tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733594323661085689.post4432782669641504132..comments2023-07-26T05:08:49.554+01:00Comments on Super Duper Stream: Lost - S6E9 Ab Aeterno - AnalysisSDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16779336471891988004noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733594323661085689.post-44324603253835805342010-03-26T16:34:15.445+00:002010-03-26T16:34:15.445+00:00you can't honestly call Jacob good, he's m...<i>you can't honestly call Jacob good, he's more "neutral" than anything.</i><br /><br />Good point: Jacob isn't so much good as he is non-committal. <br /><br />For me, any notions of "good" that get applied to Jacob are simply a result of his being in opposition to Smokey, who certainly seems out and out evil (killing, lying, a "join me or die" mentality). <br /><br />So I guess when I think of Jacob as being the good guy, it's simply because he's not as bad as/working in opposition to Smokey, and not because, out of context, he's an inherently good character, because he certainly does do his share of murky/morally questionable/arguably somewhat evil things.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733594323661085689.post-57721568549112374682010-03-25T20:40:54.578+00:002010-03-25T20:40:54.578+00:00This is true, although I personally believe Jacob ...This is true, although I personally believe Jacob and Smokey are two parts of the one person, and Sagacious Penguin has theorised that the evil being kept at bay is the electromagnet force that Desmond was keeping at bay by pushing the button.<br /><br />Read more of his theories here - http://sagaciouspenguin.blogspot.com/2010/03/lost-where-are-we-609-ab-aeterno.html<br /><br />While it is nice to theorise about these things, it will probably be the case that the writers will take the easy route out and make Jacob "good" vs Smokey "evil", but I personally hope it is more grey-area than that, and by the looks of things, it is - you can't honestly call Jacob good, he's more "neutral" than anything.SDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16779336471891988004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733594323661085689.post-20480244800042985862010-03-25T19:57:22.254+00:002010-03-25T19:57:22.254+00:00A handful, now hold on. He murdered a handful on ...A handful, now hold on. He murdered a handful on black rock. He murdered more than a handful in the temple. And these are the ones we actually saw. A number of losties have also lost their lives to him. I would venture to say we know of at least 20 murders by old smokey. So how many more could there be. Plus, he was talking keeping evil bottled up, but we know that Jacob has left the island many times, yet that is all smokey talks about, getting off the island.James Stephensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733594323661085689.post-31151466111087490342010-03-25T19:00:33.036+00:002010-03-25T19:00:33.036+00:00It all depends on if you consider passive manipula...It all depends on if you consider passive manipulation the same as murder. Sure, Smokey may have out-right murdered a handful of people, but Jacob has manipulated many more to their deathbed - for instance, it could be said that Jacob killed Nadia in this way.SDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16779336471891988004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733594323661085689.post-47908140202151720832010-03-25T18:58:49.278+00:002010-03-25T18:58:49.278+00:00I have to believe Smokey is the bad guy. How many...I have to believe Smokey is the bad guy. How many people has Jacob killed for sure?<br /><br />How many has Smokey. I think Smokey has him by a country mile.James Stephensonnoreply@blogger.com