished Sawyer would have said to Tom, "I told you we weren't through Zeke." before shooting him. I need to digest the flashforewards, there are so many possbilities and directions the story can take now. I will be really happy, if they do plan to integrate flash forewards into future episodes to show what happens to the survivors who do get off the island. Awesome episode, however...what to do for 8 months? lol!

10. Best finale. Strong finish to a season that started slow, but came back to give us some of the best Lost episodes.

We're going to have to watch that again...

Two disappointments for me ....

the entire Flash Forward blew my mind..I tuned it out because..well...it was Jack and seemed to not be going anywhere...the ending was both shocking and sad for me...as it showed they got off the Island...and pretty much deflated the LOST scenario..I guess we are going to have to find out what happened to make Jack an addict and Kate a free woman..but it will lose something to me...that brought this epi down a little...

Charlie had time to leave that room...no question about that. That was another let down..

But...Walt? Locke? Hurley playing the Flash and Superman? Sawyer going evil and taking out Tom? Aaron crying when Charlie died? Alex and Danielle? Wow...

Great episode but those two nagging things keeps it from a ten..strong nine though..

RIP Charlie...

Really, really, really really good. I voted 9 because Charlie died. :crybaby: :sadwalk: :rip:
I think his death was, well, pointless. Why couldn't he have lived? I get that it was heroic, etc. And just want to add that you are not talking with a hard core Charlie fan.

I also don't really understand why Ben didn't give the kill order on Sayid, Jin, and Bernard. Though I am happy they didn't die, I don't really understand the reason for shooting the sand rather than really killing them, as Tom said.

Other than that, I have no complaints. :biggrin:

11/10, if I can give it.

Best 2 hours of television ever. Ever.

There are still a lot of mysteries to be solved in my mind. Stuff about the island itself. But hey at least we know that they are not in the Purgatory anymore?

Haha. But yes Mikhail. Is he like immortal or something? Or just lucky? Or perhaps he has the island healing power just like Locke. That is a possibility. But anyhow, no finale can beat Lost.

And who is the person "waiting for Kate?"

We deserve answers, answers, answers. Instead, we got "piss poor" writing, and a new and utterly not-compelling mystery. Involving the increasingly dull Jack and Kate.

What are they thinking?
100%
And who is the person "waiting for Kate?"

Sawyer. Or Jin's kid. Something equally boring. We are talking about Kate here, right?

Loved it - 10 - Flash forward left me a little sick to my stomach - buts thats good right?

Perfect 10.

I laughed. I cried. I cheered. All of the characters and the actors were brilliant. Such an emotional episode and I'll have to watch it about 10 more times.

One of the, if not THE, best episode of LOST ever.

Pure genius.

Crap, I had a nice, long post that got eaten when the site went down. :mad:


So just gonna say, LOVED the ending concept. GENIUS!! That's going to open up so many new avenues besides just getting rescued from an island.

I loved that Locke saw WALT!!! And that smile we got when Walt said Locke had some work to do. ;)


I cried my eyes out when Charlie died, and still tear up just thinking about it. :bawling:

*hugs Charlie fans*



I loved that Sawyer volunteered to go on a 'suicide mission' (not that I want him to die - NO. NO. NO!). And I loved when he told Tom he shot him for when he took the 'boy' from the boat. :bawling: I'm thinking we're going to see a dark Sawyer for awhile. :( Not even going to touch the shipper stuff. :71:


And Hurley, thank god they did NOT kill off Hurley!! I was worried with that red shirt and all. I LOVED that he saved the day. :biggrin: AND that Sayid and Jin live to fight another day! :clap:


I still had to give it a nine though - it didn't seem as cohesive or emotionally rich as Exodus. They set the bar high with that one.


But the thing I'll be wondering about all summer, "What the HELL happened when they got rescued that drove Jack to drug abuse and suicide???"

gotta give this baby a 10/10. Not a single thing bugged me. Nothing. Pure utter brilliance.

Why does it say "you may not vote in this poll" for me?

Why does it say "you may not vote in this poll" for me?

It means you have not posted enough to participate in polls. You need a few more posts.

Moving into the second half, the flashbacks started to get pretty irritating and dull. Whose idea was it to waste a finale on Jack flahsbacks/flashforwards/whatever? As much fun as it was seeing him as a total wreck, it's a terrible way to end a season, compared to the previous finales. There was no shocking moment at the end beyond 'oh, they've never shown the future before, have they?'

A lot of the episode was good, but what we got only felt like part one of two. There were no revelations, except that the Others have some kind of Temple, which frankly isn't all that interesting just yet.

people who thought this episode was boring need to check their pulse

I gave it a 10. I was going to give it a 9 because of the somewhat dull Jackback. I kept wondering what the point of it was. Oh, Jack tried to commit suicide at some point. Until the last 5 minutes. I kept thinking, "whoever he's trying to get ahold of better be good or this gets a 9, maybe an 8."

He knew Kate before the crash?? Did they have their memories wiped or something??
But then..."we have to go back."
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????????
THEY DIDN'T JUST DO THAT!!!!

Sorry about the caps, I can't help it.

people who thought this episode was boring need to check their pulse
Right with you there.
Wow.
I just finished watching it and, wow. I can barely form sentences. It was amazing and I agree with everyone who's saying that the end is genius.

This episode had everything and I thought the flashbacks (or is it flash forwards'??) were quite good, and that's saying something for me since I usually find Jackbacks kind of dull.

I also loved the different chartacter interactions, to name one, Juliet and Sawyer. I thought they were fantastic together, and they even got in some humor to this rollercoaster of a finale. :biggrin:

I'm kind of in a daze right now after watching that, hopefully this all makes sense. I'm surprised I'm still conscious after letting out countless sighs of relief in between my hyperventilation and screaming at the screen. And then the crying when Charlie died. Yup, like I said, an amazing rollercoaster of an episode.

ETA:
I gave it a 10. I was going to give it a 9 because of the somewhat dull Jackback. I kept wondering what the point of it was. Oh, Jack tried to commit suicide at some point. Until the last 5 minutes. I kept thinking, "whoever he's trying to get ahold of better be good or this gets a 9, maybe an 8."

He knew Kate before the crash?? Did they have their memories wiped or something??
But then..."we have to go back."
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????????
THEY DIDN'T JUST DO THAT!!!!
Hahaha, I was like that posting on myspace & LJ just now. The caps are the closest thing to express the wow factor of this episode.
I was thinking the same thing and then they just flipped the whole thing upside down.
Woah.

"Through The Looking Glass" - 9/10

With the exception of Matthew Fox and Marsha Thomason (for reasons I will go into later), the cast really did pull out all the stops tonight. Excellent acting, I was so impressed by the emotion in the Desmond and Charlie scenes that I caught myself crying more than once. I was trying to deny that Charlie was going to drown, but at least he managed to give Desmond that message that will be integral to the LOSTies in Season 4. Both this episode and "Greatest Hits" are a testament as to how great Dom is at playing Charlie. Other big shout outs go to: Sam Anderson, Mira Furlan and Josh Holloway.

I loved the humour in the scenes between Sawyer and Juliet, it was really needed in tonights episode which was ultimately the darkest episode in LOST history. TPTB really know how to tug on our heart strings!

The flashforward has damaged my image of what LOST represents so I am going to pretend that they didn't exist (shouldn't be hard with Matthew Fox's utterly unconvincing performance as a suicidal drunk - I loved him in his island scenes though, so no actor bashing is intended).

Also what was with Naomi suddenly becoming sinister in this episode, there was no need for her to be knifed by Locke (it only added to what was an unnecessarily violent episode). Even if there was a need for Naomi to become "one of the bad guys" then surely MT should have been told that from the VERY beginning. It looked as though she was playing Naomi as a genuine "good" person who could rescue her, but had to alter her portrayal of the character to suit the finale script - which is poor from TPTB.

