Some Random Thoughts:

1. I *loved* this ep. Absolutely loved it. THAT'S how you end a season!

2. A few thoughts on the deceased: Because no one showed (but Jack) and because of Kate's reaction, we can assume that s/he was not well-liked and/or well-known. Also, the funeral home seemed to be in a predominantly black neighbourhood, which leads me to believe that this person could be black (Michael, maybe?). Since the funeral was in LA, we can assume this person is from/based in LA. And finally, since we're having such a hard time figuring out who this person is, and this was a "flash-forward", perhaps we don't know this person yet and/or know why they are so disliked (or why Jack was the only person who seemed to care that they had died).

3. I just want to publicly take credit for stating (out loud) that I knew it was a flash-forward 10 seconds into the very first scene. (I have 2 witnesses!) Jack's "go get my dad" comment threw me, though, which leads me to consider 2 possibilities: 1) he was so looped on the drugs he didn't know what he was saying/forgot his dad was dead or 2) as has already been mentioned, this is an "alternate" future; i.e. what could or will happen if they leave the island. We've seen evidence of the alternate future theory in Desmond's flash-forward type dream where he re-lives several days of his life and chooses to buy the ring for Penelope, which is not what he did the first time around. Plus, aren't all Desmond's flashes flash-forwards? Maybe this is one of his flashes (i.e. this is what's going to happen if Jack & Kate leave the island, which is why Locke and Ben are so adamant about Jack not leaving.) Also, Kate didn't seem like she wanted to go back to the island - that was all Jack.

4. Locke couldn't kill his dad even though he did all these horrible things to him, but after his near-death/resurrection and a brief discussion with Walt, he can kill a woman he knows practically nothing about?

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