but I'm not going to lie, there were 2 or 3 instances where I was nearly bawling. By far the most emotionally exhausting LOST episode...all along I really thought Charlie was a pointless character, and was looking forward to tonight...but by 15 minutes into it, I had changed my mind..I couldn't have cared less about the other happenings on the island tonight, I just really, really wanted to see Charlie live.

I was crying too. Like, a lot.
I've always liked Charlie, but haven't loved him. This was as fantastic episode for him. If he does die, this was the most beautiful, fitting and poignant episode for his character. A really great way to arc his character.

I was completely caught off guard by the THREE separate instances where I welled up with tears (I'm not quick to cry either). The last instance, when Charlie wrote down his #1 greatest hit, and you realized the entire list was for Claire, I just lost it.

I've always loved Charlie, and have been bracing myself for his possible death. This truly was an emotional episode . . . excellent writing, and so well acted.

Charlie's list....his "Greatest Hits"....every time he jotted down something were pretty moving moments.

Props to all those involved in the production of tonight's episode....the emotion was jacked up and maintained all show long..

Agreed. In a way it was like, the producers have made it so obvious that he is going to die, that no one is really expecting him to! But because of that, him dying would still be a shocker, because no one would expect the producers to hype up a death so much. Also, his backstory is totally exhausted. However, I love the Charlie/Claire interactions ,and LOST wouldn't be the same without him.

I still didn't, but I was damn close...probably the closest I've been watching this show. The final scene between Charlie and Desmond out on the boat peeked it.

I'll admit it. I was bawling my eyes out. As soon as it went to the flashback to Charlie meeting Claire I couldn't hold it anymore. Oh, and the close up on the ring in the crib... and the part with Hurley... OK, I was pretty much tearing up the entire episode. What can I say? I'm a sap.

I was spoiled, so I was pretty much fine throughout the entire episode. But I did start choking up after Charlie clocked Desmond on the head. Just seeing him start to lose it and then steel himself to dive was heart wrenching.

I'll admit it. I was bawling my eyes out. As soon as it went to the flashback to Charlie meeting Claire I couldn't hold it anymore. Oh, and the close up on the ring in the crib... and the part with Hurley... OK, I was pretty much tearing up the entire episode. What can I say? I'm a sap.

The episode was full of great Charlie scenes, but the Hurley scene had me too....the heartfelt hug was a nice touch.

Well, I started the show crying... *sigh* I just can't bear to see our originals be killed off. Especially after seeing them all assembled - those that were left - minus Locke - on the hill like that. It just kinda tears at my heart. Charlie's such a dear little guy and means so mch to the Claire story. There towards the end I was like, "Yeah, Desmond - you go in the water, take your creepy premonitions with you and let Charlie go back to Claire."

I have never cried at anything Charlie related, but during this episode, there were several moments where I was bordering on tears. I just couldn't believe how I felt about him, because I have always hated the character. I agree with everyone who has claimed this was a great script.

I was flat-out bawling..

When he whispers I Love You to turnip-head, and kisses Claire

Hugging Hurley

Writing the greatest hits, and asking Des to give them to Claire

The unselfish act of knocking out Des to go on the mission alone

How he looked death in the eye with his head held high and courage in his heart

Bravo

The part when Charlie's checkered shoe was left floating in the water just made me :crying:
Not to mention the rest of the episode.

Yeah, I'm not going to lie either. I was crying several times. When Charlie said goodbye to Claire just about killed me. I've loved their relationship (as friends and now as a romantic couple) from "You don't scare me" and that was too much. There were several other times as well, but that was the big one. Then when he didn't die... all the suspense of the last few months came out... it was bad... I got laughed at by those in the room :ohwell: heck, I was laughing at myself too

I was spoiled to the teeth....and yet I cried and cried and cried. My husband was laughing at me because he knew I knew what was going to happen but hearing about it is so different from experiencing the performance. I was sobbing on his shoulder through the whole thing. Dom was fantastic and every scene got to me. The flashbacks, the scenes with Claire, Desmond, Hurley and the final plunge. I feel like I've been ripped to pieces. They can't kill him, they just can't. He's a hero and everyone loves him now.

Damn, there I go again. I'm crying as I type this just thinking about it.

I cried too, and I'm not even that big of a Charlie fan. The scenes were so emotional, especially when he said goodbye to Claire and Aaron.. and when I realized that the number one thing on his list was when he met Claire. ;o;

but I'm not going to lie, there were 2 or 3 instances where I was nearly bawling. By far the most emotionally exhausting LOST episode...all along I really thought Charlie was a pointless character, and was looking forward to tonight...but by 15 minutes into it, I had changed my mind..I couldn't have cared less about the other happenings on the island tonight, I just really, really wanted to see Charlie live.

