Since they didn't show Richard actually dying I vote that he's still alive. Smokey just wanted him out of the way for the moment.

Looks like Hurley is on board. I wonder how Desmond knows exactly when and where to bump into everyone. That's some seriously specific info.

And more evidence that the Desmond were currently seeing is not the same one who was wearing a wedding ring.

My bet is that the Desmond we're currently seeing was/is going to be sent by Jack.

Ben is in full con mode right now. I'm absolutly certain he's going to end up betraying Flocke.

I'm also thinking Richard is still alive.

Are we ever going to see Rose and Bernard on the island again?

Is Desmond the new Richard then? I would go that route rather than Richard is still alive.

Is the non wedding ring Desmond the new Jacob? Off the island to set up something that will "fix" it?

What's with the cuts on Jacks neck?

I'm more excited about what's brewing in the alt timeline than what is going on in the Island (LOVE how that is all playing out), but I am looking forward to seeing how both will converge.

Jack assuming Jacob's role felt very anti-climatic, so I hope that was intentional.

I would have been surprised if Ben's vendetta against Widmore had just gone away, but if we're supposed to believe that Miles discovering Ben's "daughter's" grave caused him to about face EVERYTHING, I'll be pissed. HIs "because no one else will have me" episode was one of my favorite in the series. That said he's always been two-faced.

If Richard doesn't have a pivital role in the finale, his character will seem totally pointless in retrospect.

Lockeness Monster saying he wants to destroy the Island made me think of the opening scene, where we see the Island underwater. Always assumed that was the alt timeline, based on the bomb exploding and causing that re-boot, but now I'm wondering if it was foreshadowing the finale in some way.

Interesting....that would be quite something if Flocke wins. That mysterious first scene could indeed be a grand foreshadowing.

Do you think there will be resolutions during the final episode or do you think they're going to hold out and make a movie with the answers in it?

Has there been talk of a movie to do that???? That would suck. I don't think it would suck if Flocke wins. That would be an interesting twist.

Sideways Desmond hasn't met Penny yet. He is bringing Kate as his date to the concert that Penny is performing at.