Spoilerphobes, beware! This week I’m going to be a bit lighter on the spoilers, not by much though. If you’re going into the end of the season completely spoiler free, I suggest you read these articles instead. With that being said…
Here we go!
Who’s pumped? Are you pumped? I’m pumped! It’s the finale, baby! This is one of those few moments that we look forward to and dread at the same time. Not only does it mean that we’re going to get a season ender that only Lost can provide, but sadly it also means that we’re stuck without Lost for about eight months after this. But I’m not here to dwell on the negatives. We’re only a day away from what will surely be the best episode of the season, we should be happy! Happy I tell ya!
The Incident
I left the title of the episode out of my article title so that all the spoilerphobes wouldn’t freak if they saw the title of the finale on the main page. But if you’re here reading this, then I’m assuming you’ve avoided my mild spoiler warning. That being said…the title of this episode is “The Incident.” That pretty much puts it all on the line. From what we’ve seen so far, it looks like the majority of our episode is going to revolve around Jack trying to stop the Incident by blowing up a nuclear device…wait let me get this straight. Jack is going to stop a cataclysmic incident by…detonating a nuclear bomb…really? Some one needs to talk to Jack and try to make sure he understands here. I love Jack, but I really can’t help but feel like he’s being a complete idiot in this situation. This pocket of energy is about to be drilled into, and that’s going to cause the incident. So Jack for some reason decides that detonating a nuclear bomb…above the pocket of energy…is a good idea. Am I missing something here? I mean, I understand that he wants to erase everything that’s happened. He some how truly believes that detonating this bomb is the right thing to do, and that it’s going to help them avoid the incident. I’m sorry, Jack, but if you set this bomb off, it’s just going to cause the incident. You’re not going to avoid anything, you’re just going to be the cause of it all. I wonder what’s going to happen to Jack once he realizes that the reason his life is miserable, is because of what he did.
Crazy, time-loopy, paradoxial, non-sensical post of the week!
Ok, so I don’t know about every one else out there, but I’m still on the whatever happened, happened team. Why? Because so far we’ve seen nothing to prove that this isn’t true. But for all I know, that could all change this week. Like I said previously, I don’t think it will, as I think the incident is still going to happen, regardless of what anyone does. But let me throw a little something out there that I like to do when I’m talking about time travel. It doesn’t serve any purpose other than to make people say “Hm.” But here’s my thinking:
Say Jack gets that bomb core across the island, and detonates it as planned. And say Daniel was right, and the whole thing goes off without a hitch, the incident never happens, and other than a construction site/crew being destroyed, everything is fine. Following Daniel and Jack’s logic, this will mean that the Swan never gets the 108 minute button that needs to be pushed to avoid disaster. This means that when Desmond is in the Swan, he won’t have to be pushing that button all the time. And if he’s not pushing that button, then that means there won’t come a day where he pushes it late. If there’s no reason for him to push it late, then flight 815 will never crash on the island. If flight 815 never crashes on the island, then it means Jack will never come to the island. Now, if Jack never crashes on the island, then that also means he’ll never get rescued with the rest of the Oceanic Six. So since he’s never rescued, he never has a miserable life off island with that guilt bearing down on him. If he’s never left feeling guilty about what happened to those he left behind, he’ll never have a reason to go back to the island. And if Jack never goes back to the island, he’ll never get sent back to 1977. This means that he won’t ever go on this crazy path to detonate the bomb. And if Jack never dentonates the bomb, that means that the incident will happen as normal. And if the incident happens as normal, then the Swan will be built with the purpose of pushing the button. And if the button has to be pushed, then one day Desmond will make the mistake of being late while pushing it. And because of this, 815 will crash…and you see where I’m going with this
So basically, according to that logic, there’s nothing that can be done. If you follow this with every “the past can be changed” theory, it actually makes sense. If you change the past, then in the future, there’s no reason for you to go back and change the past. And if there’s no reason for you to go back, then you’d never actually change the past. This means that things will continue as the always have…AKA: Whatever happened, happened.