I was crying too. It started when Charlie gave Hurley the hug. I have been known to cry during some shows but this time I could not stop once it started

Oh when it wrote "the night I met you", I was in tears. I teared up a few times, but that was the best part. When he kissed Claire, I thought that Charlie can't die.

Oh and the I love you to Hurley. So cute.

I was spoiled to the teeth....and yet I cried and cried and cried. My husband was laughing at me because he knew I knew what was going to happen but hearing about it is so different from experiencing the performance. I was sobbing on his shoulder through the whole thing. Dom was fantastic and every scene got to me. The flashbacks, the scenes with Claire, Desmond, Hurley and the final plunge. I feel like I've been ripped to pieces. They can't kill him, they just can't. He's a hero and everyone loves him now.

Damn, there I go again. I'm crying as I type this just thinking about it.
Now YOU'RE making me cry! It's amazing to see people so moved by a television show.

I only got emotional during the last flashback and when he was writing down #1. I mentioned in another thread, hubby was talking too much and ruining the moment for me. He is so banned from watching live with me next week.

If they do kill him off, I hope that TPTB see this, or other places where I'm sure people are just as sad, and realize what a huge mistake they've made.

i HAVE NEVER CRIED DURING A LOST EPISODE...but tonite i couldnt stop...his list is almost inspiring if u knew it was ur time what would your top 5 be?

I can't believe no one's mentioned the conversation with Naomi, about how everyone made a big deal about the "dead" rock-star and the new album. I thought Charlie was gonna cry right then and there.

After so long without a Charlie-centric episode, they really came back with both guns blazing on this one. Excellent work by everyone involved, especially Dom. (and the baby who plays Aaron - his little hands reaching for Charlie did me in :sob: )

I was spoiled to the teeth....and yet I cried and cried and cried.
Me, too, pace!! :sob: :crybaby: :bawling:

It's beginning to look more promising for the chap, though. (Which probably means they'll pull the rug out from under us. But still....) If you can call being at gunpoint "promising," of course! :D

i just find it funny how almost everyone who replied to this thread has either a girl username or 'gurl' somewhere in their name...I'm probably the only guy that cried, lol

i just find it funny how almost everyone who replied to this thread has either a girl username or 'gurl' somewhere in their name...I'm probably the only guy that cried, lol

Nah, you're just the only guy who admits to crying. Come on guys! We know you cried. Where are you? FESS UP!!!!

i just find it funny how almost everyone who replied to this thread has either a girl username or 'gurl' somewhere in their name...I'm probably the only guy that cried, lol

You're not alone, brutha. I'm a guy, and Charlie's always been one of my favorites. I reckon a lot of guys at least welled-up a bit, but won't admit it. :biggrin:


Edit: cross-posted w/ Pace. See - some of us are man enough...

but I'm not going to lie, there were 2 or 3 instances where I was nearly bawling. By far the most emotionally exhausting LOST episode...all along I really thought Charlie was a pointless character, and was looking forward to tonight...but by 15 minutes into it, I had changed my mind..I couldn't have cared less about the other happenings on the island tonight, I just really, really wanted to see Charlie live.

You and me both. I never realized what a great character he is until tonight. I was one who had heard the rumors and didn't care if he lived or died, but tonight I wanted nothing more than for Charlie to live by the end of the episode.

I don't cry very often and was crying. I think my eyes have welled up a couple of times in Lost, but I don't remember ever actually crying and I did. It was a beautiful episode. I still have hope for Charlie, but if he does die, it was a great episode for him. And when Desmond asked him what the paper was and he said something like, only the five greatest moments of my pathetic life...oh man :broken_heart:

Its either Charlie or Locke. No tears here i voted for Locke to live.

i expected charlie to finish his mission, but still find out that he wouldn't have enough oxygen to make it back. at that point his dad would appear to him, like at the begining of the episode, and tell him to come on "i'll catch you" or "i've got you".

When Charlie told Hurley that he loved him and Hurley said that he loved him too.....

I don't know, that's something I've been trying to instill in my life, that's it's very important to say that to the people that you love because there will be a time when you can't

I cried at that moment.....I think a very important scene in the series....shows how much a person can rise from being a feeble drug user to someone accepting fate

I'm so glad someone started this thread... I was crying non-stop, like constant tear stream flow from the moment it started until the end... glad I wasn't the only one... it kind'a felt like that movie "My Life", I cry from beginning to end through that one every time!

I was almost nauseous during the entire episode. A sick knot in my stomach, just waiting for it to happen. I didn't cry, but almost. I told my husband that I didn't want him to die. He said it would be worse if Desmond died, but he didn't want Charlie to die either. We were so relieved at the ending.

