good show last night.
My initial thought about what's going on is in this series we're always getting flashbacks, until season 5 when we were getting semi flashbacks/real time of those who got off the island.
what if now we're getting flashforwards and seeing the end? I got the impression that the group was able to find a way to "reset" everything, and none of it ever happened....though it did....notice Jack didn't have his pen or his father for that matter. Locke didn't have his knives....
but still confusing because Desmond was not on the plane, and Boone's sister wasn't on board either.
so i guess i really don't know
typical