Solving the problem once and for all!
I read an interview the other day, where either Damon or Carlton (forget which one…I think it was Damon…) said that it’s time for this time travel stuff to come to an end. This is good. I’m kinda getting sick of the whole time travel thing, and hearing the claims of paradox and bad writing, and why doesn’t this person remember this, blah blah blah. So if what the Lost Bosses say is true, we could potentially be seeing the end of the time travel plots every soon. I feel like this should also solve the argument between the whatever happened, happened team and the we want change team. This week for definate, we’re going to find out whether or not it’s possible for our characters to change the past in order to affect the future. I’ve seen a lot of people saying that if they can’t change the past, then season six will just be us watching everything that already happened froma different perspective. I laugh at this. I really have to think that the writers would be a little more creative than that. Every time you see something coming, they just flip it around and change everything you thought you knew.
Let’s go out on a limb here.
I think Juliet and Sawyer are done on the show. Sorry guys, I don’t want it to happen either, but I think it will. Now, keep in mind here, I didn’t say they’re going to die. I’m just saying they’re done. I think Juliet’s red shirt is supposed to be more of a sign of her being done rather than a sign of her dying. What exactly do I mean by “being done?” Well, to put it simply…I feel like there’s no where left for them to go. They’ve both redeemed themselves and gone through complete character changes. The two have paid their price on their path to redemption, and now it’s time for them to fade away. I could see Juliet potentially dying, but Sawyer is one I wouldn’t see coming. I feel like he’s too much of a fan favorite to kill off before the end of the show. But as I always say, this is Lost, and anything could happen. If they are kept around in season six, I wouldn’t expect them to play huge roles.
The Kate Problem.
Wouldn’t it be awesome though, if Kate died this week? I know I say that just about every week, but this week I’m really rooting for it. What purpose has she served other than to create pointless drama? There’s literally no reason for her to be around, other than to make us say “OMG, did you see the way Juliet looked at Sawyer when he called Kate ‘Freckles’?!” And that’s it. All she does is whine and complain. This entire season she’s provided no importance to the plot. The only remotely small thing she did was bring Little Ben to the Others. And even in that situation, they could have had anyone do that. Heck, they could’ve had Joe Shmoe the Dharma Gardner bring Little Ben to the Others, and I would’ve been just as interested as when we saw Kate do it. Her character has been nothing but a complete waste of time since season one. And let me just say, if they do get rid of Juliet, and keep Kate, it will be a travesty.
Soft serve twist in a cone.
So anyone got any predictions for the twisteroo? Seasons of Lost are basically like movies from M. Night Shyamalan where we expect there to be some sort of twist at the end. I don’t really have many ideas on what it could be. If anything, I’d guess it has something to do with the future. In my post last week, I had brought up a theory I had about the Losties realizing that they couldn’t change the past, and how it would be their destiny to become protectors of the island/time. My guess on the finale? The Losties from the present are confronted by their selves from the future. Wouldn’t that be rad? Probably won’t happen though, as it’d require a lot of CGI stuff, but it is the finale so they could have a big budget. But please, I’d love to hear some ideas on twists (assuming you’re not copying from spoilers of course.)
What’s to come?
So after tomorrow night, Lost will be over until next January-ish. What’s to come in the future for me? Well, hopefully Doc will let me stick around for a little while. I know there’s some cool stuff planned for the summer, and of course we’ll always be in chat and on the forums. Once the finale is over, I’ll be rewatching season five and putting together a report card. Get it? Because my name is “Professor”Stotch…so…it’s funny? No? Clever? Yeah, it’s clever! Anyways…stay tuned to DocArzt.com for all your hiatus needs!
One last note…
I know that some one out there is going to spoil the finale and release a synopsis. I won’t be reading this, and a lot of other people won’t be reading this. So if you do happen to read any synopses out there, please don’t talk about them here, on the forums, or in the chat. We’re going to be taking a VERY strict no tolerance stance on these kind of spoilers. So do yourself a favor, and behave please. 
