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Enhanced version of Season 6, Episode 17: The End-Enhanced --
Part 1, Act 1[]
This is not a flashback or a flash-forward.
It is a flash "sideways".
It presents what would have happened
if Oceanic Flight 815 didn't crash.
This is Christian Shephard's coffin.
Christian is Jack's father who died in Sydney.
This is Jack in the sideways.
He is preparing for the spinal surgery
he believes will allow John Locke to walk again.
This is Locke's x-ray.
This is Jack on the island.
He has just been anointed
as the island's protector.
This is Ben Linus in the sideways.
He is a mild-mannered high school teacher.
This is Ben on the island.
He is the deposed leader of the Others
and working with Locke
to regain control of the island.
This is Locke in the sideways.
This is James Ford.
In the sideways, he is a cop.
But on the island,
James is a con man
who goes by the nickname "Sawyer."
This is Kate on the island.
She was shot in the shoulder.
This is Kate in the sideways.
She was arrested for murder
though she claims she is innocent.
Desmond busted Kate and Sayid out of jail
in this season's episode, "The Candidate."
The missing body of Christian Shephard
mirrors a similar situation on the island
as seen in the Season 1 episode
"White Rabbit."
Jack found the coffin on the island
but his father's body was missing
and he never found it on the island.
In the sideways
Oceanic found the coffin
and shipped it back to LA,
but it was Desmond
who made sure Oceanic found it
as revealed in the previous episode
"What They Died For."
Desmond believes
that the flash sideways are not real.
Desmond has been making contact
with the passengers from Oceanic 815
in an effort to help them remember
and "let go."
Jack is deep in thought about his new role
as protector of the island.
He chose the job because he believed
it was the reason he came to the island.
Jack accepted his destiny
even though he doesn't know what it is yet.
Jacob was the previous protector
of the island and anointed Jack
in the previous episode, "What They Died For."
The protector's job is to keep the light safe
and makes sure no one ever finds it.
The island is like a cork
holding back malevolence, evil and darkness.
If the light goes out on the island
it goes out everywhere.
Desmond is uniquely special.
He survived a catastrophic event
in which he was exposed
to a high level of electromagnetism
when he turned the fail-safe key in the hatch.
The hatch imploded
and the sky turned purple
as seen in the Season 2 finale,
"Live Together, Die Alone."
Locke believes that Desmond
can be used to help him destroy the island.
Part 1, Act 2[]
This is Hurley and Sayid in the sideways.
Desmond helped Hurley remember
his experience on the island.
Charlie died on the island, and so Hurley is happy to see him.
Kate has never embraced the idea
that the island is the survivors' destiny.
Kate and Jack used to be engaged
but their relationship quickly ended
and they've never been able to work through
their feelings for one another.
Locke sent Sayid to the well to kill Desmond
but Desmond talked him out of it, as seen
in this season's episode, "The Last Recruit."
Since Sawyer is no longer a candidate
Locke now knows there is only one person
he needs to kill in order to leave the island
and that is the island's new protector.
The island was seen
at the bottom of the ocean
in the flash sideways
of the Season 6 premiere, "LAX."
This is Rose and Bernard,
survivors of the Oceanic 815 plane crash.
Vincent, the dog, also survived the crash.
Rose and Bernard flashed back in time
along with Sawyer's group
as revealed in the Season 5 Finale, "The Incident,"
but they decided to "retire"
and live in seclusion on the island.
The sky lit up
after Juliet detonated the hydrogen bomb
as seen in the Season 5 Finale, "The Incident."
This caused everyone to return
to the present year of 2007.
Desmond isn't afraid to go with Locke
because he saw his life in the flash sideways,
as seen in this season's episode,
"Happily Ever After."
Desmond is the only one on the island
who knows the sideways exist
and has no reason to be afraid.
Ben took the walkie talkie
from Charles Widmore at the barracks.
Ben gave the other walkie talkie to Miles
in the previous episode, "What They Died For."
This is Richard Alpert
an adviser to the Others.
Alpert wanted to reason with Locke
and prevent him from killing anyone
but Locke turned into the smoke monster
and knocked him into the jungle unconscious.
Alpert wants to use the C4
to blow up the Ajira plane
and prevent Locke from leaving the island.
This is the backstage area
for the charity concert.
In the sideways, Miles is a cop
and partnered with James Ford.
James and Miles arrested Sayid
for multiple shooting deaths
in a restaurant.
Sun and Jin were involved
in the shooting incident
and Sun was shot in the stomach.
This is Sun and Jin in the sideways.
In the island timeline, Sun and Jin were killed.
This is Juliet.
On the island, Juliet was a fertility doctor
who lived with the Others
but later joined the Oceanic survivors
in hopes of getting off the island.
Juliet died after detonating a hydrogen bomb
as seen in the Season 6 premiere, "LAX."
In the sideways, Juliet is an OB/GYN
as St. Sebastian Hospital.
These are flashes of Juliet
performing an ultrasound
on the island, as seen
in the Season 3 episode, "D.O.C."
