tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post8897192932886743701..comments2024-03-18T04:36:26.547-04:00Comments on Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress: Lost 6.15: Jacob and Esau/MIBPaul Levinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-73370132881016553342010-05-17T09:50:17.763-04:002010-05-17T09:50:17.763-04:00White Bear, did you happen to notice that after Ja...White Bear, did you happen to notice that after Jacob's brother went down the river and under the rock, the light went out? Just before Smokey arrived, the cave started turning dark. So IS smokey the source now?<br /><br />When you said someone has to stay to keep smokey from leaving, perhaps that is why? Just throwing that out there.<br /><br />Yes, you're right about the confusion of who is truly good and truly bad. You almost felt sorry for Jacob's brother, future MIB, because he truly was mistreated and had a legit beef. In some respects he had every right to kill his "mother" because she killed HIS people. Or so we are lead to believe. You just never know with Lost. Unless you see someone doing something red handed, like Michael, you can't be sure of anything.<br /><br />For all we know, maybe Smokey was already released and hiding in the cave, using Jacob's brother as cover for it's "release"?<br /><br />With only two episodes left and SO MUCH left to explain, I don't see how they can wrap it all up cleanly. But, I've been wrong before...TheLooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654446986939783563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-16576876468948314132010-05-12T21:49:32.861-04:002010-05-12T21:49:32.861-04:00So... Just when I'm convinced that MIB/Locke i...So... Just when I'm convinced that MIB/Locke is bad and the protector good we see the protector doing some pretty horrendous things.<br /><br />Just when I thought dead people only came back to give lofty advice to those who are worthy...ala Hurley, the mom comes back and gives info to MIB....which brings me back to being confused over who is good and bad.<br /><br />It seems like MIB was the original chosen one or "worthy" and his birthright ends up going to Jacob. (A nice nod to the original Genesis story)<br /><br />The island seems to have needed someone to stay and protect "The light" but now it seems to need someone to stay and keep smokey from leaving.<br /><br />Answers...and Questions as alwaysCarrin Mahmoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362232175103159199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-4028985132361898142010-05-12T09:48:22.710-04:002010-05-12T09:48:22.710-04:00A few questions answered, so many left to go!
I k...A few questions answered, so many left to go!<br /><br />I know I sound like a broken record, but this was an awesome episode.<br /><br />We finally learned the origins of Jacob and his brother, it turns out, which some might have suspected already. I didn't! We also saw the guardian/protector that came before Jacob, the woman pretending to be their mother. We finally saw "the source" of the island's power, which has been long suspected to exist, just never truly seen. We saw the origins of smokey/MIB/UnLocke, from the source it turns out, and we finally found out who the man and woman corpses were in the cave that Jack and Kate discovered.<br /><br />We also learned Jacob was very much human, no God-like abilities other than indefinite lifespan. That's why Ben could kill him so easily, especially since Jacob's brother killed the previous protector so easily as well. Still human, just able to live for vastly long times.<br /><br />So now with two episodes left, we still have tons of questions to answer. The most prominent of these is what is the island and where did it come from?<br /><br />Obviously UnLocke is very much linked to the island, considering he came from the source. By why would the source generate an entity such as this? Has it been released before, since Jacob's mother knew all to well what could happen if they when into it? Was smokey impersonating Jacob and his brother's real mother? I kind of doubt it because she had a "glow" about her that was typical with the reincarnations of Locke, Christian, Alex or anyone else smokey has ever impersonated. So was she the island attempting to lure Jacob's brother away for the purpose of releasing smokey?<br /><br />Obviously the final week of Lost is almost upon us, 2 episodes in 5 days, so hopefully all answers will be revealed. 3 candidates left, UnLocke is on the rampage and Desmond is the key. But with Jacob already dead, and none of the other candidates aware of the source or having drank the juice of immortal life, other than Richard, could this be the end for the island as well? Can't wait to see what happens next!TheLooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654446986939783563noreply@blogger.com