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One last note… “I know that some one out there is going to spoil the finale and release a synopsis. I won’t be reading this, and a lot of other people won’t be reading this. So if you do happen to read any synopses out there, please don’t talk about them here, on the forums, or in the chat. We’re going to be taking a VERY strict no tolerance stance on these kind of spoilers. So do yourself a favor, and behave please.” Thanks Mom, I didn’t know we were 12 yr olds. psh… feel like my high school principal is being a jerk to me all over again. Did I travel back in time here!?!?! One last note… seems like someone would have spoiled it by now if they could have as the finale is tomorrow. Im pretty sure most fans would watch the bloody show before they get on here which at that point would no doubt have tons of comments on the kick ass finale that just happened.
Hm, obviously you haven’t been around the past couple weeks, or else you’d know that there are a few sites out there releasing a detailed synopsis of the episodes on Wednesday mornings. Good job at trying to be a jerk for no reason what so ever though.
Perhaps responding like a 12 yr old is what’s causing you to feel as such. Like the article was saying some people always blame others for their situations (Jack), but in reality most situations are caused by one’s own actions.
ha, ha. you got told
I think your analysis of the whole time travel is spot-on. And yeah, Kate has been a downer this season.
AS far as twist? I think the twist will be that no matter what you try and change (which could happen with the bomb) something else will happen to course-correct and nothing will had ever changed!
Hm, good idea. Do you think the bomb will actually go off though?
maybe they can strap it to the donkey wheel and teleport it to tunisia!
i htink the bomb will go off and the shock wave will cause the plane to come down.
this thought could also be like the thoughts i have had over the course of the entire freeking show and be completely wrong. i’m very good at that. if anyone wants to know what is NOT going to happen let me know. i’ll tell ya what i think.
The shock wave would have to last for about 27 years for it to bring the plane down…the bomb would be detonated in 1977, and the plane crashes in 2004. Good thought though, just too bad they’re in different times or else I could see it working out!
How can anybody say Kate has done nothing this season? Im not her biggest fan but large parts of this season have been devoted to Why Kate left Aaron, who she left him with, who wanted custody, saying she is going back to find claire (who is chilling with christian shepard) etc. Kate, although not at the centre of the juciest stories, still has a lot to do…. unless the writers just leave her going back to find claire as an empty promise… but i doubt that very much.
“And yeah, Kate has been a downer this season.”
Keep in mind that four days ago, Lost time, she had to leave behind the child she’d been raising for three years. So naturally she’s going to be a little depressed.
I think Kate is often written poorly or inconsistently, but of the female characters on the show, she’s actually the one I enjoy the most. I don’t relate to her all the time (and I think part of this is that the character is changed to suit what Darlton want to do with the triangle), but I often relate to her in terms of her being very capable of joining the men on the show in adventures, gunfights, leadership, etc. I also find Kate to be the most emotionally expressive/complicated of the female characters. I find Juliet kind of boring and cerebral and sometimes cold. Sun is cool, but she’s been reduced to saying “Where’s my husband?” the way Claire says “Where’s my baby?” all the time. So as a female viewer I’d be very very bummed if Kate was offed.
Fortunately I think there’s about 0 chance of that ever happening, because clearly the creators love the character and the actress.
I think it’s a good bet Juliet could die soon, because of the whole “V” thing. But I really think it’s going to be Hurley, based on putting together all the clues that have been floating out there and because of the use of the guitar case.
Good point about Sun. I’ve actually completely forgotten about her because of how irrelevent she’s become. She used to be pretty cool, but unfortunately she’s been reduced to a late season two-esque Michael kind of role.
Waaaaaalt! = Jiiiiiiin!
What about her sit-in with Widmore at the airport? Im sure details of this will be shown in the finale which will let us know her ultimate plan. With at least 15-20 characters who we would all love to know more about and see more, its not possible with the amount of time, the characters are used more like characters from the narnia books where they would come in from time to time… if u ask me, variety is the spice of life and as long as the big pay off is worth it i can cope.
