Jacobian Physics

Perhaps a leader, perhaps a puppet; perhaps a ghost, perhaps a god, Jacob is undoubtedly synonymous with mystery. From the moment we laid eyes upon the dilapidated shack to the moment Locke was told to "move the island," Jacob's ways, significance, purposes, and reasons have been a constant wonder to us LOST fans.

To make a long theory short: Jacob is being trapped and controlled by Ben. Good, now that that’s out of the way, we can take a quick flashback and see how we came to this very cool line of thought.

Let’s start with what we don’t know. Everything. But we CAN make some assumptions based upon what has been shown. As a starting point lets evaluate Jacob’s introduction into the franchise in episode 3.20 “The Man Behind The Curtain,” in which Ben finally leads Locke to the dwelling place of the others true leader.

Let’s state some known facts about Jacob and the Island:
1. Alpert and Ben apparently answer to Jacob
2. Jacob only speaks and can be seen by certain people, perhaps only the leaders of the Others
3. There is a line of volcanic ash surrounding his cabin
4. There is a “Temple” on the Island
5. Horace Godspeed apparently built the cabin (during the DHARMA days)
6. The cabin moves
7. Jacob needs help (“Help me…”)
8. Jacob has been around since AT LEAST 1954 (“Jughead”)
9. God loves Jacob (“God Loves You as He Loved Jacob”)
10. The dead can act as his representative
11. Jacob has a big eye
12. Jacob is “not forgiving,” but he is “magnificent”

The first thing Locke notices is the strange line of volcanic ash surrounding the cabin. While some people have tried to link this to the apparent volcanic eruption in the Island’s shady past, we think it is something more simple: a magic circle.

Yes, we are serious. A magic circle of magical volcanic dust. In witchcraft and some eastern religions, a magic circle is used as a seal for magic or spirits. For instance, you could stand in the circle and cast a spell to protect yourself. Alternatively, you could trap something within the circle (a la “the Skeleton Key”) In this case, the circle could be used to trap someone or something… LIKE JACOB!

Now bear with us because things are about to get pretty magical, even by LOST’s standards. Lets back-up and explain our theory as to why we believe JACOB is trapped in the proverbial cabin. Well, actually it’s a real cabin, but whatever.

We know that there is a “Temple” on the Island, and we know that Jacob is a god-like character. So wouldn’t it make sense for Jacob to preside in the Temple.

Actually, we got bored after writing all this and have decided to sum up the theory:

JACOB WAS INSIDE THE TEMPLE BUT HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE SHACK BY BEN AND HE IS LIKE AN EGYPTIAN “GOD” OF THE ISLAND!

Love,
Sam and Will.

New Clips from "The Variable"!

Wowzers! It's been a while! Well, not to worry, after the killer break from LOST we all had to endure last week, LOST is back for it's 100th episode! Woohoo! Titled "The Variable," the name carries some real throwbacks to the classic episode "The Constant" from Season Four. And what's more? We have some clips right here for you!

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Well that's all for right now! Can't wait to see the episode this week! Head on over to DocArzt Blog for even more info! We also get on the chats or threads over there, so it's a good LOST community to head to!

Happy Trails,
Sam.

The Frank Lapidus Theory Add-On for Episode 5.06

First, I gotta give credit to Ms. Dee (in the DocArzt LOST Forums) for first suggesting that Frank Lapidus might be flying the plane the O6 return on. If you don't know what theory i'm talking about, go look it up! It does make sense, if the O6 wanna get back to the Island, they're gonna need an inside man. The way I see it, they only have two possibilities: either highjack the plane (unlikely, and it wouldn't look very good for Sayid!), or get a pilot to fly them there. Lapidus is the obivous choice, as he already knows about the lie AND the general location of the Island (assuming it hasn't MOVED).

But there has been some talk, even by professorstotch in his "Lost Spoilers - Looking forward to 316" article on DocArzt today, that they plan to CRASH on the Island again. There is a possibility of this (as we saw Jack opening his eye in the promo, much like he did in Season 1), but I find this pretty doubtful. For one thing, Jack has never been one to believe in destiny or fate. He has stated that he is a man of science, and that their surviving was simply chance. Would Jack (and the rest of the O6) really be willing to "put all their eggs into one basket" in the hopes that they will survive the crash THIS TIME around (especially saying that many of the passengers DID die in the first crash)?

I think it much more likely that they would have a plan. And here's where we get down to the REAL add-on. Recall back to Season 3, the good ol' times when Kate and Sawyer were in bear cages being forced to work while Jack was eating cheeseburgers in the shark tank. What was it that Sawyer an Kate were working on? If memory serves me correctly, it was a runway. A runway for WHAT, though? Yemi's plane? The helicoptor? The submarine (sarcasm for all three)? The point is, they never specified, and now suddenly the O6 are trying to return to the Island by plane.

If I were Ben, and my mission was to make sure the O6 return to the Island, I would make sure that there as no room for error. It seems to me that Kate and Sawyer could have been helping build the very runway that the O6 and Ajira plane would land on in the future. Of course, this would mean that Ben had some insight into the future. But then again, how many times HAVE we underestimated that man?

Note: This is only my theory, and Will might disagree as we havent talked about it yet. In any case, I think we can ALL agree that we can't wait for tonight's episode of LOST! And don't forget to check back for the next Dark Territory Podcast devoted to tonight's episode, 316!

Happy Trails,

Sam.

(What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Comment below!)