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Lost TV show (Season 6) -- includes spoilers on show nights

Tilpots said:
Jacob and Esau are twin brothers in the Bible. Esau was the eldest and Jacob popped out holding Esau's ankle. You can read more about their story here, but as of right now, I don't see any connection with Lost. Maybe that'll change, but I doubt it. I don't think MiB has ever been named.
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I don't know... Maybe not the biblical version (still some, see below), but if you scroll down to the Book of Jubilees, you can definitely see some parallels.

Book of Jubilees said:
Esau's father, Isaac, (replace with their mother) compels (in this case, literally!) Esau to swear not to attack or kill Jacob (and vica-versa) after Isaac has died.
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This is pretty clearly attached to Lost, if you replace the father with their 'Mother'.

Book of Jubilees said:
However, after the death of Isaac (again, replace with mother), the sons of Esau convince their father to lead them, and hired mercenaries (Ben Linus), against Jacob in order to kill Jacob and seize his wealth (this wealth would be the ability to leave the island and have the 'source').
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Again, pretty clearly attached to Lost, and if you say that Ben was a hired mercenary who did MiB's bidding for him.

Book of Jubilees said:
The sons of Jacob (Jack, and others it appears) then defeat the rest of the attackers despite overwhelming odds. Some of the sons of Esau are spared, but they are sworn to serve and pay fealty to Jacob.
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Could this be the ending? If you say that Jack is the figurative 'son' of Jacob, then this works! It also makes sense that some of Esau's figurative sons, such as Sawyer, are redeemed and help Jack in the end protect the island.

This could also show why they were reluctant to show what MiB's name was! They must have given him a name, because he would know that it was odd that Jacob had a name, and he didn't! So, it's pretty clear they deliberately hid it! If Lost ends this way, I deserve immediate bragging rights! :p

King Mook Mook

P.S. The Biblical version (21:7) also says how Jacob used deception and trickery to get his father's birthright (this could be seen as protection of the source by his mother).
 
Peace said:
I'm gonna guess his name will be John. Jacob translates into Jack doesn't it ? Or Jack's a slang version of Jacob.

Which btw so is John.

John and Jack are both slang words for Jacob..
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I thought the name James comes from Jacob too.
Enter Sawyer!
 
I always thought Jack was slang or short for Johnathan or John?

Jake is short for Jacob.

Jack, I have never heard when referring to a Jacob. :confused:
 
mstrze said:
I always thought Jack was slang or short for Johnathan or John?

Jake is short for Jacob.

Jack, I have never heard when referring to a Jacob. :confused:
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Meaning of names suggests Jack as either being a variant of Jacob ("supplanter" is an interpretation of the Hebrew name Jacob) or supposedly alternatively as an English name with a different meaning, God is Gracious, which is also listed as the meaning for John, so it looks like, interestingly, Jacks have come from both Johns and Jacobs. :) (Just to be clear, I'm not saying that people call boys named Jacob Jack for short now -- I'm saying, etymologically, it appears to be a mixed story).
 
longball11 said:
crazy theories...names?
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I <3 crazy theories! They keep Lost alive! :p And the ones that are based on names are probably the best theories we've got as it's clear that a, MiB has a name (he would know that if Jacob was called Jacob, why wasn't he called something), and b, that this for some reason or another was hidden in the previous episode. So, if it was hidden, it must of been for a reason (could just be a red-herring, though!)

King Mook Mook
 
King Mook Mook said:
I <3 crazy theories! They keep Lost alive! :p And the ones that are based on names are probably the best theories we've got as it's clear that a, MiB has a name (he would know that if Jacob was called Jacob, why wasn't he called something), and b, that this for some reason or another was hidden in the previous episode. So, if it was hidden, it must of been for a reason (could just be a red-herring, though!)

King Mook Mook
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Yeah, but we won't have to wait long to find out!
 
Did anyone see this on Woot today? Its the shirt of the day....
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I really want to know what else Jacob has to say.

And of course it'd be Jack....:rolleyes:

Didn't expect Kate to be crossed off because of the baby.

I did figure that the light was still on though. I figured that the tunnel got darker because the Smoke Monster was coming out of it, not because the light went off.

DANGIT COMMERCIALS! Go back to LOST.

Oh, and is Richard alive..or was he killed?

Oh my god. How will he destroy the island? I mean, I get why..but how? And if he promised Ben the control of the island, won't Ben turn against him now?
Hell of an episode. So excited for the last one, yet so sad. I don't want it to end.
 
Here's what I think about Desmond being Widmore's "fail-safe".

Widmore knows that MiB can only get off the island if he kills everyone on the island. He believes that MiB will kill everyone on the island via a large catastrophic electro-magnetic event. Widmore also knows that Desmond has survived an electro-magnetic event in the past. Therefor, if Desmond is on the island while MiB releases the electro-magnetic event to kill everyone so he can leave the island, Desmond will survive this event thus not allowing MiB to leave.
 
It's just a line of chalk.

Ha! All I could think of was debate after debate after debate here and elsewhere on the Internet about what the names meant, what "candidate" means, what it all means. And it's just a line of chalk.

Ha!

mt
 
mysterytramp said:
It's just a line of chalk.

Ha! All I could think of was debate after debate after debate here and elsewhere on the Internet about what the names meant, what "candidate" means, what it all means. And it's just a line of chalk.

Ha!

mt
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+1. Haha! I couldn't believe that line! Then he said anyone of them could have the job... No chosen one. How ridiculous.
 
If there was any doubt, remember back to The Lighthouse:
Jack is sitting some distance away, staring out to sea, and Hurley realizes that it was Jacob's plan that Jack see what was in the mirror. Jacob explains that it was the only way for Jack to see how important he is. He adds that Jack is here to do something and that to get some people to do something you just tell them, but for people like Jack you need to "let them look out at the ocean for a little while".
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Jacob tells Hugo that Jack will have to find "it" himself.
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It has always been about free will. Jack had to decide he wanted to do it. He couldn't simply be forced to be the "one".

This should be a heck of a finale.
 
tigres said:
What's up with Sunday night? Is this a full 4 hours!!?? Or are they going to pull that recap stuff first.
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Link

There will be a two-hour (7-9 EDT) retrospective of the season called "Lost: The Final Journey" and then the finale is 2.5 hours (9-11:30 EDT).

Also, on Saturday, they are showing an enhanced pop-up edition of the Pilot.

As the linked article says, it will be a Lost weekend for ABC.
 
gibbz said:
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There will be a two-hour (7-9 EDT) retrospective of the season called "Lost: The Final Journey" and then the finale is 2.5 hours (9-11:30 EDT).

Also, on Saturday, they are showing an enhanced pop-up edition of the Pilot.

As the linked article says, it will be a Lost weekend for ABC.
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Ahhhh. Thanks for the linkies. Looks like a lost weekend:).

I am really going to miss this show. My son and I have never missed an episode-
 
How are they gonna kill Flocke ?

Also Richard :

Remember he said he changed his mind about being with his wife ? He yelled out to Jacob ?

Well he got his wish. Remember the line of "rules making" FMother>Jacob> Now Jack.
 
Oh. Another thing. The Airline called Jack and told him they found the casket.

Now if the casket was taken to the island how could they have found it ?

I'm starting to think actions in the current timeline affect actions in the FST.
and John Locke decides he wants the surgery ? I believe whatever happens at the light source is going to bring John Locke back to life. Thats the only way to kill him.
 
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