If there is something that should be said about this episode it is that there was a COMPLETE waste of potential. There was no need to kill of Greta and Bonnie, nor Naomi. All three of them would have been welcome cast additions - and had a great potential. Bonnie especially caught my interest as being a character with a lot of issues... I wanted to know more. Alas the powers that be were trigger happy in this episode - for what seemed like shock value.

10/10 The ending totally shocked me. I didn't like the fact that Charlie died, but it was a hero's death I suppose. Speaking of heros Hurley sure saved the day. I loved that.

I gave it a 9, because I LOVED everything but the ending. And, after I found out the ending, my likes for the other flashbacks just vanished. I mean, c'mon, a flashforward??? WTF??? Oh, so Jack happens to be remembering something that hasn't happened yet the whole entire episode? It makes NO sense. I mean, he keeps mentioning his father in the past. And sure, he may be drunk and a little loopy off the drugs, but still, he should know that he's DEAD.

Gah. Sorry, I loved the on-island stuff. The flashback stuff was just ridiculous. Oops, I meant flash forward. Ew. So horrible to write those words.

OHG... I missed the Hurley hero VW van scene.. so we rewound the tape and rewatched... right to the end again.. and all i can say is I couldnt sleep.. I couldnt get jack out of my mind..
i dont feel for the others.. I dont have one once of care that they died.. thier behavior created the losties behavior and they fail to see that..
Ben- such a shame you just got your face healed.. but he deserved that.. is he that confident that Jack wouldnt have reacted like that.. what behavior was he looking for - lay down and surrender.. please.. this is Jack..

I really dont know what blew me away even more.. Jack saying because I love you to kate or the fact she never reacted like she should.. she let him walk away..

Please stop tormenting Hurley about his size.. it drives me crazy... just say no hurley... dont hurt his feelings again...

Sawyer - conned us again by pretending he cared.. shooting tom like that - the total shock on julia's face.. another one who has completely underestimated these people.

I cant talk about Charlie..it makes me angry.. he was a good guy.. makes me cry just thinking about it..

Sayid - you rock.. period. the look on sawyer face after witnessing the strength of sayids legs.. wow...

I was spoiler free all but for the 5 dying.. other than that i remained unspoiled.
and it was worth every second. within the first 30 minutes it felt like an hour.
then another long 30 minutes. and then blam it went by like a 140 mile hour porche on the autobahn..

i feel numb... I want to stop jack and turn back time for him.. I want it to be different..

Gave it a 5. I don't know, I just wasn't a fan of the whole thing. I'm sad that Charlie died, but that's not the only reason that I wasn't happy with the episode. I was preparing myself for Charlie's death, but still didn't want it to actually happen. I'm gonna miss him so much, he is the reason why I started watching Lost, I saw Dom on the promos for the pilot eppy and said hey we gotta watch that new show cause Merry is in it!! There will definitely be a huge gap in the show now for me without Dom.
I did love the fact that Hurley came and saved the day. That was great. I also love that Locke got up and the fact that "he has work to do"! I guess I was surprised by the ending but, didn't really love the ending. I don't know, I'm kind of torn in 2 about the whole thing.:shrug:

10! 10! 10! 10! 10! I loved every second of every scene! And even though I read all the spoilers, I was still surprised, shocked, and thrilled all rolled into one! Best television I've ever seen!

2 - I thought the twist on the flashbacks was a bit predictable and not all that original of an idea. I really don't want to see a Season 4 off island that's Jack-centric either. The only good thing to come out of this whole time travel/other dimensions/alternate realities is that someone will get back to the island and all the dead Losties will be alive.

Awesome eppy!

Even though I had access to spoilers and read them, nothing compared to seeing it all in person! Kudos to the writers on this one!

Another eppy leaving me totally speechless. Heck, I'm suffering from lack of sleep cause I was too excited to sleep last night...Yeppers, it was THAT good!

They killed off one of my faves so as good as some moments were (Hurley saving the day, Danielle finally meeting her daughter) I can't eke out more than a 6. We were left with more questions, but strangely enough - I don't feel enough to last the 8 month hiatus.

I was disappointed by the f/b.
I was spoiler free but I did know that there was supposed to be a big shocking reveal.
But it wasn't that big, and it wasn't shocking.

But the rest of the ep was great - so it gets a 9.

Gave it a 10! Glad Locke is alive....I "accepted" Charlie dying last week so it was expected but still very awesome...will miss him sooooo much....Matt Fox is doing nice job acting..my husband was screaming "just kill him" when Jack was hitting Ben....

Really great episode with the surprise flash forward. And lots of good scenes that will be discussed in a bunch of threads I imagine. A definite 10!

My main gripe is that it was almost completely mythology-free.

I had to give it a 10 by default... I mean, c'mon, what a set-up for whatever will come next!

However, I'm wondering whether there were more people that saw it coming: The moment I saw Jack on an Oceanic flight TO Los Angeles, all screwed up and depressed I had a hunch we might be seeing the present. I hadn't been spoiled about the "snake in the mailbox" (in fact, what I thought I was spoiled on didn't happen... so I guess I was foiled :) ) but the hype was sooo huge I was looking for hints from the very second the show started. And when Jack used a flashy black Razr phone (which, apparently has been out for a couple of years - see post by Articman below me - but nothing screams FUTURE like a futuristic-looking mobile phone) I kinda knew it :)

So the confirmation at the end didn't come as that big of a shocker... but Jack's whole attitude did. How sad and bittersweet to know that when the show ends with (almost) all of them getting happily off the island, it won't be so happy after all... provided this is how it will all end (you never know).

I also didn't know that Charlie would, in fact, die... I mean, yes, Desmond had said so and since it didn't happen last week it kinda had to happen in the finale... and Desmond had never been wrong before about his flashes... but I was still secretly hoping it would all turn out differently. :(

And naturally I loved to see Locke alive and, uh, well... ? And wasn't it great to see Walt? When I saw Malcom David Kelley's name in the credits I went "SQUEEEEEE WALT!!" so that was a really cool moment for me. And Hurley, too. And Darth Sawyer.

So yeah - a 10! :)

Ok - over all I give it a 9. It was a great episode and charlie died with honor, but I have to say I really didn't care the the Flash Forward thing, Unless they screwed people over and left them on the island. I can't see why Jack is torn up about it.
I don't know there just seemed to be more mystery about the show when you didn't know they were going to get off the island or not.

Side note 1- People who think that phone has only been out for a year, you are incorrect. They phone has been out for almost two years if not longer.

Side note 2- I think the peope on the ship are Darma, but that is only speculation.

Charlie dying was certainly heroic but ultimately anti-climatic. We've been spoiled in episode 8. My least favorite characters are Kate, Jack, Locke and Sawyer and since the episode heavily focused on them, my interest just wasn't there. Hate that Sawyer killed Tom in cold blood. I didn't like Hurley running over the other guy. (Are we seriously believing that he drove through the jungle with that? And how did he get the van started?). I didn't like Locke before but now that they turned him into a cold blooded murderer too, I hate him even more. So what if Noemi wasn't the person she pretended to be? It's no excuse to kill her!!!! WTF is this??? And murderer Locke escapes death while the guy that sacrificed his life to save his family dies. What kind of message does that send?

I can't believe they couldn't find a way to make Charlie escape his faith. I really thought that the theme of choice and free will was a major theme of this show. I've given the writers too much credit.

I'm still sad and pissed about Charlie's death. They better get Claire and Aaron on that helicopter and rescued. And they better live happily ever after so that Charlie's death isn't in vain.

I give this episode a 6 for the scenes of Desmond and Charlie in the hatch. The moment of them touching through the glass was beautiful. And the slow motion of Charlie being immerse in water in that room was truly beautiful. The music was amazing. He was accepting his fate and he was being at peace with dying. I wish I could share that sentiment.

I miss Charlie already.

I gave it a 9. Overall I really enjoyed it and was biting my nails and sweating (also from broken air conditioner and unseasonal heatwave- just my luck!) the whole time.

