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Here are a couple of pictures of the statue show in the LOST finale. As commenters in the previous thread have stated, it’s very likely that it’s the Egyptian god Sobek:
Now, two interesting things about Sobek – he’s carrying an ankh, which represents the ability to undo evil and cure ills.
Also, Sobek merged himself with Ra, to become Sobek-Ra.
Think about that a second. Where else have we seen the letters “R” “A” – Richard Alpert, perhaps?
BIG Spoilers ahead
Wow! What an episode, huh? After years of hearing about Jacob and seeing nothing of him at all, in the finale, he’s all over the place! He met with everyone that was left, except Miles. It appears he was even the one that brought Locke back, after he’s fall from the building.
I’m not going to recap the show, but I will point out some things.
By now, I think it’s clear to everyone that the guy at the beginning who was looking for a “loophole”, was disguised at Locke. Locke was indeed dead, and possibly very much like Christian Shepard – although I must admit it was NOTHING like what what we’ve been lead to believe all this time. Since this entity can shape shift, I think it’s likely that the person Ben saw after being scanned by the smoke monster wasn’t Alex – it was that same entity.
Now, that brings up a good question – When has this entity been around, and when was it really the spirit of the dead we’ve been seeing?
In other words, was Charlie really Charlie when Hurley saw him after they came back to the island?
In Charlie’s case, I think it was, for the simple reason that Jacob wasn’t surprised or concerned when he heard Hurley talk about these visits.
Now, Christian is a completely different story. I think the Christian Shepard we’ve been seeing from time to time is indeed the spirit of Jack’s dad – almost all the time. The one incident that leads me to believe it wasn’t really him was the scene where Locke went to go see Jacob, and found Christian and Claire instead. I’m pretty sure that was Jacob’s nemesis. I think it’s probable that the whole scene at the cabin where Locke met “Jacob” and he said “help me” was staged too… it was probably Jacob’s nemesis.
That book was called Everything That Rises Must Converge
We FINALLY found out what happened to them, and I think I liked where they ended up. Glad the writer’s finally told us where they’ve been all this time.
I was sad to see her go. What a way to go at the end though!
With Jacob dead, if he indeed can die, the destiny of the Oceanic folks seems to be to battle whatever entity is now free to take over now. What’s going to happen next?
Well, there are two possibilities –
1) If Jack and Faraday were right about the H-Bomb reseting the timeline, then the whole incident of Ben stabbing Jacob will never take place. But if that happened, then what next? Where could they possibly take the story from here?
2) If it didn’t reset the timeline, will the island transport them to 2004 to do battle with Jacob’s nemesis?
I think #2 is much more likely.
That’s it for now. Hope you liked the finale as much as I did. Please post your thoughts in the comment section.
I’ll add new posts and theories while we wait for the premiere of Season 6 in 2010!
Wow! I can’t believe it’s already the end of season five of LOST. Tonight’s two hour season finale is bound to have a lot of surprises, some overdue answers and a lot of action.
First in foremost, as self-assured as he is going into this final show of the season, I think John Locke in for a rude awakening. First, I think we’ll find out that Ben was right: “Dead is Dead” – John’s been dead ever since he came back to the island, in the very same way that Christian is dead, and (most likely) Claire is dead. I think we got a big hint about this when Claire’s house blew up, and she was pulled from underneath the pile of debris that was on top of her. At that point, I think she was dead. Her sudden disappearance, her appearance with Christian in the cabin, and her visit with Aaron at Kate’s house all point to her being dead. If she didn’t realize this herself, why would it be different for John?
Second, I think his plan to kill Jacob is going to turn out to be a bust that won’t end well. He’ll either be stopped when he’s confronted with the fact that he’s dead and he’ll find out that he himself is Jacob already. None of the others (with the possible exception of Richard Alpert) realize this.
I also think Locke is going to have to confront Matthew Abaddon’s request, and it’s not going to be something he likes.
How old IS Richard Alpert? He’s either one of the dead people crawling around the island, or he’s a couple of thousand years old. Maybe both.
I think he’s Egyptian, and has been playing dumb this whole time, waiting for exactly the right circumstances to put his real plan into motion, which is to take over the island and use it to his own ends. Jacob might be the only person/thing preventing him from doing this, and Locke might be the person who unwittingly helps him do so.
Yep – Completely out of left field, but hey, it’s a theory.
Question is, what’s going to happen when Jack tries to set off the bomb? We’ve seen in past episodes that if the island (or something on the island) doesn’t want something to happen, it can prevent it. Remember all the people that tried to hurt themselves? They couldn’t do it. I think Jack’s going to run into this exact problem. He won’t be able to set off the bomb, because the island won’t allow it. I do think that someone (or something) else is going to set that off, thus causing The Incident.
