You LOST me!

I recorded and watched the season finale of "Lost" Wednesday night. One element I noticed: the significance of the number 23. That was one of Hurley's magic Lotto numbers; it's also one of the same sequence engraved on the side of that hatch, as well as the $23,ooo reward the bounty hunter collected for Kate, and the seating aisle of Walter and his dad. I think that's the most significant thing. The OTHERS collected Walter. Walter is one of the biggest keys to what's going on.

There has been speculation on various "Lost" boards that the mystery of the island might have something to do with mining. The ship, the Black Rock, seems to have been transporting slaves to mines. That's where the survivors found dynamite, pick axes and skeletons strapped in chains. Then, there are the holes like the one Locke almost fell down last night? Even the caves might have been used by miners. And therefore, the famous hatch could lead down to some mines deep under the island's surface.

Whatever the secret, the boy is a key. Perhaps THE key. He seems to have psychokinetic powers and a sixth sense. Paradoxically, he burned down the first raft his dad built, then he warned the group NOT to open that hatch. He seemed to be able to summon creatures from the Id, like the one that appeared to chase him in one episode.

The island's famous monster seems to be mechanical, at least in part. It makes a whirring, clickety sound as it drags Locke along. Why can't anyone see it clearly? All we see is some kind of dark smoke. Is the creature cloaked in some way?

Finally, why are characters named after philosophers? John Locke? Rousseau? Anyone else noticed this? Coincidence? I doubt it....