I have this hope that the “V” thing is a big ruse – and that everywhere you see Elizabeth Mitchell’s name, it’s actually Evangeline Lilly – which coincides with the rumors that Evangeline Lilly was looking for work a few months ago – and all the higher ups at Lost and V are in on it. That way everyone is expecting Juliet to die, and will be super-surprised when it’s Kate.
Plus, when Daniel told Jack that any one of them could die, there was a very foreshadowy cut to Kate…
I’d be okay with it. Juliet is awesome, Kate is irritating.
She was acting in V while Lost was being shot. In other words, she was doing both at the same time. Since their is only one more season there is no reason she couldn’t do this again. If she dies in the finale it won’t be because of V.
I was totally thinking the same when Daniel said anyone could die. The camera immediately swung around and stayed on Kate. It felt like they were foreshadowing her death. At least I am hoping so. Unfortunately, I doubt they will kill her off.
If they don’t get rid of her they need to do some major restructuring of her attitude. During this season I thought “wow, Kate’s really gotten irritating,” and while rewatching the series I realized that this is nothing new.
“Sun is cool, but she’s been reduced to saying “Where’s my husband?” the way Claire says “Where’s my baby?” all the time.”
I really don’t understand that line of thought. It’s like the people who thought Michael was so annoying because he was so desperate to find Walt. But I guess if you’re single it may be hard to relate to Sun and if you don’t have any kids it may be hard to relate to Claire/Michael.
I agree. Juliet almost never gets ruffled, even when she does, she’s pretty zen calm about it, and she almost always comes out on top. Which is great, but maybe not as easy to identify with for some as a character that messes up and changes their mind. While I’d like the writers to stop using “Kate gets captured” as a plot device quite as many times each season, it’s just as annoying as their other device “Juliet smiles enigmatically (insert male character here) melts at her feet.”
Since getting back on island I don’t think Kate has been hell bent on stirring up “drama”. While the directors have made much out of cutting between her/Sawyer/Juliet/Jack with significant looks, the character herself has hardly been hanging around the LaFleur house trying to win Sawyer back. She worked in a motor pool, tried to save a kid, attempted to assist a physicist in getting them back to the present day, abandoned said plan when it turned out to involve the likely destruction of an island full of people, and got caught trying to get help. So she hasn’t been terribly successful- it’s not like she sat around twirling her hair and batting her eyelashes. If she did that, I wouldn’t like her either. But she didn’t. If there are characters whose motivations have been love triangle related, it’s been Juliet and LaFleur.
I’ve had that same feeling about Hurley. Just because he is the one who would completely shock everyone. Hopefully not I’m hoping it’s just Miles or someone we haven’t invested as much time in.
I really don’t know what to think. Deep down I would like to see Desmond’s presence somehow being a major part of the game changer.
One idea I have is that from our perspective (and Jack’s) we see an attempt at detonating Jughead failing, something dramatically goes awry, thus Jack is left thinking that he has failed in changing the future, and he is distraught, only to find out that by NOT detonating Jughead the incident never occurs and the future IS changed. Although I don’t see how that will be very fulfilling from our standpoint. Afterall, the episode is titled the Incident.
I’ll be disappointed if Claire, Christian, Walt, Desmond, Daniel, Little Ben & Jacob do not all make some sort of an appearance in variably crucial ways. Of course, I’m always disappointed when Walt isn’t woven back into the storyline but then again, they haven’t disappointed us in a season finale yet on this front (as Walt has played a prominent role in all of them.)
I like the idea that Jack is Jacob. I’m still struggling to buy this idea that Jack is somehow important, aside from his family’s obvious connection to the island, he just continues to keep f*king up (as David Chapelle would put it.)
Prediction: In general, I think the season will end in a way that strongly suggests that Team Jack has managed to change something. But unlike Sayid shooting Ben, this changing event will be very hard to explain away. I suspected as much a couple of months ago, and now that the finale is upon us with all the talk about Jughead, I think that Jack will indeed detonate the bomb, seemingly killing everyone as hinted at by Richard Alpert.
