Most jaw-dropping moments
Watching the island disappear was a real wow-moment, as was finding out that it was Locke in the coffin. We’re also kind of intrigued by the news that Charlotte may have been born on the island and that Sun’s dad once worked with Widmore…
Best performances
First prize has to go to Michael Emerson. His portrayal of Benjamin Linus just gets better every week. One minute he’s all animalistic rage (as when he sorted out Keamy in the Orchid), the next he’s coldblooded and calculating, making us laugh, or just being plain heroic. The look of anguish on his face as he turned the wheel was incredible. Special mention must also go to Yunjin Kin, who plays Sun: her wail as the boat with Jin on exploded was truly heart-rending and we loved the scene towards the end when she confronted Widmore.
Yikes! Hasn’t Walt grown?!
We recall reading a story some time ago that suggested that actor Malcolm David Kelly’s real-life growth spurt had made it hard for him to carry on playing the little Walt, and now we can see why. Thank heavens for flash-forward scenes, eh?
Funniest moments
• When the helicopter was low on fuel and Kenny Rogers lookalike Lapidus said: ‘I’d feel a hell of a lot better if we were a few hundred pounds lighter’ before the camera turned to an awkward-looking Hurley.
• Locke watching the Dharma video about ‘time-travelling bunnies’ while Ben filled the giant microwave oven with every bit of metal he could find.
Most heroic moment
The ladies in the office’s hearts skipped a beat when the Sawyer jumped out of the plane. That taught tortured, po-faced Jack (who, as usual, reacted with his typical constipated look) a thing or two about real self-sacrifice.
Most predictable moment
Sawyer emerging out of sea without his top on, just like in that cologne ad; the producers just can’t help themselves. And while on the subject of Sawyer, is it just us, but did we detect a possibility of something happening between him and Juliet in the future? Or should that be the past? Dammit, you know what we mean – on the island! Wherever that is.
Best lines
• Locke to Ben: “You just killed everybody on that boat.” Ben: “So?”
• Sawyer to Jack: “Explain it, Sundance!”
• Hurley to Walt: “Gettin’ big, dude.”
• Hurley to Sayid: “Dude, I’m having regular conversions with dead people. The last thing I need is paranoia.”
• Christian to Michael: “You can go now, Michael.”
Unanswered questions…
• What did Jack mean when he said bad things happened after he left the island? Did Widmore find the island and start killing people? Did Locke go bonkers? Does Richard Alpert stage a mutiny?
• How did Locke get off the island? Is he really dead, or is it just another part of Ben’s scheming? Did he get on the wrong side of the Others and get booted off, or does he turn the big wheel, too? Whatever, the answer, please say there will be no more mini-submarines.
• Why do the Oceanic Six need to go back to the island? How will they find it? What will it accomplish? And why do they need to lie? Everyone they care about on the island is probably dead, so why keep it a secret?
• Are Jin and Michael really dead? That was one hell of an explosion, but we have a sneaking suspicion we might see more of Jin next season. Daniel Faraday, after all, was on his way back to the freighter in the boat and will, fingers crossed, rescue him. Michael, on the other hand, we’re less hopeful for. He had a vision of Christian ‘Angel of Death’ Shepherd just before the bomb went off, which is never a good sign, and, sad to say, we reckon Michael’s a definite goner. Actor Harold Perrineau, who plays him, says as much in an interview with American TV Guide, plus a whole lot more.
• Was Charlotte really born on the island? When did she leave? Could she have been Ben’s childhood sweetheart? Surely she’s too young, or is she just more proof of the island’s apparent anti-ageing properties?
• What happened to Bernard and Vincent? When will we find out what the four-toed statue was all about? Where was Sayid taking Hurley? And what the hell is the Casimir effect?
