Maybe he drank all the wine and that's why they had to use water.
random thoughts:
Funny how, even this close to the end, people are so conditioned by Lost red herrings that we expect more swerves. Richard is dead, and probably so is the pilot. That's what the island does with people it's finished with; erases them suddenly and often painfully. It's time, folks, and not everyone is getting out alive.
Although, for his lengthy service it'd be nice to see Richard get a nice taste of sideways living. But he did want to die he said. Maybe smokey was his reward.
Jack is the keeper now as planned, but what happens when he can't any more. Does he automatically know the words to say when he passes the torch? We could have a Lost sequel where he pulls people in all over again. Or if not, I bet he's gonna be pissed he broke the lighthouse when he finds out the island has no cable reception.
Widmore's boat is now the way off the island and I think Hurley, Sawyer, and Kate make it. Not so Claire, Miles, and the rest.
I did catch a spoiler I won't reveal but if accurate there's a nice cameo during the finale, more substantial than the crappy one this week by Ana Lucia. Concerns a certain middle-aged couple and a four-legged icon.
Finally: No more Lost is gonna suck. I tried to watch V season finale last night and couldn't do it. It just isn't a quality substitute...