Here's hoping that the fact that Des did not interfere with fate and sent Charlie to die will be his redemption and Charlie lives a long life with Claire.

I bawled and bawled and bawled this entire episode.

The part that made me cry the most was when Aaron was touching Charlie's face..just that look he gave the boy...that was a true father/son connection...even if Charlie isn't his biological father.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who cried a lot tonight. This was by far the most emotional LOST to date. Please, please let Charlie survive.

I agree whole heartedly. I was emotionally invested tonight, probably more than any other episode thus far. Although I was pretty upset when Charlie nearly died by hanging him in Season 1.

Geez, you guys just made me so sad reading this thread! I kinda had a lump in my throat for a few scenes, but I held back the tears 'cause i'm tough. It was very sad though, I wonder how many people were crying in the world because of this? Probably a lot.

I've never really liked Charlie much. He was good for comedic relief, but ever since The Moth he really hadn't caught my eye as a character. I loved him in The Moth in season 1, but it just seems like he had been floundering since then.

Tonight, well, I was honestly on the verge of tears when he wrote down the final line on his Greatest Hits, and revealed that the whole list was for Claire. I actually lost it. I didn't get upset when libby died, or Shannon, or Boone, or Eko... or any of the other characters I've really liked, but just knowing that this is it for Charlie and seeing him go out this way sort've made me choke up.

Despite being wholly indifferent to Charlie throughout all of Season 2 and 3, I now want him to live too.

And that's one heck of an accomplishment.

I hope Dom lurks and reads this thread as well as the I loved it thread. I want him to see the reaction to his performance and the love that's out there for Charlie right now.

Dom deserves an Emmy nomination for this episode.

i HAVE NEVER CRIED DURING A LOST EPISODE...but tonite i couldnt stop...his list is almost inspiring if u knew it was ur time what would your top 5 be?

Ditto about the top 5

I had tears welling...then I cried....then I balled my eyes out....sheesh it was brilliant

I too was crying through this entire episode but the scenes that really got me were with Aaron & Hurley and then the scene where Claire was lifting up Aaron and heading out to the radio tower when we saw Charlies ring left laying alone in the crib. I hope it gets found when / if they all return. :sob:

I told my husband that I didn't want him to die. He said it would be worse if Desmond died, but he didn't want Charlie to die either.
Your hubby's a Desmond fan, DeLand? Tell him to come post at the Desmond board at the Characters forum! The more Desmondites, the better! :biggrin:

Lucent's being this affected by Charlie is HIGH tribute to Dom and his acting abilities. I do hope that Dom someday gets to read this thread. As Desmond would say, it'll "lift him up"!! :thumbup:

Ditto about the top 5

I had tears welling...then I cried....then I balled my eyes out....sheesh it was brilliant

Same here...When he wrote his number one down..that was strong...tears flowed here...

Then when he said what he did about his life...again strong.

Not really a fan of the overall epi but that part with him leaving the ring for the baby and the above...made it a very emotional episode.

I cried, too. And Lost has only made me cry once before, back in season one when Jack was trying to resusitate Charlie after he was hanged and Kate was crying in the background. Such a powerful sceen. I wasn't spoiled at all but I figured Charlie flasback=death to Charlie, and I cheered when he didn't die. great epi

Nah, you're just the only guy who admits to crying. Come on guys! We know you cried. Where are you? FESS UP!!!!

I've never been a big Charlie fan, but the writers milked his demise for all it was worth. I definitely welled up on several occasions, and I read a lot of the spoilers (although I avoided the big one this week like the plague) and I don't really care if Charlie dies.

That being said, what I really appreciated is how the Charlie story amplified the goings on on the island. Knowing that Charlie was going to knowlingly sacrifice himself made the scene between Sayid and Jack, where Sayid told Jack to be a leader, much more powerful.

Sorry, I am only going to fess up to near man-crying ;)

I was sobbing all the way through the episode. =( I love Charlie so much and was completely dreading tonight because I was so afraid that he was going to die.

The part with him and Des at the end was especially heartbreaking. :sob:

I, too, dreaded the episode because I feared for Charlie's life. Dom is such an amazing actor and has a lot of charisma on screen and in real life. I am not one to cry but I couldn't handle it. I was tearing up but didn't lose it until he called his life pathetic. I found the contrast of the island action and his list writing to be very compelling. It does make you wonder if there are others who should be making lists. What a great episode and a wonderful performance by Dom.

Lucent's being this affected by Charlie is HIGH tribute to Dom and his acting abilities. I do hope that Dom someday gets to read this thread. As Desmond would say, it'll "lift him up"!! :thumbup:

I made a post to Dom linking this thread. If he lurks I want him to feel the love. :)

And Charlie has to live if for no other reason than to continue to be a father to Aaron. He is SO Aaron's daddy. They can't kill Aaron's daddy.

