So I was updating my Facebook status with a realization I had about Sawyer and then I got to thinking that I might was well go ahead and blog my other thoughts on Season 5.
First, I have to say that again, Nathan has pretty much called it. I love that he has been pretty accurate in his ideas about the show, not only because they are interesting anyway, but because he isn't the type to rub anyone's face in it. You know the type of person who says, "Oh, it's sooo obvious what they are doing. I know exactly what's going to happen!" Nathan hasn't been like that at all.
Early on in the series, I believe between seasons two and three, we decided to watch all the episodes from the beginning of the series and make notes of things we thought were interesting and/or record our theories. Back during the re-watching of "Exodus, Part II" Nathan came up with what we called the "Jacob and Esau" theory, which goes basically like this:
- JACOB & ESAU THEORY: There are two forces at work on the island. One, Jacob, is the rightful heir of the island, but is impotent for whatever reason. Esau is currently running the island, which is not his birthright, even though he thinks that it is. The Others may or may not be following Jacob, or they may be controlled by Esau.
- Locke’s destiny is not good, as we have been led to believe. He has unwittingly been following the course laid out for him by the “bad” (Esau) part of the island. He says it’s his destiny to open the hatch, but Walt sees that it is plainly bad. Walt also seems to be unwanted by the Others once they have him. I would tend to believe that he is being led by the “good” side. Either way, Locke and Walt are on opposite sides.
Now, we now know that there are indeed two entities that occupy the island and that there is an animosity, if not outright hostility between the two (I'll call them Jacob and Esau for the sake of clarity here). More recently, Nathan also questioned whether the "Egyptians" (the Others/Richard Alpert/Leader of the Others) were enslaving "Jacob's people" (the regular Others/the island natives) once again as they did during Moses' time.
After watching last night's episode, I am beginning to think that Locke has not been led or talked to by Jacob at all this whole time. I think that rather than Jacob being confined or imprisoned by Esau, it has been Esau impersonating Jacob to manipulate situations/people into the scenario he wanted so that he could finally kill Jacob. I have felt like there was an awful lot of supernatural conflict within Locke (and even conflicting info coming from others, especially Walt). I questioned this way back during "Exodus." So again, I wonder if Walt and Locke are on opposing sides without realizing it.
Also, I have been reading over my notes from the second and third season. This was when the Swan and the Others figured pretty prominently in the story. In reviewing the Others' actions those seasons, they don't appear to be "good" people. There is a distinct lack of compassion and benevolence in the group. It is mostly a selfish, self-serving, manipulative and violent group. The actions that Jacob showed in the season five finale did not jibe with being the leader (or head) of those kind of people. So I go back again to thinking that Esau is the one that everyone has been calling Jacob this whole time but isn't really Jacob.
I think, though, all in all, it was a satisfying season. Pierre Chang's acting has greatly improved and it appears that some of the other actors have grown more into their characters as the season has gone on. I am especially pleased with the woman who plays Eloise (not Fionnula Flanagan). She is excellent thus far. And I should also give kudos to the casting department because it seems like they actually try to get people who look alike (and can act well) to play related characters. I thought that the young Kate and Tom Brennan were very close in appearance to their adult counterparts and the same goes for teenage Ellie, adult Eloise and senior Mrs. Hawking. Those three women bear a good enough resemblance to each other for me to forget that it is three different people playing the same person.
Here are my bullet points for "The Incident, Parts I & II."
- Jacob always touches the Lostie that he comes in contact with.
- Jacob also, seemingly, encourages people in their sin. He didn’t really reprimand Kate for stealing, he gave Sawyer a pen to write his revenge note, and he prevented Sayid from being killed, but let Nadia get hit, which just encouraged Sayid’s revenge complex.
- Sawyer did not cry when he thought that Kate was dead (Because You Left), but when he thinks that Juliet is dead by being pulled into the electromagnetic pocket, he weeps terribly. Does he have a deeper and more true a love/relationship with Juliet than just the passion he had with Kate?
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