[KCTitus]

I had high hopes for this finale, but it paled in comparison to the 1 hour finale last year. Many questions were answered and they finally got into the hatch last year.

So what did we learn in 2 long hours separated by commercials every 10 minutes?

1. The button is apparently real and not real because you can 'shut it off'
2. The 'viewing' station isnt real
3. The Others do not live on the island

Desmond met and got a boat from Hurleys GF--I dont remember her name--to race around the world and her 'role' which was supposed to be explained in Desmond's 1.5 hour flashback wasnt. I guess the authors decided that explaing how she got from giving up the boat to mental institution was a waste of time (pause to snicker at the irony).

Advancing the plot line in the season finale didnt seem altogether important to the writers. I dont find either of the new story lines even remotely interesting. Ohhhh...Jack, Kate and Sawyer are going to the 'others' home and Hurley gets to stumble his butt back to camp to tell everyone else to 'stay away'. What of Sayed--we'll probably learn his fate come May 2007.

A couple of things occurred to me during one of the incessant commercials...why since the 'ghost/smoke' was revealed hasnt it been seen from since, but at the same time we got a new 'creature' in the hawk/eagle?

Now that the 'button' has been shutdown, what else is there to do for Locke and Eko? Build the church? That should make for riveting 3rd season.