L O S T - Season Finale (Spoilers)

[MikeWaters]

I stayed up much too late watching it.

Of course, I told Farrah, "I'll bet Locke is in that cargo container."

The show has focused on dyadic conflicts over its history:

Jack vs. Locke
Survivors vs. Others
Ben vs. Locke
Ben vs. Charles Widdemore
and more recently:
Locke I (but actually II) vs. Jacob
and now Jacob vs. Locke II

In other words, the conflict has moved from the immediate to something more historic to the island.

I certainly didn't understand the significance of the Jacob flashbacks.

What the heck is this thing that can take on Locke's form, can tell Locke I to die (through Richard), and appear as Ben's daughter to manipulate Ben.

I'm going to miss this show when it's gone. Some of the spine-tingling mystery of LOST is gone, but it's still the best TV has got.