The Lost Diary

OMG, a B+? Really? I thought it was pretty freakin' great, but I will wait (somewhat) patiently for your explanation. :)

Your Noon or My Noon - EST?

I keep hitting refresh, trying to be patient, waiting for your insight. Great Episode!

going to watch it again while I wait!

B+???? what?? Daniel I love your column and only disagree with your ratings once in a blue moon, but come on...it was an A or A+ for sure!!! my heart was palpatating the whole time practically!! that finale was like a movie and it was incredible!!
take it back!! give the episode an A!!!! :D

I can't wait any longer!!!

i concur wholeheartedly Daniel. solid B+.

A- from me (only because I didnt want Jun to die!wtf!) Daniel, your expectation is to high!!!!looking forward to your recap and the comments that follow....

A+ Daniel, A+

i've already watched it twice
i'll start again while we wait

12 noon EST?

WOW.. I LIKE READING DANIELS COMMENTS AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GUY... BUT MY GOODNESS.. YOU GUYS ARE OBSESSED!!!

Looks like Desmond may have a happy ending. Good news, brutha. Not convinced Jin is dead. Sun needs to pretend in order to "play" Widmore. My opinion is that all Lost folks were dead before the crash. Redemption for past deeds. They are all connected and cannot exist in any form without each other. A+, Daniel. And what happened to Daniel Faraday? Yes, I'm OBSESSED!!!

I thought it did fill in a lot of holes maybe too many. But over all I give it a A I still wish Jack would stop being such a *ss wish he and Jin could have switched seat.

A B+ seriously??? I couldn't sleep after this A+ episode, my adrenaline was too pumped up. Sooo many questions answered (who's in the coffin!!! how the O6 came together and were the only ones to leave! how/why they decided to lie! why jin stayed! penny & desmond reuniting!!!). Plus more questions, of course. What more do you need?? Though I'm sure your post will provide much explanation...

B+? You're crazier than Hurley.

Solid A. It was great to watch the Desmond-Penny reunion but it seemed too soon. Ben is still out there wanting to kill Penny in revenge for the death of Alex - can Desmond and Charles protect her?

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person hitting the refresh button. I keep checking every 5 minutes. I think this was a solid A episode. Can't wait for your feedback Daniel!!

Oh my gosh, seriously?? With all those Locke/Ben scenes?? I watched all by myself, but must've said "Oh my god!" outloud a thousand times. I just loved it!! Amazing -- can't WAIT to read your recap :-)

im obsessed too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously? An A for sure. I lost track of how many times I shouted "Holy Shit!!" while watching this episode.

Did I miss Jeremy? Why would John use the name Jeremy? How could I miss such huge clues.

anyone think that Sun is mad at Ben for causing the blow up of the boat? And Desmond is mad at Ben because he kills Penny? So Sun and Desmond are both working to get revenge????

anyone think that Sun is mad at Ben for causing the boat to blow up? And Desmond is mad at Ben because he kills Penny? So Sun and Desmond are both working to get revenge????

I loved this episode! But I agree with B+

LMFAO!

"Crazier than Hurley!"

I can't decide if the second person Sun blames for Jin's death is Jack, Whidmore or Ben.

Jack - because he refused to wait for or go back for Jin

Whidmore - because he is friends with her father, the other person she blames for his death

and

Ben - because he is Ben

Question - anyone else wonder where Vincent is? Didn't see him once the whole episode. Anyone else think Charlotte is really Annie?

uh oh Daniel! Looks like we started the blog without you :) I just want to say I totally called the fact that they all have to go back together in an earlier blog...I believe the first episode this season

Has anyone one else seen the 2 alternate endings for the finale (2 other people that they had in the coffin)?
I think it was on the today show. The producers made 2 other endings to screw with the people puting out spoilers.

Tabi they were on Good Morning America. I watched them online this morning.

I agree with shawna, after last night I really think charlotte is Annie, but I also think that might just be what they want us to think...

Ok thanks, I couldn't remember.
I had a feeling it was Locke, if it were either of the other two it would have been a much bigger shock. Well at least for me.