I wonder if the finale will end with Charlie returning to the beach and a helicopter taking Claire and Aaron away, just as Desmond described.

I made a post to Dom linking this thread. If he lurks I want him to feel the love. :)

And Charlie has to live if for no other reason than to continue to be a father to Aaron. He is SO Aaron's daddy. They can't kill Aaron's daddy.

I feel that. :biggrin:

After all the daddy issues on the island it would be pretty cool to see an actual good father/son relationship.

What got me in the episode was the ring the scene with Hurley and the scene on the boat.

Charlies swim down to the hatch was awesome and a brilliant visual (I loved that lingering shot on his shoe,that's an avi waiting to be made right there!).

Kudos to Dom.

This season has been filled with so much emmy worthy acting its unreal.

lol... I got tears from this episode. Amazing writing. You know, I never really was moved by most TV, but Lost has just over exceeded my expectations with what a TV show can achieve. Especially tonight.

I absolutely thought this was Lost at its greatest in terms of drama.

By the time Charlie got to Number 1, I couldn't hold back. It was just a moving scene. I'm a cynic by nature, but damn if this show doesn't bring out the romantic in me.

It was a very emotional episode for me too tonight. Right from the beginning all the way through (I am a male). I actually really like all the main characters in their own way and am not one of the people that wants them to be killed off...I'm one of the "why do we have to kill the Survivors people"....I love good acting & all the actors are so great on LOST....that said Charlie wasn't my favorite character & i had talked myself into it being okay if they killed him....but about 10 minutes in I was already hoping against hope he wouldn't die...and with each scene that followed I became more & more emotional (half way through I started to wonder if something was wrong with me or if other people were crying during the Ep) Like you guys already said So many scenes were truly touching and so beautifully done besides those scenes already mentioned I also loved it when he told Claire to promise she wouldn't worry while he was gone...and the pathetic life line was a real killer.....such a great episode & it really made me realize how much we need Charlie on the Island.
I was also emotional in a different way during the other character scenes I felt so anxious & nervous & excited & a feeling of dread with the plans to fight the others! Very exciting! That I think, added to the emotional pull of the Charlie Scenes .
I Love LOST

ok, I couldn't stop crying. the tears were flowing. i think I held my breath with Charlie the whole way down until he reached the inside of the hatch. then as soon as he took a breath, I had a huge sigh of relief that he made it. this was a great episode

I don't even post anymore, but I just wanted to add my feelings too. I heard the rumors that Charlie was going to die and I thought I was pretty much ok with that until tonight. But I started crying when he held Aaron and called him Turnip Head and Aaron reached out to him and I hardly stopped the rest of the episode. I'm still emotionally drained....such bravery on Charlie's part...tho I hoped that he would tell Claire that he loved her before he left. And him diving into the water alone as most of the rest of the gang prepared to go off together just sealed what a totally unselfish act he did. I really hope he survives just so I can see him hold Aaron again in his arms :)

For me two of the most tear-jerking moments were FBs.

- Liam giving Charlie the DS ring because he didn't think he would live till 30. I just loved Neil Hopkins in tonights ep. So great to see the sweeter side of Liam.

- Nadia saying "You are a hero, sir, and don't let anyone tell you different." Just awesome. Nadia needs to have strong words with the Charlie hater faction.

Dom is so incredibly endearing. Please don't go Dom!

The episode was full of great Charlie scenes, but the Hurley scene had me too....the heartfelt hug was a nice touch.

...and the fact that he told Hurley he loved him, and couldn't say it to Claire. Oh man, i was a puddle this whole episode. I knew I loved Charlie's character, but didn't know how much until this episode. I thought Desmond was my favorite, but when I thought he was about to die for Charlie I was sort of glad for it...I guess now I know who my true favorite is!

I cried a lot too (and in the previous episode too...and curiously not for Locke but for Ben lol even if i really like Locke), i love charlie but i love Desmond too...i was torn...and so happy noboby died ...yet! I hope Charlie's not gonna die and i hope Ben and juliet are not gonna die....i'm worried about them now. I don't want anybody to die...i love them all...i mean they can kill Rose & Bernard but noone else pleeeeeaaaase! lol

I've always loved Charlie as a character and after this episode, I love him more than ever!I just watched it in advance before I watch it with my friends tonight (I taped it) and... *collapses* I feel so drained! I cried all the way through!
I had to keep pausing it because I was sobbing so hard I couldn't hear what was going on! TPTB cant kill him now! They cant do that! :frown:

*starts crying again*

I used to think Shannon's last moments, and then Sayid carrying off her body were the saddest moments in TV history, not anymore! :sob:

Has to be one of my favorite Lost episodes ever. It was beautiful.

