Rough episode. Aside from that rushed feeling, it also almost felt like some of these things happened because the writers didn't want people's theories to hold up. Didn't feel...quite right.
So what do you think? Does the Man in Black REALLY want to kill them all? As he himself said, he could have done it already. Why all the running around first? And if he can only do it all at once, why didn't he just do it right there when they were all gathered at the plan? He himself isn't hurt by bullets. Can't he just detonate the explosives right there when they're all around him?
Fishy.
But yes, I'm very much looking forward to next week's episode.
Apparently, there's some sort of rule against taking "direct action" against the other's forces, like it be Jacob or any of the Candidates. For the Man in Black to willfully shoot any of them or to set off a bomb is against the rules. But to escort them into a deadly situation or to make them THINK they need to defuse a bomb, that's OK.
He was definitely taking a long-term approach to this. He saved Sawyer's life on the rope ladder ... because he needed Sawyer to help gather the rest of them. Same with Jin. He needed Jin to help bring Sun over because he wasn't sure WHICH of the Kwans was a Candidate. Kate isn't a Candidate, so he certainly could have killed her, but he knew that she'd be a prime way to get Jack and Sawyer together.
Granted, though, there was a little too much "sitting around in the jungle" earlier in the season, but I'm psyched for the final hours.
That still feels like quite a stretch, quite an interpretation for there not being "direct" action. The Man in Black put the bomb together and made sure Jack had it. Seems cause and effect to me. If that's permissible, couldn't he just have someone shoot them all? That's just as direct/indirect. And I'm sure the MIB can get some goons
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Regarding Mr. Eko, yeah, real life intruded on the plot when the actor decided to quit after several months. (Combined with the real-life problems that also followed the actors playing Ana Lucia and Libby, the whole "Tailies" story ended up being mostly a waste of time, though that wasn't the writers' fault.) I had heard that the actor who played Eko - I don't dare attempt spelling it without looking it up - was interested in coming back this season, but nothing was resolved in time, supposedly.
Jacob's apparently willingness to die: another good question. His passive reaction to Ben's murderous intent was VERY different from his reaction when Richard tried the same thing 150 years earlier. Was he simply sick and tired of his life? Was that really Jacob who moaned "Help me..." the first time that Locke entered the Cabin?
We may get some resolution in tonight's episode, which focuses on Jacob and the MIB.
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So what do you think? Does the Man in Black REALLY want to kill them all? As he himself said, he could have done it already. Why all the running around first? And if he can only do it all at once, why didn't he just do it right there when they were all gathered at the plan? He himself isn't hurt by bullets. Can't he just detonate the explosives right there when they're all around him?
Fishy.
But yes, I'm very much looking forward to next week's episode.
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He was definitely taking a long-term approach to this. He saved Sawyer's life on the rope ladder ... because he needed Sawyer to help gather the rest of them. Same with Jin. He needed Jin to help bring Sun over because he wasn't sure WHICH of the Kwans was a Candidate. Kate isn't a Candidate, so he certainly could have killed her, but he knew that she'd be a prime way to get Jack and Sawyer together.
Granted, though, there was a little too much "sitting around in the jungle" earlier in the season, but I'm psyched for the final hours.
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Why did Jacob let someone kill him? That's what I'm trying to figure out. Could it be that the candidates have to make the decision on their own?
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Jacob's apparently willingness to die: another good question. His passive reaction to Ben's murderous intent was VERY different from his reaction when Richard tried the same thing 150 years earlier. Was he simply sick and tired of his life? Was that really Jacob who moaned "Help me..." the first time that Locke entered the Cabin?
We may get some resolution in tonight's episode, which focuses on Jacob and the MIB.
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