A Case of the.... Lost - Episode 4-6

Last’s week episode of Lost, aptly (and rather cleverly, for that matter) titled “The Other Woman,” has been deemed the weak link of this season. That’s a fair criticism, which is probably more telling of the phenomenal standard this season has thus far set than the quality of the episode itself

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Special note: I have decided to include my latest prediction on how the series will end in this blog entry. Click the "Read More" link to read 'em. As always, comments are encouraged!

I’ve also been putting a lot of thought into it, and this is my current prediction for how the series will end. It’s now on record, but of course can change at any time: Sometime in the middle of next season, the series will alter significantly, with the “present” story arc occurring in the “future” (with Jack, Kate, Hurley, and the rest of the Oceanic Six now off of the island). The present story will follow the Oceanic Six as they attempt to return to the island, while the “flashbacks” show what events took place on the island that ultimately led to the six of them leaving (and revealing what happened to those that were left behind). Essentially, the formula that the show has always employed will be reversed.

Sometime during the final season, the Oceanic Six will return to the island, at which point the show will maintain a regular, linear storyline (as in, no flashbacks or flash forwards at all). Before the final episode, something hugely catastrophic and tragic will occur, leading to the finale, where one character (likely Jack) will have to go back in time (his consciousness, anyway) to prevent the flight from ever occurring so that they never end up on the island in the first place.

However, despite the flight being cancelled, these characters still end up crashing onto the island through some other means. In the end we come to learn that these people were destined to be on the island, and that they’ve in fact gone back in time countless times to attempt to prevent it from happening. But no matter what they do, these specific individuals still end up on the island.

While I’m sure this sounds very Matrix-y, it would provide a rather eloquent background for all the seemingly random things that occurred that resulted in each person ending up on the flight. It would also maintain the destiny theme and the “you can’t change the past/future” message that many characters repeatedly argue.