I seriously do not understand the number of people who think that the finale said that everyone died in the crash and the Island was Purgatory. I thought it was pretty damn clear that the Island story was real; THAT WAS THE POINT.

The only thing that confused the point for me were the shots of the wreckage over the end credits. However, since none of it was smoking, I assumed it was just the leftover wreckage.

I was scared for a minute there (especially with the shot of the shoe stuck to the tree as Jack walked by) that everything was going to turn out to be his dying fantasy after the plane crash (per Occurrence at Owl Creek, Jacob's Ladder, etc.). Which WOULD have been funny in one way since Jack was originally supposed to die in the first half of the pilot.

The Hurley and Ben show

My first thought was that I'd watch that, but with Hurley in charge of the island I suspect everything would just go smoothly and there'd be no drama. Which might still be amusing in terms of dialog and whatnot.

I think that those people might be stupid.

OH! I totally thought that until I read the Project Rungay recap. But I stopped watching 1/2way through the 2nd season and was only half watching last night.

I had to stop watching the show because it stopped making sense and it seemed pretty clear that the creators did not have a clue about where they were going.

Once I did understand the end I thought it was a total cop out. Because everyone was dead or whatever they didn't have to explain the crazy stuff going on on the island at all? Huh? (Granted there's probably some stuff they explained over the years that I missed but from talking to my fiance, a fan, and see other peoples' comments, there were still many, many outstanding questions.)

I always liked the characters though and the setting. I just wished they'd stuck with their original stated plan that nothing that was going on was supernatural. But I guess that was too hard to do.

I totally thought when Jack passed the mantle of protector to Hurley that he was faking it just to get Hurley to let him go down the hole. I mean he just got some very muddy water and had Hurley drink it. He didn't say any words over it like Jacob and CJ Craigg did. That's why I was so glad when Hurley and Ben had the little exchange at the end about Hurley being a great number one (and Ben a great number 2).

I'm torn on this finale. I'm mostly satisfied. The finale made it VERY obvious that the show was about the characters and the island/mysteries were secondary. And I'm can handle that.

But a part of me is frustrated that we still don't know much. What was the deal with the numbers? What was Charles Widmore's part in everything? What was the point of the Others? What IS the island? And a million more questions.

I know the finale wasn't going to answer all the questions, but it didn't really answer any of the questions!

And yet, it's still oddly satisfying.

The only thing that confused the point for me were the shots of the wreckage over the end credits. However, since none of it was smoking, I assumed it was just the leftover wreckage.

Yeah, those shots were weird and confusing, I agree. But it was just the leftover wreckage, still there after nearly everyone had left or died.

I was scared for a minute there (especially with the shot of the shoe stuck to the tree as Jack walked by) that everything was going to turn out to be his dying fantasy after the plane crash (per Occurrence at Owl Creek, Jacob's Ladder, etc.).

I don't remember the significance of the shoe. But, yeah, some people have said that's why they thought it was supposed to be All a Dream. Except Jack died watching the Ajira plane take off, so...they're wrong.

It's just really annoying the crap out of me: if you're going to dislike the finale, dislike it for the right reasons.

I totally thought when Jack passed the mantle of protector to Hurley that he was faking it just to get Hurley to let him go down the hole. I mean he just got some very muddy water and had Hurley drink it. He didn't say any words over it like Jacob and CJ Craigg did.

Oh yeah, I totally thought he magic-feathered him.

And yet, it's still oddly satisfying.

Yeah, that's where I am. I don't want to poke at it too much, really, because I'm pretty happy with it but I don't know that it could take much poking.

What was the deal with the numbers? What was Charles Widmore's part in everything? What was the point of the Others?

I actually can answer these questions. I don't know what the island is though.

Okay, so I just mainlined 6 seasons in, like, a week and a half and hulu'ed the finale half an hour ago.

I liked it. I can understand that folk are frustrated with the lack of certain explanation ("The island's a cork. Also, the ultimate source of goody-goodness. Possibly a pit-stop on the way to Hell/Purgatory/Cincinnati.") but I...I don't know, I guess I was just ready for a happy ending for everyone, even if it meant the Sideways World was just a weird group Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.

What was the deal with the numbers?

I have a happy thought that Hurley planted them through the universe once he was all Jacob-like. I am enjoying this happy thought.

Yeah, the people who didn't understand that the island was real are confusing me a bit. There was absolutely nothing to suggest that. I'm slow on the uptake, but I didn't think anything pointed to it all being in Jack's mind.

Besides, Christian stated it quite clearly: "These people are *real*, everything you went through was *real*, it all *really, really happened*, so, please, irate fen...keep thy flame e-mails to thyself."

Paraphrasing, naturally.