Aloha Oe..

This will be my final LOST post...

And looking over my blog there have been Many!

I realized something tonight--LOST, though the best show of all time was a little bit more than a TV series to me. It was a connection to Hawaii--where I lived for 5 years...when they aired season 1, we lived in Laie, Nase was still going to BYU-H..had just had Leka...We had a lot of friends in our same boat (poor college students...starting their families...many from Tonga)--hanging out Polynesian style...It was a special time.

--I have loved watching LOST & seeing the gorgeous waves (even though they taunted me!)...and seeing different places on the island--many which I recognized & have been to.

-I've really been missing Hawaii lately--I think LOST ending made me miss it even more!

But enough boo-hoo.. my thoughts on the show:

Well, it made me So happy that everyone "came back" -- Back from the dead...back together again...

Especially happy about the Claire/Charlie/Aaron family--and that Aaron has just been born so Claire won't miss out on raising him!

I was happy about Sawyer & Juliette being together in the end--he & Kate were a great wreck together but not meant to be together. Juliette brought out the best in Sawyer--and he made her really happy...and when Juliette died I thought Sawyer was really believable in losing his true love...I loved their flash-reuniting scene! (I loved all the flash-returning-reuniting scenes!)

-It was always Jack & Kate...and finally they're together w/out their issues.

--Jack taking Jacob's place (as Smokey pointed out) Was predictable...but it ultimately being Hurley was not--although it was Perfect!! He's perfect! -He always had the best heart--always took care of everyone & cared about everyone.

From the ending scene of his brief conversation w/Ben from the Church balcony I realized it must have been Hurely who organized their meeting there--his way, a better way than Jacob's, of taking care of the islanders.

--Soo, Desmond pulled the plug...made Smokey & Jack (Jacob's surrogate) mortal...Smokey gets killed... Jack puts the plug back in... the island's saved & preserved along with its life-giving light...I got all that... Where I'm a little confused:

Ok, I figured everyone would have to die in some form at some time for the 2 parallel universes to collide--couldn't have duplicates... But they left out some of the deaths--we just know everyone died sometime & came back--back to the flash-sideways world, which was their in-between place before they could move on.

--The ending of them all "letting go & moving on" surprised me--thought the worlds would collide & they'd all be back & life would be good...

BUT, it did solve what I couldn't figure out--in that, yes, they had to get off the island--plot line from the beginning...however their lives back on the mainland.. well, were a wreck--so they didn't want that life either... (I kind of thought they'd end up with a new start at a better life on the mainland)...but I guess moving on was best..

And most importantly... moving on Together.

(And I get it producers--you're telling your viewers to let go & move on also! ;)

--True LOST style...we weren't left with a cliff hanger this time--but we were left with room for interpretation!--

Sum Up:

I think the island brought them together--they had a purpose in taking care of the island--removing the threat of the MIB who was determined to destroy it...but their biggest destiny was becoming part of each other's lives.

-So now they're done with the island (or it's done with them)...and after several turbulent years, they finally get to have peace..and move on--Together.

:)

So LOST:

Aloha `oe, aloha `oe
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
One fond embrace,
A ho`i a`e au
Until we meet again

Yes we will meet again...when I watch the boxed set ;) ..and when I return to the island!--Thanks for keeping me entertained--You were/are the best series of All time!...Thank you for keeping me connected to Hawaii these 6 years!

ALOHA