Lost “There’s No Place Like Home Part 2″ Season Finale

Did you love the season finale of Lost? Did it give you enough to chew on until next year? Did it answer enough of your questions? Or bring up any more?

PLOT OVERVIEW:

Jeremy Bentham is the one in the coffin? That utilitarian philosopher’s been dead 150+ years. Whatevs. (And, yes, he’s the guy who had his body preserved in a glass-topped coffin that’s been on display since he died. He was smart. And slightly creepy. But he’s fully clothed and sitting upright so, maybe not that creepy. And he is the tie breaking vote (always in favor) at the college).

A little rumble in the jungle (with Kate and Sayid and Richard Alpert) to free Ben from his would-be-captors-from-the-freighter. Since Kate and Sayid offered their help, they are free to leave the island. Easy-peasy.

Walt and his grandmother visit Hurley in the nuthouse. Walt says he was visited by Jeremy Bentham and wonders why the rest of the Oceanic 6 are lying about their time on the island. I’m wondering why Walt travelled across the country only to tell him this. Uh?

Ben and Locke are trying to move the island from the Orchid Station. But Keamy will not die and shows up to exact his revenge on Ben. Ben succeeds in killing him which should detonate all the C4 on the Freighter, killing all on board. So?

Kate, Hurley, Jack and Sawyer get on the helicopter headed to the Freighter. When the helicopter looses fuel Sawyer bails. (But, not too worry, he will later emerge from the water ala Ursula Andress).

Sayid goes to visit Hurley in the nuthouse to tell him of Bentham’s “apparent” suicide and to take him somewhere safe. Hurley finishes his chess game with Mr. Eko and follows Sayid to safety.

The Oceanic 6 get on the helly before the explosion (along with Lapidus and Desmond). Christian Shephard appeared to Micheal right before the explosion to let him know “You can go now.” The island was finally finished with him and it was Jack’s dad to let him know! CoolBeans.

Sun meets Widmore in London and wants to discuss their “common interests” (she alludes to others who left the island – I’m listening…).

According to Ben, whoever moves the island never returns.

In the future, Kate has nightmares – of Claire warning her not to “bring him back”.

After the island moves, the helicopter runs out of gas in the middle of the ocean but their emergency liferaft is discovered by…Penny! Heartsring tugged. Done and done.

Ben visits with Jack in the funeral home and informs Jack that all the others (Oceanic 6?) have to return to make things right.

And Jeremy Bentham is…John Locke.

QUESTIONS:

Was Widmore the one who moved the island before? Didn’t he say that he could never set foot on it again?

What did Sawyer tell Kate before he jumped? Y’all still going with giving Clemintine and Cassidy some money?

Where did the island go? Who can find it?

Why was it Christian Shepard who appeared to Micheal to tell him his duties were over? Micheal wouldn’t recongnize him. Is Shephard doing all of the island/Jacob’s bidding? Does this solidify his being there before?

How did Miles know about Charlotte being on the island before? What was that cryptic little clue all about?

What happened to Faraday and those other non-descript Losties on the raft? Were they taken up in the perimeter of the island move? Or lost at sea?

How did John Locke (’s body) get to the US? And at what point on the time space continuum? And how did he die? Apparently suicide – but we’ve watched so many others try and fail at that one - I’m lookng at you Micheal and Jack! But Sayid implies…Muuuurder. By whom? Abbadon?

If Locke’s really dead, who took his place? He does owe a certain Mr. Abbadon one!

What common interests do Sun and WIdmore have? Is it just that Sun blames Jack for loosing Jin and still harbors anger? Is she going to work with Widmore against them. Widmore obviously knows that Desmond got off the island (as his daughter’s with him).

Where did Sayid take Hurley to be safe? And who exactly is hunting them?

If all them have to go back does that include Ben? Cause he said he can’t ever go back. And is there a way that Jinsurvived if the island “wasn’t done with him yet?” Will the 6ers need to find him?

How did Locke get off the island to find Kate and Jack a month prior to his death? How did he find Walt if he was living under another identity? Wait…It is the real John Locke and not some bunnies existing in different places, right? He is really dead, right? Right?

Was Charlotte born on the island? How did she escape/leave? Was she a Dharma girl? Wouldn’t Ben know more about her?

Why would Miles want to stay on the island?

So Claire doesn’t want Kate to take Aaron back to the island? Kate seems like she will be stubborn and hard to convince on that one. Am I the only one who thinks Claire is no longer “good”? I think the  island wanted a new body for Jacob and Aaron is the one.

Wait! Is there really a Jacob? Remember the magic box analogy Ben gave Locke? Whatever you want or believe will happen, will? Is Locke’s faith so great that he just “believed” he could hear Jacob?

I’m still a little bummed that we didn’t get into more of the “concrete science” (ha.) of how the island works or the Black Rock or the four toed statue, etc this season but, at least there’s places to go next year!