Lost TV Show - The End - recap by Cindy McLennan | TWoP

"The End" was perfectly, wonderfully, unapologetically sentimental, and character-driven in every way I'd ever hoped. There were elements that didn't make sense -- or at least don't make sense while the show's wake is still the motion in my ocean. and yet? I wouldn't have missed this for the world, and not just because Richard, Frank and Miles lived to see another day.

Islandways
..The island starts falling apart. Now mortal, Faucke books it for his sailboat. He and Jack fight up on the cliffs above Jacob's cave. Finally, Jack prevails, with Kate's help. Faucke dies -- but the island continues to fall to pieces. Sawyer & Kate head for the plane, while Jack, Hurley, & Ben make their way back to the glowhole. Jack descends, recorks the devil thing, sends Desmond back up on the rope meant to save him (Jack) and as he (Jack, again, did you not watch?) slowly dies, the glowly light is restored.
..Down by the waterfall and swimming hole, a near-dead Jack comes to and drags himself toward the bamboo grove where this all began.

Sideways
It's the big Faraday/Drive Shaft/David Shephard concert. Claire goes into labor at the gig. Kate takes her backstage and has an epiphany while assisting in the delivery. Once Claire holds Aaron in her arms for the first time, she becomes integrated as well. epiphany. becomes integrated. wakes up. rg & I re they 'cross over', like, completely. after the epiphany, the person fully believes they have this other history (of their island self) and have disowned the reality they were up until this moment seemingly living in. I mean, it's weird, from the point of view within the 'sideways' - very weird. Then it's Charlie's turn. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Jin and Sun have gone through the same thing, as Juliet showed them the ultrasound. Locke has his surgery and he's fully actualized. actualized. Everyone is -- everyone except Jack. He has a disturbing convo with Locke, who tells him David doesn't exist. "You don't have a son, Jack." This sends Jack flying to the concert, which is well and truly over--and it also sends him flying into Kate's arms. Jack flashes to the Islandways when she kisses him, but he's not ready to let go.
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Islandways: Bloodied and broken, Jack Shephard makes his way to the bamboo grove. We hear a bark. When dear old Vincent appears, Jack smiles. Vincent approaches Jack, licks his hand, lies down beside him. He will not die alone.

Sideways, church: Jack smiles until he and all our beloved are obscured from our view by the light of world.

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