Lost Cubicle Chatter: Happily Ever After

Lost My Mind Just a Couple of Times: No complaints really from this episode. Sure, the love theme is coming on a little strong, but that’s always been a big part of the show and you know it’s going to a key element in the ending. In fact, I bet Geronimo Jackson covers Tesla’s “Love Song” before this is all said and done. Also, while Charlie’s erratic behavior initially hearkened back to why he used to drive everybody bananas with the whining and weird expressions, even he worked perfectly in this one.

Overall: What a fabulous episode. It took a little down time to let it sit in, as the Desmond episodes have always been game changers going all the way back to season two when they first discovered him in the Hatch, and this one didn’t have the big in your face moment folks expected such as Widmore’s mission revealed or the “sacrifice” resulting in a death. Instead, we got more questions with just five episodes to go, but the characters starting to “feel” the alternate timelines, lots of subtle twists of fate, Eloise seemingly driving the bus for the whole sideways reality, and Desmond figuring it all out and going zen and the end of the story made this episode an instant classic. And I loved the part about how Faraday blacked out and drew up his quantum physics equations for time travel.  Overall: A

Discussion Points: 1) Why all the references to Desmond having any metal in his body and why is his “talent” so important? 2) So, what do you think Widmore’s mission entails and do you believe he has ultimately good or bad intentions? 3) Was there any significance to George Minkowski’s return, since cracking up on the freighter in “The Constant.” 4) Do you think it’s safe to assume that they successfully detonated the nuke? 5) Finally, next week’s episode is worthy of having all your Lost friends over for a little get together as it’s the Hurley episode. Any predictions for the outcome?