I had to try and control myself throughout this whole episode too! Jeez, what are the writers trying to do to us?!! Don't take away our Charlie, I beg of you.

Nah, you're just the only guy who admits to crying. Come on guys! We know you cried. Where are you? FESS UP!!!!

Right here, Pace! :biggrin: I must have teared up like five or six times during the episode. That was TOOOO great! Dom really can bring it. Okay, five or six is probably wrong -- fifty and sixty would be closer to the truth. ;)

:cry:

That episode was one of the saddest, most amazingly written episodes of ANY TV SHOW EVER in TV History! Dom was so awesome and when he told desmond "it's me grea'est hits" I totally lost my shit. I was emotionally drained by the end. My fiance laughed at me.....I had tears running down my face the whole time.

Even though after last night I don't really want him to go, I still think Charlie will die. I think the writers were smart by not letting him go in this episode and honestly when the final "LOST" came on the screen last night I was totally blindsided (I watch on TiVO therefore have little concept for how long the show is running)....I was WAITING for Charlie to go and when he didn't I was releaved and I thought that ending it at that point was a great move on the writers part. Well done by all.

(Can't wait for next week!!!)

And let my just say that this episode would not be as poignent (sp) as it was without the amazing job of the writers since the BEGINNING of the show fleshing out these characters and making them our "friends" or "enemies".....people with faults and memories that we could know in real life...people we get mad at...people who COULD actually exist in the world....when we loose a major character no matter how much he was liked or disliked it's always sad because you feel like you are loosing and old friend....I've never had that feeling with any other show but this one and I give MAJOR props to the amazing people who make Lost so great.

Just wanted to add......Did anyone get more shades of "The Stand" here? Larry Underwood leaving to go to what is basicly his death and he has to say 'goodbye' to his 'wife' and 'son' Leo? It has nothing to do with anything and probably means nothing but I just wanted to point that out.

This episode will definetly be one of Lost's "Greatest Hits"!! Yeah!...that's right I'm breaking out the cheese....but I really do think that.

This episode had many tearjerker moments, it was a great performance by Dom.

The first one that really got me was Charlie saying goodbye to Aaron, and saying "I love you" to him. Later we see that he left the ring, so that tells me he sees Aaron like his son, and was passing down the ring to him.

His scene in the boat with Desmond was pretty hard to watch too. When he writes his number 1 "greatest hit" as "The night I met you" (to Claire) I nearly cried.

Also, the last moment before he jumps in the water was a tough one. Even Charlie was breaking up a little. Just the notion that this could be his last moment alive, in the sun... that was hard to take.

I usually cry & last night I did not.I do not believe he is gonna die "yet" Charlie needs to be a hero or know he is one is what I was thinking.
I need to watch it again but at some point I was concerned for Des because I had a feeling something like that boat scene was coming.

I think Des told a real truth at one point.

Had Charlie left Hurley hanging with his 1st comments I would have bawled & I would be more convinced he will die.

Sorry if I dont make sense hard to explain my head :)

I really related to Charlie this episode. The little kid standing at the edge of the pool, so frightened. The 5 hits of his life, not about money and fame. The last one. As others have said, after he whacked Des and then steeled himself to go. All of his character tonight was about pride and the heart.

If he had died, I would have cried and I never cry watching Lost.

It was a very emotional episode for me too tonight. Right from the beginning all the way through (I am a male). I actually really like all the main characters in their own way and am not one of the people that wants them to be killed off...I'm one of the "why do we have to kill the Survivors people"....I love good acting & all the actors are so great on LOST....that said Charlie wasn't my favorite character & i had talked myself into it being okay if they killed him....but about 10 minutes in I was already hoping against hope he wouldn't die...and with each scene that followed I became more & more emotional (half way through I started to wonder if something was wrong with me or if other people were crying during the Ep) Like you guys already said So many scenes were truly touching and so beautifully done besides those scenes already mentioned I also loved it when he told Claire to promise she wouldn't worry while he was gone...and the pathetic life line was a real killer.....such a great episode & it really made me realize how much we need Charlie on the Island.
I was also emotional in a different way during the other character scenes I felt so anxious & nervous & excited & a feeling of dread with the plans to fight the others! Very exciting! That I think, added to the emotional pull of the Charlie Scenes .
I Love LOST

Heh, this sums up my night perfectly. The one scene that kind of weirded me out, though, was the one flashback from the first night on the island, with Charlie and Claire...what in the world was up with Claire's voice in that scene?

I bawled. I love Charlie and he just cant die.

I cried like a baby. I have never been a big Charlie fan, but this seemed like a beautiful goodbye episode. You said it all - the greatest hits list, I love you to Aaron, him and Hurley, the sacrifice.... Beautiful.

