Last night's season finale set-up episode titled "Follow the Leader" was nail-biting fun. The last line summed it up perfectly: "I'm going to kill Jacob." Why was that line so much fun? Because I guarantee not one of you out there expected the resurrected John Locke to say that. That quote solidified the fact that while we may theorize and have our ideas, the powers that be are steering this ship and we the viewers are along for a very turbulent ride.
Last night showed two different people making a stance with rather serious implications. Developing for a while was Jack wanting to detonate the hydrogen bomb "Jughead" to erase the past. The second one was Locke's blind side reveal of his desire to kill the apparently omnipotent Jacob. What I felt from viewing this episode is that both leaders' journeys seem to be two sides of the same coin. Jack is no longer the "Science" countering Locke's "Faith." Jack feels it is his destiny, much like Locke has felt for all 5 seasons of the show, to blow up "Jughead" and right all of the "wrongs" of the past 3 years for our Losties.
Now comes the debate: Is this the right thing to do? Is this the end that the viewers want to see? Will detonating the bomb actually cause "The Incident"? Why does Locke need to kill Jacob? What are the true repercussions for theses actions? How will they continue into next season? I, for one, love how the writers set up all of this suspense over these decisions, leaving us hanging till the finale to see what decisions they make. This is masterful storytelling that will definitely split viewers in fractions of what they think the decisions and outcomes should be.
What do you think? What do you think is going to happen? There are a lot of possible theories as to what will happen. Let's take this week until the finale to throw out our theories and see which ones will actually come true.
About the H-Bomb conundrum. The bomb goes off, the island is destroyed, the plane doesn't crash, then there's no Jack to destroy the island so the Island isn't destroyed? The 'game' is to grasp the show's internal logic - but that assumes the internal logic holds up to scrutiny. I still don't know why Jacob would look like Jack's father, for example.
Jack's father, Christian, is just like Locke, down to the shoes. They both arrived dead on the Island and were resurrected. ( Christian resurrected? hmm ) Why? I dont know but neither of them are Jacob. We'll find out soon.
I have a feeling the Jacob answers will be as difficult as predicting that inside the hatch would be a guy pressing a button and listening to Mama Cass records.
if you do...you might miss something that wont be explained for a whole season!
Shouldn't memorizing your birthdate and maybe a few relevant facts about the current year been the first thing the Ajira losties did when got to Dharma??
Jack detonating a 25 year old H-bomb seems a little far fetched, but if anyone can do it - it's Sayid! Also, I think if they do manage to alter history it won't be a lasting change. People are variables, but fate has a course, as illustrated by Desmond's many attempts to save Charlie. Perhaps detonating the bomb somehow gets them stuck in a paradox and they end up between diverging time-lines until Locke can merge them back together in the present. I think Jack would made a good Jacob, and it would explain why Christain and Claire seem to be entertwined with Jacob.
Anyone remember that scene in Bill + Ted where they're in jail, and they make a plan that when they get out they'll remember to go back in time and plant a key inside the cell? Then they look and wah-la, there's the key!
I really don't like Jack's plan at all....really guy...I know your a surgeon but unless you have a copy of
"Controlled Nuclear Explosions for Dummies" on you....I suspect your surgical abilities might not help here.
the discussion about changing the past is interesting...yeh...Jack's life would perhaps better and yes..x number of people would live ...OTOH...the Kwons would be childless and in a failing marriage, Bernard would loose Rose to cancer, Locke's still in his wheelchair, Kate's off to jail and Claire still wouldn't be raising Aaron. there's been discussion that Kate's being selfish about not wanting to change the future but I would argue Jack's being a bit selfish here too..
Oh Lost writers...great fake out with the shooting of the Other's redshirt...I bet there were Kate haters cheering...if only briefly.
OTOH...I'm glad she didn't get hit.
Locke killing Jacob....going to be interesting to see who Jacob turns out to be won't it.
in conclusion...death to anyone who tries to interrupt me next wednesday evening...really ...I mean it..
Another question, will I get fired from work for taking so much time out of my day to think and talk about Lost? We'll see!
if you like a story wrapped up neatly this is not the show for you at all...
Another question, if the "smoke monster" basically told Ben to follow Locke no matter what, and Locke is going to kill Jacob, that must mean that the smoke monster and jacob are not one in the same, or affiliated at all.
wow i need to get a life.
It's starting to seem that while Richard does have something special about him, it's not an omnipotence, nor does he have control over time; he does not seem to know much of anything beyond his own 2 hands and thoughts, so while it's true he has not aged a day since 1954 (which I am pretty sure is the earliest moment in the natural time line when we see his face) he is not a time player, he is not pulling strings behind the scenes, etc.
Locke's statement about killing Jacob could be taken many ways, because we can't yet be sure what Locke REALLY thinks Jacob REALLY is, or is not.
LOST me Baby!