The Oceanic 6 have returned home. The story has doubled over on itself, and we've ended where we began, in 2007 Jack telling Kate that they have to go back, in 2004 their long dream of rescue finally coming true, although we've known for a while that going home is not the end of the story, only the beginning of the end. I was right that Jin would die, and I was right about Ben. I predicted in this space that the Orchid would transport him to that desert in Tunisia in his parka with his injured arm, and that he would be unable to get back to the island. If he can't get back, and Locke has usurped his position, exactly what are he and Sayid doing killing all those people? Are they really protecting the ones left behind, or just avenging the death of Ben's daughter? It seems pretty obvious that Ben is manipulating Sayid, but as usual, we don't know Ben's true motives. I was arong about the identity of the man in the coffin; I just couldn't envision a scenario which included Locke ever leaving the island. Apparently, things went pear-shaped after the 6 left, and Locke left the island, took an alias, and visited each one of the 6, begging them to return to the island. It is unclear whether Locke had use of his legs when he left the island, ditto why he was able to die when the island protected Michael from suicide. Did he fall out of favor as Ben did? Is the destiny of each survivor of Oceanic 815 intertwined to the point that when the 6 left, they destroyed some master plan the island had? Was Locke destined to fail when the 6 left?
What about Daniel, Charlotte, and Miles? Their ride got blown up, now they're as stuck as everyone else. There was a conversation between Miles and Charlotte which seemed to imply that she was born on the island, and there are some fans who think that she is actually Ben's little girlfriend Annie, although I think this is rubbish. It will be interesting to see them integrate with the 815 survivors, whose numbers are steadily dwindling. Those who have not died, or left the island: Locke, Claire, Rose, Bernard, Sawyer, along with all the redshirts who went with Jack at the beginning. Locke's redshirts all died in Keamy's assault. I wonder if all those who are left, the Others, 815 survivors, and Freighties, will now join forces and try to live together, with Locke as their leader? Ben said that Richard would tell Locke everything he wanted to know. I hope we will be privy to those conversations, but I'm pretty sure we won't. We still don't know who the Others are, what their purpose is or their relationship to the Dharma Initiative. We don't know exactly what Smokey is, whether it belongs to, is controlled by, or is loyal to the island or the Others. We need some of these answers, I feel, going forward. At least we need to see all the 815 survivors taken by the Others, and find out why they were taken.
It's going to be a long time until January...
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