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While i wasn't as blown away by it as i expected, it was fairly satisfying. The weren't any amazingly revelatory moments and mostly things already heavily speculated. We've been frustratingly given more answers to 'what' and less to 'why'.
The Black Rock / Tawaret mysteries were tidied up but was expecting it to be more dramatic and less convenient, those suppose can't tie every mystery into the overall narrative. I was hoping it being inland was more to do with the Island sinking and re-appearing underneath it. The theory of the time-flashes being what got others to the Island still holds water though. Where's the statue's rubble though?
One bit that that was interesting is MiB saying how Jacob took his body and his humanity, is that the body Jacob is using now (why he could be stabbed and MiB couldn't?). Still supports them being a split of one consciousness, maybe even more so- Jacob took his body and MiB half was left as spirit (appearing as deceased). Now Jacob's dead his/their spirit isn't lost as it's locked in a (THE?) candidate. Excuse the puns. Explains why Jacob doesn't want him to leave. Is evil leaving the Island more Jacob's fear of his complete self not being on the Island to keep the Cork in place of the energy under the Island. What's a metaphor for what?
Also interesting that MiB can appear as those deceased OFF the Island. So supports Ben's sight of his dead mother was MiB
What does bug me is that Jacob has been bringing all these groups of people to the Island to help prove he's right against MiB. Why? Were they ALL candidates? Finding candidates seems like a different goal to proving MiB wrong. And what will that accomplish?
Was it me or were the two white rocks different? In Jacob giving MiB a white rock, kinda feels like it should have been MiB who gave Jacob the Black Rock (geddit?)
As far as i can surmise
-MiB's goal is to leave the Island but don't see him chilling in LA
-The good/evil dichotomy seems to be what it will settle on
-But evil exists in the outside world, what's the danger of MiB going there
-People on the Island are there as pawns for Jacob to prove the inherent goodness of man.
-MiB disagrees hence his come/corrupt/destroy ethos
-Jacob says it ends only once- will one Candidate taking his role be this end?
-MiB has killed Jacob and needs to kill all the potential replacements before he can leave. Sayid's already dead so i'm hoping that gives him some kicking-ass powers over MiB in the finale
-The loophole seems more and more tenuous
The Black Rock / Tawaret mysteries were tidied up but was expecting it to be more dramatic and less convenient, those suppose can't tie every mystery into the overall narrative. I was hoping it being inland was more to do with the Island sinking and re-appearing underneath it. The theory of the time-flashes being what got others to the Island still holds water though. Where's the statue's rubble though?
One bit that that was interesting is MiB saying how Jacob took his body and his humanity, is that the body Jacob is using now (why he could be stabbed and MiB couldn't?). Still supports them being a split of one consciousness, maybe even more so- Jacob took his body and MiB half was left as spirit (appearing as deceased). Now Jacob's dead his/their spirit isn't lost as it's locked in a (THE?) candidate. Excuse the puns. Explains why Jacob doesn't want him to leave. Is evil leaving the Island more Jacob's fear of his complete self not being on the Island to keep the Cork in place of the energy under the Island. What's a metaphor for what?
Also interesting that MiB can appear as those deceased OFF the Island. So supports Ben's sight of his dead mother was MiB
What does bug me is that Jacob has been bringing all these groups of people to the Island to help prove he's right against MiB. Why? Were they ALL candidates? Finding candidates seems like a different goal to proving MiB wrong. And what will that accomplish?
Was it me or were the two white rocks different? In Jacob giving MiB a white rock, kinda feels like it should have been MiB who gave Jacob the Black Rock (geddit?)
As far as i can surmise
-MiB's goal is to leave the Island but don't see him chilling in LA
-The good/evil dichotomy seems to be what it will settle on
-But evil exists in the outside world, what's the danger of MiB going there
-People on the Island are there as pawns for Jacob to prove the inherent goodness of man.
-MiB disagrees hence his come/corrupt/destroy ethos
-Jacob says it ends only once- will one Candidate taking his role be this end?
-MiB has killed Jacob and needs to kill all the potential replacements before he can leave. Sayid's already dead so i'm hoping that gives him some kicking-ass powers over MiB in the finale
-The loophole seems more and more tenuous
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Last edited by Pyro Tramp; 03-24-10 at 08:39 PM.
Naturally, I found that scene quite gratifying.
Keep popping in, we'll all have random thoughts and theories after every episode, I'm sure.
