Warning Spoilers ahead for the Lost episode “Happily Ever After”.

So it seems as though Sideways World is slowly breaking down. I guess that means we won’t get to choose our ending. Which is good, I don’t want a choice, I just want a darn good ending to the series.

Eloise & Desmond’s talk reminded me of The Matrix, where Mr. Smith is talking to Neo and says “Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world? Where none suffered, where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept the program.” Even with Desmond getting what he wants, according to Eloise which was Charles Whitmore’s approval, he still was looking for more. I don’t totally agree here with Eliose. I think more than anything Desmond wants to be with Penny, yes he does want Charles Whitmore’s approval, but I believe that is secondary to Desmond being with Penny.

So this whole episode does beg the question, is Charlie the first to find out, they are in the Matrix, or did Daniel figure it our first? Seems like they met before, so maybe Daniel “wanted to show something” to Charlie, who in turn passed it onto Desmond, who in turn is about to pass it onto George.

And one more thing, I remember reading sites when it was first announced that Charlie would return, and they were like how could they do that, he’s dead. Wake Up people this is Sci-Fi. No ones dead unless you see the body, and then their not necessarily dead. Plus once you throw in Time Travel & Alternate Worlds, a cast member can always come back. Which of course leads to the question, who is the best surprise comeback ever? My answer would be George Clooney’s Dr. Ross, reuniting with Julianna Margulies’s Carol on ER at the end of season 6, in the episode “Such Sweet Sorrow”.