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9. Jack and "Locke" Fight
This would be the companion piece to the scene that ranked in at #10. In my view, however, these two scenes deserve separate acknowledgements. The final confrontation between Jack and the Locke Ness Monster – culminating in a cliff side brawl – not only contained some excellent and subtle references to season one (like the teeming rain, which was a staple of the first season, as well as Locke grabbing his trusty knife), but it was also surprisingly suspenseful. There were several moments that I actually thought to myself, “Wow, are they going to have Locke kill Jack and win?” The symbolism was sweet as well, with Jack at the heavens of the cliff, looking down at the descended Locke (even deeper, one might argue that the fact that this scene concluded with over an hour of the finale remaining is symbolic in and of itself, reminding the audience that this series is about much more than the crazy mythology and mysteries of the island). Not too shabby for a scene that started out with a flying punch.
And this really worked on a visual level. The first four seasons of Lost were fueled by this steadily increasing tension and aggression between Jack and Locke, so seeing these two fighting to the death just felt like an appropriate ending. So there was something surreal and “right” about seeing Jack yelling and referring to the Monster as “Locke” during their climatic brawl. The fact that this battle ultimately led to both of their demises is fitting as well.
Finally, there was the conclusion, which was a wonderful example of alluding to past events without smashing your head with a sledgehammer. You had Jack in a perilous situation, when suddenly a gunshot is heard, Locke drops to the ground from his dominant position, and Kate reveals herself as the shooter. Kate – the girl who is constantly following the adventurers when she’s not invited to the party, only for it to completely backfire and foil their cause – finally comes through and saves the day. And Jack, our hero – the one who is almost always the one to rescue the damsel in distress (often Kate) – is the person getting saved. There was just this feeling of, “all those mistakes and times you helped me were leading up to this pay back.” And while Kate’s “I saved a bullet for you” line is another thing that came dangerously close to being corny (and some might argue that it was), I actually liked it. Sure, Jack was the one who kicked Locke off the cliff, but there was something unexpected and nice about Kate being the one who essentially killed the big bad.
This would be the companion piece to the scene that ranked in at #10. In my view, however, these two scenes deserve separate acknowledgements. The final confrontation between Jack and the Locke Ness Monster – culminating in a cliff side brawl – not only contained some excellent and subtle references to season one (like the teeming rain, which was a staple of the first season, as well as Locke grabbing his trusty knife), but it was also surprisingly suspenseful. There were several moments that I actually thought to myself, “Wow, are they going to have Locke kill Jack and win?” The symbolism was sweet as well, with Jack at the heavens of the cliff, looking down at the descended Locke (even deeper, one might argue that the fact that this scene concluded with over an hour of the finale remaining is symbolic in and of itself, reminding the audience that this series is about much more than the crazy mythology and mysteries of the island). Not too shabby for a scene that started out with a flying punch.
And this really worked on a visual level. The first four seasons of Lost were fueled by this steadily increasing tension and aggression between Jack and Locke, so seeing these two fighting to the death just felt like an appropriate ending. So there was something surreal and “right” about seeing Jack yelling and referring to the Monster as “Locke” during their climatic brawl. The fact that this battle ultimately led to both of their demises is fitting as well.
Finally, there was the conclusion, which was a wonderful example of alluding to past events without smashing your head with a sledgehammer. You had Jack in a perilous situation, when suddenly a gunshot is heard, Locke drops to the ground from his dominant position, and Kate reveals herself as the shooter. Kate – the girl who is constantly following the adventurers when she’s not invited to the party, only for it to completely backfire and foil their cause – finally comes through and saves the day. And Jack, our hero – the one who is almost always the one to rescue the damsel in distress (often Kate) – is the person getting saved. There was just this feeling of, “all those mistakes and times you helped me were leading up to this pay back.” And while Kate’s “I saved a bullet for you” line is another thing that came dangerously close to being corny (and some might argue that it was), I actually liked it. Sure, Jack was the one who kicked Locke off the cliff, but there was something unexpected and nice about Kate being the one who essentially killed the big bad.
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