Comments on: ‘Lost’ Season 5 Finale Discussion: Let Your Theories Fly!

By: STYX

STYX — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:50:04 +0000

Something I have been thinking about. What if the loophole is only the leader can kill Jacob? Now, if the leader can come to power in more then just chosen and raised for the part. What if, as in the case of Widmore, you can usurp and exile the leader, then you take on the role? So we have raised in the position, which both Ben and Locke were not, and banish the old leader. Now, if you kill the old leader, as Ben did, you take the role. The nemisis has used and minipulated Ben to get to a position of leadership again, but not realize it because he thinks Locke is still the leader. But Ben, as the only one who can kill Jacob, has a power he didn’t even know.

By: Lost Fan

Lost Fan — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:11:16 +0000

This show definitely emphasizes on the controversies between religion/spiritual practices and science. One side of the show always gives the scientific cause and effect, while the other side of the show seems to be leading towards a spiritual or religious explanation.

By: Lost Fan

Lost Fan — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:06:59 +0000

1. Maybe the reason that women can’t give birth to babies is not because of some mythological statue being destroyed. Instead, it is possible that the H-bomb gave the island some radioactive damage in which babies are too weak to survive in that kind of environment?
2. I think that the guy who wanted to kill jacob became the smoke monster because Jacob killed him. Remember how he used to be in the human body? However in present day he only exists as a smoke. The mythologies in the show are just hidden messages to me, because realistically I don’t think the show will actually use egyptian gods as part of the plot. Just a thought.

By: Imlost

Imlost — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:38:03 +0000

Hello! I know I’m a bit late into this disscussion but there’s two things I’d really like to have answered so I’ll write anyway.

John Locke was a philosofer during the 17th century and Jeremy Bentham (Lockes second name) was a Utilitarian during the 19th century, why these names?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:50:06 +0000

If the guy from the beginning is also smokey, then is the way he appears smokeys original form, or the body of somebody else dead on the island? Who is this dead person?

What is Smokey?

By: winnie

winnie — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:08:56 +0000

I love lost and i think the final season will be the bomb!

By: jane

jane — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:34:59 +0000

It’s interesting that Jacob made a positive connection to each person that he met while not on the island, with words of encouragement or helping them in some way. But why did he go to meet all of these people? He chose all of these people to go to the island. But why them? The people aboard the Black Rock are ones that Jacob chose as well. How long has he been doing this for? Is Jacob trying to make a ‘new world’ of the island?

I like Daniel’s character but his theory that the bomb would negate the energy from the Swan incident must be wrong, as they were ‘chosen’ to go there anyway, so stopping the release of the energy would be pointless. Although maybe not completely wrong as I like the theory that the explosion (if it did detonate) will return Jack etc back to present day. But surely that would be too simple, right? It IS Lost after all! :) I wonder if Jacob chose Daniel too.

I like the theory that the man in black possessed the body of Locke, it all seems to tie together. Although what I have trouble with is why the man in black didn’t kill Jacob sooner? Why should Locke play a pivotal role in this? Because of Richard’s trust in him? When Richard visited the young Locke, he was found not to be ‘gifted’.

I still find it interesting about the numbers and Hurley’s ‘luck’. And why is there a wheel to move the island? Who made it? There’s still not enough coverage.

Research the book that Jacob was reading “Everything that rises must converge” by Flannery O Conner. It actually bears a very close resemblance to the flashback storylines. “expose human weakness and explore important moral questions” “expose the sinful nature of humanity that often goes unrecognized in the modern, secular world.”

I think that Lost essentially is a story of the good and bad that humans do in the world, but I don’t believe it will reveal any religious connotations except for that what we have already seen with the Egyption artifacts.

I love Lost, I’ve watched it from day dot right from the very beginning. I’ll be sad when it’s over. I definitely think they will leave us hanging. I just hope series 6 is back to the full length of 24 episodes and not a short 17 again.

