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The entire flash “sideways” in the show occurs after they are all dead. Some soon; i.e. Boone. Some later -> Jack. Some waayy later -> Hurley (how many hundreds of years later), the new “Jacob” was semi-eternal.

The reference to everything that happened, happened was the dialog between Hurley and Ben “You were a great #1. You were a great #2” means that Hurley and Ben were the replacements for Jacob and Alpert. Even the semi-eternal die eventually.

They all eventually died and that trigger brought them all together in the afterlife. Why? Because of the shared experience on the island and the love that they had for each other. All of them, even Ben.

To answer your question: The plane at the end was Lapidus’ plane carrying Miles, Alpert, Kate, Sawyer, and Claire off the island and to points unknown. Jack dies at that point when the plane flies over.

I agree with what you say, but there was STILL no explanation of what island was, and why everything that happened there actually happened.

Was it the first level of purgatory, a lower plane of existence, or what? What the heck WAS the smoke monster? The Egyptian crap? The ability of these beings to roam the world, make people not age, etc.? Who were the Others? What was the deal with Electromagnetism? The cave of light? The temple? The giant statue? The questions are endless.

Apparently the answer from the writers was... who cares? It was all purgatory or whatever so anything goes & we don't have to explain ANYTHING. Just get the viewers all weepy with a happy ending, and they'll shut off their brains and ignore the fact that almost nothing ON THE ISLAND was ever explained.

Six Year Show Synopsis: Plane crashes. Everyone (maybe) dies and goes to purgatory, or otherwise some strange unexplained place. Weird stuff happens. Everyone hugs, kisses, flashes back, and then lives happily ever after in heaven, or the highest plane of existence, or whatever.

My opinion.... WORST... SEASON... FINALE.... EVER....

I am in complete agreement with your assessment of Lost. Had the same exact thoughts this morning after I slept on it.

Until you got to the part about the plane. I disagree that it’s the Lapidus plane. IMO, it’s the original Oceanic plane. Because, afterall, the crash did happen and they were on that island. I think the Lapidus crew got off the island and eventually died - maybe of old age.