Well I’m glad someone has posted on the finale but I’m going to stack on top of it and dissect it with my own thoughts and observations.
The statue is rumored or theorized to be this one, although I don’t see any descriptions of it being four toed. A lot of people think it shows the island is Atlantis from Greek mythology but I really don’t believe that. First the island (being close to AU and between LA) is nowhere near the Europe. It could be that the statue was drug there onto the island because when you look at it looks as if it had been dragged onto the beach from the sea. I don’t know what that means but I’d have to say the island is not Atlantis although it could be related and I’ve been wrong before.
It think the key reverses the polarization of the magnetic energy and thus deactivating the energy. I really don’t know what the deal with the sound and flashing light was but it could have just released all of the energy at once dissipating around the world. Something that makes the point of reversing the magnetic field is the launching of the hatch door into the air and crashing close to Bernard and Cloe.
People have said that the other’s hatch or living space is under the pier. That would be cool, a true underwater hatch. This also makes me think about where Michael is going and how the whole island and the surrounding waters are being controlled and observed because if Desmond an experienced sailor can’t get out how can Michael.
So how did Desmond get to the island in the first place and how would Penny Widmore know. My guess is Mr. Widmore knowing that he couldn’t get rid of Desmond with money somehow made him get trapped on the island. Penny found out somehow and started her search, the people in the snow where hired by Penny to find the where the magnetic energy was in the world that, which is a flag for the local of the island.
So if Penny knew her Dad was in on Desmond being missing and knew that her Dad was into some magnetic energy thing it would make me assume that Widmore is funding Hanso’s science.
I’d hope all three, Desmond, Locke and Ecko are alive but it seems like Desmond has passed because the story telling in the finale would be somewhat mute because it was so effective and touching that he would sacrifice his life and only in him doing so his girl finds where he is. I also wouldn’t think Ecko is gone because they shouldn’t have waked him up to push Charlie out and see Locke at the very end. Why kill him twice? Locke is to of a popular character to be dead too, but I would have to guess he’s paralyzed since the new incident.
And if Locke is paralyzed then Sun might miscarry and Bernard’s wife will die. sun’s miscarry makes sense since we couldn’t possibly see her have a child with the current time frame of the show.
I think the parrot or flying thing was just a write in and served no more purpose then giving an opportunity to have Micheal shoot his empty gun and to serve as a reminder that this is a science fiction show. The same purpose the big foot was placed int he show for.
At the point of the shooting of the bird Jack freaks out like he always does and the truth is out about Michael. I’d have to agree with some in saying Jack and the crew, including Michael, made another “plan” and when Jack and Kate exchanged that look at the end it was time to put it in place.
Lastly I think Henry is truly “Him” and that the others are the “good” people on the island, making them the renegades of the initiative.
I think the fact that the statue has four toes has no particular relevance; I think the main question is how something that huge and heavy would have been transported to the island. My guess is that the answer is something other than a huge freight ship, which is the only conventional way it could have happened.
There are all sorts of theories about where Atlantis could have been if it had existed, but I’m with you in assuming that there is no Atlantis connection.
I think that the reason Desmond had trouble leaving could simply have to do with the magnetic issues screwing with his compass, because he made mention of how he kept trying to head west and it turned out to be wrong. Seems like an experienced sailor like him who is also aware of the island’s magnetic properties would have figured that one out, but apparently not.
Michael might be gone for good; it really seemed like his whole story had been told, which is why I was thinking he might die at the end of this episode. On the other hand, if that’s all we find out about what the deal with Walt is, it would be a bit of a letdown, and I’m not sure how they would bring back Walt without Michael, though, but I’m with you – I think Michael may still end up helping them out in some way.
Ecko could easily be dead; I think it’s more likely that he would be than Locke, although probably neither of them are. But I definitely predict that one (or both) of them will now be attempting to cooperate with the others in the future.