Update: Now with pictures from Lost-Media.com

My favorite show on television right now is "Lost". Admittedly, I'm not as obsessed with it as i had been in previous seasons. This season seemed to have lost a lot of steam. The first several episodes of the season were just OK. There weren't many "Oh shit!" moments like when we first found out that Locke used to be in a wheelchair. It seemed like Lost had lost it's luster. I didn't even care too much when I had to miss episodes because of work. I was able to watch them online, but still, before I had LOVED watching Lost on Wednesday nights.

Then came "Par Avion", the episode where we find out that Claire is Jack's half sister. A good episode that ended with the first "Oh shit!" moment that I'd had in a long time with the show - Sayid, Kate and Locke go to save Jack from the Others, only to find him running away....then turning around to catch a football from Mr. Friendly. All I remember thinking was, "Whhaaaaaaaaat?!?"

Next came the episode that we'd all been waiting for - the one where we find out how Locke ended up in his wheelchair. The explanation was ok, but the execution of it was pretty cool. Then came one of the most emotional moments of Lost - the first time that Locke is put into his wheelchair. It was gutwrenching to see the wide array of emotions that he goes through as he realizes he'll be spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

Then was the filler episode that everyone wanted to happen - the death of Paolo and Nikki. Dave's a little bummed because she went to his highschool. I'm sad to see them go...even though they were thrown awkwardly into the cast mix, they had potential. Now they're dead. But dangit, they went out with style! Even though it was a filler episode, I still loved it because it wove the story of Nikki and Paolo through old scenes of the show, bringing back characters like Arzt and Ethan.

But after that, there was episode after episode of kick ass Lost...some of my favorite moments from the eps before the season finale: (spoiler alert!)

Girlfight between Kate and Juliet

Sawyer kissing up to the other Losties to avoid banishment

We find out that Juliet is spying on the Losties for Ben

Charlie almost dies...4 times

"Want me to make you a mix tape?" - cutest line ever said by Sawyer, after trying to get Kate to do another round in the sack

Frickin' Mikhail COMES BACK FROM THE DEAD!

Bittersweet - Sun finds out that her baby is Jin's, but knows that since her baby was conceived on the island, she's going to die

Naomi tells the guys that flight 815 had crashed, and there were no survivors

We find out something we knew all along - Locke's dad is the original Sawyer

The Others seem to be this creepy cult, and for some reason, it looks like Locke might end up being their Messiah

Uncle Rico plays Ben's dad

WTF was up with that scene in Jacob's shack? At first, it seemed like Ben was crazy and talking to himself, but the "Help me" whispered in Locke's ear and screencaps of someone actually sitting there make me wonder...

The return of Bernard and Rose....where the hell have you been, my favorite interracial couple?

"#1. The night I met you..." - the last words in Charlie's goodbye to Claire, listing the most important moments of his life

All of these moments had made me SO excited for the season finale. However, there have been other season finales for Lost when I've felt cheated (like the one where they never mentioned what was in the hatch). Could the season finale match the awesomeness of the episodes before it? Would it answer questions?

Well, it turned out that the season finale was everything that I wanted, and more. There were several, "OH SHIT!" moments, and even a couple, "What the fuck?!?!" times thrown in there as well. I was on the edge of my seat for most of the episode (ok, lying on the couch with Ben sleeping on my chest, but I was near the edge of the couch!). This, to me, was one of the best episodes of Lost ever. Some questions answered, more questions asked, and an ending that left me sitting there, thinking, "HUH!?!?"

Here's my thoughts...definitely spoilers in here:

I have to say - when I saw Jack on the plane with a beard, I thought to myself, "When was this? Is this the future?" but then I said, "Nah..."

I love Rose...she is my favorite Lostie next to Hurley.

Jin's farewell to Sun made me teary-eyed, especially when he said, "We have to go home" in English. *wah*

Dude, "Bonnie" in the Looking Glass played Carrie in Days of Our Lives for, like, 4 months

I can't help but stare at the fleshy area where Mikhail's eye used to be. Remember this guy from "Toy Soldiers"? One of my favorite movies just because the guys walk around in their underwear for half the movie.

