valentine's day LOST: Theoretical Answers to 10 Questions Posed in Last Night's Finale "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3"

valentine's day Last night ABC aired the season finale of their hit show LOST. Per usual, fans of the series were given answers to many long-standing questions and then, ultimately, were left with a slew of new questions to ponder in the months leading up to the first episode of Season 5. One thing, however, is certain: the producers dig some late '80/early '90s rock. Check out the Pixies song that featured prominently in last night's finale posted below/after the jump.

In addition, click through to read my postulations about some of the big unknowns currently perplexing LOST fans and please post your own theories and thoughts in the comments. However, be warned: SPOILERS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN: don't read this post if you haven't seen the episode. Forward at your own risk...

10. The manchild: Walt is still very important. And in his late 40's. Will he use his superpowers to revive a dead animal (or person, or "philosopher") or two next season??
9. The whisper: I'm guessing that Sawyer asked Kate to deliver something (a message?) to his daughter.
8. The bomb: Michael is dead. Jin is not: he'll be found (alive) by Daniel in his raft.
7. The Redhead: Miles knows that Charlotte has been to the island before. Then she realizes it's true... but who is she? A prior Dharma girl? Ben's childhood girlfriend? Ben's biological daughter he previously thought dead who was raised by someone connected to Jin/Sun? (she speaks Korean remember) She's definitely someone important... wonder how many toes she has on each foot?
6. The time machine: I'm thinking Daniel is going to do some time travel experiments in the Orchid ("Desmond is my constant"). Desmond already has time traveled. Ben seems to do the same by moving the island and waking up in Tunisia. Who else time travels? Everyone. Including the polar bear that ended up in the desert but used to push that cold-ass donkey wheel back in the day when moving of the island was needed.
5. The dream: Kate had a dream. There was a phone call (that, when played backwards, says "The Island needs you. You have to go back before it's too late.") and Claire showed up. But why did Claire explicitly say not to take Aaron back to the island? Isn't she supposed to raise him? And, is Claire still alive? I say yes. But as to the mixed signals between her and Ben about coming back to the island - who knows. (Also, was it just me, or did Claire look pregnant in that dream?)
4. The Widmores: Penny and Desmond are going to work against her father, something tells me Sun isn't really wanting to work "with" Charles Widmore either... but ultimately, who is he? Dharma Initiative? What's this thing he has going on with Ben?
3. The island: Poof! Island is gone. To where? Or, rather, when... I have no answer for this save the fact that temporal displacement is (clearly) very central to this entire story. Also, I'm back to thinking that this island could be Atlantis and that all of our main characters are descendants of the original inhabitants... or something.
2. The dead philosopher: (aka, Schrödinger's coffin) John Locke is Jeremy Bentham is... dead in the coffin. Did he kill himself? I'm thinking yes, in a very Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode IV kind of way. ("If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.") Speaking of Bentham, his Panopticon is worth reading about in regards to LOST. Big time.
1. The return: Season 5 is shaping up to be about how/when/why Jack, Kate, Sayid, Hurley, Sun, Aaron, Locke, Walt, et al. get back to the island. Big lol potentials lie ahead of us as the Oceanic 6 (plus) have to Weekend at Bernie's Locke's ass back to the island. I can't wait.

Listen: "Gouge Away" by The Pixies

*above picture from HERE.