Thoughts

Hey! So I've been meaning to post some thoughts on the last few episodes. Real quick:

1. I really liked the Richard episode, although based on the conversations between Richard, Jacob, and the MIB, I felt like there was a definite Jesus-God-Satan relationship thing going on. Even the way Richard was dressed and that beard and everything. And Jacob asking Richard to be his "representative" on the island, and the MIB trying to tempt Richard, etc. I am hoping, however, that this has more to do with Lost's continued theme of straddling faith and science rather than a more literal representation of who these people are.

2. I grow more and more frustrated with the fact that we're not getting any answers! There are only a few episodes left and they're giving us what I feel are time-killing episodes with very little apparent relevance (e.g., the Sun/Jin episode. I liked the episode on some level, but on another level it felt like they were trying just to get to everyone or check off a list. It didn't feel like it moved anything further). This leads me to believe that we will NOT be getting answers to hundreds of questions we all have because they're simply isn't time enough to! They'll hit the big few questions and maybe those answers will allow us to think, "oh, that must have happened just because it was Jacob's will," or "the island is where your imagination can control things, so that's why that happened" (i.e., like the book/movie "Sphere"), etc.

3. On to theories. I think this last Desmond episode was good in that it DID appear to relate to the answers we're seeking. So what's going on? My brother's big theory now is that the island is sitting on top a blackhole and it's the "cork" that is preventing the blackhole from swallowing up the earth. The island, then, is a sort of "event horizon" where time and space don't function normally. It's an interesting idea, but it doesn't completely work for me for several reasons. But this all comes from two things -- the convo between Jacob and Richard about the wine bottle and holding back "evil," and then the convo between Desmond and Daniel (and, specifically, the shot of Daniel's drawing in his diary). The suggestion from the diary is that time doesn't function normally on the island (which we've seen hints of throughout), or that maybe the flash-sideways function in "imaginary time" and "imaginary space" and isn't real. I will say that the Lost creators have been really good about making it all very messy so we're not sure what's going on! all we can do is keep watching... unless someone else has a good theory?