I couldn't believe that they shot Sayid, Bernard and Jin. I was so worried about Rose and Jin. I was so relieved to find out that they were still alive.

Juliet kisses Jack. Yano growls and grinds her teeth. Grrrrrr......

I love to read "The Lost Diary", which originally started on TMZ. Daniel over there has the best little quote about the exchange between Mikhail and Ben in the Looking Glass: "Mikhail is pissed and now Henry wants him to kill everyone. It's like, "Hey, sorry I lied on all these years, but can you do me a favor and kill a bunch of people for me? Thanks, you're the best." Only Henry Gale could pull that off."

Why is everyone always so mean to Hurley? He's only trying to help. I was so happy when he came to save the day in his VW van, and kept on mentioning to Jack on the walkie talkie - "Yeah, I saved them all!"

John Locke is paralyzed again, in a pit with a bunch of rotting bodies. Will he live? Ohh....we hear a voice. Who is it? It's Walt! Walt's back! He left the island an 8 year old, he comes back...25 years old! Well, that's how old he looks now...

Jack tells Kate he loves her. *sigh* That means that they'll never be together. Oh well. Sawyer's going to need a booty call when he gets back.

Speaking of Sawyer, he shot Mr. Friendly! I actually liked Tom. He seemed like an OK guy. I think Sawyer's in a dark place right now, we might see jerk-ass Sawyer come back next season, which means a lot of tears for Kate. Poor Kate, tears for Jack, who will inevitably hook up with Juliet, and tears for Sawyer who's going to be an ass to her.

I think that Ben is right - I think Naomi's people are going to be baaaaad news.

I'm so happy that Alex finally got reunited with her mom, Rousseau. What a touching moment. Especially the part where Rousseau says, "Want to help me tie him up?"

"Who is Naomi?" - Penny. Uh oh, that means trouble! Too bad that Desmond didn't get to see Penny on screen!

Dammit, MIKHAIL JUST WON'T DIE, will he?

In the past, if you asked me who was expendable on Lost, the first person I'd say was Charlie. But as I said, over the last few episodes, he's redeemed himself. He was awesome in this episode. He went out like a hero, closing the door of the room when he could have very well escaped. Why didn't he? Because he wanted to make sure that Desmond's vision came true - that Claire was saved. He had one more act of heroism - with his last moments he warned Desmond that it wasn't Penny's ship. Bye Bye Charlie!

I admit, I sniffled a bit when Aaron, aka Turniphead, was crying at the moment when Charlie died. *wahhhhh*

Jack makes a call to meet someone. Shadowy figure comes out of a car. It's Kate. She looks awesome - just a touch of makeup does her good. So now I'm SURE that this is a future flash. My head is spinning, it's hard to concentrate on the show because my head is thinking a thousand things. Jack says that they should never had gotten off the island. Kate says she has to go back to "him", I'm assuming Sawyer. Or maybe she hooked up with Hurley...but the main thing is THIS IS IN THE FUCKING FUTURE. *brain explodes*

So who was in the coffin that Jack went to see? My guess is Locke or Ben...at first I thought Sawyer, but the scene with Kate changed my mind.

So what happens now?!?! It's obvious that the Losties are saved, and brought back to the real world. Maybe next season of Lost isn't even going to take place on the island. Maybe we'll see what their lives are like once they're saved. Looks like Jack-o isn't having much of a life. Maybe the reason he wants to go back is because on the island, he was the leader, he had some purpose, he was the hero. Back in reality, he's just falling into the same traps as his father.

My head is still exploding...

Hot damn, that was a good episode. Sorry for babbling on so long...I'm just so excited that the show is BACK. Well, it's back, but then it's gone again. Friggin show doesn't come back until 2008. 2008!!!!!! What am I going to do with myself until then!?!?!?

Posted by Yano at May 24, 2007 01:52 PM

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