LOST S06E09 E-mail Chain: Where The Hell Are We?

Season 6: Episode 9

Allie “Loves LOST” Townsend: Holy back story, Batman.

So, the island contains a balance between good and evil. Evil cannot escape to spread as long as good survives to keep it there. That evil is indeed the smoke monster. Cool.

Peter “Never misses an episode” Ha: Last night’s episode is exactly why I love to hate LOST. It was absolutely incredible. The play between good and evil was clever, smart and totally out of the blue. The wine bottle metaphor was brilliant. I can’t stop thinking about what happened.

AT: I really like Richard’s back story. I feel like this is the biggest episode for us so far this season. We know that the Black Rock crashed because Jacob brought it there. We know that Richard was on the ship. Really interesting.

My favorite was the proof that the smoke monster is still the same being inside John Locke. The line, “It’s nice to see you out of chains,” think back to earlier this season. Locke says the same thing to Richard on the beach. And that dagger. It’s clear that it holds some sort of significance and has the power to kill the smoke monster, and perhaps even Jacob, or who ever took his place.

And then there was Richard’s theory that everyone on the island was actually dead, and sent there to prove themselves, to start over with a clean slate. The island can help them avoid hell? Hmmm. Now that’s interesting.

PH: I can’t believe you remember that, Allie! Gold star.

That dagger has some sort of power but what, I don’t know.

I’m actually looking forward to next week’s episode now. Evil totally shattered that bottle of wine and it’s obviously not a good thing. I have a goosebumps.

But they’re not in hell, right? Or are they? It seems quite obvious but I’m still a bit confused about it.

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Mike Williams

Theories that the island is purgatory have been around since the first episode of the first season. The creators of the show have gone on record (I think) that the island is not purgatory. Seven episodes and probably a two hour finale still remain. That’s 9 televised hours of Lost left to go. I have real concerns that they can wrap this up even with that much time left. Lost is an abusive relationship.
yonan32

I truly sincerely wish that this whole series wouldn’t be about two deities duking it out.
kjfisher

It’s not an abusive relationship, Mike. You are the overly neurotic and needy girlfriend. Let LOST be itself and love you. Let that anxiety go, and it will prove itself to you. Stop worrying so much — you’re worth it!
http://djtrudeau.wordpress.com djtrudeau

But is Jacob really good? After all, he admits that he’s brought people to the island just to play a chess game with their lives and that they’ve all died in the process. It doesn’t matter if he thinks that inevitably people can make the choice for good, he’s still manipulating them for his own interest. That’s just as evil as anything the smoke monster has done.

I really hope that in the end our characters find a way to get out of these manipulations and forge their own destinies. It would be better from a philosophical and character point of view.
Rorschach

God tortured Job and people still seem to think he’s good… I agree though, if it’s pure good vs pure evil then it’s yawn city. It MUST be about their own destinies. I have faith
kgw68

I agree that Jacob may not be good. He says they have to contain evil on the island, but the world is raught with evil…makes more sense that he is evil and is keeping good/faith from spreading in the world. You watch, this will be the shocking end.