I will have to say I almost cried as well.
That was a good episode.
I felt bad for Charlie.

Nah, you're just the only guy who admits to crying. Come on guys! We know you cried. Where are you? FESS UP!!!!

OK, I admit, the show got to me more than once. Tears were shed and hopes were raised. I just hope he lives so i can cry some tears of joy!

I cried too, especially during the boat scene. After he'd knocked out Desmond and was just standing there, taking in his last moment, I totally lost it. Great eppy!

I cried too, especially during the boat scene. After he'd knocked out Desmond and was just standing there, taking in his last moment, I totally lost it. Great eppy!

I just looked at the screencaps and fell apart all over again. Whe Charlie looks down at the water just before he jumps and starts to cry -- the freaking screencaps got to me! :bawling:

I have to admit that I've been known to cry on a few occasions whilst watching Lost (I cried like a baby all the way through The Brig) and I welled up on 3 different occasions. I wasn't bawling because I pretty much knew Charlie was going to survive this episode at least, but there were so many touching moments. I thought that Charlie and Claire were so sweet, and the scene with Aaron was heart breaking. And the end with his greatest moment being meeting Claire was so sweet.

I never wanted them to kill off Charlie, he used to be in my top 3 in season one, and is definetly in my top 5 deaths I'd be sad about, but I didn't realise how much I'd miss him until this episode.

They have so many amazing actors on this show, first The Brig and Josh's amazing actung, and ther scenes between locke and ben in The Man Behind the Curtain and then Dom in Greatest Hits. The cast is such a fantastic ensemble and if Dom is sadly off the show, his presence will be felt and definetly missed.

I don't cry at TV shows. But I have to admit "Greatest Hits" had a lot of touching moments. I especially loved the part where Des said, "I'll take it from here." And then they were what about your girl and whatnot. Very moving. Then Charlie wacks Des in the head and defines his place in Lost history as a real hero.

GREAT WRITING!!!!

They have so many amazing actors on this show, first The Brig and Josh's amazing actung, and ther scenes between locke and ben in The Man Behind the Curtain and then Dom in Greatest Hits. The cast is such a fantastic ensemble and if Dom is sadly off the show, his presence will be felt and definetly missed.

well said, well said. i think i figured, once i saw Dom was cast in the show, that he had gone downhill from Lord of the Rings since that was incredible -- but he's just gone to show that he's an INCREDIBLE actor, and this show really hilights his talent.

The episode was full of great Charlie scenes, but the Hurley scene had me too....the heartfelt hug was a nice touch.

I totally agree, the scene with Hurley really got me. Personally I've lost touch with the relationships/friendships between the Losties. Being a hound for spoilers and answers has occupied my mind all season, but this was a great reminder of the closeness Charlie shared with Claire, Hurley, and Aaron. He will be missed greatly! And poor Hurley is going to lose another friend :frown:!!!!!

I am so happy my wife went to bed early last night and didn't see me watching Lost because I lost it throughout the whole entire show.

It's funny because that's the third time I've cried watching Lost. The first was The Moth, the second time was All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues (the Jack saving Charlie scene). The third was last night, and it was pretty much every scene involving Charlie.

Dom, you deserve an emmy for your performance last night bud!

I was spoiled to the teeth....and yet I cried and cried and cried. My husband was laughing at me because he knew I knew what was going to happen but hearing about it is so different from experiencing the performance. I was sobbing on his shoulder through the whole thing. Dom was fantastic and every scene got to me. The flashbacks, the scenes with Claire, Desmond, Hurley and the final plunge. I feel like I've been ripped to pieces. They can't kill him, they just can't. He's a hero and everyone loves him now.

Damn, there I go again. I'm crying as I type this just thinking about it.

Pace, I wasn't spoiled (first episode in a while that I wasn't) and I hafta say I was completely ruined by all of this. Truth be told, when Desmond offered I was yelling at him, because I like him better than Charlie, but I gotta say, I was thinking about you.

LOL and I haven't even been on this forum long.

Huge rush when I saw the surface of water. I'd kinf of thought Ben was lying about the station being flooded...

Whoa yeah I thought it was a great episode just because of Charlie and I welling up pretty good too, very powerful and kudos to Dom for being very convincing.

The only thing for me was, I didn't think Claire was very convincing, I had really hoped after the episode when she found out about Desmond's flashes that I would be able to see and believe that Claire had more than sisterly feelings for Charlie. But to me she just seemed kind of flat about it all. I mean she pretty much should know that anytime Charlie goes off with Desmond he could end up dieing. To me she seemed like "Oh you are going to swim down to this station, well okay see you later *kiss*. I just had to suspend my disbelief and Dom's great acting made up for it. I just want to see more passion and love for Charlie from Claire I guess.

I cried, too!