I'm still not sure how I feel about the flash-forward thing though, I'll have to mull that one over for a while. Hopefully the future is changeable, as I will not like it if its set in stone- takes all the mystery out of what will happen. But I think its more likely to be changeable.

I miss Charlie and I was really hoping that wouldn't happen. He was awesome in this episode. Poor Claire.

I gave it a well deserved 10. By far the BEST episode of the series so far.

I couldn't possibly give it anything other than a 10. I'm still really sad about Charlie and confused about the "flashforward", but I think that's how I'm supposed to feel. My hubby was cheering so much during the action scenes. When the first hour was over I said, the first hour has been so good, I can't believe there's still more. It'll probably be just as good or better! And it was!

10 - Blistering pacing, Loved the flashback Oops, FLASH FORWARD Jack is human and flawed too. Charlie died well. Well done Dom. Hurley emerges as a hero, Kate being well Kate, Sawyer gets mean, a Walt sighting, then add the Drama of finding out Naomi is not with Penny just before Locke shoots her. Wow, Wow, Wow.

Wish I never read the spoilers.

Once again I bow in awe to the writers. WOW! You guys ROCK!

Great episode!

Great Episode, Can't Wait Til Season 4!!!

I try not to get psyched for season premieres and finales because it can lead to big-time disappointment. Last night's episode confirmed the wisdom in taking that stance. It had its moments but the rather boring Jack flashback was par for the course as far as Jack flashbacks go. And so many scenes just felt ridiculous: like Hurley barrelling through with VW Bus, Walt looking so much older, Mikhali still not dead.

The Alex-Danielle reunion fell a little flat, but the konks to the head with the gun butt that Danielle gave Ben were amusing. Other scenes that might elicit emotional reactions, touching or shocking, felt like no big deal. The Charlie death scene was expected (and the had the ridiculousness of Mikhail alive again). Sawyer shooting Tom was not shocking (but I am sorry to see this character leave the show).

Matthew Fox did a good job. I loved the way he did the scene where he told Tom he was going to find him and kill him. But since Tom would get killed by Sawyer, the scene now feels like it was pointless. And sadly for him, he was stuck with a boring flashback and a phoney looking beard.

In a strange way I am glad this episode didn't blow me away. If it was a barn-burner, I think I would go super crazy in anticipation of the next season for the next eight months. But the producers did leave us a lot to ponder about where the Losties will set camp, the future after they get rescued, what organization was Naomi was with, and so forth. Therefore I will still be waiting with great anticipation, but I'll just be mildy crazy about it.

Gave the episode a 6.

With only 48 more episodes to go, I don't see the problem with finding out what happens to them once they leave the island. I think it's better than only seeing flashbacks.. and then them getting rescued, the end. At least we get to see the future, but at the same time, they are still stuck on the island. I doubt we will actually see any type of rescue until the very end.

I try not to get psyched for season premieres and finales because it can lead to big-time disappointment. Last night's episode confirmed the wisdom in taking that stance. It had its moments but the rather boring Jack flashback was par for the course as far as Jack flashbacks go. And so many scenes just felt ridiculous: like Hurley barrelling through with VW Bus, Walt looking so much older, Mikhali still not dead.

The Alex-Danielle reunion fell a little flat, but the konks to the head with the gun butt that Danielle gave Ben were amusing. Other scenes that might elicit emotional reactions, touching or shocking, felt like no big deal. The Charlie death scene was expected (and the had the ridiculousness of Mikhail alive again).

Gave the episode a 6.

I'm with you Mr. Find. I also gave it a 6. The idea of having flash forwards was interesting. My complaint is that they were Jack flashbacks. Ok we get it, Jack is an emotional mess. We've see him hit rock bottom about 5 times now. Why would we need to see him hit again, and again, and again. I guess it was convenient that that VW bus was still working, again. Mikhail not being dead wasn't shocking and was rather expected. Although Charlie crossed himself with the wrong hand it was an ok scene. Was there no way he could have gotten through the submarine bay w/ Desmond? I'm not an engineer so I don't know if that open portal would have changed the air pressure enough immediately to flood the bay too. But since he didn't do anything in that little room as the grenade was going to go off why say in there? Why not get out and lock it from the outside. Killing yourself unnecessarily benefits no one Charlie especially when everybody loves you and you have a piece of vital information.

Ultimately that flash forward just didn't do it for me. I didn't like seeing what happens after they got off the island especially since they left that storyline so open. It really felt to me that they just put the flash forwards in there to break up the actual storyline of the finale.

I also gave it a 6.

Apparently, the polls claims I voted 4 on the episode while I had not even clicked on this thread previously. 4 is defiantly not what I would have given this episode. I'm not sure what I would have given it and I'm in no talking about it mood, but it would have been higher than a 4. Just wanted to clear that up.

Sayid snapping that guys neck = perfection.
Totally the coolest thing he's done.

Oh and "I am a dentist, I am not Rambo." :roflmao:

Definitely 10, though 10 is not enough for the episode. It was so incredible, that I just lack words to describe my feelings about it.

Lockefan's shortest post ever:

Emmy ALERT! :ntworthy: :thumbsup:

This episode got a 10 from me! I loved it! I already can't wait for next season!!:biggrin:

Rated it a 10 and posted my well thought out comments here earlier but it didn't go through. Said something about heavy traffic, so I wasted 30 minutes writing 3 paragraphs & don't feel like trying to post it again.
Anyway loved it, will miss new shows to look forward to every week. Can't wait for Season 3 dvd set to get my Lost fix until Season 4.

10 out of 10. I seriously said HOLY S*** 100000000 times. Could this episdoe be any more brillant? I mean, this surpassed a great deal of season 1 episodes for me, and that's hard to do.:clapping:

So many good moments...

10 deffinitely. It wasn't quite the 2 hour actionfest I expected, but that's not what Lost is about so I don't care. This whole episode was f******* amazing. I cannot wait for season 4. Next Febuary can not come soon enough.:eek2:

This show is absolutely brilliant. This episode proves it. While a small amount of the episodes in this season were not the best the show has produced, this episode blew any negative feelings I'd had away.

The new direction for the show, with them being off the island now and flashing back to see what has happened since, is truly exciting.

The title, Lost, as I believe has been said before, isn't just about these people lost on an island, but in their lives. Now, we see how much truer that is off the island, after the island.

10/10. They've opened up a big new mystery and you can't ask for more than that. Stay spoiler-free dudes because I'm not impressed with the I-predicted-it-and-therefore-it-sucked crowd.
100%
15 people dying in a finale - more fulfilling than Heroes finale.

what I can't understand is why some people say that it feels like an ending. sure we are getting closer to the end but this is not the end yet. we are speeding up on the lost journey however. but fantastic episode.

loved the ep! too bad 10 is the highest . id give it higher!!

Very bad episode.
Why?
Because Jack's still alive.

I gave it a 10. An absolutely brilliant episode in every conceivable way.

Setting this up as a Jack "flashback" was truly brilliant. Why? Because if you were spoiler free, which I was, it looked like Jack simply sunk into his father's old habits after losing Sarah and his father went back to booze. It never dawned on me that we were looking at a flashforward. Part of the brilliance of the "flashback" was that everyone fell for it (including all the forums I've been reading on the internet). Matthew Fox did a fantastic acting job. He was a great addict/drunk, and he sold it for me. I was so sure that he was pining away for Sarah, and the writers set that up beautifully by having her come see Jack after he saved the woman and her son. When he keeps making phone calls, you suspect it's Sarah, and when he finally gets an answer, it's a woman's voice. I NEVER expected Kate to get out of that car, and I was confused at first and then everything just exploded - it's the future!! Best. Moment. Ever. (Matthew deserves an Emmy.)

