An obligatory post about the Lost finale

I love me some T.V. Really, I could spend 24 hours a day watching it — I mean, have you seen the number of Law & Order re-runs? And I’m going ahead and admitting it in a public forum — though I normally eschew reality television because of my white hot intelligence, I’m pretty stoked that Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance starts tonight. I know, I know — the shame of it all. But I try to limit myself to a couple of shows, because I’m a wee tad addictive when it comes to…well, everything.

But even the cool kids watch Lost. So, in no particular order, my thoughts and questions:

• What is with the make-up people? Can we not do a better fake beard than that roadkill Jack was sporting last night? And I’ve mentioned it other places — but the eyeliner on the creepy other? I didn’t wear that much eyeliner in the 1980s.
• I’ve despised the Charlie character for quite some time, but just as he begins to redeem himself and stop being such a sodding (do you suppose people in England really use the word that much) whiner, TBTB kill him off. But it was a good send-off, so I’ll try to keep my mouth shut.
• Whose forgiveness does Jack seek (he said “Forgive me,” on the bridge)?
• Can it be anyone other than my beautiful Sawyer in that pine box?
• Boo-ya! on Hurley with the bus! You rock Hugo. And I totally agreed with Sawyer killing “friendly” Tom. He’s right not to trust him. And for once, I actually agreed with Jack when he called Ben’s bluff (?) about killing the 3 on the beach. Jack’s job was to get to the radio tower, and he promised Sayid he would do it.
• I remember that time that I was tied up and I broke a man’s neck with my legs. Good, good times.
• Will the flash-forward device sustain the show? It’s a very interesting concept, and I get that “lost” is a metaphor and all that — but we cannot lose the island altogether. An awful lot of unanswered questions.
• Why the trust in Naomi (the parachuter)? I don’t know that I agree with Ben, but their trust seemed a little too easy.
• Bernard is a crack shot? And Jin missed? I would have left Rose with the gun.
• Props to the actor who plays Ben — the slow unraveling of that character from an in-control freak to a sociopathic pathetic freak has been awesome.
• I loved the moments between Alex and Danielle. Is Ben the biological father?
• Yay Locke! I don’t know why he killed Naomi, but it was great to see him up and around. And a Walt sighting! Now granted, the young actor has grown to be about 6’3″ tall in a supposed 90 days, but I’m willing to fan-wank that. Wonder where Michael is…I miss that actor.
• Kate persists in annoying me. But girlfriend’s hair looked great in the final scene.
• Is Jack’s dad actually alive — or was Jack just so drugged out that he thought his dad was alive? Clearly, Jack cannot handle his narcs.
• Waiting until February will STINK. But it gives Jack time to shave his beard and Walt time to grow another 4 inches.