Most when he started writing his #1 thing and it cut to an island flashback...I knew then it would be when he met Claire and I started tearing up....but then when it cut back and he wrote 'the night I met YOU' oh man...started crying totally there. amazing.

I have only cried once before during Lost, when vincent followed walt and micheal and walt's like "go back". But, i cried 3 times during this episode, and had tears in my eyes at least 2 more times. When Nadia said "three people walked by and they didn't do anything, you are a hero, don't let anyone tell you diffrent", the Hurley hug scene, and when he wrote his #1, i screamed "That's SO Sad!", and started bawling.. my mom and brother were quite concerned. The acting was amazing.

I was spoiled to the teeth....and yet I cried and cried and cried. My husband was laughing at me because he knew I knew what was going to happen but hearing about it is so different from experiencing the performance. I was sobbing on his shoulder through the whole thing. Dom was fantastic and every scene got to me. The flashbacks, the scenes with Claire, Desmond, Hurley and the final plunge. I feel like I've been ripped to pieces. They can't kill him, they just can't. He's a hero and everyone loves him now.

Damn, there I go again. I'm crying as I type this just thinking about it.

Just had to reply. Sounds like we had the same experience. I read insiderscoops synopsis before watching and knew everything that was going to happen and I wound up crying from start to finish. Everytime I got a handle on myself something else would happen and I'd start bawling again and my husband laughed at me the entire time.

I'm just a fan who doesn't read that insider stuff, but did you really not know what No. 1 on his list would be? And why would he be finishing up his list while at sea? It was cliche soap-opera tripe. Just like the whole love triangle with Jack, Kate and Sawyer (now a love rectangle with Juliet involved). I did nearly shed a tear when Charlie lived. Just get rid of the Hobbit so we can move on.

I'm just a fan who doesn't read that insider stuff, but did you really not know what No. 1 on his list would be? I had guessed it would be something to do with Claire but I was expecting 'The night I met Claire' not 'The night I met you'. It was a nice little twist that he was writing this for Claire. And sorry you didn't seem to enjoy the moment. I was in tears from the moment Aaron touched Charlie's face to when Charlie started breathing again. The Desmond/Charlie scene on the boat is my favorite television moment ever. Good jobs writers and actors. :clap:

Am I in the minority here, or can't the death of a main character have a positive impact? I mean, I wasn't a huge fan of Mr. Eko--I found him mysterious and interesting-- but his death was such a shock, such a blow, that it elevated that character for me very profoundly. I suppose it's all in the relevance to the storyline. But I would not find Charlie's death all that sad, especially if he died doing something heroic...which, until recently, was very much out of character for Charlie.

I guess what I'm saying is, I love the show even when they take away a compelling presence. They then become larger than life. For the same reason, I would be almost gratified (catharsis, anyone?) to see Desmond, or Jack, or Locke die. I hope that doesn't make me a sick puppy. Sometimes, drama simply "hurts so good."

Cheers--
*hiccup*

What's really amazing is that I sat on the train this morning, thinking about Charlie and his list, and started to tear up. That's good TV.

But I would not find Charlie's death all that sad, especially if he died doing something heroic...which, until recently, was very much out of character for Charlie. I don't want to get into an argument int his wonderful thread but I thought that Charlie was pretty heroic in The Moth, Exodus and Live Together Die Alone. But maybe it's just me.

I don't want to get into an argument int his wonderful thread but I thought that Charlie was pretty heroic in The Moth, Exodus and Live Together Die Alone. But maybe it's just me.

I never said he hadn't ever done anything heroic; I did, perhaps not clearly enough, imply that it wasn't in his nature to BE heroic. That, I will stand by. He hasn't always proven to be selfless, if you'll recall. But I don't want to step on any Charlie-lovin' toes here!

If they kill him off, I'll still love him. All I'm saying.

Cheers--
*hiccup*

I never said he hadn't ever done anything heroic; I did, perhaps not clearly enough, imply that it wasn't in his nature to BE heroic. That, I will stand by. He hasn't always proven to be selfless, if you'll recall. But I don't want to step on any Charlie-lovin' toes here!

If they kill him off, I'll still love him. All I'm saying.

Cheers--
*hiccup*

And I woud argue, and the flashbacks support, that heroism is very much in his nature and for once Charlie was being himself. Any selfish behaviour of the past has mostly been fueled by drugs, the biggest mistake of his life. Underneath it all, he has a good soul.

I never said he hadn't ever done anything heroic; I did, perhaps not clearly enough, imply that it wasn't in his nature to BE heroic. That, I will stand by. He hasn't always proven to be selfless, if you'll recall. But I don't want to step on any Charlie-lovin' toes here!

If they kill him off, I'll still love him. All I'm saying.

