I don't remember if it was you or someone else (haven't been able to find it yet) that posted that the Temple was like a mini-Island. I thought of that as I was watching, because it played out much like it did in The Incident.

"To me, the FSW is largely Jack's perspective on things. As you say, the FSW is very much open to interpretation, but to me it makes most sense if it's largely Jack's bardo."

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">>>>[Kate] sees someone who gave up on her. If Jack had told her what he told Sawyer at the end of Season 5, she probably would have stuck around.

Maybe it's just me, but I felt that from Kate's perspective, she was leaving Jack behind for good. This is not to say that she never wanted to see him again, but she had fought against going back to the Island, then fought him on setting off the nuke.

It's been a couple weeks since I watched the finale again, and I have to say in some regards you're not wrong.

"I can see him (Ben) arguing literary interpretations with Sawyer. I'd read that fanfic!"

"I think that smoke-Locke is lying to Sawyer about the Island's nature. Sawyer keeps referring to the Island as "this damned rock," and IMO Smoke-Locke is playing into Sawyer's POV. "

After watching this again, I was thinking about the test administered to Sayid and the aftermath with Jack.

I like your line about Hurley and the VW bus. Maybe he doesn't physically participate in trying to save Sayid at the Temple, but this "Island energy" you speak of, that very well could be the difference.

"Hugo is splendid in this episode, even more so on the rewatch. Pretty much everything he does: every scene he's in; every line he utters, all point to him ultimately protecting the Island. Everything that we see all through S6 supports this, especially the long tag-team of joint responsibility with Jack, which you…

"Ha, this is turning into a big fanfic where everybody gets to live. Which is great."

I might have checked it out if I still had HBO, but honestly I found The Leftovers to be too depressing for my tastes. I hope that you enjoy it though.

It was an amazing thing to watch week-to-week. Although you have the vast resources of the Internet today, to find anything Lost that you want, there's no replacing the anticipation of waiting for the next new episode. It was so much fun to discuss, and fascinating to ponder what direction it could go in.

You're probably right that this will never happen again, but I still believe there's too much immunity to be had on those beaches. If you did what Brad did, winning individual challenges to get to the end, more power to you.

I hope the producers take one lesson away from the game…let the players make the game, not the other way around. Don't throw twists in there just for the sake of having twists. If the players are good enough, they'll create the drama for us.

Today I'm thinking about the anniversary of two of the show's most famous episodes, and finales: Through the Looking Glass is ten years old, and The End makes seven years since the show ended.

Eloise and Richard, that's a different combination. I could see it; he does seem to have an affection for her, and he was careful to make sure she was protected from the fallout of helping Jack and Sayid execute the Incident. You'd like to think Richard had someone, at some point, after losing Isabella in the late…

I have to admit, I was confused at first when you mentioned the kids in the Temple. It seemed that you were talking about Zack and Emma, who had moved to the Temple with Cindy some time in the middle seasons. But since you've referenced the Temple kids in your story, I'm going to assume that the above mentioned…

You're not kidding when you say you do a close-watch of this show. I think I have a pretty good handle on most of the characters, but your explanation of Hurley's mental state takes the cake.