The last regularly scheduled Lost episode has come and gone, and all that remains is the series finale. A lot happened last night, so let’s get to it.

• In Sideways world, Desmond is still trying to get his Island buddies to remember their other lives. It sorta kinda worked on Ben, Ana Lucia “isn’t ready,” he didn’t really try with Sawyer or Miles, but he clearly has a plan for Kate and Sayid. It seems like the big Sideways showdown will take place at David’s concert, and not Locke’s wedding as I previously thought. Either way, I’m looking forward to the resolution of this whole arc.
• On the Island, the body count keeps on rising.  Alpert, Widmore, and Zoe all met their ends, and I’m especially bummed out about Widmore.  Will we ever find out what his real plan was?  Why did he plant explosives on the plane?  And why was he worried that FLocke would kill Penny if he left the Island?  he told Jin that if he did leave the Island, all life on Earth would cease to be, so wouldn’t that threat not hold much weight?  And how is Desmond a fail safe?
• And what – Desmond can destroy the Island?  That’s a bummer. And Jacob said that FLocke wants to go back into the cave – why didn’t he do that right after Jacob was killed?  Is that his way off the Island?   And now FLocke wants to destroy the Island, too?  Is that what happened in Sideways land?  Hmmmm.
• I loved that Jack is the new Jacob.  Sure, it was the safe choice, but it’s also the most logical, and it feels like what the series has been building towards.  Sawyer’s quip about the G-d complex was also a nice moment of comic relief.
• So now Ben is evil?  I don’t buy it for a second.  He has already had his redeeming moment, and I think he is exacting revenge against FLocke for using him.  Widmore was a necessary casualty, and since he didn’t really like him anyway, an acceptable loss in his (buggy) eyes.

Just four more days until Lost ends.  I simultaneously can’t wait and am dreading not having any more Lost to look forward to!  After this episode, last week’s looks better in hindsight, and I am totally confident the finale will be amazing!