MAJOR SPOILERS! IF YOU DIDN’T WATCH LAST NIGHT, GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I MEAN IT!!! THERE ARE SPOILERS FROM LAST NIGHT’S EPISODE HERE!
Holy crap! I know I had been saying that I wanted some characters to die in this final season of Lost but I certainly wasn’t expecting BOTH Jin and Sun to die. In an estimated 15 minutes of this show, the Lost gods – in the form of the big bad Smokey – killed off 3 (!) main characters: our two recently reunited love birds and Sayid. These weren’t periphery characters. These were 3 of the core Losties. WOW! And let’s not forget that, since we didn’t see him on the beach, I think it’s safe to say Lapidus is gone now too. 4 characters that fast! Amazing.
Some little bits from what I can remember last night:
- I’m really curious as to what’s going on with Richard, Ben and Miles. You gotta think they are gonna pop up here soon.
- So I guess FLocke really is the bad guy. I guess that makes sense but it’s nice to get confirmation. And he’s a badass. Damn. Though seriously Jack, you are so naive.
- I admit it. I cheered when Kate got shot. I was a little sad when she turned up alive on the beach.
- I really thought Sawyer was a goner. I actually thought the show might pull a huge mindfuck and just kill everyone but Jack. I still think that might be where this is going.
- I’m pretty convinced Jack is the candidate to take over for Jacob. Seems like that’s what’s happening.
- Sideways Anthony Cooper looked really really scary.
- Sideways Locke is paralyzed by his own doing from a plane crash?!!! Loved all the Jack and Locke stuff. They have great scenes together.
- I might be the only Lost fan that was happy to see the Season 3 cages again.
- Miles is the only Freighty left alive now. Doesn’t look good for him does it?
- Does this mean the only way off the island now is that plane?
- Sawyer said Kate’s name was crossed off in the cave. We didn’t see that. Does that mean he was lying or are the writers trying to tell us her name was crossed off?
I think this is sound advice. Following Jack around a jungle might keep you alive for a little bit but eventually you’re gonna die. Great episode.
ETA: It was announced that the finale, airing on Sunday, May 23, will now by extended by 30 minutes so it is a 2 and a half hour finale with a recap before hand and a Jimmy Kimmel special after. Plan on getting very VERY little sleep the night of the 23rd!!! The actual finale doesn’t even start till 9.
Yeah, this was a powerful episode. I knew that Jin wasn’t going to be able to rescue Sun once the “Life and Death” theme started to play. I’m not sure who would be able to fly the plane, since I doubt Frank escaped from the sub.
You might be interested in the NY Times simulcast interview with Darlton on 5/20:
http://www.nytimes.whsites.net/talk/2010_live.html
Lostpedia has the following information about Kate’s possible status as a candidate (http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Candidates):
*The name “Austen” was not seen in the cave, but was later seen in the lighthouse, not crossed out. Carlton Cuse said in an interview that Kate’s name was on the cave wall and crossed out, but regrettably did not make the final edit.
What an amazing episode! Still can’t believe the way things happened.
As for Kate, I saw somewhere (si-lost?) where Carlton and Damon said in audio/video format that they had indeed put Kate’s name up on the cave wall and that it was indeed crossed out, but that in editing, that had to cut things back and they had meant to show her name crossed out, that it was basically an oops.
Whether or not that’s 100% true or not is another thing. But that Sawyer said it, makes me believe it is.
Wow these final episodes are going to be so intense! I can’t wait!!