Really? Only a B+?? I thought it was a solid A. Lots of drama, along with some tasty reveals. Also...FINALLY...Desmond and Penny reunite!! Priceless. Can't wait for your recap!!

Solid A rating for the episode. It was truly awesome in my opinion. If helicopter had gone back for Jin, the boat and helicopter could have exploded. Jack puts himself in position to make hard decisions but I don't think he should be disliked for that. I like Jack even if I don't always like his decisions.

i thought Charlotte was her too, but she seems too young, but then again Richard Alpert has stayed the same age since god knows when

Jenn--Time warp could explain this? (I love LOST--if something doesn't seem to fit, it's time travel!)

I also thought Charlotte might be Annie. You never know though. Great episode.

Can someone post a link to where we can see the alternate endings?

Also, can someone explain to me why they had to lie? I just don't get it. I mean the island is "gone" so it's not like they are in any danger of being found so why exactly did John ask Jack to lie and why did Jack agree to it?

Did you catch the commercial within one of the last commercial breaks for Octagon Global Recruiting. It is a Dharma spot.

http://www.octagonglobalrecruiting.com/

http://darkufo.blogspot.com/

http://darkufo.blogspot.com/ sorry the link for two alternate endings

Can't be a B+.

I didn't set my hopes too high and there were some great OMG moments!! Definitely A-!

Can someone remind me who Annie is please.

Annie is Ben's childhood friend.

i saw the octogon commercial too as I was FFwding thru commercials. That was strange.

Ha! We don't have any patience... Here's a thought on Locke in the casket. Maybe he has to die to get the other Losties back to the island. Sort of like sacrificing himself to save the island or something along those lines. Once his body is back to the island, poof he's alive again? Also, what gives with Clair? Does the island want Aaron back or not?? There seems to be two different forces, one wants Aaron back on the island and the other one doesn't. Is that what you guys are getting about Aaron?

I'm still crying over Jin :( That scene was almost unbearable. I hope he managed to survive somehow. After all, this is LOST! I think the other person that Sun blames for the loss of Jin is Jack, based on what he said near then end about not being able to get everyone together to return to the island. He seemed to stop himself just short of saying Sun blamed him.

I kind of agree with Daniel's rating, only because so many of the things ended up exactly as everyone theorized they would, that some of it seemed a bit anti-climactic to me.

That said, I still thought it was a great episode. Maybe the people that post on here are just a little too good at figuring everything out ahead of time :)

anyone think that Sun is mad at Ben for causing the boat to blow up? And Desmond is mad at Ben because he kills Penny? So Sun and Desmond are both working to get revenge????

Posted by: Anonymous | May 30

Okay, that is sort of what I was going to post but "Anonymous" beat me to it. I promise that was NOT me. I don't know about thinking Ben killed Penny but I do think Sun is out for revenge over Jin's death. As for Vincent he was in the background with Ruth's husband, name blank??, when the last boat load left because I was saying, "No, don't leave poor Vincent behind!" NOW I will TRY and wait for Daniel's post...

Yeah, dana michelle, that's what I noticed.

Les--Annie was part of the Dharma Initiative. When Ben was little, she was his best friend, and may have (probably had) a crush on her. He may or may not have killed her during the Purge. She looks like his mother a bit, as well as Juliet. The writers have said that she's important to the show.

Some of us have ancient computers and can't watch the alternate endings online. Can someone who's watched it post who the two alternate people in the casket were?
Thanks

I saw Vincent sitting next to someone as they were loading the last group into the dinghy. He's still on the island.

Alternate people were Sawyer & Desmond

I think Charlotte isn't Annie, but perhaps, somehow Whitmore's daughter? He was on the island once we are to assume, correct? Just a thought I had and can't get rid of...

oh my god, i'm a 37 year old loser dork becuase I've been back here at least four times this morning, checking for a goofy blog entry!! I'm a VP in a billion dollar company and rather than work, all I can think about is "HAS DANIEL POSTED YET?? WHY HASN'T DANIEL POSTED YET!! GAAAHHH!!!" lol
I agree with the grumbles...this episode was a solid A!!