The twist being weather or not Jack succeeded, and perhaps tying it into the whole “I’m going to kill Jacob thing.”
I am willing to go out on a limb and further suggest that the final scene, the Fork in the Outlet, will be the reveal that Jack is Jacob and became him as a result of Jughead.
I concur. I think that in detonating Jughead near the time bubble, however Faraday described it, it will put him into a state where he becomes Jacob. Thus, when Locke goes to kill him he doesn’t realize that he’s killing Jack.
Oooh, I like it. Would that explain why Christian Shepherd is always hanging around Jacob’s cabin?
I agree with you. If Jack does not follow through with Faraday’s plan than the past season and a half would be pointless: the freighter folk (specifically Daniel), time traveling, Jughead, Dharmaville, etc. Somehow the 77 losties are going to “die” as Richard said, kind of like how Locke “died.” Maybe they’re all the whispers from the previous seasons. It’s them looking in on themselves as survivors in 2004 and they’ll be part of this “War” in 2007, they must be the other group of others/hostiles at the temple. Because even though Jack detonates that bomb, the universe has a way of course correcting itself–just as Hawking and Des have said. So the swan will still be built, 815 will still crash, blah, blah, blah.
If they do any cgi stuff in the finale, I really hope it looks better than the sub did last week. Many people seem to be sick of Kate. I thought they would give her something relevant to do this season when she said she was going back to the island to look for Claire. But has she even made any effort to find her? She hasn’t so much as mentioned Claire. Was she lying to Claire’s mom? I think Hurley has been a little too mellow this season as well. Jin and Sayid seem to be missing every other episode too. I don’t mean to keep complaining, and I have really enjoyed this season, but there has been way too few episodes with Desmond this year. The Desmond episodes have a history of kicking ass. I understand there is only a limited amount of time left, but if they had time for all the lame Kate/Sawyer/Juliet stuff and to see Roger being a douche, couldn’t we have at least seen Rose & Bernard or even Vincent? That being said, I did enjoy learning more about Eloise and Widmore, Smokie, and the Dharma folks. I don’t know what to expect in the finale, but I think it would be cool to see Walt, Desmond, and Widmore come back to the island in season 6.
Dude, Kate is in 1977, Claire won’t be on the Island for thirty years. I’d be worried about Kate if she did try to find Claire.
But if Kate sees that everyone else on the island so far has some how ended up in 1977, why can’t she assume that the same thing could’ve happened with Claire? She hasn’t even ASKED about Claire since she’s been back, she’s only been worried with making the whole love triangle/quadangle/whateverangle be chock full of “drama.”
given that Jin is still holding out hope that Sun came with the O6, I can see that, but given the circumstances of Claire’s disappearance, and the fact that Left-Behinders haven’t seen her in three years, I think its safe to say that Kate has postponed her search until she has returned to 2007.
Kate did ask Sawyer who else was in his group at the beginning of Namaste. No reason not to assume she was wondering if Claire might be with them.
I forgot/didn’t notice that. I would have even believed it if she only took Ben to the Others because she wanted to see if Claire was among them. I really wonder what they have in mind for Claire in season 6.
why would Kate assume that Claire didn’t go back in time like Sawyer, Miles, Juliet, and Daniel?
I wonder if the guy who plays Desmond will be back, after the whole sexual harassment thing? I like Desmond and would hate to see this off-camera incident(pun intended)change on-camera plans for the character…
In terms of the bomb, it makes me think of all of the “QUARANTINE” stuff, going back to the hatches in 2004. Certainly, when everyone was hanging out, outside of the hatches, there didn’t seem to be any need for quarantine — no need for the HAZMAT suits.
But if there were, say, delicious fallout-residue from the radiation of a hydrogen bomb, there would be a slight necessity for all that.
Perhaps – and I say this with an ever-increasing pain in my stomach, as I loathe the very “SO HERE’S MY RANDOM IDEA” line I’m about to make – getting into Faraday’s lovely penchant for relating everything to math, The Incident is always “The Solution” to the equation, but “The Variables” affect what “The Solution” turns out to be.
