I know we've talked about this a lot, but this is a hell of a comment and it's worth commenting on in turn. I think the limbo-based conundrum for me is a question of exactly who got to be inside that church, like you said. If there was no True Island Romance, it seems like they didn't get to be in there. Locke got to be there because his True Island Romance was with the Island itself. But you know, Sayid died for Nadia, not for Shannon, unless I totally mistook him all season long when he talked about wanting the dead one he loved back. He had years loving Nadia, and a few weeks hopping around with Shannon, so it's a little bit insulting to think that he could only have been happy for all eternity with Shannon instead.
On the other hand, if this was all Jack's dying fantasy then it makes more sense. He didn't know Nadia, so she wouldn't have been included in his Island Collective. LOOK AT ME RATIONALIZING AWAY.
jexowian had the best rationale for Ben not going into the church. She said if Ben was the new Richard then he was immortal and couldn't enter, not that Jack would know that. Then again, I say if Jack was truly "like Jacob" then he would've known the offer Hurley made to him anyway. He would have known all!
I really didn't mind Kate's admission of loving Jack. She also told Pickett she loved Sawyer, and I believed her both times. She really was my favorite in the finale. From saving a bullet for the bad guy to talking Claire onto the plane, she was hands-down wonderful. And then they made her get real mystic and all, and I rolled my eyes so hard I think they took a trip to Guam. (Ilana was not in that church. Mr. Eko wasn't in that church. He should have been.)
The writer's strike really hurt this show in a big way. The whole momentum changed then, and I don't believe they ever really got it back. We never found out about the reason for all that infertility on the island or why WAAAAALT or Aaron were special, why they took kids. Those were pretty big oversights, and they could have been easily included in the all-mythology episode of a few weeks ago.
Anyway, you've already heard what I have to say about the show. I still don't know if I'll buy the last two seasons but if I do and if you do, you can be sure I'll watch with you. ♥
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Date: 2010-05-27 03:52 am (UTC)On the other hand, if this was all Jack's dying fantasy then it makes more sense. He didn't know Nadia, so she wouldn't have been included in his Island Collective. LOOK AT ME RATIONALIZING AWAY.
I really didn't mind Kate's admission of loving Jack. She also told Pickett she loved Sawyer, and I believed her both times. She really was my favorite in the finale. From saving a bullet for the bad guy to talking Claire onto the plane, she was hands-down wonderful. And then they made her get real mystic and all, and I rolled my eyes so hard I think they took a trip to Guam. (Ilana was not in that church. Mr. Eko wasn't in that church. He should have been.)
The writer's strike really hurt this show in a big way. The whole momentum changed then, and I don't believe they ever really got it back. We never found out about the reason for all that infertility on the island or why WAAAAALT or Aaron were special, why they took kids. Those were pretty big oversights, and they could have been easily included in the all-mythology episode of a few weeks ago.
Anyway, you've already heard what I have to say about the show. I still don't know if I'll buy the last two seasons but if I do and if you do, you can be sure I'll watch with you. ♥