I told Wendy last night I had Lost figured out.
The island is a jail for the smoke monster. Jacob was the jailer, keeping the SM from leaving and wrecking the world.
Jacob kept the lid on Pandora's box, the apple on the Tree of Knowledge, the door to the jail locked.
The SM is Chaos, and Jacob is Order.
The SM is constantly trying to escape and manipulates people into doing things for him. Jacob pulls/pushes/gently nudges people to counter those activities. All the events leading to the Oceanic 815 crashing and the survivors living on the island were gentle nudges by both powers - the SM aiming to secure release, Jacob working to keep the jail locked tight.
Thus there is a long history of balancing between the two forces of SM and Jacob (hence the black rock, white rock joke). The SM thinks he has won and is seeking to escape (through manipulation of Sawyer, Ben, etc) whereas Jacob has already set things into motion to counter this, way before his death (luring back the Oceanic Six, time travel of the survivors, etc). The balancing will continue on forever, long after the series is rendered unto syndication.
It's all about balance!
wow, i am so impressed Micah!!! i think you are right!! Very good!!!!! Aunt Lizzy
ReplyDeleteBut why are there 'two' lives of the characters now? The ones on the Island, the ones back home that never crashed?? Aunt Lizzy
ReplyDeleteInteresting thoughts Micah, I like it.
ReplyDeleteWe have a lunch group who talks about it every wed. This week one of the guys came up with a really good theory.
It feels like SM is looking for a replacement to take his place on the island. We picture the closing scene that has Sawyer and Jack sitting on the beach with Sawyer telling Jack how much he wants to kill him.
They wind up being Jacob and SM's replacements.
By the way what do you think about Kate not being written on the cave wall?