Cheers--
*hiccup*

I think one of the major points of the show is that people can change/redeem themselves. That's what this episode was about.

Did anyone else find it hard to watch while Charlie was swimming, holding his breath? My wife turned away from the tv.

Dominic Monaghan is a great actor. If you've seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and especially the Grey Havens scene in "The Return of the King" - his acting is unbelievable. Being a kind of comical character on "Lost," his acting abilities may perhaps be overlooked sometimes, but this latest episode showed how talented he really is. He's the reason I started watching "Lost" in the first place.

Did anyone else find it hard to watch while Charlie was swimming, holding his breath? My wife turned away from the tv.

I found much of the episode hard to watch, including that scene.

Dominic Monaghan is a great actor. If you've seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and especially the Grey Havens scene in "The Return of the King" - his acting is unbelievable. Being a kind of comical character on "Lost," his acting abilities may perhaps be overlooked sometimes, but this latest episode showed how talented he really is. He's the reason I started watching "Lost" in the first place.

Not to get off topic, but as a tribute to Dom, some of my favourite scenes in the trilogy are his -- when Merry says goodbye to Pippin as his friend leaves for Gondor, when the Urukai pour the draught down Merry's throat, when Pippin finds Merry again in Pelennor Fields after the battle. All emotionally moving.

I was SURE he was going to die while swimming...I knew he was 'supposed' to make it to the underwater hatch, but I was so sure he was just going to sink to the bottom.

Nah, you're just the only guy who admits to crying. Come on guys! We know you cried. Where are you? FESS UP!!!!

I would have cried if they killed Desmond, whew, was worried they were going to send a shocker that way. I like Charlie, but I think they have to kill him off now that it has been hyped so much and nobody believes he will die. Personally I still have not gotten over Eko being killed, such a mistake.

I would love for a list of Charlies greatest hits. It was wonderful, well written, and well carried out. i really could not think of anything more special in the show than Charlie, Turnip head, and Clair holding hands sleeping. as a family man and a man of Christian faith, I was holding back the tears.

i think Charlie is key to the show, and will not die. Nor will desmond.

This thread is interesting because I'm pretty sentimental and softhearted as it is, for a guy, besides the fact that I was a US Marine... But I didn't get that emotional during the show. I'll admit that I thought it was really cool what he was doing, and really thought that it was leading toward Claire being number one, but I wasn't crying or anything over it...

omg, I was so emotional during all the Charlie scenes. I was in tears when he jumped in the water and prepared myself for his death. And then I was like, WTF? :o I'm all ready for him to die and he's not going to?
Nah, it's good he didn't die yet, but man, TPTB had me believin it was over for him and then tricked me. :)

Delurking to say I cried during this episode. I have been really disappointed this season because of the lack of Charlie. Dominic is an amazing actor and steals every scene he is in. It was about time they gave him some excellent material to work with. This has got to be one of my favorite episodes ever.

I guess I'll bite once and for all, I spilled a few salty ones myself over this episode.

I've been similarly touched many times before in LOST, though. The last 5 mins of "Walkabout". Walt & Vincent's reunion in "Tabula Rasa" (I have this terrible tendency to cry at happy stuff). Jack saving Charlie's life post-hanging. Rose and Bernard's reunion in "Collision", that's a huge one. Jin and Sun making up and the raft taking off in "Exodus" -- I get choked up just thinking about it. Jin looking off at Sun on the shore, Sawyer & Michael shaking hands, Charlie and Sayid in each other's arms waving like maniacs :D

But the fact that I can think about all that stuff, and then just afterward, think about this latest episode and still be impressed, that's just golden. "Greatest Hits" will go down as one of Lost's most memorable moments ever :)

When I first learned it would be a Charlie flashback I expected the worst (his FBs have been redundant and sub-par). However, this turned into a beautiful episode. Even the FB scenes were well done.

Having said that, it looks like the writers took the character full cycle. I think Charlie's backstory is maxed out, so I fear that he will be written off now.

I found much of the episode hard to watch, including that scene.



Not to get off topic, but as a tribute to Dom, some of my favourite scenes in the trilogy are his -- when Merry says goodbye to Pippin as his friend leaves for Gondor, when the Urukai pour the draught down Merry's throat, when Pippin finds Merry again in Pelennor Fields after the battle. All emotionally moving.

Yes, those were great scenes. If you ever want to pm me Pacejunkie to talk more about this topic, please feel free to do so.

To be honest, the only thing that's brought me even close to tears on LOST is the bit Locke first gets put into a wheelchair on 'the man from Tallahasse'. But yeah, the episode did have some very emotional moments, hell, guess I'm just not the type.

The last time I cried at TV was when Ash Ketchum ALMOST left pikachu in that pikachu forest thing.


Hell, I was only about, 8.