By: lostinator

lostinator — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:25:46 +0000

was the statue still intact when they go to meet jacob there? i couldnt remember..and i though that that group was in the present..but if the statue is still not destroyed then that wouldnt be right.. maybe the “incident” at the swan is what destroys the statue.
the “adam and eve” along with the white and black stones that jack discovers at the beginning of lost was said to be signifigant from some of the producers wayy back then
RICHARD IS DEFINANTLY A FREAKING PIRATE but smuggling explosives and slaves? i dont get that.
i like the idea of the statue of sobek being the god of fertility and the destruction of it caused the pregnancy thing to occur that makes alot of sense
the mysetery man from the beginning is able to use dead bodies somehow..that of locke..alex..christian etc.. but i have no idea how claire fits into that.
i think that the explosion will just be known as the “incident” daniel thought he was changing the future but he was only continuing it..
everyone else will blast to where sun ben..and the others are..
juliet? lets hope shes not dead i didnt like her end..poor sawyer..kate shoulda got dumped in there cuz she gets on my last nerves now.

By: Quaid

Quaid — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:54:50 +0000

Did anyone notice when it went fuzzy when john told ben he was the one that had to kill jacob? I’m starting to think jacob is the bad guy and maybe that other guy is the good guy, was reading about jacob from the bible and how he stole his brothers birth right from his brother Esau, kinda reflects a wee bit of lost. just thinking about who was in the hut? if not jacob then maybe the other guy? maybe thats why the ash was around it to keep him trapped cause jacob didnt want him to intervein. why would ben take locke to the hut to see jacob and richard took him staight to the foot? and what about that other group they went to the hut not the foot?

By: lostisprettygood

lostisprettygood — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:02:40 +0000

Another god-like quality of Jacob is he repeated use of the phrase, “You have a choice.” He acknowledges the characters he interacts with have free will. This acknowledgement explains why it was so easy for Ben to kill Jacob.

By: The Movie God

The Movie God — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:27:28 +0000

I’m beginning to think that this show will end with most everyone dead and a new group of people becoming “Lost.”

By: RJW1984

RJW1984 — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:31:06 +0000

I am looking forward to the prospect of Season 6 being a reflection of Season 1, but with the Losties keeping there memories of all thats happened.

If you listen to the final couple of minutes you’ll notice the sounds like the time skip happening and seeing as the white light was also a significant aspect time skipping i defo believe that the explosion has caused them to travel to time. Also Faraday suggested they be as close as possible to the incident so that they would be contained within the time-skip (my thoughts)

As for the ‘V’ casting news. I don’t think we will see Juliet for a while, i think she will be like Desmond after he turned the fail safe key, and turn up out of nowhere some time after the Losties. So this shouldn’t really affect her work schedule.

So much to ponder!

Also i have to question how smokey is also the ‘dark’ man as Richard and the ‘others’ live in the jungle on Smokeys territory and walk through the underground temple where we know smokey to reside. So, whats with that?

By: Juliet Burke Fan

Juliet Burke Fan — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:23:53 +0000

DO NOT KILL JULIET!

By: Sak

Sak — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:10:10 +0000

First of all, i agree with the whole good vs evil theory. One guess is that the bomb eplosion,meaning the white light (similar to the one when the characters were travelling through time -sound also the same) is going to place the ones stuck in the past to the present.
In addition, jacob is killed or is exiled off the island (thats why we see him at the flashbacks of his life) and all the time to come the island will be ruled by the other semi-god black dressed guy,one of whose abilitites is being the smoke moster.Also,at the time of his stubbing jacob says they re coming so a wild guess is that the ship coming with jacks father as a captain will cause aarwn’s birth and all the things that happened eventually(everything we ve watched at Seasons 1-4).Therefore, on the years to follow jacob will need richard quitely keeping an eye on things,a task extremely critical;therefore the non-aging part.
Finally, returning to the present, where everyone will be united again,the characters will somehow ( of course without them knowing-only at the last minute will they grasp what’s at stake) cause jacob’s “resurrection” (something with aarwn perhaps-where at the other side wault trying to stop him) and the final battle will define everything.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:56:16 +0000

For anyone who is interested, there is some info here on the book that Jacob was reading when sat on the bench when locke was pushed out of the window:

http://www.enotes.com/everything-rises