After seeing their baby
Jin now remembers
their experiences on the island.
In the sideways
people remember their island experiences
when they are near death
or experience a moment of true love.
Memories of their rekindled romance
separation, reunion, and eventual death
are all flooding back to them.
Sun and Jin know it's a girl and her name
because Sun already had the baby
in the island world.
Sun and Jin can also speak English now,
because on the island,
they both could speak English.
In the sideways, Jack and Locke
first met at LAX after Oceanic 815 landed
as seen in the Season 6 premiere, "LAX."
Jack offered Locke a free consult
and told him that nothing is irreversible.
Locke refused to have the spinal surgery
but after a series of coincidences
that brought Jack and Locke together
Locke agreed to the surgery.
In the sideways, Jack and Locke
genuinely like and trust each other
which is a contrast to the island world.
Rain symbolizes danger on the island.
Whenever it rains
something bad is about to happen.
Richard Alpert was brought to the island in 1867
and given the gift of immortality by Jacob.
But now that Jacob is dead
and there is a new protector
Richard is mortal again and can now age.
This is the body of the sub captain.
In this season's episode, "The Candidate."
Locke planted a bomb on the sub
which exploded and resulted in the deaths
of Sun, Jin, and Sayid.
This is Frank Lapidus, who was also on the sub.
He was knocked unconscious by the explosion
and presumed dead.
Lapidus came to the island on the freighter
with Miles and was supposed to be
the original pilot of Oceanic 815.
Lapidus was the pilot of the Ajira Flight 316.
Ajira 316 brought the Oceanic survivors
back to the island, as seen
in the Season 5 episodes, "316" and "Namaste."
Because Locke is actually the smoke monster
he is immune from harm
and cannot be killed simply with bullets.
It may seem that Jack never had a choice
and that Jacob was pulling strings
to bring him to this island.
But Jack still had the power of choice.
The fact that he chooses to protect the island
makes Locke uneasy.
Part 1, Act 3[]
Jack discovered Claire was his sister
after finding his father's will
as seen in the Season 6 episode, "The Lighthouse."
In the sideways, Juliet and James
don't know each other.
However, on the island, they fell in love
and lived together for over three years.
Widmore actually brought Desmond
back to the island
as seen in this season's episode, "Dr. Linus."
But Widmore claimed Jacob told him to bring Desmond back.
Widmore was shot and killed by Ben
in the previous episode,
"What They Died For."
This stream flows underground
to the heart of the island.
Desmond thinks he will go back
to his sideways life, as he did
when Widmore performed the experiment, as seen
in this season's episode, "Happily Ever After."
Jack thought that he could change the future
and prevent Oceanic 815 from crashing
by detonating a hydrogen bomb, as seen
in the Season 5 finale, The Incident."
But Jack woke up back on the island
and realized he couldn't change the future.
This is the light
that Jack has sworn to protect.
Part 1, Act 4[]
Sayid was a torturer
in the Iraqi Republican Guard
but on the island, Sayid helped people
and renounced his former skills.
In the sideways, Hurley knows Sayid is good
because he remembers their life on the island.
This is Shannon
one of the survivors of Oceanic 815.
She died on the island
in the Season 2 episode, "Collision."
When Shannon and Sayid touch
they suddenly remember
falling in love on the island.
This is Boone, Shannon's step-brother.
He is an Oceanic 815 survivor
and also died on the island, as seen
in the Season 1 episode, Do No Harm."
Boone remembers his island life, too
and helped bring Shannon and Sayid's consciousness
back together.
Hydra Island is a smaller island
a few miles off the coast of the main island.
Claire lived in the jungle alone
for over three years and has become crazy.
Kate returned to the island to find Claire
and reunite her with her son, Aaron.
Claire used to be part of Locke's group
but he abandoned her.
Locke is referring to the time
he and Jack blew open
the Swan station hatch
as seen in the Season 1 Finale, "Exodus."
Jack and Locke found Desmond living there.
Desmond was charged with pushing a button
every 108 minutes to save the world.
At the time, Jack and Locke argued
over Locke's faith in the island
and the importance of pushing the button.
Jack now believes that Locke
had been right about the island all along.
This is Charlotte Lewis.
She came to the island on the freighter
with Miles Straume and Frank Lapidus.
Charlotte died on the island
in the Season 5 episode, "This Place is Death."
This is Daniel Faraday.
On the island, Daniel and Charlotte
had a romantic connection.
Daniel died on the island
in the Season 5 episode, "The Variable."
Daniel is Charles Widmore's biological son
On the island, his last name was Faraday,
but in the sideways, he goes by Widmore.
In the sideways, Claire and Kate
already now each other.
After Oceanic 815 landed at LAX,
Kate carjacked the taxi Claire was sitting in.
When Claire went into early labor,
Kate rushed her to the hospital
as seen in this season's episode
"What Kate Does."
Dr. Chang lived on the island in the 1970s
working as a scientist in the DHARMA Initiative.
