The last episode of Season 4 doesn't waste anytime. We jump right back into the action where the chopper barely makes it back to the freighter and moments later the freighter blows up. Michael sees Christian before blowing up, and Jin misses a ride on the chopper and appears to blow up as well. (Sun IS pissed!) Then back on the island, Ben turns the frozen donkey wheel and the island disappears and the chopper crashes in the water with no where to land and no fuel. As the Oceanic 6, Desmond and Lapidus float in the ocean in a life raft from the chopper, Penny's boat shows up to save them and they put into motion the story that was revealed in Part 1 of the finale.
There was some set up scenes for next season with Sayid taking Hurley from the mental institution, Kate being visited in a dream by Claire, Sun having a business conversation with Widmore, and in the last minutes, Ben and Jack chatting at the funeral home where Jeremy Bentham is revealed as Locke who is dead in the casket, a casket that was first seen in the Season 3 finale.
The episode went by really fast and the lack of flashbacks were great as it did not deter from the action. I breathed a huge sigh of relief as the season ended. They spent four seasons try and finally attempting to get off the island, and Ben has "some ideas" on how to get them back. I look forward to the surprises Season 5 holds and scenes I may have not retained from the first time.
Of note: The Desmond/Penny reunion was great. I also enjoyed Jack's lack of faith in his ability to get his friends to want to go back. Totally made sense for his character. The Locke reveal the first time was pretty awesome but also sad to see that he had passed. Thankfully thanks to flashbacks and other events that have yet to materialize, this isn't the last we've seen of Locke and I take solace in that fact.
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