I DON'T like the fact that Charlie died. I hate it in fact. I'm sorry, but I don't see why they have to kill off any of the MAIN characters. Kill as many newbies or Others or Hostiles as you want, but leave the main cast alone. Please. I have to say, Charlie faced his death with absolute courage. There was no hesitation on his part. He was going to risk all for his family on the island, especially Claire and Aaron. For those who may have wondered why Charlie didn't just get out, it's probably because he was tired of trying to escape fate. Everything Desmond told him would happen WAS happening, and he was probably tired of fighting it. He met his death on his own terms, and I have to say when that music keyed up and Charlie was under the water, it was so heartbreaking. Forget Claire, wait until Hurley finds out. Too sad. (I don't like it.)

The beach scene with Sayid, Jin, and Bernard was great. I don't blame Jin for not detonating the dynamite considering he had to make his shot with a handgun across the camp grounds in the dark. Sayid and Bernard at least had rifles with a scope. When Jin failed to detonate the dynamite, he more than made up for it with his expert shooting. You gotta love how Sayid snapped the Others neck. They had it coming.

I have really started to feel a tremendous amount of sympathy for Sawyer, and I haven't felt that for the past two seasons. Josh has done a fantastic job. Sawyer killing Cooper was a traumatic experience for him. If he wasn't affected by it, it would bother me. It would mean that he could just kill someone like Cooper and move on - just go back to the beach and the one-liners. But that didn't happen. Sawyer isn't the same. The games and snarkiness are gone. This has cut him very deep, and it's affecting him. His cold blooded killing of Tom was chilling.

Gotta love Hurley to the rescue in the van. The poor guy gets left out alot, but the truth is that everyone wants to protect him. They all love him, and they don't want to lose him.

I expected the reunion between Danielle and Alex to be dramatic, but in retrospect, it made more sense that it was underplayed. Alex had no idea that her mother was alive and doesn't know her to react so emotionally, and Danielle has been watching from afar for so long. She's so closed off herself, emotionally, that a "quiet" reunion makes more sense. I loved how she back elbowed Ben. She's all business.

Great moment between Jack and Ben. THAT was a long awaited moment for me. Ben started everything and was responsible for everything. The kidnapping of Claire, the hanging of Charlie, the turning of Michael which led to the deaths of Ana Lucia and Libby, the torture of Jack, Kate and Sawyer - all of it. When Jack was faced with making the call or sacrificing his friends, you could hear Sayid telling Jack not to back down. Sayid had asked Jack for his word that he would get to the Tower and make the call. Sayid was willing to die but not for nothing; he wanted everyone rescued. It was another moment when a Lostie was willing to die in order to ensure the rescue of the others (Charlie was doing the same). Jack held his ground with Ben, and then you heard three gun shots. I really wondered if they were dead. It was intense to watch Jack just explode and pummel Ben, and it was just pure fantastic when Jack told Tom that after he made the call to rescue the Losties, he would come back to kill him. (and here I thought Jack and Tom might have become friends. Oh well.)

I was not even remotely surprised to hear that Naomi was not what she seemed. Com'on! "We found the plane and everyone was dead." Please. That was a big red flag and Sayid, Jin, Hurley, Desmond and Charlie fell for it way too fast. I'm glad she's dead because I didn't like the character, and I don't want the writers to waste time on her.

I was very happy for the return of Locke. NEVER expected to see Walt. It's a freaky island, and I love that about Lost. It was also nice to see that Locke couldn't shoot Jack. Love the characters or hate them, I was happy to see that these two guys, as much as they might WANT to kill each other, they wouldn't do it. I noticed that Jack called him "John," not "Locke" like he usually does, and it was telling that Locke could kill Naomi without a thought but couldn't pull the trigger on Jack. These Losties ARE a family. Dysfunctional for sure, but a family nonetheless.

Lastly, with regard to the flash foward. I'm hoping that it doesn't show up much at all next season, and it shouldn't show up in the season premiere. Why? Because it served it's purpose. For once in his miserable life, Ben WAS telling the truth, but since the man lies like a rug, it's no wonder that no one believed him. Same with Locke. Jack was not suppose to make that call, but it's what he and all the Losties desperately wanted. The purpose of season four should be that Desmond needs to warn Jack and Co to undo what they did before the bleak future that we saw comes true. It will be too confusing to see "future" Jack and Kate and "present" Jack and Kate. Very few flash forwards, if any, is fine by me.

I know there's more to comment on, but my post is already ridiculously long. Great acting by Matthew and Dominic and I HATE that Charlie has died. Stellar season finale!

I gave it a 9 and not a 10 because of Charlie. :(

Loved it, loved it, loved it.

Hurley FOREVER!!!

Very bad episode.
Why?
Because Jack's still alive.

There, there...

I liked it even better upon second and third viewing and that has been a very rare ocurrence this season.

Jack Bender is probably the unsung hero of this episode, but just like the other Jack, he's always brilliant in the key moments of each season. The music was beautiful and effective and Jack was rocking out to Nirvana so my life is now complete. :biggrin:

Juliet was terrific and makes me regret I'm straight. She :dog:slaps Sawyer often and good and you know he's loving every minute of it.

There are no words to express what I felt about Charlie's death. When "Win One For The Reaper" started playing, I got flashbacks to Jack and Kate's joy over saving his life in ATBCHDI and I lost it.

Sayid going all Jack Bauer and killing a man with his LEGS was just insanely entertaining for some reason and his scene with Jack in the beginning was incredible.

Yes, there were things that bugged me (Mikhail's death/non-death for instance), but I was so overwhelmed with emotion (thanks to some superb acting... Matthew Fox scares me; he's that good. And Dom was a class act) and the episode rocked so hard overall that I didn't even bother.

I need more time to wrap my head around the flashforward because yes, I'm a little apprehensive, given the Alias precedent. Overall, I think the show needed to shift into another gear and hopefully they won't screw it up. I haven't been this entertained by TV in a long time though and the episode, even though bleak and presenting A dystopian future (though not THE future, imo) gave me hope. I will come back next year, even though I was very close to giving up.

10 all the way. It was very sad that Charlie had to die, but it was very profound. I agree that the rest of the main characters should be left to live through out the remainder of the show unless there is a dramatic reason for it. Loved poor Hurley he's an unsung hero.
And as always Des was great.

Wow such a fantastic episode, i give it a very strong 9/10, it doesn't quite get the full 10/10 because some small minuscule factors annoyed me.

Good Points:

Fantastic acting from Jack, the flashbacks seemed confusing at first, but after the final scene dropped the bomb, you could really understand what jack was going through, it definitely rewards a second viewing.

That Ben - Jack scene, with the ticking minute timer, well you can add that to the top 10 greatest scenes ever in LOST. As Jack would say:

"And the terror was just so... crazy. So real." - That scene really took me into the moment, seeing if Jack would give in, when he was so close, and then the three gunshots, i really believed it at the time. Jack response to the gunshots were so...terrifying. During that scene i just had my heart in my mouth.

Mikhail, he's now my favourite other. So, so good. Every scene he is in is fantastic. We finally got to see his uncovered eye, or lack of. He just looked so evil, so bad ***. He made that Looking Glass station his own, when he shot the two girls he had no hesitation, and then when Desmond harpooned him i was like NOOOOOOOOOOO.

So then we have that fantastic scene when Desmond looks back and all you see is the blood dripping into the pool, i had the headphones on quite loud at the time, so that music just came blasting into my ears, and it just seemed like time had frozen, the look on Desmond's face was priceless. I seriously thought he was gonna get jumped any minute then, or that he was in the room with Charlie and he was going to lock the door and finish him. The grenade scene was very cool, and i'm still not sure if Mikhail is dead, but that's what so great about Mikhail.

Shooter Scene, the demise of the others, fantastic, the plan almost worked. 7 out of 10 others, not bad eh? People might blame Jin for having crap aim, but i felt sorry for him because Sayid and Bernard had rifles and he just had a crappy pistol.

