Mike Flacy

As I was sitting in the San Diego airport this week, I was anxiously downloading the finale of Thursday’s Lost to my laptop before the battery died. Fortunately, my battery lasted the length of the flight and I found that my previous predictions held up. I do believe that Lost may have lost (no pun intended) some viewers with their foray into the possibility of time travel. But they probably gained as many sci-fi nerds.

The Desmond / Penny reunion felt a bit flat compared to their hopeful phone call in The Constant (which was one of the best scenes in Lost history). But the important part was Desmond lived. Jin is a question mark right now, but I can’t imagine the show going without him next year. It also fits in well with Sun’s motivation to work with Widmore.

Michael’s death was justified and felt like a bit of redemption for him killing Ana Lucia and Hurley’s girl. He did his best to save Jin and pass the torch of fatherhood to him. It’s strange that Walt didn’t get to say goodbye to dear ole dad, but I’d imagine Walt will be chatting with the ghost of Michael eventually.

Keamy’s death was satisfying to say the least. And let me just say Sayid gave us a friendly reminder why he’s an official badass. The fight scene versus Keamy was ridiculously visceral. The whole radio transmitter ploy was fairly stupid, but it worked well for the majority of the audience that doesn’t give a flip about the science. Ben got his revenge and gave Keamy a painful death.

As for the reveal on the coffin, I had a feeling it was Locke as soon as Ben popped up in the room. I also think that Locke’s death means one of two things: Locke is officially dead, but returning him to the island will bring him back to life or that wasn’t Locke at all. Does anyone remember the video with the two rabbits? What if moving the island caused a doppelganger of Locke to be created a.k.a. Jeremy Bentham? It’s not probable, but it is possible.

Other random tidbits:

- Looks like Saywer and Juliet are going to hook up after polishing off that rum.

- Miles snarky outlook is growing on me. Charlotte got a whole lot more interesting.

- If Jin is alive and got moved with the island, it’s safe to assume that Daniel as moved as well.

- I think Sawyer told Kate something about his daughter.

- I love that Hurley was played chess with Mr. Eko’s ghost.

- Finally, I believe Ben is heading back to the island by hitching a ride with the Oceanic 6.

As I watched last night’s Lost episode (Part 1 of the finale), I felt that tons of groundwork was being laid for the Oceanic Six’s return to the island over the next season. But I do have some predictions for the final episode in a couple weeks based on what’s currently happening on the island.

1. Jin & Desmond live. I’m absolutely sure the freighter is going to go boom before the episode is over as it’s a great way to kill those extras that Daniel ferried over already, but Jin & Desmond will escape the blast. A Desmond / Penny reunion has to happen before the end of the series and Jin is too good of a character to kill off. However, I believe Sun will be convinced that Jin dies; either by Keamy’s hand or Locke’s action at the Orchid. (more on that in a minute)

2. Michael dies. I can see Michael sacrificing himself to save Jin / Desmond, but failing to escape the blast. The island will have no use for him anymore and allow the death. This also lends credence to the theory that Abbadon is a future version of Walt; searching for answers to what happened to his Dad on the island.

3. Keamy will die by Ben’s hand before the end of the episode, the rest of Keamy’s men by an Other ambush. It’s going to be a sweet revenge kill for taking the life of Alex. This sets up an empty chopper for the Oceanic Six to ride off the island before Locke gets down to business in the Orchid.

4. The Orchid doesn’t physically “move” the island, it moves the entrance. By shifting the electromagnetic field around the island, time is also altered as well. Unless someone searching for the island knows the exact entrance, they would spend years upon years looking for it.

5. Paik Industries is involved with Widmore / Dharma. It would be the most obvious reason why Sun would purchase a controlling interest in the company. It also offers a peek at how the Oceanic Six will be able to return to the island. I have a feeling Ben is in cahoots with Sun, similar to Sayid, and they will work together to defend the island from Widmore.