Wow, great finale. I was enjoying every second of it, and then at the same time realizing "we have to wait until February to find out what's next".

The flash forward concept was definitely interesting, and I have to admit I didn't have a clue until the car pulled up and it wasn't Jack's ex that got out. Then I started saying that to my wife. Also, the fact that in this "flash forward" Jack's dad is apparently still alive is interesting as well. This really does change the show completely, and I can't wait to see what will happen next season - its going to be a long wait. I am curious who is in the casket. My first thoughts, at Kate's reaction, was either Ben or Sawyer - with Ben being more likely. But, I read
a post at the GH forums (from SPAWN forums) detailing who was apparently listed on that newspaper clipping (apparently you could see it in HD):
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I found this on the lost easter eggs comments by a guy named Nick for the newspaper clipping:
"The name in the HD screen caps is clearly Jeremy Bentham. Here is some info about this European philosopher... very interesting indeed!
Who he was...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_BenthamThe Prision he designed, which was made to be able to observe all prisoners without the prisoners knowing they were being watched to create a power of mind over mind...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PanopticonAnd lastly the socail power club he belonged to called the Jacobin Club (JACOB)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobin_ClubNow who is this guy? I'm gonna guess it's Locke (an alias from one European philosopher to another) or the guy who made it possible for all the whispers to exist(Read the prison part and you'll understand what that even means).