Charlie's Death, i've been wanting Charlie to die for a long time now, ever since the start of season 2, season 2 Charlie just aggravated me. Actually the hate might have started when he shot Ethan. Ever since Catch 22 though he started to grow on me, i don't know he just seemed a lot funnier, and with this storyline he had a bigger purpose, then the Greatest Hits aired and i really started to like Charlie, he was funny, he had some great moments, i didn't want him to die - but i believe he had to. I feel really bad about hating him now though, i didn't mean it Charlie!

Getting to the scene though, wow, such a hero. After the shocking Mikhail grenade, the scene was really emotional, people said he could have gotten outside the door, but if you notice you could only have locked it from the inside, and if i hadn't have been locked, it would have been forced ope, effectively killing both Charlie and Desmond. Also i'm a believer of Desmond's vision, and how Charlie believed he needed to fulfill it. Like Desmond said if you change the pieces of the puzzle the picture in the box will change, it was fate for Charlie to go down there, and it was clear he was the one meant to save them with the code, that only he could have known. I read a few pages back someone said this was a bad plot device, i thought it was a fantastic way of enforcing the idea that only Charlie could have performed this task out of the survivors.

Then Charlie writes the message and puts his hand against the window, and Desmond just feels so sorry for him, but they knew it destiny, and so Charlie just died peacefully, oh man if i wasn't a big burly man (lies lol) i would have teared up then, but such an emotional scene, and then he signs off with the cross, goodbye Charlie *sniff.

Bad Points:

Locke's revival, not a bad idea but i thought it was rushed. He saw the vision of Walt, who looked a lot older and had a way deeper voice, and they tried to make him look shorter than what he was, but they just - kind of failed. A better idea would have been to use Boone, no age inconsistencies there, and it would have made much more sense if it were Boone. After all ever since "Further Instructions" we kind of gathered Boone was Locke's spiritual aid, and it would have emant more as Boone death was Locke's fault, and Boone ingeneral means more to Locke then Walt does.

Naomi's Death, errr what? How the hell did Locke know she was bad? It kind of seemed just like an excuse for another shock death, or an excuse to not bring her back next season. You know, get another actress off the payroll, adding to that that she's a racial minority, and we all know they die on LOST.

I thought the whole scene would have been better if after Charlie revealed it wasn't Penny's boat Naomi was contacting, it should have transitioned to Naomi, now turned evil, with that evil Others music playing in the background, and then when she contacts her employer, she could have totally screwed over the survivors - and then someone could have killed her. The whole scene seemed a bit rushed.

As you can clearly see though the good far outweighed the bad, this was a fantastic episode, i didn't think it was as good as "Exodus", but i thought it was better than "Live Together Die Alone", and that's all i ever really wanted from this finale. So so so good.

8 MONTHS ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Why couldn't Charlie have saved himself too? I think he could have closed the door from the other side in the same amount of time.
100%
Why couldn't Charlie have saved himself too? I think he could have closed the door from the other side in the same amount of time.

Gave it an 8. It was good. could've been more, though.

I Loved the episode...every single second of it...I love that the show is like a beautiful tapestry with so many fascinating, colorful threads.

I have loved the show since day one and as I have moved along engrossed in the complex entertaining story these master-story tellers are giving me I continue to be convinced it's the best TV show ever!

You haters out there should enjoy the story they are telling instead of constantly wanting it to be the story you would tell. As I read the hate posts I'm more happy than ever that I'm watching Damon & Carlton & Co.'s story instead of your versions... why do LOST haters watch LOST? Anyway, sorry for the rant but reading through those posts got me stirred up.

Back to the important stuff, the acting on the show is so top notch even the Characters that aren't my absolute favorites are always so fascinating because of the great acting. Really I like all the characters in their own way. And even though Charlie hasn't really been my favorite character after these last two episodes I really loved him & didnt want him to die after all (Dom was terrific).

I loved seeing all the characters working together (sorta) all the scenes with Everyone were great. Juliet & Sawyer; Rose telling Jack off; Alex & Ben; Sun & Jin's scene, Claire luggin the baby around & being worried about Charlie (the inpending scene when she finds out he died will kill me); Kate & Sawyer at the water, Hurley with Sawyer & Juliet asking to help & on & on.

I'm so weird I even was giddy about that gorgeous shot of the Group walking along the waters edge as the waves crashed & whenever they showed the group trekking together was cool I thought.

I, too, had every emotion going on during the show: Joy, Fear, Anxiety, Dread,Excitment, Sadness, Exhileration, Shock, Surprise......
The whole rescue from out of the blue with Hurley & the Van, Sayid & his Feet & Sawyer & his attitude was sooooo cool. It was thrillig & anxiety inducing at the same time.
I also loved Charlie's whole attitude with the rifle chicks and all the stuff in the Looking Glass was riveting...including Patchy's patchless eye eeewww.

And, come on Mathew Fox is brillant to bring that screwed up character of Jack (that the twisted writers have invented) to life in such a rich, fearless complex, emotinal way is breathtaking. That he was able to sustain such a high level of emotion & power through out the episode is fantastic he like so many of the actors this year tore the screen up as Jack:when he beat the hell out of Ben (who I love by the way & am more & more convinced that he is the good guy), that scene after he thought they executed his friends was unbelievable. I loved when he told Kate he wanted Ben to see them rescued first, then he was going to kill him and that moment when he was gonna jump & looked up to heaven & said "I'm Sorry" !! Poor Jack, the universe won't let him stop being the Hero long enough to kill himself--that transition into hero mode was great!

And I loved the ending. I was completely blindsided (I think you spoiler guys are crazy wanting someone to tell you the ending instead of seeing it yourself...to each his own I guess) the whole flashforward thing sent my head spinning to me the idea of seeing other characters flash forward is intriging.
I could go on & on....oops too late!
OBVIOUSLY 10! 10! 10!
I'll really miss my weekly mind & heart fix! I'll really miss LOST!

To the people naysaying Charlie's closing of the room when he could have gotten out himself...

It appears that door could only be closed and locked from the inside. If Charlie had left that room, He, Desmond, and the second girl would have ALL died instead of just Charlie. Although I could me missing something... but if not it seems very fitting AND heroic if Charlie sacrificed himself for the rest.

Justin

To the people naysaying Charlie's closing of the room when he could have gotten out himself...

It appears that door could only be closed and locked from the inside. If Charlie had left that room, He, Desmond, and the second girl would have ALL died instead of just Charlie. Although I could me missing something... but if not it seems very fitting AND heroic if Charlie sacrificed himself for the rest.

Justin

Also, Charley was told by Desmond that in his vision Charley had to die so Claire and Aaron could get on the helicopter. He killed himself to make sure that came true. He saved Claire and Aaron.

when it first ended I said to myself, that was a let down, but after reflecting on this for about an hour, the ending raises alot of questions which i find interesting and cant wait to have answered
100%
in my opinion charlie had to die to fufill the prophecy

great episode. rip charlie

I gave it a 9 because Charlie died and I think a better story would have been that little Charlie Pace beat the Universe, instead of the big, powerful Universe getting its way.

Wonderful acting by everyone, specially Matthew F., Dominic M., Michael E., Henry I.C., Andrew D., and Josh H. Absolutely flawless performances.

This season the show definitely deserves an Emmy nomination and I so do MF, DM, ME, and EM.

Outstanding. OUTSTANDING! La creme de la creme of Lost. Certainly the most suspenseful ep to date. My heart was pounding. This double ep paid off immensely for those who've been watching from the beginning. The writers really are to be commended for the ingenious way they've woven all the varous plot threads into the season's climax. No character was left out. I knew from the first moment that Jack was in the future. But the writers teased us by being ambiguous with the information. Nicely done. My heart sank when I heard the three shots. I knew Hurley would rescue his pals with the Dharma bus but it was one of the great moments in recent TV history nonetheless. Walt has a hyperactive thyroid. RIP Tom. Sawyer got in a great line and the beer afterward was classic. Nice to see Ben beaten senseless. Mikhail is Rasputin. Charlie didn't have to die. What a show, what a show! Epic, man, Epic!

