Lost Season Four Finale Review

Posted on May 30, 2008

The season finale of Lost was just amazing. First off, we spent the entire episode asking "Who's Jeremy Bentham??" remembering the name from Star Trek ("the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few...").

He was the English philosopher (among many other things) who advocated utilitarianism. Basically, it's the ends justify the means. It's all about the community, so to speak. But it turns out that Bentham is just a pseudonym for John Locke! It's Locke in the casket.

So, to sum up: after the Oceanic 6 (plus Desmond) make it off the (now moved) island, they live their lives for three years, some of them more successfully than others (Jack is a basket case, Sun is a power-mad baddie who's joining forces with the evil Charles Widmore, Sayid is an assassin with a good heart, Hurley plays chess with Mr. Ecko, and Walt wants to know why the six are lying.) Locke then shows up and tells Kate, Jack and Walt that terrible things have happened on the island since they left and that they must come back.

And speaking of getting off the island, the most amazing scenes -- and there were many, including Sawyer's incredibly heroic act -- went to Benjamin Linus. How we love us some Benry. He confirms the time travel thing to Locke after telling Locke to "watch this informative video." The video stars the famous Dr. Melvin Candle, who is now calling himself Dr. Halliwax. Here's the clip:

Poor Benry! He loves leading the Others, but the price to moving the island is banishment. He looked miserable as he turned the giant wheel thing (it has to be of alien origin, that's our thinking). Now that the Oceanic Six is off the island, the next season will focus on why and how they must get back to the island. Luckily, Benry has "some ideas" about that. Meanwhile, Penny and Desmond are totally happy -- at least until her father finds them. We can't wait till next season.