I loved it. The list was a great flashback idea.

I think the whole Des wanting to take his place but Charlie not letting him brought the whole death thing full circle. They have been preventing his death multiple times and he didn't want to die. Once it was for Claire and Aaron getting off the island he accepted it. I think once he accepted it, he lived. And the Des part was the cutest thing. I was in tears. And it shows how much Charlie has grown not letting Des go. He knew he had to, though he didn't die (yet? we don't know). Though Des said he "drowned."

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