Because, really, I don’t think paper and plastic suits are going to serve much against remnants of electro-magnetism.
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But I don’t understand how all that business would end the Time Travel nonsense.
Pumped = Yes.
intriguing idea. The Swan Station guys also had to take medicine. Maybe against radiation poisoning? It fits.
In The Man Behind the Curtain some of the new Dharma recruits were seen getting what I assume is the medicine.
It might be interesting if Juliet and Sawyer die, which it seems like that is where it’s heading, if they are buried in the caves….becoming Adam and Eve.
How sad that would be.
i think that blowing up the energy pocket will probably somehow – and i say somehow because it doesnt matter how – will end up with all the characters mixed together in the same timeline. ill bet that this is because whats in The Box is another nuke, which they will detonate in the same place 30 years later at exactley the same time or something, and because 2 nukes explode…they all end up in the same place. or something. This could happen – it’s fiction afterall
How can it be 30 years later and be exactly the same time?
The name of the 2007 Bomb:
“Convenient Plot Devicehead”
“…they will detonate in the same place 30 years later at exactley the same time or something…”
Your grasp of the workings of time travel amazes me.
we get to see both sets of characters at the same time in seperate times, and its a fictional show. I meant same time as we see it. god knows why i think that could work, but: fictional show about timetravel. I think that all the characters are intended to end up in the same time/place again, if only to make Jin and Sun happy, and im just proposing a mechanism for having that happen – although +10 clever on the internet points for you.
hey, you’re a good sport! Ok, I see what you mean. While technicly not the same time, per se, but happening ‘simultaneously’ as the show airs. So you have Jack placing the bomb, cue flashback/foward sound effect and then you see Illana placing her bomb.
That would be cool as a visual cue on the show, and I guess if detonating Jughead sets off something that blasts Jack, et al out of time, so to speak, and Illana’s bomb is what brings them back, that would make a lot of sense.
Here it is. Jack detonates the core. It explodes and neutralizes the energy that’s released by the Dharmites drilling the Swan Station. The reason this is called “The Incident” and not “The End of All Things” is exactly because Team Jack succeeds in executing Faraday’s plan. Without the H-Bomb core explosion the energy release at the Swan would actually kill everyone on the Island and then there would be no Oceanic Flight 815 crash 27 years later. Jack thinks he will change the future (like Sayid did when shooting young Ben) when in fact these are things that had already happened. WHH again. The resulting implosion is going to set off one of those white sky, ear drum blowing moments where the Losties vanish in time and everyone else stays in place. Although it seems to Richard that the Losties are vaporized in the blast.
Locke is going to finally break the time loop by confronting/killing Jacob and releasing the Island from Jacob’s control.
But there is no time loop. The time travelers are in effect ensuring their own past, but there is no repeating of events. Jack, Jim, and company only go back in time once, and the Incident only occurs once, some people are just seeing things in reverse order (living the effect, then unwittingly creating the cause.)
I have a feeling that the children of darma are going to go back to 77 and the plot twist will be that the incident involves a battle between the others and the darma offspring…….
Taking it a little further, the children of darma die and which then (a lazy explantion) creates issues with people having children on the island. Just pointing out that every child that has been on the island and returned has died…except miles.
I think they’ll check out Locke’s coffin in the cargo hold of the plane. I don’t think having a purpose is why Locke looked different to Alpert.
maybe they find locke still in the coffin. not sure who the other locke would be at this point but it would open up questions for season 6.
another thought i just had reading this was the gun fight on the boats during the flashes. we will probably see that pop in here sometime tomorrow. who did juliet shoot? will that shot effect that person’s future and juliet’s future the shot person’s past.
I win that guessing game
Ok here we go. First off I’m going to suggest that there will 2 incidents. One in 77 and one in 07. Jack suceeds in detonating the bomb, probably last thing we see in 77. Meanwhile Locke goes to kill jacob(whether or not it’s to free him or because he’s bad I’m not entirely convinced either way. I’m going to say it’s to free him for my prediction.) Locke kills jacob which allows him to go into the past in the flashbacks of the losties and change the future. Whatever the case may be, I’m fairly certain that “the incedent” will be something that happens in 77 and 07. It will have a double meaning.
