No, seriously, this guy had to be on my list of Top 3 “Lost” characters, and they killed him off during an attempt to blow up the hatch via a key-operated failsafe. Or so we think, anyways. Charlie managed to make it out alive, and he wasn’t much farther along than Locke or Eko, both of which we can’t officially confirm or deny are dead either. This also gives me a sliver of hope that Desmond may have pulled through as well. Why else would the writers insert that closing scene featuring Desmond’s ex-girlfriend being warned about a possible electromagnetic feedback. Does she know more about the island than we think, or is she just merely looking for her lost love?
Meanwhile, the Fab Four (Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hurley) head towards the Others’ camp for battle, and it isn’t very long into the trip that Michael reveals his traitorous turns. Why neither of the four killed the bastard (especially Hurley or Sawyer) is beyond me, but they’ve just let a murderer get away scot-free. How, you ask? Weren’t they supposed to have some grand plan concerning Sayid counter-attacking the Others? Well, yes, but they apparently didn’t clue in to the fact that Michael would be taking them to a different location, and after being captured by the Others, Michael and Walt are given the boat (along with some handy coordinates directing them to rescue) and set free. And while the Big Three (Jack, Kate and Sawyer) are forced to stay with the Others, Hurley is sent back to camp to warn the rest of the survivors never to come back.
All in all, this was definitely a much better season finale than last year’s, and instead of opening more questions to unanswerable theories, they’ve provided the fanbase with some good old fashion drama. Michael and Walt are supposedly free, but methinks they got a raw deal. The Big Three have been told they’re going back home with the Others, who called themselves the “good guys” at one point. Creepy Balloon Guy has been outed as the leader of the Others. Eko and Locke may be dead. And Charlie finally got the girl. The season finale also had its share of confusing moments throughout, and I’d like to open the following statements up for discussion:
1) Is the girl that Desmond met at the café Libby? She sure looked like her, and we later found out that her name was Elizabeth, the name of the boat that she gave to the Scot.
2) What the hell is up with the giant green bird the Fab Four encountered in the woods. And what the hell is it doing screeching Hurley’s name? Could this whole thing really be in Hurley’s head?
3) And what about that final phone call to Desmond’s ex? Who were those foreign (Russian?) scientists in the Antarctic monitoring electromagnetic signals? Are they Dharma? And if not, what exactly are they looking for?
