The (Beginning of) End of Lost and my new crazy theory...
Ok, I have a few random thoughts about the episode, but before I begin, I'd like to share my new current theory on "What the Hell is Going On." This is not a new theory. Nor is it one I have proof of (obviously) - but a few things tonight really cemented it in for me. Of course, next week I'll call this entire post BS and pretend that Scott made me wrote it.
Ok - so with that out of the way - I think Jacob is God and Bad Guy is Lucifer. Here is why:
(By the way - I'm no Bible scholar - so please forgive my ignorance.)
1) First, the scene from the previous season with them sitting on the beach - Bad Guy's attitude about the men (I think he said something about them bringing destruction), it felt like the kind of thing Lucifer would say to God - bad mouthing his creation. Also, I can see God and Lucifer discussing man like that.
2) The way he convinced Ben to kill Jacob. Felt like the kind of move old Lucie would make.
3) The way he talked about Locke - he spoke about how everyone brought to the Island had a crappy life before. Bad Guy appreciated the fact that Locke recognized that the Island was better. Almost as if it was Lucifer's version of Paradise. Obviously a lot of people have died. A lot of bad things happened - but being that it is the creation of a fallen angel, it makes sense.
4) And the biggest thing for me? Bad Guy saying he wanted the one thing Locke didn't - to go home. That harkens to the Fall.
5) Also - if you have read any of my reviews - you know one of the issues I have with the show is why the Island wants to keep them there when it's obviously so bad for them. If this is indeed Lucifer's idea of paradise, and if he believes their lives are horrible off Island, it could explain why the Island can't let go.
So if the Island is - well - Hell, or a twisted version of Heaven created on Earth, it explains the adversarial relationship between Jacob and Bad Guy. Also - isn't most of the Egyptian markings related to the Underworld?
Forgive the bad typing - I'm exhausted and don't feel like cleaning it up. Ok, some random thoughts.
1) Bad Guy tells Richard that he was happy to see him out of his chains. Was that in an earlier episode? Was he a prisoner on the Black Rock perhaps?
2) Smoke Monster. Holy. Crap. I loved that scene - especially how he took care of the guy protected by the circle. Of course, now we know (do we?) that Bad Guy == Smoke Monster. That... that I'm not sure I like. I mean, I kinda liked the idea of the Smoke Monster being some... wild... or animalistic part of the Island. You can control it - some times - but it didn't have a real direction or purpose. Still - let me just say - the entire rest of the season can suck. That scene makes it worthwhile.
3) Ok, am I the only one who thought the Asian guy - in charge of the temple - is a bit too "Kung Fu Master"? When he did those martial arts move on Jack I groaned a bit. Sooo stereotypical.
4) When Ben left the statue - notice how he was confident again? He just went through hell - but he can still keep it together.
Remember the scene (last season?) when they came to a cabin and found the ash circle around it was broken and everyone freaked? I think the second smoke monster was held in that cabin until the ash circle was broken and it could get out. That would explain why Locke heard it call out "help me" when he was in the cabin before, because it wanted to trick him into getting it out so it could kill Jacob.
Why else would the people at the temple freak out and start preparing defenses against it if it was the same "Ole' Smokey" that had been around forever?
Of course, I could be wrong and this is the same "Ole' Smokey" we've seen all along and now that Jacob's gone it's going to kill everyone, but I don't think so. I think before it's over with, we'll see a dual between the two smoke monsters.