Over the dunes and into the sea ACROSS THE SEA
So the latest episode of Lost was a bit of a mind bender, and I can see it turning off fans of the show in a big way! Half way through watching it, I wasn't too sure of it myself either. I've watched it 3 times now and I find myself loving it more and more. Nothing is really explained at all, we're just sort of given stuff flat out.
Stuff such as Jacob and MIB can't hurt each other because their "mother" made it that way. We're never told specifically how she made it that way and I don't think we'll be ever given an answer. There's other similar incidents like this in the episode and here's my thoughts on why they'll never have explanations by the end of the show.
Stuff such as Jacob and MIB can't hurt each other because their "mother" made it that way. We're never told specifically how she made it that way and I don't think we'll be ever given an answer. There's other similar incidents like this in the episode and here's my thoughts on why they'll never have explanations by the end of the show.
One of the main themes of lost is Science VS Faith, two things that don't tend to go hand in hand, and Lost fans tend to be the same. They theorize that either everything on the show can be explained scientifically, whilst others differ and see all these connections to Lost and their own religion.
I believe that explanations on some of the more mystifying properties of the island will go unexplained, so both sides of the fence will be satisfied, in the end it will be up to you personally whether you decide there's some science behind the cave of light they're protecting on the island (electro-magnetic energy anyone?) or that its pure magic juice. I'm more of a science man myself however I like to believe that in the world of Lost, the properties of the island are both scientific and mystic.
I believe that explanations on some of the more mystifying properties of the island will go unexplained, so both sides of the fence will be satisfied, in the end it will be up to you personally whether you decide there's some science behind the cave of light they're protecting on the island (electro-magnetic energy anyone?) or that its pure magic juice. I'm more of a science man myself however I like to believe that in the world of Lost, the properties of the island are both scientific and mystic.
Now onto my next point... The smoke monster. We see its birth when MIB goes into the tunnel of glow, an action that Mother said would lead to a faith worse than death. Now how would she know this? And how exactly did she destroy a village of people and fill in an entire well? The first thing that came to me was she was a Smoke Monster too, and its quite possible one day as protector of the island she herself decided, "Ah, Fuck it!" and went into the cave to see what would happen. Also the Heiroglyphics of smokey been worshipped last season pre-dates the birth of MIB as Smokey by a good few centures. But of course there is a flaw in this theory...When MIB becomes the smoke monster, his body is left behind. Which finally makes sense of MIB's line in Ab Aeterno regarding Jacob, "He stole my body", which is pretty much the truth. So if becoming smokey makes you leave your body behind, how on earth did Mother have a body when MIB killed her, is she was a Smokey too. Well I've got a counter argument that is sort of going out on a limb here but its already happening right now in the islands present, so whats to say it didn't happen in the past?
Is it possible that the Mother we see in Across the Sea, isn't her original form. Maybe she too stole the body of somebody dead on the island and was stuck in her form just like MIB/Locke is now. It would help explain some things but it doesn't really have any weight behind it.
Only 1 more episode until the finale :D
yeah good theory, prolly isn't her body. I don't mind not knowing everything. It's more fun that way :)
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