'Lost' recap: The Will And The Way... To The End

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The Significance of ''Let go'' and ''She's not ready yet''
Desmond left Ben with a message to deliver to Locke. ''Let go.'' Ben complied, and Locke was appropriately impacted. Locke then wheeled his way to Jack and asked for the surgery. It'll be interesting to see on Sunday if we actually get to see the procedure or if ''The End'' will pull a page out of ''The Candidate'' book and skip straight to the recovery stage.

After brutalizing Ben with harsh, violent grace, Desmond went to the police station and turned himself in to Detective James Ford, whose bright Sideways persona stood in stark contrast to his quiet, recovering Island alter ego. Sawyer threw Desmond into the stir. His cellmate: Sayid. In the next cage over: Kate. Desmond smirked. The twinkle in his eyes resembled the twiddling of an evil mastermind's fingers. Excellent! Everything is going exactly to plan. The incarcerated trio were put into a van and transferred to county. Inside, Desmond offered Sayid and Kate a deal. He'd bust them loose in exchange for a promise to do a favor for him. Kate and Sayid laughed. They didn't believe the crazy guy, so they said, ''Sure.'' There was a naturalism and lightness to this scene that I really enjoyed, and it permeated the entire Sideways storyline. It was as if Lost decided: You know, we're not really sure if this crazy idea is working or not, but it's really kinda too late to worry about it now so we might as well cut loose and have fun with it.

And with that, enter patrol woman Ana Lucia. This was a delightful surprise. Yes, I said delightful. The jail-bound van came to a stop. The back door opened. And there she was, the Island world Dirty Harriet cop and Tailie badass, telling the trio they were free to go. They found themselves on a pier, not county. Sayid and Kate: WTH?! Then Hurley showed up in his canary colored Hummer. He saw Ana Lucia and assumed she was Island enlightened. Nope. Hurley gave her an envelope — a payoff — and the crooked copper drove away. ''It was nice not knowing you,'' Ana Lucia said, speaking more truth than she realized.

Hurley had asked Desmond if Ana Lucia was part of his Island Enlightenment project. ''No, she's not ready yet,'' Desmond replied. Translation: Not everyone will be making the leap to Island hyper-consciousness. Not with this crew of people. And maybe not ever.

And with that, kids, my carriage just turned into a pumpkin. Time to stop, polish, post, and then sleep for a couple days to prep both intellectually and emotionally for ''The End.'' I began that last sentence thinking I'd find a touch of sadness by the end. Instead, I'm genuinely excited. I'm ready. I'm ready for the final chapter, ready to see how it sums up the season and brings the series to a close. I'm ready to watch meaning (which, to be clear, is different than answers) flood into the Lost saga like a surge of Island Enlightenment. But will the meaning leave us in despair, or take us into happily ever after? We shall find out on Pentecost Sunday. Hopefully, by the time it's over, we will be aflame with epiphany and wow.

Back on Friday with a Doc Jensen column, plus more info on we'll be covering the finale this weekend. In the meantime, please check out our new episode of "Totally Lost" with special guest stats Mark Pellegrino and Titus Welliver. What if Jacob and the Man In Black were forced into a room and had to hug out their issues? Well imagine no more! We bring you that scenario and more, including their insights into what happened last week in ''Across The Sea.''