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Originally Posted by Schmoofy

So the finale was a really good episode, it had the season one magic like the episode before it, EXCEPT...the ending was completely horrible. I mean looking in retrospect, this ending was really bad. For season one, we had the hatch being opened. For season two, we had the hatch imploding/the other taking the crash-ees, and Penny finding the island, so to speak.

BUT, this season is pretty bad, in island terms. It ended too...good? Everything seemed to work right, the others lost, supposedly. Let's see, we have...

Desmond 1/2 a mile below the ocean.
Charlie dead.
Hurley, Sawyer, Juliet, Bernard, Jin, and Sayid on the beach after killing ten of the others, including Tom.
Jack, Kate, Danielle, Ben, and Niome are all out near the radio tower, and the satellite phone is now working.
We know that the boat isn't Penny's, so is Ben right?
The other others are nowhere to be found.

AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF,

We have a so-called flashback that was really a glimpse into the future? Who knows.

I personally think this ending could have been way better, maybe gone more in depth with The Looking Glass or a Niome flashback. Meh.

Have to agree with you here Schmoofy.

Absolutely brilliant writing. The finale was way better than I expected it to be and I am pretty sure this is one the best Lost episodes ever.

The ending was horrible. I found the "flash-forward" really interesting but the episode shouldn't have ended that way.

Also, Walt showing up and talking to John was extremely random and I don't think anyone saw that one coming.