In the end, they’ll build The Hatch, and will build the computer that has a console where the numbers have to be pressed every 108 minutes. (Side note: Since it’s the serial number of That Hatch that is typed in each time, do you think it’s possible there are additional stations where people are pressing buttons, using their hatch’s serial number?)
The question then becomes – what happens to the Jack, Kate and the rest of the folks in 1977? I think the island is going to do what it did before on the plane. They’re going to be plucked from this timeline into the past. Probably the very distant past, likely at the time when things were in full swing on the island. Who are they going to meet there? Maybe Locke, maybe different versions of themselves…. I think this is a good possibility because of The Statue we haven’t had a good look at yet.
(Another side note: The Four Toe thing? I think someone’s foot is going to get hurt, they’ll lose a toe – if that happens on the show tonight, or if we see someone with a missing toe, you can bet they’ll be person depicted as the statue).
Loose Ends
There are so many unanswered questions –
What do the numbers mean? (The only thing I can think of is that this is some ancient sequence used in some formula, discovered back when the island was in full swing).
Was Widmore behind Libby giving Desmond the boat, and did he do this just to get rid of Desmond? (Yes on both counts)
Is it going to matter that Penny and Daniel are half brother and sister? (Probably not)
Is the old guy that Jack visited in the old folk’s home… is that really Jack himself? (I think it is).
The Statue? I think it’s Richard Alpert.
So, what do you think is going to happen tonight, what are your guesses?
Spoilers
The Fringe finale sure packed in a lot of stuff last night.
Some thoughts:
The biggest thing is that Peter isn’t from out universe, since the “real” Peter died in 1985. Walter used his scientific abilities and gizmos to cross the boundaries and take the parallel universe Peter to this side.
Why is Bell (loved the bell on his desk, btw) in that universe? Did you notice the newspaper talked about the “new White House”?
I liked the David Robert Jones storyline, and I think we haven’t seen the last of him. It’s likely that he’s in the parallel universe, and is attempted to get to “our” side.
And, while I just said “he’s in the parallel universe”…. I think it’s likely there’s a lot more than just one parallel universe. The reason I say that is that when Olivia was transported to the parallel universe, the flickering between worlds briefly showed she was in a elevator car with a lot of other people. She was alone in our world, alone in Bell’s world… yet, those people had to come from some place. Yet another universe.
What did you think of the show?
If you’re new to the blog, here’s what’s going on:
Each week that “24” airs, Dave Barry hosts a “live blog” of what’s happening on the show. Dave and the readers of the blog post funny comments about things they see in the show. While this is going on, I write a summary of the show with all my comments. I post that over on Dave’s blog, and here on my own.
Hope you like this week’s summary!
Previously on “24”, We found out that: Jonas forgot the first rule of witness protection – Never get into a car that’s wired for explosives, probably “accidentally” set there by Olivia; Jibraan gave a speech to a video camera that rivaled Janice’s acting ability; Tony must hate Subway sandwiches, because he wants to blow one up; Chloe discovered the S&H green stamps on the bank deposits looked fake; Jack was given forgiveness, but didn’t want it, so he’s about to trade it in for some revenge instead.
5:00 am – Evil woman is talking on the phone while a guy in an Intel Bunny Suit plays around with the canister. He tests it, even letting the smoke get all over him, and even though Evil woman isn’t wearing a bunny suit and anyone else would be running around screaming like a maniac, she doesn’t look very concerned.
5:02 am – Tony wires up Jibraan with a microphone. Jibraan gets his hopes up that he might be getting punked, but Tony pretty much shoots that down by being extra scary and threatening Jibraan’s brother. Tony tells Jibraan to go down into the subway while he watches from the van.
Meanwhile, Evil Woman is getting ready for a costume party by putting on 1960s hair, which makes her look like that great half of Sonny and Cher… yes, I’m speaking of Sonny Bono. She takes the canister, which probably hasn’t even been washed off, and puts it into a bag.
5:04 am – Jack questions Jibraan’s brother, who hasn’t read far enough into the script to know what’s going on, so that’s a dead end. The guy that got stabbed with the mirror shard still isn’t dead, but he looks like he’d be ready for a bit part in a remake of Dawn of the Dead. He won’t say anything about it, but Jack convinces him by pressing on his neck, which has to be the least violent thing Jack has ever done. The guy with the massive neck wound agrees to call Tony after Jack “convinces” him.
Continue reading “Season 7 – 24 – 5 am to 6 am”
Spoilers ahead
Ha! What a difference a few hours make. In my previous post, I wrote that I thought the bomb was in the shadow of the statue… well, THAT was proven wrong tonight.