Sawyer and Desmond??? Thanks for posting it.
Was the Kate-reversing-the-car-and-coming-back-to-Jack-for-more-arguing a revised scene too? It doesn't seem that Kate's hostility toward Jeremy Bentham (expressed in that scene with Jack) would make sense if Jeremy is/was Sawyer or Desmond.

JennyJen--too funny!! I'm right there with you although I have you beat by about 8 years...! Yikes!! Thank god it's Friday and I work from home!

The alternate endings were not ever intended to be real - they were to throw off people like us if something leaked on the net before the show aired. So -- Jeremy Bantam was never Desmond or Sawyer, that was just for the sake of preserving the surprise (...right...) that it was Locke.

Lindsey - I'm with you. i also agree with peppermint gomez, Kate's reaction and attitude wouldn't have fit if it was sawyer or desmond.

in the recruiting video on http://www.octagonglobalrecruiting.com/

actually shows someone punching in the lost numbers in to a computer! that is too funny to me ...8, 15, 16....

A+ for me - my son and I watched it and thought it was amazing - loved to see Walt- he is HUGE! Sawyer is so sweet - did you see the way Kate looked at Jack when they said they were still overloaded - like he was so selfish - Claire has gained weight in death mode - Sun is an amazing actress and all I can say is can't wait till jan 09

i was totally surprised it was locke in the coffin. yesterday i almost read all the spoilers for last night's episode because i was getting so anxious. i am so glad i didnt!! i enjoyed last night's show so much and loved the ending-total surprise. thought it was Michael the whole time.

Who was the airline rep nodding to on the cargo plane? They showed that again last night, it must be significant.

i think it's kind of interesting that charlotte is looking for where she was born, but in the first episode of the season, didn't ben list off all her stats? including where she was born, somewhere in england? it's like they made a point of stating her "birthplace" earlier, as though to point out she has some lie about her backstory. also, i'd have to think that if she was annie, either her or ben would recognize the other, which they don't seem to...

At the risk of sounding like an obsessed nerd...the diary is up!!!!!

remember a few episodes ago when ben kind of woke up in the desert, and it seemed like he had just landed there after moving the island. but it seemed immediately after he got back to town, he saw sayid at his wife's funeral, which really was at least a couple years after the O6 got back. so it seems like there's some sort of time warp there...

I expected the finale to clarify a lot of things, but it really didn't. The acting was amazing, but the only part in the entire episode that I really, really enjoyed was the conversation between Miles and Charlotte. Miles is starting to emerge as one of my favorite characters.
Something's not right with the "John Locke" death (obviously). Walt always knew John as John Locke, so why would he suddenly take to calling him Jeremy Bentham?
I don't know, guess we're going to be guessing until the very last episode of the very last season, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Anyone else not able to post to the new diary?

Yeah, I'm unable to post on the new entry too.

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Is anyone else having trouble posting comments to the finale blog? Can't seem to do it!

Sorry, just saw everyone else's comments! My question is answered. Help Daniel!

I believe it's working now. I just posted on it.

Ok...how pathetic is this?! I just watched the 2 alternate endings and even though I KNOW who was really in the coffin after last night's show....my heart skipped a beat when I saw the 2 alternates. I think I would have stayed up all night crying my eyes out if it had been either one of them.

Still not working for me.

There are still no comments on there Kasey, so I'm not sure it posted.

Here's a thought. When Locke and Ben were saying goodbye, Ben said, "Sorry for making your life so miserable." Did he mean his life on the island, or HIS ENTIRE LIFE. Since Richard was there at his birth, and again when he was older, can that mean that Ben and the island have had a hand in everything that has happened to him?????????

What's up with Claire's face looking so round??

Ryan D - I noticed that too. The way Ben said it, it sounded like he'd had a hand in all the rotten things that have happened to John. The question is - was his role in John's life an effort to bring him to the island/his destiny? Or, to thwart that destiny so Ben would continue in that role?