First off, I DON'T WANT LOCKE TO BE DEAD! But then, Jack "knew" Christian was dead when he was in Australia (i.e. OFF the Island), and yet once on the Island, we have an empty coffin and the Adventures of the Disappearing/Reappearing Christian all through the present. Right? Following me? So...
...who's to say Lock won't just "appear" to be dead OFF the Island, but once he gets back on (and Ben *did* say everyone had to go back together, Locke included), he'll be alright? Right? Right?
If you disagree, I plead the We Don't Know What's Coming LOST Amendment.
As for Michael: I really don't know for certain...perhaps Christian was there to save Michael? I just don't know what to say about him.
And as for Jin, we don't KNOW he's dead, because as much of a possibility that Jin was working behind-the-scenes with the panda baby shower gift, etc., it's also a distinct possibility that someone (say, Widmore? Or perhaps Ben) had rescued him and had him working for them in hiding, even from Sun for her own protection (or other reasoning).
Finally, a few of my favorite scenes:
- James (or is it still accurate to call him Sawyer?) calling Frank Kenny Rogers. Hi-LARIOUS!
- Desmond and Penelope getting reunited. I'm sorry, but that was just heartwarming and charming.
- Hurley thanking Sawyer for saving him, and Sawyer's "I'm-too-cool-to-be-sentimental" response. Very touching in a nice, real way.
- Ben going down into the tunnel to turn the "frozen donkey wheel" to move the Island. Yay, a slight nod at explanation in a LOST episode!
- The Island "moving." Whoah...trippy, man!
I also liked the Jeremy Bentham
nom de LOST. I'm sure that if and when Blackwell updates the
LOST and Philosophy book, there'll be tons of thoughts on Locke's choice of that name.
...dammit, I don't want Locke to be dead! Jin too, and same with Michael, but ESPECIALLY not Locke!