God, how long is it 'til Feb?!

TTLG defintely moved LOST back into a show about characters and not gadgets and hatches. Brilliant move to do a flash-forward. This may become a StarTrek kind of thing where we saw a POSSIBLE future based on the current direction of decisions... change the decision pattern, and Jack may not end up a neurotic drug addict...

I'm glad I did not succumb to the temptations of reading spoilers. The game changer was totally unexpected and there were lots of great moments.

well I think some people were disappointed by the finale because they did read spoilers. I did too, but I could still enjoy it, however, I could see why they would be disappointed after reading the spoilers.

though I admit the episode would have been absolutely mindblowing if I hadn't looked at spoilers, this episode was still wonderfully done and I gave it its rightful 10. The score was wonderful, did you notice the music playing during Charlie's death? It was spot-on, perfect for that scene.

The acting was superb, LOST has some of the best actors in television right now. In fact I can't name a more talented group of actors anywhere. the finale worked its way into a perfect ending, not really a cliffhanger but more of a new direction.

It had it's funny and sad moments. I nearly cried when Charlie died, and I laughed at the lines that were funny. Hurley when he was like "Come in Others!!" Haha. Hilarious. and if there still weren't enough answers for you, well there are still 48 episodes left. wish it was longer, but if we keep getting this quality of episodes well then I'll be more then happy.

I also like how the seemingly funny story of the van came into play in the season finale. wasn't expecting that one. wasn't expecting Locke to stab Naomi by throwing his knife. My heart was pounding when I thought Locke was going to shoot Jack.

But yeah. Next season I'm going to really try and go spoiler free. but I probably will succumb. tempting. but I know if I do, I'm going to enjoy the show that much MORE.

I gave it an 8. It would have gotten higher if..

- we didn't have to sit through Jack's boring flashback/forward
- Charlie didn't die
- Locke wasn't so inconsistent, he can't kill his father but he can kill a woman without even any hesitation and then after killing the woman he can't even finish the job with Jack.

I gave it a 10. The flash forward would deserve a 12/10. Any comments would be superfluous..

edit: the only little weak point: we were expecting answers, we were given more questions!

9/10 Brilliant with a very bleak ending!

Oh...and someone had pretty much posted the twist at the end on these non-spoiler boards which, although not totally ruining the ending for me, did let me confrim that Jack was in post-island time. I wish some people would resist the urge to post under the pretence that they haven't read any spoilers.

9/10 Brilliant with a very bleak ending!

Oh...and someone had pretty much posted the twist at the end on these non-spoiler boards which, although not totally ruining the ending for me, did let me confrim that Jack was in post-island time. I wish some people would resist the urge to post under the pretence that they haven't read any spoilers.

You should report the poster to a mod, they can check if the person was in the spoiler boards and take proper action

1st time poster!

This episode was absolutely incredible. I still can't process it all.

Give it a ten!

C

I gave this episode a 9 ...loved it ...didn't quite get why Locke threw a knife in the back of a woman he never met and then walked away and let Jack make the call....wondering who was in the coffin and who "him" was.....but I thought it was great.

I gave it a 7.. really liked it.. but Charlie died :(

10/10 absolutely awesome, best episode of the season if not one of the best episodes of Lost ever! The gamechanger was amazing and the acting from Matthew Fox and Evageline Lilly was superb, I couldn't have asked for more from a finale. This show is just getting better and better. :laughing:
I'm so sad Charlie died it was so emotional but v.well done, he got a good send off and Charlie died a hero so it softened the blow for me.

I loved Rose in this episode too "You say live together die alone Jack, I'll punch you in the face!" LMAO!

I was so bothered by this ep I've barely slept trying to process it! I agree with all of those who said this felt like an ending. True, my curiousity is piqued by some of the mysteries - Naomi's people, the rescue itself, the coffin, Kate's man, etc. - but on the whole I felt that the reveal made the whole 3 seasons feel pointless - who cares about Jacob or the true purpose of the Swan, or Smokey, or Alpert's age, or the fertility problem ( not to mention the 4 toed statue and Walt and the healing power)? They get off the island somehow and it deeply affects Jack, who is going to go insane finding a way back. That seems like a retread of so many series, good, bad and indifferent.
However, the acting was superb and the story ( if the flash forwards are not set in stone) was good. I'd give it a 7. Maybe if I calm down a bit and watch it a 3rd time it will go up.

I gave a 10, but it should have been higher!

Watched it again today with my 16-year-old. (I didn't let him watch Wednesday night because he had miscalculated his homework load.) It was almost as much fun watching my son's double-takes and jaw-drops as it was to watch the show.

The best part was that just about every actor got a moment to shine and to take a heroic stand--something very rare in LOST, and in fact this episode may have been unique in that regard.

I still can't believe how many great moments they packed into 80-some minutes. The Danielle/Alex meeting, for instance, could have been the high point of an entire episode. The Looking Glass heroes and victims--I started sobbing uncontrollably when Charlie crossed himself. The beach heroes--and then it's Hurley who saves everyone! Ben still fighting and manipulating madly even as he loses his grip on everything he's built. The "be careful what you wish for" twist that the rescuers may be the greatest threat of all. (Will Ben survive to use his evil wiles for the Lostaways and against the mysterious "rescuers"?) And of course the sad, mindblowing flashforward and all the amazing possibilities it raises for the rest of the show.

There has never, ever been anything on television like this.

I gave it a 10, although I wanted to get to know a lot more about Naomi, Bonnie and Greta... Sorry, girls, so sorry..

Bah.
I gave the episode 7 after I watched it, but after taking a day tio digest it asll and rewatch parts its definately a 10.
Wish I could re-vote.
The last scene of the ep just chills me to the bone. I love scary, eerie Lost.

you took the words out of my mouth, I TOTALLY AGREE!

A spoiler-free 6.

PROS:
The flashfoward. However, is it really a game-changer? Only season 4 will tell. I can't get too excited about this revelation, since they tend to delay any sort of gratification of season finales till later in the following season. It hopefully sets up an eventual return to the island at a later time. I like suicidal Jack. It's like the dark knight returns, watchmen, miracleman...stories about heroes after they stop being heroes.

CONS:
Charlie basically commiting suicide. He already made contact with Penny, and had information that basically proved Naomi was lying. Wouldn't he be concerned that maybe the helicopters that take Claire aren't "good guys"? Wouldn't he at least doubt Desmond's vision? I did not feel he died heroically. This was my mayor gripe with the episode. The one thing that swung my vote from an 8 to a 6.

Ben not spilling the beans on why it was imperative not to let the "rescue ship" come. A whole season with the others and we still don't know their motivations.

John vs. Jack. Danielle and Alex. Very anti-climatic.

I gave it a 7. I loved Sayid snapping the guy's neck. I loved Alex and Danielle! I loved Hurley to the rescue. I loved the flashforward... as an idea anyway.

BUT I hated Charlie's death - it was so.. anticlimactic and weird. It made you wonder for hours after if he could have just gone out the door and shut it with Des somehow. I hated how we had to watch Jack nearly lose his mind at the same time as Jack trying to get off the island - it made me almost emotionally dizzy. I hated not finding out who's funeral it was. I hated Juliet kissing Jack in such a forced and unromantic way. I hated the ending that felt more upsetting than interesting.
Season 1's ending made me excited about the hatch...
Season 2's ending made me excited to know what would happen to Jack, Kate, and Sawyer.
But this one? I honestly don't feel excited... I feel a bit drained.. and confused.

I wish it ended different. I wish the epi had been more about the mythos and less about sadness and doom. I guess a 7 was the best I could muster.

it was great! are you kidding me?
charlie sacrificed because he knows he has to die. desmond told charlie that he also saw flashes of claire and aaron getting on a helicopter and if he didnt die, they cant be rescued. at first i thought, charlie can indeed save himself, but he choose to die so that he can save claire.
it's sad, long live charlie pace!

