Your son's theory sounds right to me, but we don't know for sure yet. There was some truly awesome stuff with Ben and the smoke monster a few episodes before the finale, and some great stuff with the main characters getting back to the island after they thought they were home for good. There's so much wonderful stuff, but most of it hinges on being a payoff of what's come before.
I think everyone has a ton of questions, and I doubt we'll get all the answers, and I'm certain not everyone will be happy with the conclusion of the series, but I'm betting we find out a whole lot we don't know at this point. I don't think there's time to clear up all the mysteries satisfactorily, and I don't know that I want a clear-cut answer to every single question, but they've done a pretty good job of story-telling.
I do like the fact that we get quicker payoff with SPN, without having to wait three or four seasons to find everything out, but it's so cool when you see how things come together. I hope Lost does as good a job, in this last season, as SPN has done so far, in tying things up.
ETA: For instance, how cool was it when we finally found out where/how Dean got the amulet, and why he always wears it? But now, we find out there's even more to it than we thought. We can see why John might have been the one it was intended for. So, did Sam change destiny, or was that particular act of rebellion part of the plan, or maybe one of many possibilities? And where did "Uncle Bobby" get the amulet, and how did he know it was special, and exactly how much did he know about it? I hope we find that out. But one major difference is that SPN has two main characters, and a couple of others key characters, and the rest play a much smaller role. There's more time to focus on mysteries surrounding the Winchesters and those nearest and dearest to them, instead of the Island and its seeming cast of thousands!
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Date: 2009-12-30 03:04 am (UTC)I think everyone has a ton of questions, and I doubt we'll get all the answers, and I'm certain not everyone will be happy with the conclusion of the series, but I'm betting we find out a whole lot we don't know at this point. I don't think there's time to clear up all the mysteries satisfactorily, and I don't know that I want a clear-cut answer to every single question, but they've done a pretty good job of story-telling.
I do like the fact that we get quicker payoff with SPN, without having to wait three or four seasons to find everything out, but it's so cool when you see how things come together. I hope Lost does as good a job, in this last season, as SPN has done so far, in tying things up.
ETA: For instance, how cool was it when we finally found out where/how Dean got the amulet, and why he always wears it? But now, we find out there's even more to it than we thought. We can see why John might have been the one it was intended for. So, did Sam change destiny, or was that particular act of rebellion part of the plan, or maybe one of many possibilities? And where did "Uncle Bobby" get the amulet, and how did he know it was special, and exactly how much did he know about it? I hope we find that out. But one major difference is that SPN has two main characters, and a couple of others key characters, and the rest play a much smaller role. There's more time to focus on mysteries surrounding the Winchesters and those nearest and dearest to them, instead of the Island and its seeming cast of thousands!