Lost finale!

Man, I just got done watching the Lost season finale. Now, Heroes was fun... but Lost... and all I can say is "WOW!" THAT was everything you want in a season-ending cliff-hanger. Talk about an awesome twist that it wasn't Jack flashbacks, but flashFORWARDS! I didn't see that coming. The main thing that threw me off was he referenced his dad several times, whom we think is dead. Has that now changed? Hmmm...

Random thoughts before I got to bed far too late for my 5am alarm clock...

* so long Charlie. I never loved his character, but his end played out very cool and you couldn't help but feel sorry for him
* Mikhail is straight out of a Friday the 13th movie. The guy just wouldn't die...
* Mikhail to the girls in the undersea station: "I thought you two were on a mission in canada"
* Penny! And "Not Penny's Boat"...
* Interesting explanation from Ben about why he tortured Karl -- didn't want Alex to get pregnant. Guess that makes sense, since she'd die...
* So what's the "temple" Ben referred to?
* Jack and Locke both in near suicidal moments
* WAAAAAAALT!!! How cool was that?! And wasn't that a biblical-feeling moment when Locke told him he couldn't move his legs and Walt replied "yes, you can... now get up and move... you have work to do"?
* Hurley and the magic bus! Way to go, big man!
* Alex and Danielle meet at last. First words: "Wanna help me tie him up?"
* Haven't you missed Bernard (and Rose)? Very cool seeing the empathy he had toward Jin when they were about to shoot him
* Who actually thought any of the trio were really dead? Bernard, maybe... but Sayid or Jin... ya right...
* Sayid with the leg-induced neck break. Wow!
* Sawyer shooting Tom: "this is for taking the boy". I was kinda hoping they'd keep him alive...
* Locke's knife-toss into Naomi. D'oh!
* So who was in the coffin? Ben? Locke? Juliette? Sawyer?
* Who was it future-Kate was referring to that she needed to go back to? Sawyer? A baby (assuming she was pregnant)? Is she still a fugutive?

I'm sure there are tons more things I'll think of later, but that was an amazingly quick 2-hour finale. Suspense, action... excellent. Can't wait for next season...

Leapin' lizards

This one is actually from last year, but it's still pretty funny...

Lost and Heroes

Ok, so I haven't posted much, but man oh man have those shows been good lately. Heroes has been EXCELLENT and I still have no idea what is going on. Can't wait for those last two episodes this season. But for sheer intensity, last night's Lost takes the cake! It has been a LONG time since we've had that good an episode. Don't get me wrong, it has definitely been back to season 1 form, but last night was incredible. It definitely was the best this season for me.

Lots of hot points and questions:
* Jack and Juliette telling the camp "its time we got caught up" as they prepare for the showdown
* Locke returning to his alpha dog role by beating the crap out of the russian dude.
* Why did Alex give Locke a gun?
* Ben was born off the island
* Ben's dad, Roger, is the Ben's dad was the one Hurley found in that van
* what happened with Ben's childhood friend, Annie?
* I about jumped out of my couch when young Ben turns around in his room and sees his mom
* Richard is a native/hostile, and he hasn't aged since Ben was a boy?
* The whole Jacob scene, especially when only Locke heard "Help me". For a split second you actually see someone else in the room! More on that later...
* Was that gunpowder Locke was looking at when they approached the cabin? Volcano ash?
* The whole gassing scene, Ben killing his dad, the hostiles gassing the Dharma camp. Wow!
* I got chills in that scene by the mass grave where you realize Ben is going to take out Locke, and shoots him before Locke can react. Wild!

For the first time in ages I actually hit the Lost forums. LOTS of theories about Jacob. And, yes, you see him if you pause your Tivo:



One theory is he's Locke. Or Locke's twin? I can see the resemblence, minus the big 'ole hole in his head.

Another talks about the clothing he's wearing and the wig... very 1700s... like a pirate of say a certain slave ship (Black Rock)?

Another talks about him being Jacob Radzinsky, the maker of the map, and the dude who left part of his brains on the ceiling of the Swan hatch.

Another theory is he's Alvar Hanso, i.e. the founder of the Hanso foundation (which the ABC site had all those online references to). I can definitely see that resemblence as well:


I haven't read it yet, but here's the Entertainment Weekly recap.

So much to discuss. Can't wait for next week!