Everyone I know has had the same basic reaction: [awe in their voice] Oh. my. farking. GOD. They don't say "farking", of course, but still. :D *sigh* Charlie. Oh well, it was a great death and not in vain. Personally, I was relieved to see Ben live to....um, get the snot beat out of him again? :biggrin:

A masterpiece, a great cap-off to a season that I loved from the time we saw Juliet looking in the mirror until the final BOOM! LOST. I know this season has been controversial, but I've not once lost faith in TPTB or the actors to deliver compelling television. On to the hiatus!

I dont think it was a bad finally, but i think the past two were better, kinda confusing as far as the last flash forward, but what can you do i guess

Very pleased with this Season finale - ALMOST worth 8 mos. of pure torture before we see the cast again...

I agree. This season was highly uneven, and I thought not as good as season two...However I thought that Through the Looking Glass was the best episode of Lost ever, just above the Pilot, as far as I'm concerned.

Charlie basically commiting suicide. He already made contact with Penny, and had information that basically proved Naomi was lying. Wouldn't he be concerned that maybe the helicopters that take Claire aren't "good guys"? Wouldn't he at least doubt Desmond's vision? I did not feel he died heroically.

He did it primarily to save Desmond. Des saw Penny as he was running toward Charlie, so Charlie sealed the door to prevent Desmond from rushing in to reach Penny. Charlie sacrificed himself so that Desmond wouldn't risk a reckless death.

i loved it 10/10 for me i keep away from spoilers and it makes watching the show a better experience, i had a feeling Charlie would die and am happy he went out the hero in the end...his story had gone as far as it could, jacks flash forward was :cool: and a big shock when kate stepped out of the car i wasn't expecting that.

i was also pretty impressed that TPTB had the balls to kill off so many characters, i cant wait to see who turns up in season four.

I waited until today (Saturday) to rate it because I wanted to think about it. After thinking about it for a few days I gave it a 10. Best episode ever.

i wish i could re vote, or change my vote

overall, i really enjoyed this ep, i laughed, nearly cried, and was shouting at the tv,
the one thing i was really dissapointed with, was there was nothing of the smoke monster, i was convinced we'd learn something MAJOR about it, so i was gutted not to see the reveal there, otherwise 9/10 from moi ! :biggrin:
now jan/feb is 108 years from now, i cant wait that long ...grrr !

Okay. Well. I finally saw the episode last night, and my gut reaction was a 10. And then my next reaction was a 3.
I ended up at an 8.
I'll quickly explain why I feel this way.

On a visceral, immediate reaction level, for this episode as a stand-alone episode, I thought it was very well done. Fast pacing, exciting, emotional, etc. It was a really, really well-made episode.
But am I happy with where the show is going? I'm not sure about that.
And the new mysteries that have come up are just not as intriguing to me as the mysteries that we started the show with.
I was much more interested in polar bears in the jungle, and one scary guy named Ethan, and a bunch of people who didn't know each other and learning to live together....
What we have now is two different bands of mysterious people, we don't know who is bad and good or bad and worse. And I'm just not sure that I care.

And I'm disappointed that 3 new interesting female characters were immediately killed off.

I hate Locke. Always have. And I hate him even more now that his freaking alive (wanted him dead) and then killed Naomi. We know that Naomi wasn't really a part of Penny's team, but that doesn't mean she wasn't interesting! I wanted her to stay on the show!

Tom/Zeke was all in all a good guy. I wish that he could have stayed on the show. But I think that Sawyer deserved to kill him, for all that Zeke had done to them. It was just hard to watch, because it makes Sawyer look like such a horrible murderer, especially after he just killed Cooper a couple episodes ago.

As for the flash-forward, I haven't read spoilers since March, but yet, I figured it out from the very beginning of the episode. I doubted myself and wavered back and forth between if I could be right or not, but from the very beginning I thought it was a FF. From the beard, the razr phone, the car he was driving, the mysterious phone calls, and his erratic, drug-addled, classic PTSD demeanor: I just knew it. And I was proven right. But did I like it? I'm not sure.
It doesn't ruin the show for me. I'm not upset that I know that Kate and Jack get off the island. Because we don't know what happens to everyone else. We don't know how the rescue happens. We don't know what they have to sacrifice to make it happen. We don't know who Kate ends up with (Sawyer?) or who is in that coffin and what the significance of that coffin is.
But I don't know if I CARE. I don't know if I CARE about those questions and what the answers might be!
And that is what is disappointing to me. I want to care. And I don't know if I do anymore.
So I still gave it an 8. But that doesn't mean I'm happy with the direction of the show and some of the decisions that were made for this episode.

Foxy/Jack: amazing in this episode. Really brilliant acting, on island and off. Too bad that many people thought it was just another boring Jack-FB, but for me, since I guessed it was a FF, it wasn't boring.

Freaked out by Kate looking plastic at the end. That's how she looks when they airbrush her to pieces for magazine covers and I HATE it. Don't know if it means she's real or fake in that flash-forward, but it was creepy.

Quickly about Charlie. I sobbed during his death. I know that he was preventing Desmond from getting to Penny, because then Des would have died too. Charlie had to lock the door from the inside. And he knew that helicopter would get Claire and Aaron off the island. (Of course, we have to wait for S4 to find out where the helicopter is actually going to take them and if they will really be safe or not.) But, still, it was upsetting that he could have gotten out. The gut reaction we all had when watching was "Why didn't he save himself???" And that was really hard to take.
I'm so sad for Claire and Aaron, but I hope that they get off the island in S4. There isn't more to tell about Claire, and even though I love her, I think it is best if they got off the island and move on with their lives.

I don't know if I want all of the future FBs to be FFs. I guess we'll have to see if that is what they choose to with the show from now on or not. If they do, it'll keep the show lively and interesting and new, but we'll keep seeing the future of all of these characters, and will that ruin the suspense? If they don't.... the FBs will continue to be boring, but at least we'll keep the suspense of having no clue what is going to happen with the characters after the island, if they ever get off, etc.. So I'm not sure which is better.

A couple other things: I liked that there were many different groups of people to watch in this episode. Locke and then with Walt. Ben and Alex. The big group. Claire and Sun within that group. Hurley, Sawyer, Juliet. Jin, Sayid, Bernard. Then Ben and Jack. Then Danielle and Alex. Kate and Jack. Kate and Sawyer. Charlie with the girls. Desmond and Mikhail. Desmond and Charlie.
I felt like everyone got a piece of the pie. We didn't see Michael again, but really, I felt like everyone was in this episode, and that was good.
The Walt surprise was totally ruined by MDK's name being in the credits. As well Sonya Walger's name. I was disappointed that she was on the video and didn't actually show up, because I love her, but I'll keep waiting for the DesPenny reunion.

Anyway, as you can see from my reaction: the episode as a whole was solid, well-made and exciting. But I have nitpicks and disappointments and concern for the future of the show. So I gave it an 8 for its stand-alone value, but if I were really allowing myself to be critical, I would have given it much lower, and if I were really willing to just jump on board with the excitement and go with the flow of the new path of the show, I would have given it a 10.
It's been very interesting reading everyone else's reactions, though. It's given me more food for thought.

There have been a handful of times that I have watched a tv show and come away thinking to myself, "tonight I was in the presence of greatness."

The two-part season two premiere of The West Wing and the season finale from that same year (Bartlett renouncing his faith in the National Cathedral in particular). Jack Bauer cradling his dead wife's body as the clock ticks down silently to 12:00 as day one of 24 comes to a close. The silent clock again in day two when George Mason sacrifices his life to crash the plane carrying the nuclear bomb. And of course, the Losties picking up that distress signal that's been playing for 16 years and Charlie saying, "Guys, where are we?"

But those two hours Wednesday night blew all of those moments out of the water. I have never seen a tv show swing from the heels the way Lost did with the Season Three finale and not only connect with the ball, but drive it out of the park.

