At least one thing cleared up: the Oceanic 815 crash six years ago did NOT kill everyone. For a long while the most sensible conjecture was that the setting represented an ethereal purgatory, where reality could be abandoned as necessary. Just Jack's father indicating the characters died over time was enough to believe that much of what you saw in all these episodes actually happened on that island, albeit sometimes as dreams, fantasies and wishes.
Yes, they all ended up in a Christian Heaven in church. This was a reunion that perhaps 80% of Americans (even more so if you're Catholic or a Republican) seem prone to expect. Why did Ben choose to skip the gathering? Maybe he was still alive on that island. I wanted something shocking, endlessly debatable and challenging. Sorry, this was the Hollywood version of death.
About the follow-up movie? I don't think the creators of the series will settle for just another blockbuster film. What seems to be the coming trend is 3D. Thus, something similar to a world heavyweight boxing match, to be shown only once, at a ticket price of from $25 to $100, where the first hour will be yet another retrospective, followed by the 3D IMAX film, ending with a public discussion of what happened. Exotic drinks will be served. If the thing sells out, then this can be repeated as necessary.
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The Dow Jones Industrials are continuing to slip, down to 127 to 10,067. World markets were mixed. Gold went up $17/toz to $1195 and crude oil is at $70/barrel.
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