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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Did you ever think of it like this, though:

Spoiler:

The scene doesn't just mirror the first scene... it could run into it. Jacks eyes close in those final seconds... fade to black... *pop* you're back at the first scene. Jacks eyes spring open. Because it's Purgatory so it just continues to loop like that, over and over, for infinity, and Lost never ends.

No, because Jack isn't dead at the start of episode 1 and they leave the island in season 4.