I like the idea that the Incident the title refers to could be something that’s not actually the incident we’re so used to hearing and talking about. It could be a double meaning. Nice.
Does anyone think that Jack will be killed off in the finale? I just want to get their take on this noting that supposley Matthew Fox has stated the he is the only person to know the ending of the show. Please give me your thoughts.
That’d be a huge shock. Finding out that I’d have to plan a party on short notice always take me by surprise.
No, really, I’d be genuinely floored and probably a little sad if Jack kicked off.
I don’t think they will. I suspect the reason they told him was the need to fully secure his services for the duration of the show. They could probably work around other losses, but wanted to ensure he’d be around.
Matthew Fox leaving Lost would be like when Jerry O’Connell left Sliders. Baaad news.
Twist… the bomb does detonate, but its detonation is not in 1977. Someone turns the donkey wheel and sends it somewhen else, and it ends up causing something else momentous in the show that we’ve not expected. WHH wins, and we see something really pivotal being caused… smokie? Maybe it knocks over the four-toed statue or something. I don’t know. But I’m telling you, that bomb is going to be responsible for something… just not the Incident (either causing OR preventing).
I had the same thoughts a while back. I thought that someone would detonate the bomb way, way back in the past by taking the bomb to the donkey wheel and going back in time. That’s how the statue gets knocked down too.
Someone mentioned Rose and Bernard a few posts up. Did I miss something, or did we really never find out what happened to them? I guess I should assume that they were killed by the Others in 1950, but I just find it hard to believe that Cuse/Lindelof would kill Rose and Bernard off screen.
I think we just have no idea what is going on with them. I think since Bernard got to be the hero on the beach, it would be good to see Rose get her shot at it tonight.
I really have a bad feeling that the finale death might be Hurley. I really hope not, but why would we still not know why he got on flight 316 or what is in the guitar case.
I think hurley’s character is too pivotal for it to be him…besides, who would provide the great comic relief next season? His chemistry with Charlie in earlier seasons & then with Miles this one has been so much fun to watch…you can always count on him to deliver a great one liner!
Also, I think that hurley is the one who is broadcasting the numbers that the frenchies hear that causes them to crash (if you listen closely when they crash you can hear the numbers over the radio one of them is holding, and it totally sounds like hurley…all it is missing is a “dude” at the end!)
it would be a cool way to resolve this numbers mystery if in fact they are nothing important to the story…hurley being convinced that these numbers are cursed when all along they were nothing more than a random serial code put on the hatch & just caught up in a time loop of sorts in that because hurley keeps encountering them, he assumes they are bad, but it is because of him that they were ever transmitted and linked with misfortune (it just keeps going round and round).
I agree with you all and Jack’s my favorite character and just wanted to get the opinion of you insiders and stuff. Thanks I just read that Micheal Emerson stated that people will have to say goodbye to several of the people we’ve grown to love after this finale. I’m wondering who he is refering to?
I just love that the finale is tomorrow and still nobody really knows who is going to get killed off. Some speculation about Juliet because of her pilot, but even that isn’t certain.
Nice change of pace from the last two years when detailed synopses were leaked WAY early and many a-holes went around spreading the spoilers far and wide. I wonder if it will leak at all ahead of time or if they’ll keep it totally under wraps. Either way, close enough for me, hope they can keep the lid on for next season as well.
I’m wondering how folks cope with the lack of lost for so many months following the finales? I am a newbie, as I’ve just started my absolute obsession with the show last summer (I watched all 4 seasons on dvd, and have been hooked ever since)…It has been hard enough each week having to wait for the next episode (and once I finished season 4 waiting until the end of Jan for the start of 5), so I’m kinda dreading tomorrow…especially with the cliff hangers of the past finales, how do you not totally freak when it ends?
