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[The Original dpb5!]

I get it NOW! I was thinking that they were in Purgatory from the very first episode, but after reading this article and the comments I now think that when Juliet detenoted the bomb at the end of Season 5 is when they all truly died due to the explosion. That explosion is what sunk the island to the bottom of the sea and that is why at the beginning of Season 6 Juliet said in her last breathe, "It worked".

In Season 6 we then saw 2 possible Purgatories play out. One with what would happen had the island not blown up and the other a world where the dead could now contemplate whether to "move on" vs. remaining on the island (in their minds).

The ending was meant to explain that no matter how one dies, it is important to remember the people in our lives and how we aid and comfort each other through the good and the bad parts of life. Once that is accomplished we can "move on" to the final reward.