He is Miles Straume's father.
Charlie and Claire fell in love on the island.
In this season's episode, "Happily Ever After."
Charlie told Desmond he saw a vision of Claire
during a near-death experience aboard Oceanic 815.
Many people have come to the island
and tried to take the light.
Exposure to this cavern can be deadly.
But Desmond is special
and can withstand the electromagnetic forces.
This pool is the very heart of the island.
There have been many groups
who have lived on the island
as evidenced by the Ancient Egyptian
Sumerian and Angkor-like statues and carvings.
The humming sound and bright light indicate
a strong electromagnetic force is rising.
Stopping the flow of water
and causing the light to go out
is not what Desmond believed would happen
but it's exactly what Locke thought would happen.
Now the island is in danger of being destroyed.
The blood from the wound indicates
that the Man in Black is now mortal.
Both he and Jack realize
that Locke now can be killed.
Part 1, Act 5[]
This is Eloise Hawking.
She is Charles Widmore's wife
and Daniel's mother.
Hawking lived on the island for over 20 years
and was once the leader of the Others.
In the Season 5 episode, "The Variable,"
she shot and killed her own son.
In the island timeline
she pushed Daniel in his physics studies
hoping he could figure out a way
to prevent her from killing him.
But in the sideways
she gets to spend time with Daniel.
This moment mirrors
the Season 1 episode, "Do No Harm."
when Claire gave birth to her baby on the island.
Kate was there helping Claire, as was Charlie.
Kate is experiencing flashes
and remembers her life on the island.
Claire is also experiencing flashes.
She knows the baby's name is Aaron
because she remembers naming him
on the island.
Charlie and Claire now remember
everything that happened to them
on the island.
With the light extinguished
the island is now collapsing into the ocean.
Alpert and Lapidus are repairing
the Ajira plane that landed on Hydra Island
in the Season 5 episode, "Namaste."
The sailboat in the distance is the Elizabeth
that brought Desmond to the island.
The Man in Black, in the form of Locke,
wants to use it to sail off the island forever.
Part 2, Act 1[]
The knife tip presses into Jack's neck
in the same exact spot
as the cut that keeps reappearing
on Jack's neck in the sideways.
The Man in Black
the smoke monster
the embodiment of evil and darkness
is dead.
This moment mirrors
the moment on the island after the crash
when Locke regained the use of his legs
as seen in the Season 1 episode, "Walkabout."
Locke now remembers his island life.
Jack is starting to remember his island life
but refuses to accept it.
In Jack's island life, he married and divorced
a woman named Sarah, as seen
in the Season 2 episode, "The Hunting Party."
They never had a son.
Part 2, Act 2[]
The continuation of tremors indicates
their work on the island is not yet finished.
Sun and Jin recognize James
and know who he really is
but James doesn't remember his island life yet
and doesn't know who they are.
Sun and Jin recognize Sayid
and know he is not a threat to them.
When Ajira Flight 316 landed
a tree broke through the windshield
and killed the co-pilot.
Jack knows he's going to die
and knows he will never leave the island.
Sawyer knows this is goodbye.
Sawyer and Jack have had many conflicts
but could not have survived without each other
and they both know it.
Kate understands the inevitability of this moment
but can't accept it.
Jack knows he can't promise her anything
and Kate knows he won't lie to her.
Part 2, Act 3[]
This moment mirrors Sawyer's heroic jump
to help lighten the load of the rescue chopper
as seen in the Season 4 Finale
"There's No Place Like Home."
In the sideways
Jack and James don't know each other.
On the island
"Doc" was one of Sawyer's nicknames for Jack.
This seems to trigger something for James.
This is the same vending machine
where Jack encountered Jacob for the first time
as seen in the Season 5 episode, "The Incident."
"It worked" is the last thing
Juliet wanted to tell Sawyer before she died
as seen in the Season 6 Premiere, "LA X."
Sawyer and Juliet are starting to remember.
These are flashes
of their life together on the island.
Part 2, Act 4[]
Kate stole Jack's pen
in the Season 6 Premiere, "LA X."
She tried to use the pen to unlock her handcuffs
but it didn't work.
Other people have accepted
these moments of remembering
but Jack is scared and confused by them.
Jack knows he will not survive.
Ben is disappointed.
He always hoped to become the island's leader.
Hurley is an unlikely choice
but one that seems to make perfect sense.
Jack only agrees because he knows
it's the only way Hurley can cope
with saying goodbye.
This simple ceremony
makes Hurley the protector of the island.
Jacob performed this same ceremony with Jack
in the previous episode, "What They Died For."
Desmond is married to Penny Widmore
and they have a son named Charlie.
Claire went missing in the jungle
following who she thought was her father
Christian Shephard.
The figure turned out to be the Man in Black
using Christian's form to lead her astray
as seen in the Season 4 episode
"Something Nice Back Home."
Kate took Claire's son, Aaron, into her care
and raised him off the island as her own
as revealed in the Season 4 episode, "Eggtown."