Rating it a 10 out of 10 doesn't do it justice. It was off the scale good.

Loved the episode a ton. It really got me thinking, and I'm excited to see where the next season will go. I think flash forwards would be a great twist to the format that we all got very used to, and I hope they use them a bit (but not a lot). I agree that it was kind of soon to kill Naomi, Greta, and Bonnie, but that's just how it goes sometimes.

I just don't see how we're expected to wait until February to find out what happens next!

Meh...worst finale outta the last two. i hated the ending hurley was good and the Charlie scene was really sad but the flash-forwards are just weird.

Excellent!!!! :biggrin: :) :biggrin: :) but talk about cliff hanger!!
Ah those guys never cease to amaze me!!

Meh...worst finale outta the last two. i hated the ending hurley was good and the Charlie scene was really sad but the flash-forwards are just weird.

Meh, worst finale out of the last two. I hated the ending, Hurley was good, and the Charlie scene was really sad; however, the flash-forwards are just weird.

Very bad episode.
Why?
Because Jack's still alive.


Haha :biggrin: I feel your pain.

After having some time to process the episode, I'm satisfied. And I want February. NOW.

I gave this a 9 thanks to whoever decided to post lostfan108's synopsis (untagged at another site!). I really would have preferred to have watched this unspoilt, but hey no use crying over spilt milk right. I thought the ep was really well acted - kudos Dominic and Matthew! - and directed, and the music almost made up for the fact that I more or less knew what was coming. Michael Giacchino needs to win awards for this season's music, absolutely beautiful.

Fave line of the finale - Rose to Jack - "If you say live together, die alone to me Jack I'm a punch you in your face". Bloody brilliant.

Roll on next year...

Fave line of the finale - Rose to Jack - "If you say live together, die alone to me Jack I'm a punch you in your face". Bloody brilliant.


You know what's ironic about Rose's statement? Jack only said it once in the very first episode. It's everyone ELSE who keeps saying it. (It was amusing, and it made Jack laugh, which is rare.)

Loved it, loved it, loved it! 10/10 for me. I watched completely unspoilt - thank goodness! It was so worth it. :cool:

Before I go any further - Dom Monaghan: just brilliant. Never been much of a Charlie fan but I was sad to see him ago purely because of Dom's performance in this episode. That guy deserves a prize. :biggrin:

What a plot twist! I'm loving the flashforward thing. I know some people hated it but I can't understand why. :confused: I kind of suspected it when I saw Jack's phone but it was a fleeting thought that I brushed aside... until the end! I have a feeling we're not going to be seeing even a whisker of a flashforward in season 4 however... How frustrating where the left it: 'We have to go back!' The sods, making us wait til February :eek2: :rolleyes: :) I guess this future view of Jack told us one thing though - he's a complete and utter failure as a leader, as we've been suspecting for a long while now. And Jack doesn't do failure. Perhaps that's why he's in such a mess?

Sayid is the MAN. How cool was the whole snapping-this-dude's-neck-with-my-ankles thing?? And Super Hurley to the rescue in his super blue Dharma Dub :biggrin: Mikhail's eyelids were stitched together (was very cool to see under the patch). I'm guessing it's not his glass eye then?

Anyhoo, I'm off to watch it again and then try and think of other things to keep me entertained until February! :cool:

An absolute 10/10. I was blown away... Walt, Charlie :(, flash-forward, everything was incredible ... the only disappointment is waiting for season 4 :(

damn. Is it February yet? I've must of watched the finale at least 5 times by now......

I watched the pilot the other day, just to see if they laid an Easter egg clues for this season. but anyhow.

good thing harry potter is coming out in the summer, or I'd have nothing to look forward to....

Rated 10, excellent episode.

Very nice finale! I guess I liked the hatch getting blown up better, but next to that, the flashforward was a really great way to end the season.

And Ben didn't die! :) I think he's my favorite character now, even if I still don't know if he's good or bad. I also like Locke, but I never thought he might die this season anyway.

Great end to a wonderful season!

10 out of 10!
Watched it unspoilt - suspected Jack was in a flash forward because he was using a black razr phone - although never expected to see Kate!
Desmond and Ben and Sayid are the greatest! One of them should get an Emmy nomination!

Great end to an increasingly better season! February is so far away!!:cry:

10/10

The best episode of LOST I have ever seen. Cliffhanger didn't have a HUGE impact on me but who cares. The episode was still fantastic and very well done.

I can't vote but this one was a 10+. I can't stop rewatching it.

Are you kidding me???? BEST. THE freakin' BEST. You guys did it. VERY proud of you. EVERY character stepped up to the plate. Rose's line to Jack, referring to last year's finale title was soooo damn cool...I laughed but wanted to cry at the same time. Hurley saving the day....Sawyer shooting Tom....."I didn't believe him." Sayid breaking that guy's neck w/ his ankles.....Sayid is so bad-***....come on guys...write more Sayid in the future.....Naveen's such a good actor....the joke Juliet made about the aliens....Ben being so off-handed w/ the "Alex, this is your mother"....Daniel's first words to Alex being, "Help me tie him up?" .....it was all so comical but gory almost, you know? VERY well done. It was almost like you guys finally said..."This is what they want? We'll give them what they want.....", like out of exasperation. It was really awesome. SUCH a long wait though til next season. That part sucks. BUT......no..nevermind...that part just sucks. :rolleyes:

Would have been a 10 if they hadn't killed Charlie. That one act ruined the whole episode and turned it into a 1. Implausibilities aside, it was completely not needed and made the final Jack/Kate scene even worse knowing it was all in vain.

10 out of 10 from me as well. I thought it was brilliant, my favorite Lost finale and one of my favorites from any tv show.
I will miss Charlie and Dominic's performance was excellent as always. I'm glad Charlie went out as a hero. I was so glad Locke survived, and it was great to see Walt again although I suspect it was the smoke monster or Jacob.
I didn't guess that the Jack scenes were a flash forward until I saw Kate at the end. I did think Jacks phone looked a bit to up too date but I still didn't figure it out. :)

I can't wait too find out what happens in season four!

10/10
All Lost's finales are awesome. For TTLG, Charlie's death is so touching. I annoyed him in S2 but in S3 esp in TTLG , he made me tear up. Good bye Charlie.

Jack's FF is terrific and unexpectable. I love it more than his FB in ATOTC (yelling at his dad for a 100th times) and SIASL (strange story too).

OH...and Hurley did great job, everyone underestimated him and see ,,,finally he's a hero.:biggrin:
100%

Tom/Zeke was all in all a good guy. I wish that he could have stayed on the show. But I think that Sawyer deserved to kill him, for all that Zeke had done to them. It was just hard to watch, because it makes Sawyer look like such a horrible murderer, especially after he just killed Cooper a couple episodes ago.


Well, I don't think Tom was a good guy. Ok,he looked friendly but he's more or less a villain. Remember? when he talked to his co. that they should kill Jin, Sayid and Bernard instead of shooting bullets into the sand?
Apart from that I agree with you.;)

Very very good. I was at the edge of my seat. The acting was superb. Great unexpected twists.
Best episode this season.

Loved it, its so stinking complicated! These last couple seasons are going to be freaking fantastic!

SO GOOD. Talk about constantly throwing unexpected plot turns. I'm very sad about Charlie, but was way intrigued by the flash forward. Right now I'm not a Locke fan (or a Ben fan). Is it the 31st yet?

SO GOOD. Talk about constantly throwing unexpected plot turns. I'm very sad about Charlie, but was way intrigued by the flash forward. Right now I'm not a Locke fan (or a Ben fan). Is it the 31st yet?

I think Charlie's death was the saddest thing of the whole season. Looking forward to some more flash forwards, can't wait to see who else is off the island and what's going on in their lives. Can't wait until next week. I've got to start planning my little premiere party!!:popcorn-chair:

it was great 8/10

i LOVED IT! but i gave it a 9 because Charlie Died.:frown: