There are two forces behind all of this. Jacob, who we've heard about but never seen before tonight, and Man #2.

Man #2 wants to kill Jacob, but he can't do it himself. He needs Richard to get him in to see him and he needs someone else to actually do... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (blueduck37) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/sreply/232082 Thu, 14 May 2009 10:23:44 GMT http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/reply/232081/t/Lost-Season-5-is-finally-here-Spoilers-.html#reply-232081
Regarding your final comment, an Onion AV Club comment:
"So, Jacob, in white, is free will. He made sure everyone knew they had a choice. The other guy(maybe Smokey, definately Other Locke), in black, is fate/destiny. Maybe this other guy is even the Island. Jacob brings people to the Island to see if they can change, etc. Fate says they... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (blueduck37) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/sreply/232081 Thu, 14 May 2009 07:51:16 GMT http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/reply/232079/t/Lost-Season-5-is-finally-here-Spoilers-.html#reply-232079
Vision of Claire to Kate "Don't you dare bring him back."
Vision of Charlie to Jack via Hurley "You're not supposed to raise him."

If Christian/Smokey are the bad guys, is Aaron being off the Island a mistake? Or were they maybe refering to Locke?


Jacob gave Hurley a choice, gave Ben a choice, implied in his initial discussion with "Esau" that someday they'd have people arrive on the Island and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ozmodiar) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/sreply/232079 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:40:05 GMT http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/reply/232078/t/Lost-Season-5-is-finally-here-Spoilers-.html#reply-232078
My previous statement "B - Jacob is a good guy, and the resurrected Locke is not what he appears, and may in fact be part of the "Shadow of the Statue" group." Was close, apart from the Shadow of the Statue group being a part of it in a bad way.

Gen. 27:41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ozmodiar) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/sreply/232078 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:12:16 GMT http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/reply/232038/t/Lost-Season-5-is-finally-here-Spoilers-.html#reply-232038
Smokey told Ben in no uncertain terms not to kill John Locke, so I think Ben is just confused at this point. Which is intersting, as we've never seen Ben totally confused - I think he was a little stunned about getting cancer of course. Ben may also believe that Jacob has no corporeal body and therefore can't be killed.

Its never been... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ozmodiar) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/sreply/232038 Sun, 10 May 2009 03:56:26 GMT http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/reply/232035/t/Lost-Season-5-is-finally-here-Spoilers-.html#reply-232035
Ben and Richard don't like the idea of everyone visiting Jacob. A couple possibilities here:

1) Jacob is scary, temperamental, and hates company.
2) Jacob needs help that Ben and Richard won't give him.

Do you think it's weird that Locke told Ben he would kill Jacob? Wouldn't Locke assume Ben would try to stop him? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jmurray3) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/sreply/232035 Sat, 09 May 2009 05:47:27 GMT http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/reply/232025/t/Lost-Season-5-is-finally-here-Spoilers-.html#reply-232025
So, Locke wants to kill Jacob.

A - Jacob is a bad guy, and the Island is using Locke to do the right thing.
B - Jacob is a good guy, and the resurrected Locke is not what he appears, and may in fact be part of the "Shadow of the Statue" group.
C - Jacob wants to die, because if you die on the Island you join with it (old theory of mine). Jacob has been kept from that by past leaders of the Others such as... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ozmodiar) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/sreply/232025 Wed, 06 May 2009 18:28:39 GMT http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/reply/231965/t/Lost-Season-5-is-finally-here-Spoilers-.html#reply-231965
I disagree with you about Hurley - but i do think Hurley's character would sacrifice himself for the 815 flight people. I suspect he will live until the end of the series...because from a story telling standpoint, the audience can count on Hurley to gauge how well they're keeping up with plot twists, no matter how weird. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jmurray3) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/sreply/231965 Sat, 02 May 2009 20:57:10 GMT http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/reply/231948/t/Lost-Season-5-is-finally-here-Spoilers-.html#reply-231948 feeds@yuku.com (PresidentKang) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/sreply/231948 Fri, 01 May 2009 00:14:18 GMT http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/topic/3113/t/Lost-Season-5-is-finally-here-Spoilers-.html
Here's TV Guide's take:

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Having successfully reinvented the romantic espionage thriller with Alias, JJ Abrams now tackles... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (FantasticDan) http://thesimpsonscommunity71818.yuku.com/topic/3113 Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:26:54 GMT