I had a feeling it was a flash forward since the beginning of the episode. And I didn't read any spoilers or anything. :o

It was pretty cool that they did that. I liked the ending scene with Kate.

It's kind of bad for a show that when a main character "dies" that I don't believe it. Ever. This is the same thing that happened with Alias, and it just ruins it when a character actually does die.

(SPOILER)Charlie's death scene didn't impact me AT ALL because I just assumed that they would find a way to make the character alive again. CPR or something. Tons of people come back to life or have fake deaths in this show (just like Alias!). So yeah, not much impact.

And it was only after checking a few sources online that I discovered that this character is actually really DEAD. And now I feel annoyed because I didn't get to appreciate that poignant ending. I thought it was sappy to trick audiences, but now I've learned that it was sappy because it was an ACTUAL goodbye to a character. Errrrggghhhh. I feel very unsatisfied. Audiences should be able to have faith in a show that a death is a death. Lost utilizes way too many fake-outs and cop-outs. Makes the show untrustworthy. You shouldn't have to look online to verify a death.

As for the Finale, it was pretty great. But I'm wondering where Lost can go from here. If we take the flash fowards at face value, that means that a whole bunch of theories have just been knocked out. Especially one that I've always found very intriguing.

The Island is a real place. They CAN be rescued from it. So what the heck is it? Hmm.