What about Mister Fuckin' Eko? No room for Africans in heaven?

I don’t need a tidy resolution to my stories, but the way the show discarded major plot points while advancing random characters...

Calling the finale schmaltzy horse shit would be unfair to schmaltz and feces.

The writers are big fans of Samhain and Glen Danzig.

No kidding. Of all the typical, pandering TV BS this show pulls, that death scene was one of the worst.

After Kate had her good cry in the roots of the mango tree, why did she refuse Locke’s helping hand when getting up? Does this mean she’s still outside his control or am I looking for clues?
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I think she changed her mind because Smokey wanted him, thus confirming his value.

Will it matter that undead Locke hasn’t spoken to Kate, but just looked at her as the Army of Darkness marched into the jungle?

Probably. Sayid’s soliloquy about what while happen when he dies, torturing people and being punished has to mean something.