Great article, my only frustration with it is the idea that Sawyer will not play a big role. I know Damon and Carlton said this would be the year of Sawyer which makes me worry that he won’t have a big role next season. This is my favorite show, so much so my obsession is very unhealthy as I am sure it is for most everyone on this site. That being said a season without Sawyer would be bitter sweet. I hope that prophecy does not come true.
Killing off Juliet would be a huge mistake. They better don’t do it.
Maybe it’s like when they killed Libby or Mr. Eko. Maybe they don’t have a choice.
Here’s what I think are the survival probabilities per character, my suspicions of who will die and who won’t.
Jack/Kate/Sawyer: VERY unlikely. They’re three of the highest stars in the show, and they’re probably going to survive all the way through most, if not all, of Season 6. If one of them dies, it probably means Richard was right… but we know Richard can’t be right, because the writers are not crazy enough to kill half of the show’s leads. They like to be bold and take people by surprise, but after the surprise it’s over, they know they need a show, and deal with the consequences of that specific twist. That’s their cardinal rule. So, no, neither Jack, Kate or Saywer will die.
Specially Kate (for all you Kate-haters)… she has all Season 6 to enable her “Find Claire” mode and still linger on that. Besides, right now, she’s to voice of reason in the show. No matter if it’s for Jack, Sawyer or Sayid, she’s the one who’s making the sound decisions and not letting hot-headed boys do stupidities around.
Hurley: Nein… It would seem rather random. He’s a much loved character and still not big enough to be an obstacle for any part of the story (no pun intended). No matter if it’s a comical, tragic or high-action scene the show’s history has shown that Hugo is flexible enough to fit into any given situation. He’s a much valued asset for the writers, one they will not throw away.
Miles: Not likely. It would seem to convenient for the writers to kill yet another member of the freighter crew. To do so would give the impression of them correcting mistakes, eliminating character that were never supposed to be there. Besides, Miles has undeveloped mysteries linked with the mythology of the show and, like Hurley, he has proven he can mold into any given situation.
Sun/Jin: Very, very low death probability… in Lost, when you’re about to die, at least they care to make put in more to the front, in a more protagonist role. They’ve been rather absent this season and without much to do in their hands.
Desmond: Same as above.
Sayid: I think if he was about to die, his moment would have been He’s Our You. Now there’s too much happening and the focus it’s simply not on him. Not likely to say good bye soon, although I’m afraid he might go back to a role similar to the one he had in most of the third season, and it’s a shame.
Juliet: Very likely. Of course, there’s the possibility of the V gig and the red shirt being too obvious and the writers deciding to put her in a situation where the character lives but leaves the story. But that’s a thin chance. Most likely, she’s the one who ends up getting it.
Richard: None… along with Christian Shepherd, I’m placing all my bets for him to become a regular for season six, if it’s up to the writers, at least.
Ben: Yeah, right.
Locke: Dead is dead, and yet he’s here. I don’t think anyone’s afraid he might die soon.
Jacob: No matter what Locke say, you know he will probably fail. Miserably.
So… that makes Juliet our only strong candidate for a finale death. That makes me wonder: what’s the worry?
For what it’s worth, Matthew Fox is on Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday.
Man, you think Sawyer and Juliet are done, AND that Kate should be killed. If you’re a fan of Lost, it doesn’t seem like you’re interested much in another season. ‘Let’s kill off half of the main characters and call it day!’
Well, to be fair here, I did say that while I think Sawyer and Juliet are done, I didn’t think they were going to be killed off. I just think their stories are pretty much wrapped up, and that they’re not going to play a big role in the future of the show.
But yes, I would like Kate to be killed off
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I think TV guide a while back said that the character who dies will resemble Charlies death in some way (speaking about the emotional aspect) so I don’t think this is Juliet. The only one who would get a Charlie type reaction out of me is probably Hurley. So many what ifs’ and still have to wait 8 hours for this to air. AHHHHHHHH!
The only actor not doing tons of press these days is Josh Holloway. I think Sawyer bites it.
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