If the smoke monster can't leave the Island, then what was up with the scene with Oceanic 6 Jack seeing his dad in some lobby while fixing a smoke alarm?

I think you answered your own question ;)

I'm going to go ahead and assume that Nadia from Side Dimension is going to pop through the "magic box" Ben once told Locke about.

I share your sentiments about MIB insulting the real (dead) Locke as being a fool. I wanted to hit him so bad when he said that.

Agree with sentiments about Lapidus yapping during that underwhelming reuniting Jin and Sun, though I couldn't really bring myself to care too much that they were reunited. I knew it would come eventually. If it didn't, I doubt I would have cried about it.

I enjoyed last night's episode. I think I enjoyed it because we saw so many familiar faces having a piece of the pie... Sawyer, Kate, Claire, Jack (!!), Hugo... they all had something to do last night. I was really happy to see Jack play a little bit more in this episode, too. I kinda missed him.

The whole team is (almost) back together. This makes me happy. I just wish Sayid would come back from the dark side.

I'm also loving the fact that I can't see what's going to happen with the clash between the two islands. I find myself rooting for Sawyer, Kate, et al and then I get mad that they may have been tricked.

I was even more upset when I saw Jack jump off the sailboat. :(

Overall, I'm happy with these past few episodes. And I'm hard to please. I think it's because I'm starting to feel like things are coming back together, like they used to be back a few seasons ago.

To be honest, I thought the episodes without the protagonists (especially the one with Richard) were the best.

They stress that the Smoke Monster is stuck on the island and he wants to get off badly, but in that one episode he was already off the island. What gives?

Just got caught up on this last night, expecting a new episode tonight, but alas, no dice. Next week...

In light of this, I bring you the following images:

...And one more, for good measure. :3:

Bad news:

'Lost' finale could raise more questions - Culture Desk - An Entertainment and cultural blog by The Boston Globe

I'm just curious about WHERE

Eh... On one hand, I don't really like how they're coming out and announcing this. David Chase didn't say "don't worry, my finale will be very Sopranos-ish and won't please everybody." I'd prefer if they said nothing at all and let the finale speak for itself, because now I and other people are going to be building up even MORE expectations for it.

On the other hand, now I know I can set my expectations for answers low, which is both disappointing and somewhat exciting. I'm bi-curious about this. Disappointing because, well, it's Lost, and the only thing we want are answers. Exciting because it might be cool to have more to speculate on once the show has finished. It will have to be handled well, though. They can't just end the show on a cliffhanger. Time will tell. Less than a month now, people!

It all makes sense now... I KNEW that Secret Santa gift was a little romantic.

I think the demon escaped through Locke's body during the whole car crash conflict.

That's why Sun was acting like her whiny self when she was being taken into the hospital.

Am I the only person who has never liked Sun?

Ugh. You guys.

It was about time some people died.

http://i43.tinypic.com/1zwzxqa.jpg

Never ever? Maybe. Her character starting out wasn't the worst. But these past few seasons she's been written everywhere from awful to nonexistent. I would think most people would find the couple superfluous in the past two seasons.

Oh man very :( episode for anybody who has watched the show from the start in particular. Also very dynamic, one of my favourite episodes. Music was annoying at times though (overused in parts).

I felt the same way, however:

Also, anyone else realize the finale is on SUNDAY, May 23? They've announced that it will be two-and-a-half hours long now, making the ending at 11:30PM. Which, for a Sunday, is RIDICULOUS.

so they've basically announced in advance that the finale will

A: be ridiculously long

B: not really explain jack shit

This show is about 2 inches away from literally teabagging its audience

Might as well. The show already has its dick in our mouths.

I really do not look forward to the ending.

Me neither. It's like knowing there's going to be a train wreck. You have to watch it, but really, really, really don't want to because you know it's going to be a massacre.



Overall though, while this wasn't the *strongest* episode this season, it certainly beats the Dogan bullshit.

For me, it wasn't so much that, but near then end when they were choking up on the beach, and Hurley couldn't hold it in anymore and started to sob. THAT is when it got me.

Also what the hell is this:

YouTube Video

Looks like more filler. And with only two episodes to go?

So I get the impression from that video that the older woman is Kate.

Next week's episode is the big Jacob/MiB origins reveal. I'd hardly call that filler.

Sooooooooooo uh I guess huh?