I think we’re still pretty much on target for the rest of the theory though… They’re going to detonate the bomb, and that will result in the guys in the hatch taking anti-radiation vaccine, and wearing yellow jumpsuits for a long, long time.
OK, getting back to tonight’s episode:
Richard said he saw all Jin, Kate, Hurley, Jack and Sawyer die… I’m pretty sure that he THINKS he saw them die, probably a result of the H-Bomb blast, but I think it’s a lot more likely they’ll vanish from that part of the timeline, which will only look like they died in the blast. As to where they end up – I think it’s likely they’ll end up in the distant past. I only say that because of the statue. It’s going to be one of the 815ers. Which one, not sure.
I’m going into pure theory here, but I do that a lot, so here goes:
I think Locke is in for a HUGE surprise when he goes to see Jacob. First off, I think Locke is dead – dead as in Christian Shepard dead. He just doesn’t know he’s dead. His misguided mission to go to try and kill Jacob is going to fail because of this.
Furthermore, I think it’s likely that Jacob is being held in a sort of “in between” state – “in between” meaning, not in this time, but not in his own time either. John is probably not going to like when he finally meets Jacob – either he’ll release Jacob, or Jacob will be the one to tell John he’s dead – maybe both.
There’s probably a good reason Jacob is in that state. In fact, it’s possible he’s in a prison of sorts; that white powder around the cabin (remember that from last season?) might be some sort of ward that keeps Jacob locked up. He might be a reluctant advisor to The Others, and once freed… well, that won’t be good for anyone.
Ben mentioned that Richard Alpert has been around a long time. A looooong time. I’ve seen speculation around that Richard Alpert might be who the Egyptians considered to be the god Ra. (Richard Alpert’s initials = R.A… Ra….) I’m not sure THAT’s true, but I do believe he’s Egyptian.
The questions remain… What is the island? What are The Others doing there on the island? Why is Jacob imprisoned? What does John hope to accomplish by killing Jacob?
I think we’ll get some answers next week, along with a good look at that statue, but the rest is going to be left for the final season.
Next week is a TWO HOUR Season Finale…. I’m looking forward to it!
So, what did you think of tonight’s episode?
Spoilers ahead
One of the questions this season has been “What is In the Shadow of The Statue?”. I think it’s pretty clear that the thing they’re talking about is the H-Bomb, Jughead. I also think that’s what caused “The Incident”. That H-Bomb is going to go off.
That would explain two other long standing questions: What’s that medicine that Desmond was taking while he was in the hatch, and why were they wearing those yellow suits? That medicine is to prevent radiation sickness, and the yellow suits are to protect them from radiation fall-out.
Great episode tonight!
Harris buys it in a very appropriate way, Nina Sharp appears to have been assassinated, and Walter walks off with The Observer! Crazy!
Anyway, back to the main story for a minute – I think it’s pretty clear that the organization (ZTF or not) that’s doing this has been doing two things: 1) Experimenting on new weapons and 2) Making people into weapons. Sometimes two in one, like in tonight’s episode.
I liked the storyline on pyrokinesis and not being able to control it. Much better than last episode. Those blood and guts things… Gah! I thought it was pretty great that the girl turned the tables on Harris at the end, when it looked like he was going to let her explode.
Never did like that guy.
Another thing I didn’t like was the sound recording from the broken glass… Really?
Now, the question is – Was he the only one in the FBI working for ZTF? I’ve always had questions about Charlie… could he be involved too?
OK, back to the big, big question… Walter seemed to not be incredibly surprised by The Observer’s appearance. We know they’ve met before, and if I recall correctly, The Observer saved Peter from drowning. Could there have been an agreement made back when that happened? Save Peter, and at some later date Walter would have to go and do something with The Observer? Sure sounds like it to me. (Maybe this was all spelled out earlier, but I don’t remember this, so please let me know in the comments section).
What did you think of tonight’s show?
NBC is adding four dramas and two comedies to their fall lineup:
“Parenthood”, (yes, the show based on the comedy movie), is going to be redone as a drama.
“Trama”, a medical show.
“Mercy”, another medical show.
“Day One”, a show that follows the aftermath of a global disaster.
“Community”, a comedy starring Chevy Chase, set in small town college.
“100 Questions for Charlotte Payne” – a comedy where the lead character has to answer questions through a dating service.
I don’t know… Remaking a comedy into a drama, two medical shows (as if we need yet more), global disaster don’t sound all that entertaining. Answering questions on a dating service doesn’t sound that interesting either. A small town college comedy has potential, but I’m not holding my breath.
Via LA Times.
